July 16, 2020 Vol. 20, No. 28
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by Jeff Green
hen the Province of Ontario announced on Monday that most regions in the province would be entering phase 3, the reopening phase after the COVID-19 shutdown, it created some openings for businesses to resume more or less normal operations. But, at least over the next few weeks, stage 3 will look quite a bit like stage 2. In Sharbot Lake, for example, the three in-town restaurants have all decided not to open their indoor dining areas on Friday, or any time soon. They have all made changes to their service models and accommodating indoor seating within the new guidelines does not work for them, at least during the summer. “We have our patio and our take-out business going now, but to try and open some of the tables inside is not something we are comfortable with, and I don’t think our customers are either,” said Phil Gray of the Maples Restaurant. “We don’t have the staffing in place either, We will look at it once the summer is over, but for now our customers are enjoying the patio.” The Maples will also not be extending their hours in order to be open for breakfast during the weekdays, as they were before COVID hit. “We are stretched as it is,” he said. For the Cardinal Café, the tight quarters in the converted church where they are located, makes indoor opening impractical. We would have a capacity of 6 people, and there isn’t even six feet between one of our tables and our service bar,” said Nancy Moore, of the Cardinal. “For now, we will keep serving from the takeout window we have put in, and inviting customers to use our patio. The Sharbot Lake Country Inn has been focussing on their takeout business, with Wednesday and Friday specials. They recently opened their patio, which is licensed, as an option for their takeout patrons, but opening their dining room will have to wait. One of the complications around dining room service is the family sized tables that the Inn uses. They usually contribute to a home atmosphere, but now they make it hard to set up a properly distanced dining room. “It just doesn’t make sense for us to open the dining room,” said Sandra White of the Country Inn.
Information about the plans in other communities has been hard to come by, early this week. MOM and Muddy Waters Restaurants in Verona have both been open from Wednesday to Sunday over the last few months, and were not available on Tuesday of this week to talk about their plans, and neither has updated their Facebook page this week. They both have makeshift patios open at the moment, and have been doing takeout business. Call or check their Facebook pages for updates, or look at the version of this article on Frontenacnews.ca later this week, to find out. In Sydenham, the Point Restaurant is also not open until later in the week, but the Sydenham Country Café, which has been open 8am-7pm with a drive-through window take-out and patio seating, will add indoor seating as of Friday. “It is really an extension of what we are doing, since we do not have table service anyway. Customers will be able to sit inside as well as outside,” said Peggy Hallett of the Café. The indoor capacity will be 10, and customers must wear masks indoors except when they are seated at their table. In Battersea, the plans for the Holiday Country Manor will likely be posted later in the week, and the Creekside Bar and Grill is going to stay the course. They have their popular patio open, with live music played by musicians who are in the parking lot. “I want to see a few weeks through, before we are ready to move into the next phase. Please respect and support our decision. In the end, I just want to keep my staff and family as safe as possible,” said Kyle Gordon of Creekside. On the Highway 41 corridor, Joje café has been open for takeout and has not posted their new plans. Addison’s Restaurant has been open from Thursday to Monday for takeout since early June, and their plans are not apparent yet. The same is true for the Codfather in Northbrook, North of 7 in Plevna, and Mazinaw Lakeside Resort.
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Because of the restrictions that have been in place, many of the restaurants listed above are only open from Wednesday or Thursday until Sunday each week. With the phase 3 announcement coming on Monday, it will take until late in the week to find out what their plans and timeframes are. We also tried to contact Elements Fitness in Sydenham on Tuesday, to see if and how they are planning to reopen, without success. Another aspect of Phase 3 opening will be the reopening of township halls, with a capacity of 50. At least one township, South Frontenac, announced on Tuesday that township venues will not reopen on Friday, and that it will take some time to establish protocols. The Sydenham Legion is working on
a reopening strategy as well. There is a meeting of the Legion executive on Monday, July 20, and the timeframe for reopening may be clarified at that time. Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health is currently linking their site to the Ontario regulations as far as stage 3 reopening is concerned, but is working on developing specific information for KFL&A, which should be available by the end of the week as well. The Phase 3 announcement does not have an impact on the mask wearing order from Public Health. In restaurants,masks must be worn at all times, except by restaurant patrons when seated at their table. 2 metre distancing also applies, except among family or social bubble members.
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Rollover claims the life of 21 year old Blake Young from Parham
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n Saturday, July 11, shortly before 9pm, officers from the Frontenac Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) as well as Central Frontenac Fire and Frontenac Paramedics responded to a single motor vehicle rollover on Long Lake Road near Opeongo Point Lane in Central Frontenac. The investigation has revealed that the vehicle left the road and struck a rock cut. The driver and lone occupant, Blake Young, age 21 from Parham Ontario, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The road was closed for several hours while OPP Traffic Collision Investigators (TCI) were at the scene.
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