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Region appoints a vaccine task force, steps up enforcement Damon MacLean Observer Staff
WITH THE FIRST VACCINE APPROVED for use in Canada, public health officials are now planning how best to get supplies out to the public when the time comes. To that end, the region last week formed a COVID-
19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force, to be headed by Waterloo Region Police Service deputy chief Shirley Hilton. In the meantime, officials are dealing with an increasing number of cases while trying to keep the region in the red zone, avoiding a lockdown. While there have been
cumulative total to 4,581. Public health officials are currently monitoring outbreaks at 30 locations, including seven longterm care and retirement homes. There have now been 137 fatalities related to the pandemic. Medical officer of health Dr. Hsiu-Li Wang noted in the weekly briefing
some fluctuations in the numbers of late, there have been signs of slowing. By the end of last week, for instance, the region had dropped from the fourth-largest number of active cases in the province to 10th. At midweek, there were 468 active cases in the region, bringing the
December 11 that more outbreaks are being reported at workplaces, prompting her to issue extra precautions. “I am instructing workplace and business settings to conduct active screening of employees. Be prepared, and implement a COVID safety plan and designate a management
person responsible for implementing and monitoring compliance to the plan, ensuring physical distancing throughout the workplace, including in employee-only areas and for optimizing indoor air ventilation,” she said, directing employers to the region’s website for a full → CORONAVIRUS 11
Woolwich defers decision on fate of Peel St. bridge Council moves to explore its heritage value, allow for other options Steve Kannon Observer Staff
The roads were icy when emergency crews were called to the roundabout near St. Jacobs late Tuesday afternoon after a pickup truck slid into the ditch. Damon MacLean
A DECISION ON THE FATE of the Peel Street bridge in Winterbourne is on hold as the township reviews options, including maintaining it for its heritage value, perhaps for use by pedestrians. In the latest round of discussions about the century-old structure, Woolwich councillors meeting Tuesday night voted to defer the matter until at least February. That would give staff time to draft a new report and to consider the financial impact following 2021
budget deliberations. The heritage value of the bridge was front and center in discussions, led by a presentation from Kae Elgie, chair of the Architectural Conservancy Ontario. Citing a number of studies, she noted the bridge checks several boxes in evaluating its significance under the Ontario Heritage Act. A 2013 study by the Heritage Resource Centre at the University of Waterloo, for instance, found the Peel Street structure to be worthy of designation. “The Winterbourne Bridge is an important → BRIDGE 11
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