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Thursday, December 30, 2021
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STATS Weather: ❄️ 40 per cent chance of flurries. High of -2°, low of -7° Number: 600. The number of beds in a new hospital proposed for downtown Gatineau. [Le Droit] Ottawans of the Day: The Honourable Justice Hugh L. Fraser, Tomson Highway, Edward J. Ratushny, Graham David Sher, Ian Tamblyn, D. R. Fraser Taylor, Lawson A. W. Hunter, Gregory Marchildon, Robert Duff McKeown, and Pradeep Merchant. The 10 from the Ottawa-Gatineau area were part of 135 people granted (or upgraded) the Order of Canada by Edinburgh resident Governor General Mary Simon. [Ottawa Citizen] [The Full List] Quote: ‘I always thought it would be amazing to have the Senators play in LeBreton Flats, but I don’t know if that’s even possible anymore. The excitement of having a major sporting event downtown — Lansdowne Park is a perfect example — it’s just so good for the local economy’ – Tom Green, on being asked what he would like to see changed in Ottawa. [Ottawa] |
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE Data is from this morning, comparisons are with yesterday ONTARIO No update today
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OUTAOUAIS No update today
EASTERN ONTARIO HEALTH UNIT No update today
COVID-19 NEWS ⭕ The Citizen has worked out the unvaccinated per centage rates of neighbourhoods. Stittsville is at the top at Stittsville: 25.2 per cent, West Carleton is at the bottom at 6.5 per cent. Remember, lower is better. [Ottawa Citizen] ⭕ More than 40 staffers at Queensway Carleton Hospital have tested positive for COVID-19, forcing it to reduce services [CBC] ⭕ The Federal Government has given up on it's COVID Alert App, says Newfoundland Health Minister. Dr. John Haggie says the Federal government has stopped supporting it and stopped update the dashboard due to low takeup. [National Post] |
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