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6 deaths at Lancaster LTC The Red Cross will arrive Monday at the Lancaster Long-Term Care facility, where six residents have died due to COVID-19, 34 other residents along with ten staff members have contracted the disease. The affected staff members are self-isolating at home, executive director Nicole Gurnsey said in a memo issued Thursday. Residents remain isolated to their rooms, are receiving in-room meal service, and are on contact droplet precautions, she added. We had the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Labour here on Monday, and they were very pleased with the infection prevention and control measures that we have in place, and the home did not receive any further direction from them, the executive director said.

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First vaccination Danielle Houle, a resident at the St. Jacques Nursing Home in Embrun, yesterday became the first person in Eastern Ontario to receive the COVID0-19 vaccine. From left to right: Daughter and caregiver Melanie Mitchell, St. Jacques Nursing Home resident and vaccine recipient Danielle Houle, and St. Jacques Nursing Home administrator Ginette Beaudin.

The Char-Lan Rebels defeated the Alexandria Glens 4-1 Saturday evening at the Char-Lan Rec Centre. Read more about the game in the Dec. 16 edition of The Glengarry News.

Vaccines are here The Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU) has announced that the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines has arrived in the EOHU region. In accordance with the Ontario government’s mandate for the immunization of priority populations, the vaccines will be administered to residents, staff and essential caregivers in long-term care (LTC) homes starting January 13th. Local EMS paramedics and public health nurses from the EOHU will administer the vaccines within the LTC h...omes. This is excellent news for our region, says Dr. Paul Roumeliotis, Medical Officer of Health. Vaccinating residents, staff and essential caregivers in long-term care homes will help protect our most vulnerable residents, who have been the most harshly affected by the spread of COVID-19. The first batch of COVID-19 vaccines are Pfizer vaccines, however, it is expected that Moderna vaccines will also arrive in the EOHU region within the coming weeks. Due to a limited supply of vaccines, the Ontario government’s Phase One roll-out of the vaccine prioritizes individuals who are at higher risk of being exposed to COVID-19 or of developing a severe illness or dying from COVID. Vaccinations will begin with residents, staff and essential caregivers at long-term care homes and retirement homes, before moving on to other groups as more vaccine stock arrives in the region. Vaccine delivery is expected to accelerate over the coming months. As vaccine stock increases, vaccination will expand to more population groups. It is anticipated that by this fall (or sooner), anyone who wants a vaccine will have access to one. The EOHU will notify the public as the vaccine becomes available to different population groups. The EOHU urges residents to continue following public health measures throughout the coming months. While the arrival of the vaccine in our region is a great first step towards protecting our community, the reality is that it will be a number of months before the vaccine is available to everyone who wants it. In the meantime, we are seeing COVID-19 infections rapidly increasing in our area and across the country, says Dr. Roumeliotis. We must continue to maintain public health measures like masking, physical distancing and proper hand washing to protect our community until enough of our population has been immunized and the pandemic is brought under control. See more

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Some good news... Between January 11 and 12, the number of active COVID-19 cases in the region served by the Eastern Ontario Health Unit decreased by 58 to a total of 637.

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Tractor driver injured, Order of Canada for South Lancaster scientist, COVID-19 in schools The News of December 2 also has opinions, sports, good causes

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It’s beginning to look a lot like Halloween, especially in Martintown. This local homeowner went so far as to hire an Ottawa company, Bangin Balloons, decorate their home in orange and black. Here’s a picture of the crew setting up.

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Legal limbo, the Marsh from the air, new limits Also in The News of October 28 we have a real estate record, a rosy growth strategy, wild boar and all sorts of views.

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3 deaths at Prescott-Russell Residence Three deaths caused by COVID-19 have occurred at the Prescott and Russell Residence in Hawkesbury, where the total number of confirmedcases had risen to 110. Most cases have been asymptomatic, and 32 cases (involving 22 residents and 10 employees) are now resolved. As of October 24, 78 cases remained active, including 46 residents and 32 employees. This has been a very serious outbreak, stated Dr. Paul Roumeliotis, Medical Officer of ...Health. However, we want to reassure families and the community that the Prescott and Russell Residence is receiving support from multiple health care partners in an effort to bring the outbreak under control, and to ensure that residents are being well cared for. The Eastern Ontario Health Unit OHU and other health care providers are working with the Residence to support infection control protocols and to address the staffing shortages due to the large number staff that have tested positive and are unable to work. Other teams providing support are the paramedics from the Prescott and Russell Emergency Services, the Canadian Red Cross, the Champlain Local Health Integration Network (LHIN), and the Ministry of Long-Term Care. Meanwhile, outbreaks continue at the Lancaster long-term care facility, the Palace retirement home in Alexandria, St. Joseph’s (Kane House) continuing care centre in Cornwall, and Sandfield Place Retirement Home in Cornwall. Overall, seven patients have been hospitalized. There are about 200 active cases in Eastern Ontario. See more

Former warden passes away Former SDG Warden Jim Bancroft has passed away. "Jim will be remembered as a gentleman who advocated for residents of the former Osnabruck Township, as well as the Township of South Stormont," says the United Counties of Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry. He was warden in 1997 and 2017.

COVID cases in schools Two classes at École secondaire catholique de Casselman have been told to stay home following the report of a positive COVID-19 case at the French-language Catholic high school. Earlier, the Upper Canada District School Board had reported that a positive case had been detected at Tagwi Secondary School in Avonmore, as well as Cornwall Collegiate Vocational School and at Viscount Alexander Public School.

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Tractor-truck collision The driver of this tractor was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after the tractor flipped when it was involved in a collision with a truck on Concession 8 near Green Valley earlier today, reports the Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry Ontario Provincial Police detachment. The cause of the accident has not yet been determined. To date, no charges have been laid. OPP PHOTO

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