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With COVID-19 outbreaks persisting in workplaces throughout Halton, the regions medical officer of health has released further instructions that businesses must follow.The new directives, which come into effect at 12:01 a.m. tomorrow May 8 , also specify that if more than five per cent of a companys on-site workforce is affected by an ongoing COVID-19 ou stanley cup tbreak, Halton Public Health has the ability to order partial or full closure of the workplace.The instructions from Dr. Hamidah Meghani include specific actions that business owners and operators must take: ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW 鈥?If theyre aware that a staff member has COVID-19;鈥?If theyre aware that two or more employees have had COVID-19 within the past 14 days; ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW 鈥?To protect all workers from COVID-19. These additional requirements are being issued as Halton continues to see cases of COVID-19 among those who cannot work from home and more workplace outbreaks, states a prepared relea stanley cup se from Halton Region. With COVID-19 variants of concern circulating stanley cup in the community, it is prudent to take a conservative approach to cases involving workplace and community exposures. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW There are currently 22 workplace outbreaks in Halton, impacting hundreds of workers. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Jdyj Halton Hills resident Sandra Shamas to receive Order of Ontario
OTTAWA 鈥?A coalition of organizations representing the tourism sector says the federal government must keep its wage-subsidy program in place well into next year for businesses with dire prospects for recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.The Coalition of Hardest Hit bus stanley cup inesses says the phaseout of the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy program beginning this month could mean the loss of millions of tourism jobs. The program sees the federal government cover as much as 75 per cent of wages depending on how much revenue a business has lost due to COVID-19. But it slated to wind down to a close in December, and the coalition says without it, there the risk many tourism-related businesses simply won ;t survive.Susie Grynol, the president of the Hotel Association of Canada, points out that the tourism sector can ;t pivot to online shopping or curbside pickup to try to make ends meet. She says the group understands and supports ongoing health restrictions but the pandemic has created Depression-era conditions, and operators are increasingly reportin stanley tumblers g they wi stanley tumblers ll go under if support is not extended.This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 17, 2020. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW By Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press