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Local businesses scramble to adapt as pandemic changes landscape

Local businesses scramble to adapt as pandemic changes landscape

'It’s the biggest challenge we’ve ever faced as a business,' says Apple Annie's owner; Home Hardware and Country Produce, like so many, are quickly adapting
LETTER: How will you respond in these times of fear and anxiety?

LETTER: How will you respond in these times of fear and anxiety?

From our perspective as family, friends, fellow congregants, how do we walk with the person facing the hardship of not having a ventilator, asks local church leader
Why liquor stores are an essential service amid the coronavirus pandemic

Why liquor stores are an essential service amid the coronavirus pandemic

Province says our health system is already under immense pressure without an influx of people in withdrawal needing medical care
100 COVID-19 cases reported today by province, and one more death

100 COVID-19 cases reported today by province, and one more death

This is the first time since COVID-19 testing began that the province has reported triple digits in a single day
Local company shifts gears to aid in the battle against COVID-19

Local company shifts gears to aid in the battle against COVID-19

For Oro-Medonte's Molded Precision Components, it's a leap of faith that will require hiring 15 more people to make 25 million medical masks for front-line workers
City closes skatepark, basketball courts, off-leash dog parks

City closes skatepark, basketball courts, off-leash dog parks

Moves made in wake of Orillia having its first community-acquired case of COVID-19; 'The next few weeks are critical and we must work together,' says mayor
Consider how self-quarantine is affecting your pets, says animal behaviour expert

Consider how self-quarantine is affecting your pets, says animal behaviour expert

Most pets have become accustomed to years of being home all day alone
Mayor asks citizens to support local businesses ... safely!

Mayor asks citizens to support local businesses ... safely!

There are many ways to support local enterprises, says Mayor, who also implores people to take the necessary steps to help 'flatten the curve'
Two nursing home residents now among province’s COVID-19 fatalities

Two nursing home residents now among province’s COVID-19 fatalities

An Oshawa woman and a Hamilton woman died after being confirmed positive for COVID-19
Midland Walmart employee didn't have coronavirus

Midland Walmart employee didn't have coronavirus

The store had temporarily closed last week amid fears of a presumptive case of COVID-19