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GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
contact with someone who is a confirmed or suspected Covid-19 case. Visiting restrictions are now in effect. "OZPOFXIPGFFMTTJDLJTBTLFEOPUUPWJTJU GBNJMZPSGSJFOETXIPBSFJOUIFIPTQJUBMGPS treatment. PR Residence Public access is now restricted at the Prescott-Russell Residence, following a EJSFDUJWFGSPNUIF0OUBSJP$IJFG.FEJDBM 0GàDFSPG)FBMUI5IFCFEMPOHUFSN DBSFGBDJMJUZ MPDBUFEJO)BXLFTCVSZ JTIPNF to seniors from all over Prescott-Russell. The provincial directive urges access to the Residence limited to “essential visitors” VOUJMGVSUIFSOPUJDFGPSUIFTBGFUZBOEXFMM CFJOHPGUIFTFOJPSSFTJEFOUTi&TTFOUJBM visitors” include those who visit residents XIPBSFWFSZJMMPSOFFEIPTQJDFDBSF"MM visitors must submit to a screening proce- EVSFBOEXJMMOPUCFBMMPXFEJOJGUIFZEPOPU pass the procedure. Visitor access is limited to one visitor per SFTJEFOUBUUIFTBNFUJNF'BNJMZNFNCFST BSFBTLFEUPVTFUIFQIPOF TPDJBMNFEJB NFTTBHJOH 4LZQF PSPUIFSNFUIPETUPUBML with their relatives at the Residence. 'BDJMJUZTUBGGBOEIPTQJDFTFSWJDFQSPWJ - ders have access to the building. Residence administration will re-evaluate the access SFTUSJDUJPOQPMJDZBTJUNPOJUPSTDIBOHFTJO the Covid-19 situation. School Districts "MMQVCMJDMZGVOEFETDIPPMTJO0OUBSJPBSF DMPTFEGPSBOFYUSBUXPXFFLTGPMMPXJOHUIF
"MMDPNNVOJUZDFOUSFTBOEPUIFSGBDJMJUJFT are closed to the public until further notice. Champlain Township municipal office and UIFCVJMEJOHBOEQVCMJDXPSLTEFQBSUNFOUT office are closed to the public for the dura- UJPO .BSDI XJUIBDDFTTMJNJUFEUPTUBGG 1BZNFOUTGPSQSPQFSUZUBYFTBOEPUIFSGFFT DBOCFEPOFUISPVHIPOMJOFCBOLJOHPSCZ using the secure outside drop box at the township office on Pleasant Corner Road. 3FTJEFOUTBSFBTLFEUPQIPOFTUBGGBUUIF NVOJDJQBMPGàDFXJUIBOZRVFTUJPOTBCPVU services or to deal with problems. 1VCMJDBDDFTTUP)BXLFTCVSZ5PXO)BMM PO)JHHJOTPO4USFFU XBTTUJMMBWBJMBCMFBT PG.BSDI CVUPOMZUISPVHI%PPS#PO UIF)JHHJOTPO4USFFUTJEFPGUIFCVJMEJOH 7JTJUPSTNVTUGPMMPXTBOJUBSZQSPDFEVSFT while inside. .VOJDJQBMBENJOJTUSBUJPOBTLTSFTJEFOUT to avoid going to the office if the matter is OPUVSHFOU1IPOFXJUIBOZRVFTUJPOTPS concerns about services and programs. 'PSQSPQFSUZUBYQBZNFOUTBOEPUIFSGFFT VTFPOMJOFCBOLJOHJGQPTTJCMF"MMQBZNFOU dates for taxes, water and sewer service fees remain in effect. 5IFNVOJDJQBMQVCMJDXPSLTPGàDFBOE UIF)BXLFTCVSZ'JSF4UBUJPOBSFDMPTFEUP the public though staff will still be on site UPEFBMXJUIEBZUPEBZNVOJDJQBMTFSWJDFT and emergencies. 5IF)BXLFTCVSZ1VCMJD-JCSBSZJTDMPTFE VOUJM"QSJM"OZPOFXJUICPPLTBSFBTLFEUP LFFQUIFNBUIPNFVOUJMUIFMJCSBSZSFPQFOT BTUIFMJCSBSZCPPLEFQPTJUDIVUFXJMMCF MPDLFE-BUFGFFTXJMMOPUBQQMZUPUIFCPPLT TJHOFEPVUXIJMFUIFMJCSBSZJTDMPTFEEVFUP the Covid-19 situation. 5IF3PCFSU)BSUMFZ4QPSUT$PNQMFYJT closed until further notice. All rental fees GPSSFTFSWBUJPOTBGGFDUFECZUIFDMPTVSFBSF DBODFMMFE"OZPOFSFHJTUFSFEGPSBOBRVBUJD class will get a cancellation credit. Alfred-Plantagenet Township is restricting public access to its municipal office. Staff will be inside to deal with questions and DPNQMBJOUTCZQIPOFPSFNBJM1BZNFOUPG QSPQFSUZUBYFTBOEPUIFSGFFTJTQPTTJCMFCZ POMJOFCBOLJOH $BOBEB1PTU PSVTJOHUIF secure exterior drop box at the municipal office. All of the libraries are closed until further notice.
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic is affecting day-to-day operations for all municipalities in the Prescott-Russell region. Public service and recreation facilities are either shutting down or setting access restrictions as part of local efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus, which causes $PWJE4JODFUIF&BTUFSO0OUBSJP)FBMUI Unit confirmed an actual case of Covid-19 PVUTJEFPGUIF0UUBXBBSFB NVOJDJQBMJUJFT local health agencies, and others have adjusted their public access policies until the pandemic situation changes. Hospitals )BXLFTCVSZBOE%JTUSJDU(FOFSBM)PTQJUBM )() BOE8JODIFTUFS%JTUSJDU.FNPSJBM)PT - QJUBM 8%.) CPUISFHJPOBMIPTQJUBMTTFSWJOH residents at either end of Prescott-Russell, have adopted similar limited access guide- lines for both patients and visitors to their GBDJMJUJFT GPMMPXJOH&0)6SFDPNNFOEBUJPOT Screening procedures are in effect at CPUIIPTQJUBMTGPSOFXQBUJFOUT UPJEFOUJGZ those that might have the Covid-19 virus. The screening procedure includes questions BCPVUUIFQBUJFOUTQBTUUSBWFMIJTUPSZ JODMV - EJOHBOZSFDFOUUSJQTUP$IJOBPS4PVUIFBTU "TJB +BQBO *SBOPS*UBMZ PSDMPTFDPOUBDU XJUITPNFPOFXIPIBTCFFOUPBOZPGUIPTF BSFBT TJHOTPGBOZTZNQUPNTMJLFGFWFS shortness of breath, or a worsening cough,
BOOVBM.BSDI4QSJOH#SFBL#PUI&OHMJTIBOE French in both public and Catholic school districts will remain closed until April 5. UCPR The United Counties of Prescott and Rus- TFMM 6$13 JTSFTUSJDUJOHBDDFTTUPJUTNBJO PGàDFJO-0SJHOBM1VCMJDBDDFTTJTMJNJUFEUP urgent cases and Prescott-Russell residents BSFBTLFEUPQIPOFBIFBEUPEFUFSNJOFJG UIFJSTJUVBUJPONFFUTUIFDSJUFSJBPSJGUIFZ OFFEUPNBLFBMUFSOBUJWFBSSBOHFNFOUTUP deal with their concern. "OZPOFBMMPXFEBDDFTTNVTUVTFBTQFDJ - àDFOUSBODFBUUIF-0SJHOBMPGàDFBOEUIFZ will have to go through a screening procedure XIFOUIFZFOUFS5IJTQSPDFEVSFBQQMJFTUP CPUIWJTJUPSTBOE6$13FNQMPZFFT &BSMZ0/$IJMEBOE'BNJMZ$FOUSFQSPHSBNT provided through the UCPR social service department are cancelled until further notice. Municipalities 0QFSBUJPOPGNVOJDJQBMPGàDFTBOEPUIFS facilities, in response to the Covid-19 situa- UJPO WBSJFTGSPNNVOJDJQBMJUZUPNVOJDJQBMJUZ in Prescott-Russell. All municipalities are adjusting their operations to maintain basic BOEFTTFOUJBMTFSWJDFTGPSSFTJEFOUT&NFS - HFODZTFSWJDFDBMMTUISPVHIBSFTUJMM available. &BTU )BXLFTCVSZ 5PXOTIJQ PGàDF JT closed to the public but staff is still at XPSLJOTJEF3FTJEFOUTDBOQIPOFPSFNBJM with questions about services or problems. 1SPQFSUZUBYQBZNFOUTBOEPUIFSGFFTDBO CFIBOEMFEFJUIFSUISPVHIPOMJOFCBOLJOHPS CZVTJOHUIFNBJMESPQCPYBUUIFNVOJDJQBM PGàDFJO4BJOU&VHÍOF La pandémie de Covid-19 oblige soit à limiter l’accès du public, soit à fermer temporairement les installations municipales et communautaires. Les résidents sont invités à consulter les sites web municipaux pour obtenir des informations en continuant à respecter les pratiques d’hygiène de base.
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