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One professor calls it pandemic prison adding the province is violating the Long Term Care Act Doctors told Brenda Casey she and her grandmother were like an old married couple, they were so close. But when Lillian Batty came to the end of her life last week, Casey couldn’t be there. Batty has been a resident of Meadowview Villa in

The staff at Charlotte Eleanor Englehart Hospital say the thanks they received for doing their job has been a bit shocking. The hospital staff has been receiving praise and gifts for being on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic. Registered Practical Nurse Emily Anjema says everyday she would come into the hospital and another person or business had dropped

Workers at Waterville TG will be off the job until at least May 18.And union officials say when they return, it will be a massive change.Six hundred employees were first laid off March 20, when management said through a news release the move was for the maximum protection of their employees as well as the public as the COVID-19 pandemic

Alex KurialLocal Journalism Initiative The birthday parades and drive-by salutes will keep on rolling in Lambton County, as long as social distancing guidelines continue to be followed.The issue was raised last week at the county’s Emergency Control Group Update meeting, due to concerns from the Ontario Provincial Police.The OPP stressed that any traditional parades were not allowed due to the

Lambton’s medical officer of health says it is okay to show mom some love this Mother’s Day but he’s asking you to keep your distance. Dr. Sudit Ranade says there are lots of “ways to convey the emotions around Mother’s Day” including dropping flowers on a doorstep or visiting through a window for those who may be particularly vulnerable to

Stacey McCharles is worried her son, Neyvn, will be left behind in the province’s at-home learning experiment.Nevyn is 11 and has autism. He’s been attending school, making friends and a lot of progress this year, McCharles says.Nevyn and his brother Isac, 9, like the rest of Ontario’s students are trying to adjust to learning at home after the province closed