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West Nipissing council will not ask Dr. Jim Chirico to modify COVID-19 restrictions in the North Bay Parry Sound Heath Unit district.
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The motion, presented after resident Rejean Venne asked that the district be “transferred” to the province’s pandemic response framework from the current lockdown, received only one supporting vote at a council meeting Tuesday night.
In a letter, Venne said council “owes it to its residents to have a difficult conversation and take a stance” on the issue. And while he did not call for council to criticize the health unit or its decisions, Venne said he believes the region should be treated “more fairly when it comes to the COVID-19 response.”