SIMCOE, ONT. As he stands with his hands inside his sweater pockets, it is clear that Akole Moses wasn’t prepared for the cold Canadian winter. The seasonal migrant worker from Trinidad and Tobago did not anticipate remaining in the country past November. “As a bread winner, you do it for your family to get bread on the table, it’s a sacrifice, it’s a job, and you do it so they don’t have to go through the hardship,” said Moses. Moses has been self-isolating inside a hotel for the past two weeks, anxiously waiting to fly back home to see his five daughters.
Trapped for months in Southwestern Ontario by COVID-19 travel restrictions in their Caribbean homeland, some migrant farmworkers from Trinidad and Tobago…
Author of the article: Max Martin • Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Publishing date: Jan 19, 2021 • January 19, 2021 • 2 minute read • Sisters Sheerine King and Shelly Ragoo of Trinidad and Tobago harvest apples at a Schuyler Farms orchard in Renton. About 100 Trinidadian workers are stranded at Schuyler Farms because of COVID-19 travel restrictions. Owner Brett Schuyler said 18 will be on a flight to the Caribbean island Friday. (Monte Sonnenberg, Postmedia Network)
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Trapped for months in Southwestern Ontario by COVID-19 travel restrictions in their Caribbean homeland, some migrant farmworkers from Trinidad and Tobago will finally fly home Friday.
But many are opting to stay put, hoping to avoid a catch-22: not being able to return to Canada to work in the spring when the next growing season begins.
Progress made on major issues despite pandemic challenges
Author of the article: Special to Reformer
Publishing date: Dec 31, 2020 • December 31, 2020 • 3 minute read • Norfolk Mayor Kristal Chopp, seen here at November’s Remembrance Day observance in Simcoe, praised county staff and residents for making progress on difficult issues in an unprecedented year of challenges arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. At left is Bruce Wilson of the Army, Navy and Air Force (AN&AF) in Simcoe while at right is Canadian armed forces veteran Robin Cooke of Delhi. Contributed photo
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For many, 2020 will be remembered for all the things we missed graduations, weddings, family get-togethers, even just missed handshakes and hugs.
Author of the article: Special to Reformer
Publishing date: Dec 29, 2020 • December 29, 2020 • 3 minute read • Norfolk Mayor Kristal Chopp, seen here at November s Remembrance Day observance in Simcoe, praised county staff and residents for making progress on difficult issues in an unprecedented year of challenges arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. At left is Bruce Wilson of the Army, Navy and Air Force in Simcoe while at right is Canadian armed forces veteran Robin Cooke of Delhi. Contributed photo jpg, BR
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Kristal Chopp
For many, 2020 will be remembered for all the things we missed graduations, weddings, family get-togethers, even just missed handshakes and hugs.