KITCHENER The province s new paid sick day program was formally approved on Thursday, but a union representing local front-line workers says the program doesn t go far enough. The announcement also comes as the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths connected to workplaces in Ontario continues to grow. Longtime Cambridge Zehrs employee Cecil Pearcey was diagnosed with COVID-19 in January and has been battling the disease in hospital. His colleagues setting up a go-fund-me page on his behalf. He s had a very difficult time and we sent him all of our best wishes as he continues to recover, said Tim Deelstra, spokesperson for United Food and Commercial Workers 175 and 633.