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So, even though we are in Step two of Ontario’s reopening plan, you would never know it. Places are busy, there are lineups at many of the stores and it appears that people are spending money like crazy. The only reminder of the pandemic is the wearing of face coverings and people seem to be socially distancing as much as they can.
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According to the Ontario government, we will be heading into Step 3 earlier than originally planned, and on July 16, many more restrictions will be lifted. This is due to the ongoing success of the vaccination rollout, as well as the number of COVID-19 cases having continually gone down and remaining stable.
Farquhar: Keep COVID safety in mind as we return to normal
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Farquhar: Keep COVID safety in mind as we return to normal
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So, we have gone almost 15 months of wearing masks, washing our hands continually and trying our best to stay six feet apart from everyone.
Has it been easy? No, and lately, people here certainly seem to have their cranky pants on. A post on What’s Doin’ Manitoulin about locked Ministry of Transportation (MTO) garbage bins with a picture (a picnic area on Lake Mindemoya) showing garbage strewn beside it was enough to start the tide. It went from people being lazy and leaving their garbage and why don’t they take it with them, to it’s not just cottagers you know, Islanders litter, too.