BARRIE, ONT. On a crisp but sunny day, Innisfil families found ways to celebrate moms on the second Mother s Day under COVID-19 restrictions. Alex Wright found a patch of grass at Innisfil Beach Park. She laid out a blanket, a charcuterie board and some flowers to surprise the most important person in her life. I ve been through a lot of surgeries in my life, and every time I wake up from my surgery. She s always the one that s there. Carol Wright was only expecting to go for a short walk with her daughter in only their third meeting over the last 13 months. Carol lost her partner early in the pandemic. Grief and fear have kept her at home.