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Summer Olympics 2021 in Japan: What you want to know

Photo courtesy of Japan National Tourism Organization This year s Olympics will be strange, for sure. Postponed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the much-anticipated Summer Games will finally take place in Tokyo, Hokkaido, Fukushima and other locations in Japan from July 23 to August 8, followed by the Paralympics from August 24 to September 5. Even though they re being staged in 2021, officially it’s still called the 2020 Summer Olympics. In addition, no overseas visitors will be allowed to attend, and even the number of domestic spectators will be severely limited.  Nevertheless, the world’s focus will soon be on the more than 11,000 athletes competing in 33 sports and 339 events, who will face plenty of restrictions of their own. To prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Japan, where fewer than 10 percent of the population had been vaccinated in the weeks prior to the Games, athletes will be tested for the coronavirus daily, are not allowed to socialize or visit tourist ar

COVID-19 resurgence in Japan forces series of public Olympic torch relay cancellations

news COVID-19 resurgence in Japan forces series of public Olympic torch relay cancellations The Mainichi © The Mainichi Ehime Gov. Tokihiro Nakamura is seen in tears as he apologizes to local torchbearers during the Olympic flame ceremony in the city of Matsuyama, on April 21, 2021. (Mainichi/Tatsuya Fujii) The Tokyo Olympic torch relay is in disarray amid a fourth wave of coronavirus infections in Japan, as the COVID-19 resurgence has forced local organizers to cancel legs on public roads in various prefectures and downsize related events. Will the light of hope make it to Tokyo in July as planned? On the night of April 21, Ehime Gov. Tokihiro Nakamura was in tears as he bowed in apology to torchbearers at a venue in the prefectural capital Matsuyama, which was supposed to be used to celebrate the arrival of the Olympic flame, following the cancellation of the relay on public roads. Instead, the participants only got to hold and raise the torches at the v

Bruce Grey Catholic School Board Wants Budget Input

Last Updated: Apr 29, 2021 | 5:14 PM The Bruce Grey Catholic District School Board is looking for community input on its upcoming 2021-2022 budget. Superintendent of Business and Treasurer of the board Alecia Lantz says the annual budget is an important process as it sets the stage for the upcoming school year and with the current pandemic and all of its impacts. She says feedback on  programming and services is needed to support students and staff, “I would like to encourage our Catholic School communities to take this opportunity to provide valuable input and feedback to assist us in creating this year’s budget,” says Lantz.

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