SYDNEY, N.S. The lineups snaked around the Membertou Entertainment Centre on Monday despite driving rain and wind. Dozens at a time waited patiently to get inside for a COVID-19 test. Crystle Stone stood outside in the elements for more than an hour. Oh, it was cold, very cold, Stone said. But if I had to stand in the wind and rain all day long to protect my family, that s what I ll do. Amanda Carroll is among the manyparents who kept their kids home from school on Monday. In fact, she s keeping her children, ages 16 and five, home for the whole week.