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The Municipality of West Perth’s first priority is to ensure the health and safety of residents, visitors and staff. Effective April 8, with other restrictions added nine days later on April 17, the municipality looked after ensuring additional lockdown measures related to the stay-at-home order under the Province of Ontario COVID-19 Response Framework: Keeping Ontario Safe and Open be enacted.
“We’re all doing our best to respond to provincial announcements and we respect that the province is doing its best to adapt to this very complex situation as quickly as they can and expecting others to adapt inline with the province’s new measures,” said West Perth CAO Jeff Brick during council’s meeting April 19.
Pop up Covid-19 testing to be trialled in St Helens parks this weekend
The programme could soon be rolled out to other public spaces
17:51, 16 APR 2021
Visitors to the parks can get a supervised test at the testing van
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People visiting two of the St Helens borough’s parks this weekend will have the opportunity to get a quick and easy Covid-19 test on the go, as part of a pilot testing programme in public spaces.
A MOBILE testing van will be set up in two parks on Saturday as part of a Covid-19 pilot testing programme. Visitors will be able to visit Mesnes Park in Newton-le-Willows on Saturday and Taylor Park on Sunday between 10am and 3pm for a lateral flow test. Residents can either get a supervised test at the testing van or take home a free rapid test kit for later use. Sue Forster, director of public health at St Helens Borough Council, said: “If you’re out in these parks this weekend please consider visiting the mobile testing van. “A negative test can give you peace of mind that you’re not unknowingly contributing to the spread.
YOUNG families are being urged to follow Covid-19 guidance after a noticeable spread of cases among school age children and their families. As reported by the Star last week, Covid infection rates across St Helens have fallen considerably since the start of the year. In recent months the case rate has fallen from 870 per 100,000 people to 21.6 per 100,000, and the situation at hospitals is much-improved. However, public health leaders have issued a message of caution, urging residents across St Helens to remain vigilant and act within the guidance after a noticeable spread in the last ten days (March 29 to April 7), predominantly in school-aged children and their families.
Author of the article: Andy Bader
Publishing date: Apr 05, 2021 • 3 hours ago • 5 minute read • West Perth Mayor Walter McKenzie (left) answers some questions from Mitchell resident Michelle Chessell during a municipal open house March 30 at the West Perth Community Centre about the new planned administration building. Approximately 35 people attended the two open houses as well as another dozen or so who participated electronically March 31. ANDY BADER/MITCHELL ADVOCATE
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A decision was made late last year to proceed with a new West Perth administration building, the only questions left to affirmatively answer by council is whether to finance an estimated one-third of the projected $3.5 million cost, and choose one of the four design options.