Thunder Bay seniors excited to get COVID-19 vaccination
Residents 85 and older started getting vaccinated in Thunder Bay on Wednesday.
Mar 3, 2021 2:03 PM By: Leith Dunick
THUNDER BAY – Rita Traer was among the first people in line Wednesday morning to get her COVID-19 vaccine at the Thunder Bay District Health Unit’s vaccine clinic at the CLE.
It didn’t take much convincing for the 89-year-old, after her family endured a pair of COVID-related tragedies.
“I lost somebody dear to me last week. It was just awful. It was not just one people, but two that died from it. One was my brother and his son-in-law,” Traer said, after receiving her first dose of the Pfizer vaccine.
It is with great sadness the family of Norman Nistico announce his sudden passing after a brief battle with Covid-19, on Monday, February 22nd, 2021.
Norman, the youngest of 9 children, was born March 3rd, 1937 and raised in Fort William, calling Ogden St. and “The East End” his stomping grounds for all of his youth. Being an avid member in hockey and broomball community in his younger years, Norm eventually met his soon to be wife Agnes. They were married on February 6th, 1960 and shortly after began a family. Fond memories of growing up, family trips, countless camping and fishing trips will endure with our family forever.