Calvin Daniels, Editor of Yorkton This Week, and Sandy Kerr, sales representative, have both recieved a Silver Quill Award. The Silver Quill Award recognizes distinguished service of 25 years or more. It is presented with the approval of the News Media Canada board of directors to any individual who has been actively engaged in the news media industry, regardless of position or title, for a minimum of 25 years. The purpose of this honour is to pay tribute to those who have served Canada’s news media industry with distinction. article continues below
This year s YBID board will be Councillor Ken Chyz, Phoebe Buckle, Sean Craib-Petkau, Doug Hull, Sandy Kerr, Dave Nussbaumer, Gale Pelletier, Andrew Rae, Lauretta Ritchie-McInnes, Damon Syrota and Bruce Thurston. Donna Brothwell, executive director of YBID, said that like most businesses, they also had to adapt and take different approaches to be successful over the past year. One of the big examples of that philosophy was the Santa Claus Day reverse parade, which had stationary floats which cars moved through. It was a big success, she said, and kept the Christmas tradition moving in the city. “It’s about finding ways to do things through COVID.”
TORONTO Public health officials continue to investigate whether a COVID-19 outbreak at a Bradford West Gwillimbury long-term care home is connected to a variant of the virus detected in the United Kingdom. The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit confirmed on Sunday that an individual who tested positive for the U.K. variant had close contact with someone connected to the outbreak at Bradford Valley Care Community. According to the health unit, six of 230 residents and three of 260 staff members have tested positive for the virus. “It is worrisome,” said Sandy Kerr, who’s 84-year-old mother Barbara Dawson is one of the six residents who tested positive for COVID-19.