Pandemic fuels surge in demand for all-terrain vehicles
Last year, 56,789 new ATVs were sold across Canada, according to figures provided by the Canadian Off-Highway Vehicle Distributors Council, which represents manufacturers and distributors. Some injury prevention advocates are concerned about new, inexperienced riders on trails.
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Now that Canada has begun giving the COVID-19 vaccine, health authorities say everyone should remain vigilant over the holidays.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the “darkest days of the outbreak” could lie ahead with several provinces reporting record case counts and hospitalizations.
Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer, said new modeling predicts there could be 12,000 new infections daily by January.
This has led to cautions against holiday merriment over the vaccine and there could be deadly consequences with the national death toll nearly 14,000.
Trudeau said this is the largest immunization campaign in Canada’s history with the approval of the Pfizer vaccine.