KITCHENER Waterloo MPP Catherine Fife questioned the Ford government on Monday after a CTV Kitchener story revealed that local manufacturing company The Canadian Shield laid off dozens of employees. The company s CEO said last week that the company has millions of masks and face shields on shelves because of red tape in the supply chain. Fife noted that Ford toured and praised The Canadian Shield over the summer, going as far as packing a box of PPE. That box, unfortunately, is still sitting on a shelf, not keeping doctors safe, nurses safe or essential workers, she said. This is an industry-wide issue for PPE manufacturers across Ontario and will impact our success in the fight against COVID-19.
CAMBRIDGE Millions of masks are still sitting in a Cambridge warehouse waiting to be sold. The company is waiting for certification from an American regulatory body for its N95 masks. Health Canada has signed off on the masks, but there are still roadblocks to selling in Ontario. Steve Mai, CEO of Eclipse Innovations, said his company wants to help during the pandemic. Get our products into the hands of health-care workers so we don t have a shortage and then to make that sustainable to the country long term, Mai said. But, Mai said he s been waiting in the queue for certification for his respirators by an American regulatory body, called the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
It was listed at $500,000. After 53 offers, it sold for $801,000. Neighbours in the area said they weren t surprised, saying they ve noticed a hot market in Waterloo Region. I knew this would cause some disruption in real estate in our region, for the sole fact that it s a semi-detached home, said Dan Porlier, the broker behind the sale. Statistics Canada said Waterloo Region had the fastest growing population in Canada in 2020 as more people looked to move out of big, urban areas. Waterloo Region re-entered the province s red control tier on Tuesday as the provincial stay-at-home order came to an end. The region fell into the red control tier, which is the highest a region can be before entering the grey lockdown tier.
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