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Ontario could open its borders by May Long Weekend Written by Ryan Forbes Thursday, May 06 2021, 5:01 AM Residents may want to circle their calendars for fewer COVID-19 restrictions by the May Long Weekend. Photo courtesy of the OPP North West Region – Twitter.
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Ontario is aiming to ease COVID-19 restrictions and public health orders by the Victoria Day May Long Weekend, May 24, if the province’s case numbers continue to decline.
“Our numbers continue to creep up. We’re having trouble staying on top of that. It makes sense that we endure this for a little bit longer,” shared Kenora-Rainy River MPP and senior member of cabinet Greg Rickford, during a virtual interview earlier this week.
Ontario could open its borders by May Long Weekend Written by Ryan Forbes Thursday, May 06 2021, 7:25 AM Manitobans with cottages in Ontario may be able to get to the lake by the unofficial start to summer. (OPP North West Region/Twitter)
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Ontario is aiming to ease COVID-19 restrictions and public health orders by the Victoria Day May Long Weekend, May 24, if the province’s case numbers continue to decline.
“Our numbers continue to creep up. We’re having trouble staying on top of that. It makes sense that we endure this for a little bit longer,” shared Kenora-Rainy River MPP and senior member of cabinet Greg Rickford, during a virtual interview earlier this week.
Detachment Commander for the Kenora OPP, Jeff Duggan.
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Officers with the Kenora OPP are reporting a significant increase in calls for service in their latest quarterly report.
During a Police Services Board meeting earlier this week, Detachment Commander for the Kenora OPP, Jeff Duggan, says calls for service in March were listed at 1,392, a significant increase over March, 2020. In February 2021, the OPP reported 1,149 calls.
For violent crimes, Duggan says sexual assaults are down overall this year after police reported an increase in these crimes in early 2020. 2021’s first quarter assaults are down and no robberies have been reported, but Duggan says their Community Street Crime Unit continues to be busy with drug crimes.