With the exception of one region, the seven-week shutdown ended for all of northern Ontario today.
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Posted: Feb 16, 2021 4:15 PM ET | Last Updated: February 16
Much of northeastern Ontario reopened today, albeit with different restrictions in place, depending on the region. The North Bay-Parry Sound area will remain under a stay-at-home order until next Monday, when their situation will be reviewed. (Arnulfo Franco/The Associated Press)
How does northern film production stay safe during a pandemic?
While the winter months tend to be a slower time of the month for TV and film production, work on keeping crews safe during the pandemic is not losing momentum.
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Posted: Feb 14, 2021 7:00 AM ET | Last Updated: February 14
Before any TV or film production gets underway, companies need to ensure pandemic safety guidelines are in place to keep the crew and the community they re working in protected.(Submitted by: Northern Ontario Film Studios)
Smart cameras on Mattawa school buses starting to document infractions
Smart cameras recently installed on school buses in the small northeastern town of Mattawa are starting to record violations.
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Let s Remember Adam campaign aims to make headway with drivers who fail to stop for school buses
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Posted: Feb 13, 2021 7:00 AM ET | Last Updated: February 13
Jean Souliere, CEO of Bus Patrol. He says they ve started recording school bus passing infractions in the Mattawa area.(Supplied by BusPatrol)
West Nipissing farmer already sowing seeds â and you can too
The snow drifts are still rising but Kaila Gareau in West Nipissing has already sown spring vegetable and flower seeds. She operates a cut-flower farm and is using an outdoor winter sowing technique.
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Posted: Feb 08, 2021 4:08 PM ET | Last Updated: February 9
West Nipissing seed farmer Kaila Gareau says she had unexpected success using a winter sewing technique to grow sunflowers last year â so she s doing it again this year.(Paula Duhatschek/CBC)
Non-urgent and elective surgeries are being postponed in Sudbury due to a COVID-19 outbreak at the hospital, declared over the weekend at Health Sciences North. Additional testing and contact tracing has been done, and another staff member and two patients also tested positive. The outbreak is on two hallways of the hospital's 6th floor.