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Mar 1, 2021 1:23 PM
The executive director of the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association says only a handful of truck drivers have gotten sick with COVID-19 since the pandemic began.
Jean-Marc Picard says it’s definitely good news since truckers are deemed essential and have always been on the roads.
He says many often have to put themselves at risk especially when entering hot zones like Quebec, Ontario or the United States.
“There’s some areas in the U.S. where there is higher risk because there are more cases and some states don’t have a lot of regulations or rules around it.”
Rapper BIA takes top prize at Boston Music awards
Medford rapper BIA was named the Boston Music Awards Artist of the Year. BIA, whose new album, “For Certain,” dropped today, was the top of an eclectic lineup of Massachusetts artists who won awards, including Brockton rapper Saint Lyor, who won New artist of the Year, indie artist Squirrel Flower who won Breakthrough Artist of the Year, the band Ballroom Thieves, which won album of the year for “Unlovely,” and Cliff Notez & Dephrase, who won song of the year for their collaboration with Latrell James, “Voodoo Doll.”
Usually, there s a concert and awards ceremony to celebrate the Boston Music Awards, but this year, because of the pandemic, the awards were simply announced online. The first round of nominations for awards is made by music industry professionals, including past winners and nominees, and the second round of voting is open to the public.