Roberta Place couple scored high on love, low on the golf course
Beverley Moffatt resided at Roberta Place and husband Sonny Van Tassell would come to help care for her, but both contracted the virus and died within about 24 hours of each other; They were very sweet together
Feb 12, 2021 6:00 PM By: Shawn Gibson
If any solace can be taken from the death of a married couple associated with Roberta Place, it could be they left this world within 24 hours of each other after a half-century of love and travel.
The Barrie long-term care home on Essa Road has been in outbreak since Jan. 8 when it was declared by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit. In total, 70 deaths have been attributed to the outbreak 66 confirmed and three considered probable, all residents. One essential caregiver associated with the 137-bed facility also died after contracting the virus.
Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath held a virtual town hall Wednesday evening focusing on a deadly COVID-19 outbreak at a Barrie, Ont. long-term care home.
BARRIE, ONT. Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath held a virtual town hall Wednesday evening focusing on a deadly COVID-19 outbreak at a Barrie, Ont. long-term care home. Horwath didn t hold back, saying the government has failed to keep long-term care home residents safe from the virus. We saw what happened in the first wave, and Roberta Place, like every other long-term care home in Ontario, should have been ready in advance. Doug Ford had all summer long. He knew this second wave was coming, everybody knew the second wave was coming, and I think he created a false sense of hope. A false sense of security for people, suggesting they had actually done something, that they had put an iron ring around long-term care, and they did nothing of the sort, she said.
Published Tuesday, February 9, 2021 4:42PM EST Simcoe Muskoka’s top doctor says the provincewide stay-at-home order should be extended as variants of concerns have emerged across the province. Dr. Charles Gardner, who is the medical officer of health for the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU), said Premier Doug Ford should have waited to lift the order that is set to expire as early as tomorrow for some areas of the province. “I think there s definitely a risk being taken by the province in moving into the framework at this time as opposed to continuing with the stay-at-home order and the shutdown,” Gardner said during a virtual news conference Tuesday afternoon.