BARRIE, ONT. Police placed Hillcrest Public School in Barrie in a hold and secure Tuesday morning while officers searched for an accused impaired driver who they say fled the scene. The Simcoe County District School Board posted to social media that police were investigating a situation that occurred before the school day began. Shortly after 10 a.m., the school board announced Barrie police lifted the hold and secure, and the school day is proceeding as scheduled. Police initiate a hold and secure when there is a situation in the community. During a hold and secure, doors are locked, and no one is permitted to enter or exit the building, but regular activities resume within the school.
A student of Saunders Secondary School and another at Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School have tested positive for a variant of concern, according to the Middlesex-London Health Unit, meanwhile three area schools are currently experiencing outbreaks of COVID-19.
A student of Saunders Secondary School and another at Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School have tested positive for a variant of concern, according to the Middlesex-London Health Unit, meanwhile three area schools are currently experiencing outbreaks of COVID-19.
KITCHENER There have been over 200 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Waterloo Region over the course of Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and Boxing Day. Public Health did not update its online dashboard from Friday to Saturday, resulting in an accumulation of new numbers. On the Sunday afternoon dashboard update, there was also 228 more cases considered resolved, no new deaths, 18 less active cases, and one less patient being treated in the hospital and ICU. This brings the Waterloo Region COVID-19 totals to 5,595 confirmed cases, 4,824 resolved, 158 deaths, 611 active cases, 37 hospitalized, and 12 in the ICU. The total number of COVID-19 facility outbreaks in Waterloo Region went down from 29 to 28 over the Christmas stretch, but there were still plenty of declarations.