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APRIL 16, 2020 INSIDE YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER Canadian Publications Agreement No COVID-19 SUPPORT NEEDED Thunder Bay We continue to care and need your help. Please consider a gift or vehicle donation today DONATE NOW Thunder Bay PLEASE CALL 345-CARS (2277) WWW.TBNEWSWATCH.COM THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2020 INSIDE YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER Canadian Publications Agreement No. 0662445 Vol.17 No.16 SAFETY FIRST COVID-19 spreads Coronavirus cases crop up at the hospital, a local grocery store and at the Lac Des Iles Mine /3, 4, 8 Local student uses free time to make masks for anyone in need /5 COVID-19 UNIT OPENS Thunder Bay Regional creates ward to isolate coronavirus patients /5 CHILL OUT United Soccer League Two team taking one-year hiatus /13 GROWING: A hospital support worker, an employee at the Real Canadian Superstore and at least six Lac Des Iles Mine workers have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past week. Are you in need of Residential or Commercial Service? Plumbing - Heating - Cooling - Trenchless Pin Hole Leak Repair For Lead or Copper Piping TRUST THE 24­7 SERVICE PROFESSIONALS CALL FOR YOUR QUOTE TODAY SERVICING THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1937 Residential Sales, Service & Installations CLOW DARLING LIMITED • 623­7485 • www.clowdarling.com 2 Thursday, April 16, 2020 For your daily news visit www.tbnewswatch.com For your daily news visit www.tbnewswatch.com Thursday, April 13, 2020 3 L OCALNEWS Weather Forecast Lac Des Iles mine THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY closed by COVID-19 HEALTH By Leith Dunick – TB Source Partially cloudy Sunny Cloudy Probability of Precipitation: 30% Probability of Precipitation: 30% Probability of Precipitation: 30% xpedited testing of employees at Lac Des Iles Mine HIGH 2 LOW -6 HIGH 5 LOW -2 HIGH 8 LOW -3 Ehas uncovered an additional five cases of COVID­ 19. The Thunder Bay District health unit said there were SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY 13 negative tests, adding some results are still pending and further testing was being done on Easter Sunday. The mine was placed under quarantine over the weekend after an employee tested positive. Impala Canada, the owners of the mine, which is located 85 kilometres north of Thunder Bay, at the time sent five crew members home to self­isolate. Initially employees on site were told to remain at the mine until Saturday, but were later told they could go Partially cloudy Sunny Cloudy home, but must self­isolate until April 27. Those who can’t Probability of Precipitation: 30% Probability of Precipitation: 30% Probability of Precipitation: 30% get home are being asked to self­isolate at a designated HIGH 2 LOW -3 HIGH 4 LOW -2 HIGH7 LOW -1 hotel. The remainder are allowed to self­isolate at home. “All individuals with symptoms are in self­isolation. Significant measures were put in place to reduce the like­ lihood of further spread of the virus at the mine site,” the Health Unit wrote in their Sunday evening post. “We are working with Lac Des Iles and Impala Canada regarding the removal of workers from the mine site which is scheduled to begin tomorrow (April 13). Public RAIN Health staff will be on site at the mine during this process to provide guidance, support and education to anyone leaving the mine site. Public Health staff will continue to follow up with individuals as indicated.” GARDEN All individuals who were on the mine site on or after March 30 are being told to self­isolate for 14 days from the last day they were on site. FILE "If an individual develops symptoms during their self­ OUTBREAK: Six employees at Lac Des Iles Mine have COVID-19. REBATE isolation period, they should contact TBDHU or their local public health unit to arrange assessment and with the virus," said Impala Canada's Erin Satterthwaite, testing." via email. A Lac des Iles spokesperson confirmed a couple of the The mine will shutter most operations on Monday as a PROGRAM postive tests were still on site. The others were at home. result. “Two of these individuals are on site, in self­isolation The mine on Monday switched to a temporary care and and have been receiving medical care. Three individ­ maintenance schedule. uals are at home in self­isolation. “The mill and surface projects are completely shut “Testing is underway for two additional symptomatic down ... A small care and maintenance crew will remain individuals who are on site, in isolation and under care on site and all existing pandemic response protocols will by our Health Centre. Anyone showing any cold or flu­ be strictly followed,” Satterthwaite said. like symptoms is also in self­isolation. Our thoughts and Threee of the cases were assigned to the Thunder Bay concerns are with those members of our team infected District, bringing the total to 36 as of Monday afternoon. BLUSTERY BLOW Beautify your residential property and manage stormwater with a rain garden. Get up to $500 back! Visit www.ecosuperior.org for more information LEITH DUNICK or call 624­2141 BLOWN OVER: A smoking shelter at a Memorial Avenue hotel blew over Monday onto the hood of a car parked next door. 4 Thursday, April 16, 2020 For your daily news visit www.tbnewswatch.com L OCALNEWS Doctor’s family targeted by racism THUNDER BAY wearing masks," she said Monday Zaib said she wishes people By Gary Rinne – TB Source on 91.5 CKPR's morning show. making racist remarks knew how Zaib is originally from Pakistan much her children are doing for doctor working in the but her 18­year­old son was born the community. ACOVID­19 care unit at and raised in Canada. "At a time when humanity Thunder Bay Regional Health "Canada is the only country he should shine, sadly, some people Sciences Centre says her family identifies with. Now he's hearing have forgotten basic kindness that has been subjected to racism. and seeing the hatred of some one would have learned in Dr. Jehan Zaib decided to go people for no reason," she said. Kindergarten," she said. public after her husband and son Her son is having a difficult time It's not the first time she and her were yelled at while they dealing with the family have been subjected to were out shopping last incident. racism. Thursday. "He's a very hard­ Zaib recounted one incident in Despite the distressing working student...he's which a patient made an extremely experience, she said this put in close to 2,000 derogatory remark "because I was won't stop her or her volunteer hours for the wearing a scarf. I still treated that family from contributing Alzheimer Society, patient because I believe in to the community, but RFDA, Shelter House. humanity. I am a doctor." Zaib feels particularly For Shelter House he She said she's pleased to upset for her son. would go door to door contribute by participating in the "Random people DR. JEHAN ZAIB collecting clothes for hospital's COVID­19 care unit. [were] questioning why them," Zaib said. "This is my job. I am there to they were there. My son Another of her help people. I'm not scared. said he didn't understand what was children founded Snow Angels, a Thunder Bay is very, very lucky. going on. He looked around. He volunteer group that clears snow They have dedicated nurses who thought he was not maintaining for people needing help, and which volunteered for the unit, to take any physical distance, but that was is currently delivering groceries to care of coronavirus patients, and not the case. They both were protect seniors from COVID­19. dedicated physicians." LEIHT DUNICK GETTING GROCERIES: Shoppers line up earlier this month at the Thunder Bay Superstore location. Superstore worker contracts COVID-19 Staff member worked in PC Express on March 30 HEALTH a.m. and 6 p.m. on the day in question face By Leith Dunick – TB Source any risk. "This risk is deemed to be low and indi­ he Thunder Bay District Health Unit viduals will be contacted directly by Tsays it's likely only Real Canadian TBDHU staff," the health unit states. "The Superstore Customers who used the PC Real Canadian Superstore will be providing Express service on March 30 are likely to to TBDHU the list of people who ordered have come in contact with an employee through PC Express on that day. who later tested positive for COVID­19. "TBDHU is also following up with the The company on Thursday announced Superstore regarding other staff who may the employee had not been at the store have been exposed." since March 30 and that they were under­ PC Express allows customers to order going a deep clean and should reopen at 7 their groceries online, then pick them up at a.m. on Saturday. the store. The health unit, in a Facebook post, Anyone with questions about this incident said they have investigated the potential is encouraged to phone the COVID­19 line virus transmission and determined only at 625­5900. Nurses will be on hand to those who used the service between 10 provide guidance and answer questions. For your daily news visit www.tbnewswatch.com Thursday, April 16, 2020 5 L OCALNEWS COVID-19 unit opens HEALTH By Ian Kaufman – TB Source esponding to a growing number Rof cases in the region, the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre opened a dedicated COVID­19 unit Monday. The hospital converted its 3A surgical wing to create the new unit. It’s one of several “hot zones” where confirmed and suspected COVID­19 cases will be treated, with controls in place to minimize contact with other areas of the hospital.
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