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Doug Ford defends closure of indoor restaurant and bar service as industry warns tens of thousands of jobs will be lost

Jul 28, 2022 , , , , by shlf

Docs before chefs.

Public health officials not restaurateurs will cook up Ontario’s response to the pandemic, warns Premier .

“I have to listen to the health professionals and we see the numbers going up and we’re concerned about that,” he told reporters Friday in Picton when asked why thousands of restaurants and bars are being limited to outdoor and takeout service.

“I hate shutting it down, I absolutely hate it. I understand what it takes to meet a payroll (and) take care of a business.”

Ford’s comments came as Restaurants Canada, a 40,000-member industry association, launched a public-relations blitz with newspaper ads appealing to politicians to allow indoor dining and drinking.

The organization predicted the ban on indoor service will cost 33,000 jobs in Toronto, 14,900 in Peel Region, 12,000 in Ottawa, and 8,800 in York Region.

“Picture life without restaurants,” says one newspaper ad, noting the sector “is being singled out and we deserve to understand why.”

Celebrity chef and restaurateur Mark McEwan took to Twitter to appeal directly to the premier and to Toronto Mayor John Tory.

“Doug Ford needs to lead Ontario back to work safely. Shutdowns are a mistake. Do the right thing and lead the economy back!! BOLD LEADERSHIP… Be brave, Doug Ford,” wrote McEwan.

“Boggles my mind that John Tory is not leading the back to work safely message. The city is dying. Wake up!!” added the former Top Chef Canada judge and the owner of Bymark, ONE Restaurant, and the McEwan gourmet food shops.

Ford insisted he has “a great deal of respect for Mark McEwan.”

“He’s a great entrepreneur, one of the great restaurant owners and, unfortunately, Mark’s not a medical professional. He’s a business owner. I respect the what he’s saying, but … we have to focus on the health and the safety of everyone across the province,” the premier said.

Health Minister Christine Elliott said “what we have to look at and listen to is the scientific clinical evidence” and restrict hospitality service to patios to limit new coronavirus infections.

“I certainly understand Mr. McEwan’s frustration. We’ve been advised by our public health measures table, by Dr. (David) Williams and his team that these are measures that we need to take in order to stop the community spread of COVID-19,” said Elliott.

“There are some economic points of assistance that we will be providing,” she said, adding the health officials are hopeful the 28-day lockdowns in the four most-afflicted regions will “will flatten the curve, bring the numbers down to a more manageable level, not overwhelm our hospitals.”

As first , the Progressive Conservatives are making permanent the temporary pandemic measure that allows restaurants and bars to sell beer, wine and spirits to go.

That liberalization, which with Ontarians, is designed to help struggling businesses keep afloat.

Associate Minister of Small Business Prabmeet Sarkaria has introduced legislation cutting red tape to help restaurants, bars, and shops.

Sarkaria also said there would be one-time grants of up to $1,000 for small businesses with fewer than 10 employees to defray the cost of personal protective equipment for workers.

Robert Benzie is the Star’s Queen’s Park bureau chief and a reporter covering Ontario politics. Follow him on Twitter:

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‘Like somebody is taking away their Christmas’: Thornbury long-term care home’s light display vandalized, items stolen

Oct 8, 2021 , , , , by shlf

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the staff at Errinrung Long Term Care and Retirement Residence in Thornbury was looking to spread some Christmas cheer.

Because of the pandemic, they were unable to decorate inside the home, so the staff decided to decorate the outside of the facility.

“If we can’t decorate inside the home, let’s go crazy outside, put up great displays,” said Leanne Haynes, executive director of Errinrung.

She said they had a wide range of lights, trees, woodland creatures and inflatable displays, all designed to brighten up the holidays for the residents and the community. Haynes said the decorations were installed so residents could see them from inside the building.

However, on Dec. 6, many items from the display were stolen, including large animal figures and multiple light-up trees, extension cords and electrical posts. Other items were vandalized.

“It was extremely disappointing and heart wrenching,” she said. “The residents enjoyed it. This has been a really tough year for long term care, and it was something they were looking forward too. It’s like somebody is taking away their Christmas’

Haynes was surprised, as the home had received nothing but support throughout the pandemic.

“It’s really unusual for our little community,” she said.

Some of the decorations remain and while there is a concern the home could be targeted again, Haynes said “we don’t want to take all of our decorations down and forfeit to them.”

The police have been notified and anyone who has information is asked to call the OPP or Errinrung at

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3 things Ontario’s new COVID-19 modelling data tells us

Jul 26, 2021 , , , , by shlf

Ontario has released its latest COVID-19 modelling projections, changing its outlook considerably since it released its last set of projections on Oct. 29. 

“The spread of the pandemic at this point is quite significant,” said Dr. Adalsteinn Brown, dean of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, as he presented the latest modelling data on Nov. 12. “Given a relatively consistent volume of testing, case rates are rising substantially. This is challenging and dangerous news for the health system.”

During the last update in October, Premier Doug Ford expressed optimism that the province was moving away from the worst-case scenario, even going so far as to call the update “good news.” Ontario recorded 934 new cases of COVID-19 and 10 new deaths that day, and was projected to see, at most, about 1,200 cases per day by mid-November. 

The province blew past 1,200 daily cases on Nov. 8, with 1,328 new cases, and reported a record 1,575 new cases on Nov. 12.

Here are three things you need to know about Ontario’s newest modelling projections.

The curve

Despite the provincial government’s confidence in October, Ontario is not flattening its epidemic curve. 

COVID-19 hospitalizations have risen by 61 per cent in the past three weeks, and the number of outbreaks has risen by 57 per cent in the past week. Mortality rates are also rising in long-term-care homes. 

“Long-term-care home resident mortality is increasing and as community spread continues, outbreaks will increase,” Brown said. “And as outbreaks increase, the risk of mortality in long-term-care homes will continue to increase.”

Ontariocurve This graph by COVID-19 MC charts the path of Ontario’s epidemic curve in the coming weeks if the province maintains a daily COVID-19 infection rate of 5 per cent. – COVID-19-MC graphic

Brown said the province is currently experiencing a COVID-19 case growth rate of four per cent, and compared our epidemic curve with those of several European countries struggling to flatten their curves despite imposing lockdown measures, including France, the Netherlands, the U.K. and Germany. 

If Ontario’s growth rate continues at three per cent, its epidemic curve will surpass France’s before the end of December. If it continues at five per cent, which Brown said tracks closer to our current growth rate, our epidemic curve will soon exceed those of France, the U.K. and Germany. 

The projection

At a growth rate of three per cent, Ontario could see 3,000 to 4,000 new cases of COVID-19 per day before the end of December. At a “fairly optimistic” growth rate of five per cent, Brown said the province could see between 6,000 and 7,000 daily new cases. 

Ontario’s intensive care units have a capacity threshold at which they need to reduce access to care for non-COVID-19 patients. That threshold is 150 ICU beds, meaning care is reduced once 150 ICU beds are occupied by COVID-19 patients.

At both projected growth rates, Ontario will have exceeded its ICU occupancy within two or three weeks. 

Before the end of December, Brown said, all projected scenarios have Ontario exceeding 200 ICU beds, with 450 beds occupied by COVID patients in the worst-case scenario.

The call-to-action

Dr. Dirk Huyer, Ontario’s chief coroner, said during the Nov. 12 announcement that most of Ontario’s outbreaks can be linked to social gatherings like Halloween parties, weddings, worship events, after-work get-togethers and other similar gatherings. 

For this reason, Dr. David Williams, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, called on Ontarians to avoid gatherings and limit their outings to essential trips, especially in COVID-19 hot spots. 

“You need to understand that by going out in congregate settings, you can put yourself at risk,” he said, reminding Ontarians to use proper hand hygiene and follow public health guidelines.

“The numbers are in front of us, the task is in front of us, and the solution we’re aware of.”

Williams did not announce any new containment measures by the province.