Coronavirus
Dec 18th 2020, 4:26 pm
#3511
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Dec 18th 2020, 8:29 pm
#3512
Stand-up Philosopher
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Location: Regina Saskatchewan
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Re: Coronavirus
An old friend (he's really old) who usually saves me his moose and deer hearts every year has been in ICU for a couple of weeks now. He's still able to talk and eat, but he's been on total pressurized oxygen for a week. He's signed the form that he doesn't want to go on a ventilator, and is not to be resuscitated. This is a great big strong guy, who even at his age could knock most men flat. If it can take him, it can take anyone.
RIP Steamer.
Dec 18th 2020, 10:27 pm
#3514
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Re: Coronavirus
Happy Birthday you have COVID. Birthday party in Vaughan, Ontario on Dec 6th. Age range of 3 to 54.
22 people go to party, 11 get COVID.
22 people go to party, 11 get COVID.
Dec 19th 2020, 3:22 am
#3516
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Dec 19th 2020, 3:31 am
#3517
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Dec 19th 2020, 3:58 am
#3518
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Location: SW Ontario
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Re: Coronavirus
It's not just a rule, it's illegal to do so! https://covid-19.ontario.ca/zones-an...ach-zone-means
It is illegal to gather indoors with anyone you do not live with.
You must limit contact to your household (the people you live with) and stay at least 2 metres apart from everyone else.
Do not visit any other household or allow visitors in your home.
If you live alone, you can have close contact with only one other household.
All events and social gatherings:
You must limit contact to your household (the people you live with) and stay at least 2 metres apart from everyone else.
Do not visit any other household or allow visitors in your home.
If you live alone, you can have close contact with only one other household.
All events and social gatherings:
- Indoors: not allowed, except with members of your household (or one other household if you live alone)
- Outside: 10 people
Dec 19th 2020, 11:42 am
#3519
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Re: Coronavirus
It's not just a rule, it's illegal to do so! https://covid-19.ontario.ca/zones-an...ach-zone-means
Dec 19th 2020, 4:28 pm
#3520
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Location: SW Ontario
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Re: Coronavirus
Emergency Measures and Civil Protection Act (EMCPA) - the fines are a lot higher for a business though - up to $5,000
https://www.hamilton.ca/coronavirus/...ut-enforcement
https://www.hamilton.ca/coronavirus/...ut-enforcement
Dec 19th 2020, 5:46 pm
#3521
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Re: Coronavirus
Emergency Measures and Civil Protection Act (EMCPA) - the fines are a lot higher for a business though - up to $5,000
https://www.hamilton.ca/coronavirus/...ut-enforcement
https://www.hamilton.ca/coronavirus/...ut-enforcement
Pretty hefty fines. The fines are lower in BC, and uniform across the province, BC except for a short period of time never did region specific rules, and we never had one of these color coded systems Ontario seems to have.
$230 violation ticket:
for not wearing a mask in public settings unless exempt.
Are a passenger on a party bus or limousine
Encourage other people to attend a gathering and/or Refuse to leave or disperse from the event or gathering when directed to do so by an enforcement officer.
Do not vacate a licensed premise by 11:00 pm. (bars) and/or Engage in abusive behaviour towards a restaurant or bar employee.
$2,300 fines for:
people who operate a party bus or limousine anywhere in the province.
to owners, operators and event organizers who host an event or gathering, unless the event or gathering unless the event has an exemption.
A nightclub does not cease to operate as a nightclub
Background music or other background sounds, such as from televisions is louder than the volume of normal conversation.
Liquor is served outside the hours of 11:00 am to 10:00 pm
Tickets can be issued by police, community safety unit, liquor and cannabis inspectors, gaming inspectors and conservation officers.
Repeat offenders or cases of egregious contraventions of the health order, police can recommended criminal charges, if convicted the penalty is $2,000 fines and/or up to 6 months in jail.
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/s...lation-tickets
Dec 19th 2020, 10:42 pm
#3522
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Re: Coronavirus
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/135239...celled-london/
Dec 20th 2020, 12:06 am
#3523
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Location: SW Ontario
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Re: Coronavirus
Whole of south east of England and all of London lockdown as from midnight.........No Christmas meetings for anyone in tier 4. This after Boris promising Christmas would be saved, i'm sure there are a lot of rather piised off people right now.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/135239...celled-london/
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/135239...celled-london/
Christmas is pretty much ruined for many, sadly some have already spent money on food and gifts to celebrate with family they can no longer see... one or two are going to have a very very lonely christmas as they are not allowed to see their families. 
Dec 20th 2020, 1:09 am
#3524
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Re: Coronavirus
[Crocodile Dundee voice]That's not a hefty fine. *This* is a hefty fine...[/Crocodile Dundee voice]
"Victoria Police can issue on-the-spot fines of up to $1,652 for individuals and up to $9,913 for businesses for:
People who do not wear a face mask when required and do not have a lawful reason can be fined $200."
And those are the *current* fines, dialed back by roughly 2/3rds from the "state of emergency" ones of 2 - 5 months ago.
"Victoria Police can issue on-the-spot fines of up to $1,652 for individuals and up to $9,913 for businesses for:
- refusing or failing to comply with the emergency directions
- refusing or failing to comply with a public health risk power direction
- refusing or failing to comply with the Public Health Directions to provide information.
People who do not wear a face mask when required and do not have a lawful reason can be fined $200."
And those are the *current* fines, dialed back by roughly 2/3rds from the "state of emergency" ones of 2 - 5 months ago.
Last edited by abner; Dec 20th 2020 at 1:12 am.
Dec 20th 2020, 2:28 pm
#3525
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Location: Kamloops, BC
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Re: Coronavirus
Looks like this new strain of COVID is hammering parts of England right now. So much so that other countries have banned incoming flights from the UK.
https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-...-says-12168124
https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-...-says-12168124