On roday’s Tantramar Report:
New Brunswick continues to discover new cases of COVID-19 across all health zones in this province, most of which are popping up in this zone (Zone 1). Yesterday Public Health discovered 35 new cases, 16 of which are in the Moncton region. Of those 35 new cases, 30 patients were not fully vaccinated. Three of the new cases in Zone 1 are people under the age of 19, and six other people of similar age also fell ill in Zone 5. Most of the new cases in Zone 1, however, are people in their twenties. 11 people remain in the hospital, and eight patients are in intensive care units.
Positive cases were identified in multiple schools in Zone 3 (Fredericton region), resulting in both schools being closed today and classes being conducted online. Students and staff of Fredericton High School and Andover Elementary School will join class online today while Public Health conducts contact tracing and risk assessments. Students and their parents will be contacted directly by Public Health if there is a risk they were exposed.
Nova Scotia is also having a spike in new cases, with 66 new ones identified yesterday. In light of the new cases, Nova Scotia has pumped the brakes on its Phase 5 plan, which is Nova Scotia’s equivalent of a Green phase. Phase 5 won’t start until at least October 4th, pending case counts and spread. The new cases brings the active cases to a sudden 173 active cases, the majority of which are in the Colchester Community Health Network, which covers Truro.17 cases are in Cumberland County, our immediate neighbours to the east, which includes Amherst.
Live Bait Theatre is setting the stage for its season launch party at the end of this month, with a busier line-up than ever before. The theatre company has just started to dip its toe into performing in public again since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic with an outdoor production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream during Festival By the Marsh, but Live Bait’s President Cynthia Spurles says that the fun is just beginning. The season launch party is September 26th, and Spurles says the theatre company has already received several donations to help with the new season. Donations at the party are definitely welcome, but she insists that they are by no means necessary.
EOS Eco-Energy wants to help Tantramar businesses of all kinds go green, or at least go greener, with their Tantramar Green Shops initiative. Similar to the project of a similar name in Fredericton, projects coordinator Lauren Clark wants to serve as a consultant for businesses who want to lessen their carbon footprint, but might not know where to start. Clark says that no project is too small, and she wants to make environmentalism in business as accessible as possible.
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