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Accelerated Second Dose Eligibility Continues Ahead of Schedule

NEWS RELEASE

Over 75 per cent of Ontario Adults Have Received A First Dose of a COVID-19 Vaccine and more than 19 per cent are Fully Vaccinated

June 17, 2021
Ministry of Health

TORONTO — With a majority of Ontario adults having received a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and over three million doses of the Moderna vaccine arriving in June, the province is continuing to accelerate its vaccine rollout by expanding eligibility for second doses ahead of schedule.

“Thanks to the efforts of Team Ontario...

Watershed Plan Aims to Build Resiliency Against Climate Change Impacts

Levels on the Mississippi River are currently 65% below normal for this time of year.  The Draft Mississippi Watershed Plan recently released for comment by Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority (MVCA) states that the watershed has experienced four droughts since 2012 and six large floods since 1998. Climate change models for the watershed predict more frequent extreme weather events and earlier spring freshets, with potential impacts on winter ice stability and the ability of the Authority...

Bolingbroke Cemetery Memorial Service Announcement

The Bolingbroke Cemetery Memorial Service always held on the second Sunday in July has been cancelled for 2021 due to Covid-19 restrictions.

Donations to help with the upkeep of the Cemetery are greatly appreciated.

The Cemetery is always open to visitors.

For more information contact Garnet Gray — 613-273-5475

Celebrating National Indigenous Day: We are all Treaty People

TREATIES ARE ALIVE! Mississippi Mills All My Relations presents via Zoom: 7:00 – 9:00 PM EDT June 21st

How do Treaties Give Us Hope? Elder Larry McDermott, Algonquin from Shabot Obaadjiwan, Executive Director of Plenty Canada and Indigenous Advisor and Lecturer for the University of Guelph, will describe the Treaty Relationship between Canadians and Indigenous Peoples beginning with the Treaty of Niagara, 1764, and the significance of this especially with regard to:

• Establishing a foundation for...