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Small businesses say they’re ‘unfairly targeted’ by lockdown as Ontario reports 1,589 new COVID-19 cases

Oct 7, 2021 , , , , by shlf

Premier Doug Ford says he agrees “it’s not fair” that Walmart, Costco and The Bay on Yonge St. can stay open while small retailers of non-essential goods must keep their doors closed to customers.

But, under pressure to ease lockdown measures in Toronto and Peel as Ontario reported a record 1,589 new COVID-19 cases and another 19 deaths Monday, Ford said doing so risks the virus spreading faster.

“We would be in terrible, terrible shape.”

The comments came as the Canadian Federation of Independent Business pleaded for help with non-essential businesses limited to curbside pickup and deliveries with the busy holiday shopping season on the way.

Only retailers selling essential items such as food, pharmacy and hardware can keep their doors open to customers, although at 50 per cent of customer capacity under the lockdown that began Monday.

“Too many business owners feel they are being unfairly targeted so the government can send a signal to the public that they need to take the pandemic seriously,” CFIB president Dan Kelly said, echoing concerns raised in the first lockdown last spring.

The lobby group called existing government supports a “drop in the bucket” and pushed for reopenings with strict capacity limits on customers, such as no more than three at one time or shopping by appointment to keep main streets alive.

“Many businesses in these regions have already lost three to five months of their year from government shutdowns,” Kelly said, dubbing the advantage granted to bigger retailers “outrageous.”

Asked about levelling the playing field by forcing Walmart and Costco to block off areas of the store not selling essentials, Ford said his discussions with executives convinced him that would be a “logistical nightmare.”

That’s no consolation to small retailers left to pay the price of the pandemic without adequate provincial supports, said Green Leader Mike Schreiner.

“It’s simply unfair that Costco and Walmart can continue selling jewelry, PlayStations and other non-essential goods while mom and pop retailers must shut down entirely.”

Small Business Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria said provincial aid includes a $600 million assistance fund available for applications online, and acknowledged business owners are facing “significant challenges.”

The decisions on which businesses to close were made “with the best advice of public health officials” amid the surge in COVID-19, he added.

“We’ll continue to work with our public health officials to get this right.”

With the CFIB demanding to see data supporting the closure of non-essential business, associate chief medical officer Dr. Barbara Yaffe said specifics are hard to come by because public health units can’t keep up with contact tracing.

But she told reporters there is “widespread community transmission” of COVID-19 and that it can happen in small spaces that are crowded or with poor ventilation.

“Those are the kinds of circumstances that may occur in smaller businesses,” Yaffe said.

The 1,589 new cases reported Monday lift the province’s seven-day rolling average of new infections to 1,429, near its record of 1,443 last week.

Ministry of Health figures showed Peel Region had 535 new cases and Toronto had 336. There were 205 in York Region, which remains in the red or “control” zone of precautions, which is one category short of lockdown.

Ford said tough restrictions were necessary with hospitalizations from COVID-19 climbing rapidly since September and threatening to crowd out non-emergency surgeries once admissions to intensive care units topped 150.

That number rose to 156 in Monday’s reports, the highest since mid-May.

Rob Ferguson is a Toronto-based reporter covering Ontario politics for the Star. Follow him on Twitter:

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‘We’re hoping this is our miracle drug’: Beeton girl battling cancer for fifth time begins immunotherapy treatment

Sep 29, 2021 , , , , by shlf

A Beeton girl who has been battling cancer on and off for the past eight years has relapsed for the fourth time, but her family is hoping a new immunotherapy treatment will allow her to beat the disease once and for all.

Sarah Hamby, 11, who was originally diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in October 2012, about two months before her fourth birthday, was admitted into hospital Nov. 16 to begin the new treatment.

While the months and weeks ahead are still uncertain, the best-case scenario for Sarah is that she won’t have any adverse reactions to the treatment and will avoid a prolonged stay in hospital.

“We’re hoping this is our miracle drug,” said her mom, Gillian.

The infusion is a 28-day treatment, and while she will be able to continue receiving the drug at home, she will need to return to the hospital every three days.

Sarah has received other immunotherapies in the past, and while the cells were alive in her system, they kept the cancer at bay.

Her first relapse happened in July 2016 and she had her first bone marrow transplant that December.

After her second relapse in February 2018, she received CAR-T cell treatment, another form of immunotherapy.

She remained in remission for more than a year before relapsing a third time in Sept. 2019, and had a second bone-marrow transplant the following November.

At the beginning of this year, her immune system attacked her optic nerve and she lost all vision at the end of February. But she was able to regain most of her eyesight over time, after being treated for graft vs host disease.

“We are literally just going not even one day at a time, but one minute at a time,” she said. “We are trying to get through the day and be what Sarah needs to help her get through this.”

Sarah hasn’t been able to live a normal life since her relapse in Sept. 2019, and the pandemic has made it even worse, noted her dad, Mark.

“We worry about every virus, not just COVID-19,” he said. “Even chicken pox is wickedly dangerous for Sarah. You could say we’ve been in self-isolation for the better part of eight years.”

She hasn’t seen her friends in person for well over a year or been able to go out to do fun things between treatments.

“Not being able to take her out to do things because things are closed, to enjoy the time before treatments, it’s difficult,” he said. “And it’s hard for her to see friends because they could put her at risk, and you don’t want to go into treatment because it could create complications.”

The community has shown unwavering support to the family over the past eight years, and that solidarity is showing no signs of slowing down.

“The community has been great through all the treatments we’ve had,” Gillian said. “Every time she relapses, we’ve gotten so much support from so many people that you wouldn’t even expect to get support from.”

, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

Crystal Robertson, owner of New Orleans Pizza, is selling DIY pizza kits, and a portion of the proceeds from each pizza will be donated to the family.

Robertson, who fundraisers for many causes locally and regionally, knows the family personally, and also as regular customers.

She wanted to provide the family financial support, whether it helps them buy something special for Sarah, or to help with all their travel and medical costs.

“Sarah is always smiling and she never wants for anything,” Robertson said.

For more information on how to order a pizza kit to support the Hamby family, contact Robertson at .

Friends are also organizing a birthday card bonanza to celebrate her 12th birthday on Dec. 5.

Anyone wishing to send Sarah a card can mail it to Tecumseth Elementary School in Beeton.

The mailing address for the school is 43 Patterson St., Box 302, Beeton, ON, L0G 1A0.

Story behind the story: Simcoe.com interviewed the Hamby family again after learning of their daughter’s fourth cancer relapse on social media, and to also find out what the community is doing to help them at this difficult time.

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‘Totally out of place’: Public meetings planned for 34-storey tower, 108-unit apartment building in downtown Barrie

Jul 21, 2021 , , , , by shlf

Barrie is preparing to build up once again.

The city’s planning committee will host public meetings Oct. 20 for two large, neighbouring developments proposed for the downtown core.

Of the proposals, is by far the largest. Rockhap Holdings has applied for a zoning bylaw amendment that, if approved, would permit the construction of a 34-storey mixed-use condominium building on its 2.2-acre site.

The project includes 1,014 square metres of ground-floor commercial space, 467 condominium suites, eight townhouses fronting onto Maple and five live/work units. A total of 412 parking spaces would be provided.

“The subject lands are currently occupied by a commercial office building, a large surface parking area and a single-detached dwelling unit which has been converted to commercial uses,” city planner Andrew Gameiro said.

A Bell office building borders the site and there are commercial and residential properties in the surrounding area.

Neighbours have expressed concern over the potential effect the development would have on traffic, the downtown skyline and loss of privacy. They’d also like to see more affordable options included in the design.

“It’s a very creatively designed project, yet I am totally dismayed at the proposed height of its tower,” resident Janet Ness wrote in a letter addressed to the city. “Planners should take a harder look at the big picture. This is not Toronto. Nor do we want it to be. (This) tower … will be totally and majorly out of proportion with current ‘high-rise’ buildings standing in the downtown. (It) will look totally out of place.”

She also expressed concern over the city’s ability to rescue occupants from a building that large during an emergency.

A zoning bylaw amendment has also been proposed for the nearby property at . Here, Coral Sophia Lane Housing wants to construct an eight-storey, 108-unit apartment complex. The building, if approved, would feature about 70 affordable units, a rooftop amenity area and 96 parking spaces.

Neighbours issued many of the same critiques toward this project as the tower proposal, Gameiro said.

“All comments that are received, as well as comments provided at the neighbourhood and public meetings, will be considered as part of the final recommendations in the planning staff report,” he said.

A staff report on each proposal will likely be presented to councillors in the first quarter of 2021.

The planning meeting begins at 7 p.m. To see the agenda, visit . The meeting can be viewed on the city’s .

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OPP looking for man who walked into Hockley store wearing black trench coat, possible gun strapped to chest

Jul 2, 2021 , , , , by shlf

Nottawasaga OPP officers are looking for a man who allegedly walked into the Hockley Valley General Store with what appeared to be a gun strapped to his chest.

Police said the incident happened Saturday, Nov. 7, around 12:30 p.m. at the store located at

Police said the man, who was wearing a black trench coat, purchased some food items and left. At no point was anyone threatened with the firearm.

The suspect is described as a Caucasian man between 30 and 40 years old, approximately five-foot-nine with a medium build and brown hair with a distinct bald patch. He was last seen wearing the black trench coat and a white and blue medical mask.

The gun is believed to be a revolver with a white handle.

Anyone with information on this suspect can call the OPP at or Crime Stoppers at .