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COVID-19 vaccination clinic, Waterloo Region has announced that another clinic will also be shut down soon.Last Thursday, the region said that the Cambridge Pinebush clinic would shut down at the end of April and on Friday it said the clinic in Wellesley would close even sooner. Waterloo Region’s largest COVID-19 vaccination clinic to begin winding down operations After being in existence for close to a year, the Wellesley vaccination clinic in Elmira will close in eight days.“Dr.

Ontario are looking to head to Canada’s highest court in the latest chapter of their battles with the province over the COVID-19 pandemic.The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCFC), which represents the Aylmer Church of God and the Trinity Bible Chapel in Woolwich, says in a release that it has filed the paperwork with the Supreme Court of Canada in its latest appeal bid.The case has made its way through the court system as both of the churches have faced a variety of charges, including findings of contempt, for repeatedly defying restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.The JCFC says Pastor Henry Hildebrandt and the Aylmer Church of God were ordered to pay $274,000 in fines and costs for violating the pandemic rules by holding several drive-in services in 2021.Elders at the church in Elmira were also ordered to pay thousands of dollars in fines while the doors to their building were also locked for several months after several gatherings were held inside in 2021.In March of 2022, the initial appeal by the church was dismissed by an Ontario judge.Lawyers for the churches had argued that both indoor and outdoor gathering restrictions issued by the Ontario government were over-broad, unreasonable, arbitrary limits that violated Charter rights and cannot be justified in a free and democratic society.The JCFC then took the case to the court of appeal in December 2022, where their objections to the March ruling were also dismissed.— with files from Global News

COVID-19 outbreaks at a church in Kitchener and daycare in Elmira on Thursday.There are five cases connected to the outbreak at Apostolic Faith Mission, which pushes it over the threshold for Waterloo Public Health to name the location of an outbreak.

coronavirus, according to a company spokesperson.“After consultation with the Region of Waterloo Public Health, Toyota Boshoku Canada management has asked approximately 100 of our blue shift seat manufacturing line team members in Elmira to self-isolate to limit the potential spread of COVID-19,” Ryan Hunt said through email.

Waterloo’s top doc issues plea for people to only get COVID-19 tests when necessary The news came a day after the board announced that four others had contracted the virus.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]That number included high schoolers at Huron Heights Secondary School and Forest Heights Collegiate Institute in Kitchener as well as elementary students at Clemens Mills Public School in Cambridge and Williamsburg Public School in Kitchener.On Sunday, it was also announced that an elementary student at Riverside Public School in Elmira had also tested positive for coronavirus.

4 Wilfrid Laurier students test positive for coronavirus On Sunday, the board announced a positive test for a student at Riverside Public School in Elmira had also caught the virus.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]There have been two other cases connected to schools in the area since Sept. 1.A kindergarten student at a Cambridge elementary school tested positive for the coronavirus last week.

COVID-19 outbreak declared at Kitchener daycare The student was last inside the school on Friday, according to the board.It said that no further information about the incident will be shared due to privacy concerns.The WRDSB said Waterloo Public Health will be in contact with all high-risk contacts.It also said “high-risk contacts in the identified cohort will be directed to self-isolate until at least October 2, and longer if symptomatic.” Kindergarten student from Cambridge school tests positive for coronavirus The board said parents will not get a call from Waterloo Public Health if they are not at risk.This is not the first case connected with a school in the area.A kindergarten student at a Cambridge elementary school tested