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16.06.2023 / 02:26

Children’s book based in Whitby highlights pandemic coping

Robina Brah, helps illustrate how people and businesses coped during the past three years.Brah, who is an Ontario Tech University graduate, says her goal was to create something children could understand.“They had a bigger disconnect than we did. They were doing things they were told, but they didn’t understand why,” said Brah.The words might give you de-ja-vu or perhaps a bit of PTSD, as each page helps parents walk children through what they experienced.It stars a porcupine named peter, whose mom is a nurse.

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‘It’s hard’: Hundreds of parents likely won’t be able to see their children this Christmas

COVID-19 pandemic is having a major impact on families who are divorced or separated.One of the primary services that facilitated visits has been virtually halted, meaning many parents have not been able to see their children for an extended period of time.“It really feels like the kids are being kept away from me,” said one parent who asked not to be identified due to an ongoing custody battle.“I want to see them every week, but (the mother) keeps saying ‘no, ‘you’ll see them every other week.'” New Brunswick reverses policy, will allow Canadians from outside Canada to visit close family The father of two says he hasn’t been able to see his young children in person for weeks.

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Ontario Tech professor says far-UVC light could curtail COVID-19 transmission

Ontario Tech University professor in the faculty of energy systems and nuclear science says early research into a form of ultra-violet light that’s intended to prevent COVID-19 transmission is yielding positive results.Through computer simulations, Kirk Atkinson is exploring preliminary research from Columbia University in the U.S. that suggests far-UVC lamps could be used to significantly reduce the spread of the virus in enclosed spaces.“We found that we could get upwards of 85 per cent of (virus) killings in the air using this approach,” Atkinson says.

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Whitby Abilities Centre requests $400K from town

coronavirus shutdown. For the past couple of months, Ben White has been coming with his mom Allison to the Abilities Centre parking lot twice a week for its outdoor programming.“This is the best.

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Coronavirus: Community partnership aims to help youth cope with social isolation during pandemic

COVID-19 pandemic.The college will be working with Big Brothers Big Sisters North Durham by studying relationships between mentors and mentees between the ages of six and 18 to enhance virtual mentorship.Crystal Garvey, a Durham College professor and one of the project’s key researchers, says the goal is to help kids manage their anxiety during times of social isolation, while still being able to form a meaningful bond with their mentor.“We’re doing data collection, finding out the impacts social isolation really has had on our ‘littles,’ but not only the social isolation, but mental health and mental wellness,” she said.

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Whitby arcade venue presses reset to open under Stage 3

New cafe in Whitby tapping into arcade culture Although it was a rough go, he says everyone stepped up to help, with people ordering coffee online and other one-ups from his landlord.“We’re lucky we had a great landlord, support of the community. No one wanted to see 8-Bit Beans close down.”Now they are serving customers once again, after more than four months — and it seems everyone is happy to be back.“I’m just glad everything is slowly starting to open, which is great,” says Michelle Duguay, who was there with her son.Reopening the retro arcade location was no easy feat either.

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Coronavirus: Uxbridge businesses still facing hurdles amid reopening

reopen for six days now, but some shop owners in Uxbridge, Ont., say they’re still struggling because of a new construction project that has kept customers away.“It’s not pretty out there,” said Lee Hawn, owner and designer of The Lemonade Stand. “A lot of people get stressed out by construction, so they just don’t want to go near it.” Downtown Uxbridge, Ont., business owners facing added stress as construction begins In addition to the pandemic, the creative vintage studio says they are facing yet another hurdle to attracting customers, being right next to construction on the town’s new culvert installation.

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Coronavirus: Durham businesses react to province’s reopening announcement

one of a handful of municipalities given the green light to move into Stage 2 of the province’s reopening plan starting Friday.Business owners across the region are now working to ensure they’re able to establish the necessary precautions.Monday’s announcement had Waves Salon owner Colleen Treen feeling a wide range of emotions.“All the feelings,” she said. “Overwhelmed, excitement, ’cause we’ve been waiting months to hear the news.”Treen says she’s fully booked over the next couple of months after not being able to operate since March.

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Durham business owners concerned over future of indoor family playgrounds

As the province continues to work on its plans for Phase 2 of reopening during the novel coronavirus pandemic, businesses that are not scheduled to reopen any time soon are pleading for help.

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