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Cosmetica Laboratories communication to SAWRO on mass-terminations

Dear community members SAWRO remains deeply concerned about the mass-termination of community women who had been working at Cosmetica Laboratories

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SAWRO

3 days ago

Dear Community Members,

Ontario will be placed under a second state of emergency effective 12:01 a.m. Thursday, January 14th.

NEW RESTRICTIONS
•All non-essential retail stores, including hardware stores, alcohol retailers, and those offering curbside pickup or delivery, will not be allowed to open earlier than 7 a.m. or close after 8 p.m.
•Stores that primarily sell food, pharmacies, gas stations, convenience stores and restaurants open for takeout or delivery will be exempted.
•Outdoor public gatherings and social gatherings of more than 5 people will be prohibited.

SCHOOLS
•Schools in will not return to in person instruction (until at least Feb. 10)
•Students in Grades 1-3 will now be required to wear masks. Masks will also be required outdoors when physical distancing cannot be maintained. The province is also expanding screening protocols and targeted testing at schools

CHILD CARE
•Child care centres for non-school aged children will remain open
•Child care remains suspended for school-aged children in areas where in-person learning is on hold, with the exception of emergency centres for the children of essential workers

WORKPLACES
•Each person responsible for a business or organization that is open shall ensure that any person who performs work for the business or organization conducts their work remotely except where the nature of their work requires them to be on-site at the workplace
•The Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development will conduct a workplace inspection blitz with a particular focus on “areas of high transmission, including break rooms
•The province will provide up to 300,000 rapid COVID-19 tests per week to key sectors such as manufacturing, warehousing, supply chain and food processing, as well as additional tests for schools and long-term care homes

OTHER
•The province is now recommending that residents wear masks outdoors when they can’t maintain two metres of physical distance
•The government is issuing a stay-at-home order requiring everyone to remain at home with exceptions for essential purposes, such as going to the grocery store or pharmacy, accessing health care services, for exercise or for essential work

For more resources on the new restrictions visit: https://www.cp24.com/news/what-you-need-to-know-about-ontario-s-new-covid-19-restrictions-1.5263701 or https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/… ... See MoreSee Less

Ontario Declares Second Provincial Emergency to Address COVID-19 Crisis and Save Lives | Ontario Newsroom

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SAWRO

3 weeks ago

Dear community members,

We are sending warm wishes to everyone this holiday, and we hope you have a wonderful and restful time with your family. This year has been a difficult time for many as we navigated through this pandemic and other obstacles resultant of the pandemic, yet as a community, we have made it through and will continue to do so in the new year. We are very thankful for the community’s support this year and will continue doing our best to continue assisting the community in the next year! Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year!

With the holidays approaching, our office schedule has changed for the next two weeks. SAWRO will remain closed from December 25th to 27th, 2020 and from January 1st to 3rd, 2021.

Warm wishes,

SAWRO Office
416-686-0701, 647-857-9153
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4 weeks ago

The new COVID-19 Response Framework is proposed to come into effect on Saturday, December 26, 2020 at 12:01 AM. In response to the increasing COVID-19 cases in Ontario, the provincial government has announced new lockdown guidelines with some additional restrictions and measures:

-Restricting indoor/outdoor organized public events & social gatherings
-Prohibiting in-person shopping in most retail settings
-Restricting indoor access to shopping malls - patrons may only go to a designated indoor pickup area
-Prohibiting indoor and outdoor dining
-New School Protocols - For schools in Southern Ontario (including Toronto):
---Elementary (kindergarten to grade 8) schools will not have in-person school until Monday, January 11, 2021. Between January 4-8, 2021, elementary students will be taught online. In-person learning will resume on January 11, 2021.
---Highschools (grade 9-12) will be closed until Monday, January 25, 2021. Between January 4-22, highschool students will be taught online. In-person learning will resume on January 25, 2021.
---Childcare centers will remain open
-New Ontario Small Business Support Grant - Small businesses (as outlined in the announcement) will receive a one-time grant to support their businesses. Further details will be announced in January 2021.

To contain the virus in high-risk communities, the government is also providing $12.5 million to implement a High Priority Communities Strategy. Additional funding of $42 million will also be available to establish isolation centres which will be built in partnership with local cities. The Ministry of Labour is also working to limit the transmission of COVID-19 in workplaces by carrying out more regulation and enforcement.
To read the full announcement, please see the link below: ... See MoreSee Less

Ontario Announces Provincewide Shutdown to Stop Spread of COVID-19 and Save Lives | Ontario Newsroom

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<p>Details were provided today by Premier Doug Ford, Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, Dr. David Williams, Chief Medical Officer of Health...

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