Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

The NVCA office will remain open for permits and walk-ins

'Barrie Families Unite is just one small example of social media and technology coming together to provide a sense of community'

All members payments suspended as of Tuesday, and all paid-in-full memberships frozen

Royal College of Dental Surgeons 'strong recommends that all non-essential and elective dental services should be suspended immediately'

Those advised by health officials to self-isolate are being asked not to come into a courthouse

'Workers must not bear the brunt of the financial hardship caused by this pandemic,' says Unifor president Jerry Dias

'Safety comes before anything else,' says Snow Valley GM; Concerns about COVID-19 lead to abrupt closures on the eve of March break

OLG 'has taken this action consistent with the recommendations of the province's Chief Medical Officer of Health,' says news release

'In the early days of this pandemic' number of confirmed cases in region is up to three; 'I fully expect there will be community transmission in the near future,' official says

One case was hospitalized