In regards to this year’s budget, I did work on several amendments that are primarily focused on improving our transportation system. One amendment that was already approved by the Finance Committee in October was additional funding for Parks and Engineering staff to provide snow and ice control on our primary shared use paths in the city. Our current practice provides for snow and ice control on weekdays only, which often leaves the paths in very poor and hazardous conditions following a weekend winter weather event.
About 250,000 Quebecers typically spend winter in warmer climates. But only a fraction made their usual migration this year due to COVID 19. Those that did are now livid about the fact they will be required to pay up to $2,000 out of their own pockets to stay in a hotel for the first three days of their 14 day quarantine upon landing at the airport..
A leading Covid scientist has floated the idea that people may simply get the “sniffles” when they catch the virus in the future. It came as Tory MPs called for ministers to make a promise of no more lockdowns when they reopen the country. Prof Andrew Pollard, the head of the Oxford Vaccine Group, said the “jury is out” about whether new Covid vaccines will be needed to combat mutant strains but expressed hope those already developed can stop severe cases.
The Maritime Self Defence Force said three crew members on the submarine suffered minor injuries and the vessel mast was damaged but not enough to hinder its ability to sail. The five, including Ouch Leng, a 2016 Goldman Environmental Prize winner, were detained by rangers on Friday for being inside the Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary without permission, Environment Ministry spokesman Neth Pheaktra said. A panel of South Korean advisers has urged caution over the use of AstraZeneca’s vaccine for people older than 65, citing a lack of data, the food and drug safety ministry said last week.
After the third official adapter cord destroyed itself, I taken to repairing them with heat shrink tubing as well. But the 3 (at least for the brand I got) does not constrict down enough to fit tightly on the think cable. Cut another 4″ piece of silicone tubing, slit lengthwise, put over the first piece of tubing with the slit on the opposite side.
“She pushed me on, are we on mobile vaccination units? How many are we going to have, in what period of time? Are they going to be able to reach rural communities and urban communities? How much progress have you made?” Read more about Harris role in the Biden administration so far at The New York Times. A few military roadblocks and patrolling armoured vehicles were the only sign of the sudden army takeover that threatened to wipe out the country’s recent democratic progress in one audacious swoop. On Wednesday, carefully orchestrated television footage showed a diminutive figure in military uniform conducting government business from a golden, throne like armchair.