Mark H.

Agreed - as long as people realize that close contact should be avoided, even while wearing a mask.

None with high case numbers that I'm aware of. The current situation is either (a or b): a) the virus has already made its way through a community & they have relative herd immunity b) the community has gotten better at containing the virus

If this were a fact, then we wouldn’t have teams going broke or reliant on owners.

My take on masks: The idea of wearing masks is somewhat flawed but it’s still there for a reason. You are not protected from COVID by two people ONLY wearing a mask. They just don’t work for that. You have to stay 6 feet apart, wash hands etc.. So why wear masks? It makes people feel safe and it makes people act differently. There’s a sliver of truth behind every anti-mask idea, but it still doesn’t give anyone the right to act as if they know anything about protecting people and about public health orders. I think the variants entering Manitoba will be the worst beast for us to deal with. That will not be fun and it will be serious, especially if the vaccination rate is going to keep up.

There are plenty of ‘professionals’ -chiropractors, natural medicine et. al. who promote anti-vaccine rhetoric - it brings them clientele from that segment of the population. So yes, I realize there’s a lot going on, and most of it is not good, whether they believe in wearing masks or not.

I wasn't fooling anyone...I have seen exactly this first hand. I don't particularly care whether you believe or not.

The anti - mask / anti - lockdown are often also the anti - vaxxers.

The most vulnerable will get vaccinated, which should allow restrictions to be permanently loosened.

To be fair here chaps - Manitoba did do alright in the ‘first go round.’

Procrastinators unite...tomorrow.

2019 was dry with a wet fall - 2020 was dry all the way through.

I'd say there's about a snowball's chance in hell of that...called me biased, but we have the best OTs in the league...with centre and guard right behind them.

Fun fact: 1961 used to be the driest year on record. 2020 broke that record by about 50 mm Source - CJOB

Quite a few of the recent Interlake cases are from remote / northern areas of this region - but yes, still showing improvement.

Math needs context - that site does not provide enough of it. "Renewables will supply 8% of global energy by 2050" - they need to show how they arrive that - or give a source for it, at the very least.

I sincerely hope you can give a legitimate source for this information. One that doesn't run along the same lines as the 'Covid is a hoax' and 'anti-vax movements.'

I'm speaking from experience on this one. They very likely did mass testing in known clusters in the Northern region & now those are all complete Covid can really wreak havoc in a communal living situation, but it is also easier to identify and control, once you know it is there. With cases already dropping in the Winnipeg region, this was bound to happen, sooner rather than later. The rest of this week will tell the tale...

You've got to really feel for places like The Pas and Flin Flon. They have very low case counts & their hospitals are not overloaded Yet, the loosened restrictions don't apply to them, because they're in Northern Health Region.

He already is. If a U.S. President had as much power as a Canadian PM with a majority, it would be an absolute disaster.

Lol. And a month later some of the heralded provinces are a disaster.

There is optimism as we see fewer cases across the province. This is because “YOU” have made good decisions in regards to your activities and gatherings. There will always be those who choose not to adhere to the rules, but the majority of people did the right thing during Christmas and New Years and the numbers are reflecting that. That means we can prepare for reopening at a slow pace. We don’t want to return to this type of lockdown. This process will be slow but productive if done correctly. All provinces (except the Maritimes) are now seeing alarming increases because they did not impose restrictions during Christmas and have only done so recently. I’m happy to share as you can see that Manitoba is on the right track and cases are down substantially. This also means we have to proceed with caution and we will. This is far from over but as I said before, we feel cautiously optimistic. There will be information shared sometime next week. - MLA Eileen Clarke

The craziest thing is, this is all bigger than Donald Trump - the combination of unfettered social media and Trump giving them a voice - led to what we saw on Jan. 6

Both. I’m just tired of large retailers being able to operate.

He has a point.

I was thinking about doing that after Jan. 20, or just locking this thread at that point. With so much going on, a merge would be confusing.