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Pandemic Journals
Jun 25, 2020 | | Pandemic JournalsWe thank everyone who shared a glimpse of their lives with us.
“I was sleeping 17 hours a day”
Jun 25, 2020 | | Pandemic JournalsThis Orangeville nurse contracted Covid-19 – along with her whole family.
“The collective grief shared by our community is something that will long endure”
Jun 25, 2020 | | Pandemic JournalsShelburne’s mayor reflects on both the tragedy that gripped his town and the compassion it inspired.
“The enthusiasm of my students remains”
Jun 25, 2020 | | Pandemic JournalsA piano teacher keeps her music school running on her iPad.
“Slowly, day by day, it got easier and not as weird”
Jun 25, 2020 | | Pandemic JournalsA yoga teacher discovers the Zen in Zoom.
“There was no time to wallow”
Jun 25, 2020 | | Pandemic JournalsHow the duo behind Orangeville’s Lavender Blue Catering are keeping Dufferin fed.
“I always think of my family – my wife, Faviola, and my daughter, Jimena”
Jun 25, 2020 | | Pandemic JournalsOn a Mulmur farm, an essential seasonal worker misses his Mexican homeland.
“Very quickly, animals were placed in foster homes”
Jun 25, 2020 | | Pandemic JournalsKeeping both animals and staff safe was a priority at the Upper Credit Humane Society shelter.
“You can’t get all in a twist. You have to roll with it”
Jun 25, 2020 | | Pandemic JournalsA hands-on Caledon interior designer gets it done from a distance.
“I’ve taken this time to focus on what matters most”
Jun 25, 2020 | | Pandemic JournalsA Mono teen reassesses her idea of “normal.”
Mask Makers, Assemble!
Jun 25, 2020 |How local stitchers, engineers, manufacturers and teachers stepped up to create and donate face coverings and other apparel to beat back the virus.
No Life Untouched
Jun 25, 2020 | | Editor’s DeskReflections on how we’ve coped and what the future holds.