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Pandemic Journals

Jun 25, 2020 | Tralee Pearce | Pandemic Journals

We thank everyone who shared a glimpse of their lives with us.

“I was sleeping 17 hours a day”

Jun 25, 2020 | Tray Nevin | Pandemic Journals

This 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 | Wade Mills | Pandemic Journals

Shelburne’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 | Karla Leger | Pandemic Journals

A piano teacher keeps her music school running on her iPad.

“Slowly, day by day, it got easier and not as weird”

Jun 25, 2020 | Sharon Edmonds | Pandemic Journals

A yoga teacher discovers the Zen in Zoom.

“There was no time to wallow”

Jun 25, 2020 | Vanessa Kreuzer | Pandemic Journals

How 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 | Pepe Lopez | Pandemic Journals

On a Mulmur farm, an essential seasonal worker misses his Mexican homeland.

“Very quickly, animals were placed in foster homes”

Jun 25, 2020 | Heather Webber | Pandemic Journals

Keeping 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 | Lori McNeil-Chong | Pandemic Journals

A 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 | Kate Perreault | Pandemic Journals

A Mono teen reassesses her idea of “normal.”

Mask Makers, Assemble!

Jun 25, 2020 | Tralee Pearce

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 | Signe Ball | Editor’s Desk

Reflections on how we’ve coped and what the future holds.