On Friday, March 12th, the Ontario Government announced it will ease capacity limits for weddings, funerals and religious services in regions classified as Grey Zones (Lockdown). These changes are effective March 15th. Current Grey Zones within the Canadian Shield Regional Council include the City of Sudbury and the City of Thunder Bay. The experiences of communities of faith around our region will be vastly different depending where you fall on the Ontario Government’s Covid...
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Canadian Shield Regional Council Covid-19 Statement - Jan. 13, 2021Yesterday the Ontario Government announced enhanced public health and workplace safety measures for the COVID-19 pandemic in effect for all of Ontario (Enhancing Public Health and Workplace Safety Measures in the Province-wide Shutdown, Jan. 12, 2021). The maximum allowance for indoor and outdoor gatherings for places of worship remains at 10 and masks must be worn both outdoors and indoors when not alone (see page...
The Safety of Church Singing – A Health Unit’s Perspective The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit has circulated a letter regarding the use of live music during recently re-opening Sunday Worship. This is a good read for ALL Communities of Faith in the Canadian Shield Regional Council and is relevant to us all. It gives clear guidelines about things like singers or wind instruments and the use of barriers, etc. Please click on the button below to view their letter. [button...