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Hello. Bonjour. Kwey.
The latest trends in Ottawa
Ottawa remains in the Orange – Restrict zone
according to the latest trends in our monitoring indicators. Our collective
goal is to reduce COVID-19 rates to be able to move to fewer restrictions under
the provincial framework and less pressure on the healthcare system. However,
rates are no longer decreasing and we are close to “red” category thresholds.
The wastewater signal in particular has been increasing for over a week,
suggesting more people are shedding the virus, perhaps unknowingly posing a
risk of transmission to others.
I want to continue to thank Ottawa residents
for working hard to keep numbers at a manageable level.
I also need to stress that we must not let up
our actions that prevent COVID-19 transmission; we need to keep the protective
measures currently in place to protect people from severe illness and death.
Yes, vaccination of populations most at-risk is underway, and every day we’re
turning another page on our COVID-19 story. But we’re not at the end yet. As we
wait for more vaccines, we see the presence of more transmissible variants in
the community.
The number of people positive for COVID-19
who have been confirmed by genetic sequencing to have a variant of concern remains
10. However, the number that have screened positive for an initial genetic
indicator of a variant of concern has increased over the month to 73 now. These
screen positives are likely to be confirmed as a variant of concern when the
genetic sequencing is complete which could give a total as high as 83 people
with a variant of concern. The stricter we are with our preventive behaviours,
the better we can avoid a rapid rise in all types of COVID-19.
All of us – including those who have been
vaccinated – need to keep up with the measures we know stop transmission:
sticking with your household contacts, maintaining a distance from others,
wearing a mask and washing your hands. If you do decide to visit with people
outside of your household, there are ways to reduce the risk of transmission:
stay outdoors, maintain distance, wear a mask and keep visits short.
I also want to thank people who have adhered
to isolation and case management instructions. If you are contacted by a public
health nurse because you tested positive for COVID-19 or if you are a close
contact of someone who tested positive, please adhere to the advice the public
health nurse gives you. If you have questions or concerns, contact your nurse.
They are there to support you. Each time someone who is a high-risk contact
stays isolated they are helping to prevent the COVID-19 rate from growing in
our community.
And a reminder to parents and guardians that
daily screening is still required before sending children to school. If your
child, or anyone in the household, has one symptom of COVID-19, testing is
strongly encouraged. And before and after school and on weekends, all family
members will help prevent COVID-19 transmission by limiting close contacts with
people outside of the household.
My thanks to workplaces, also, who are
ensuring daily screening of all employees. Access to test results for people
checking whether their symptom is caused by COVID-19 or not at an Assessment
Centre continues to be speedy, with 71 per cent of results reported in less
than 24 hours and 96 per cent of results reported in less than 48 hours.
Let’s not let our guards down now. We will
see this through together.
Thank you. Merci. Meegwetch.
March 03, 2021 –
Special statement from Dr. Vera Etches
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LOCAL VENUES
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It’s always
a good idea to check with venues to confirm their status.
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Atomic Rooster
303 Bank Street
www.facebook.com/267649179945257
COVID-19 Update:
As of Tuesday, February 16, we will be back
open for Dine-In & Take-Away.
Our hours of operation will be:
Monday-Friday - 12pm-10pm
Saturday-Sunday - 10am-10pm
Weekend Brunch - 10am-3pm
Also available for delivery on UBER
EATS & DOOR
DASH.
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Irene’s Pub
885 Bank Street
https://www.facebook.com/irenespub.ca
Live streamed and live in the Pub
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Rainbow Bistro
76 Murray Street
https://www.facebook.com/rainbow.bistro.7
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BLUES ON THE RIDEAU
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The Cove Inn remains closed. We will let you know as soon as it reopens and as soon as live music - including BOTR shows - are returning.
From James Doran:
I found this on the CDBaby DIY website. Good
suggestions! Help out if you can.
HOW YOU CAN HELP OUT ARTISTS DURING THESE
EXTRAORDINARILY DIFFICULT TIMES
1. Buy a t-shirt, hat,
or other merch from the artist’s online store.
2. Buy a CD/Vinyl/Tape/USB/MP3,
whichever music format is most useful. This puts more money in the artist’s
pocket than streaming.
3. Listen to your
favorite artists on streaming platforms, since every play is monetized.
4. Share links to your
favorite tracks and create a post or video about why this music means so much
to you.
5. Add a song to your
playlist.
6. Send an encouraging
note directly to the artist. That means more than you’ll ever know.
7. Include their song in
your own videos.
8. If you have design
skills, design them a cool shirt or poster that they can sell.
9. When touring does
resume, buy a ticket and help them pack out that venue.
10. Contribute to their crowdfunding or Patreon.
www.BluesOnTheRideau.ca
www.coveinn.com
www.facebook.com/
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KINGSTON SPECIAL EVENTS
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For more info, please contact Kingston Blues
Society
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50th JUNO AWARDS
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JUNO Award nominations will be announced on
Tuesday, March 9, 2021.
The JUNOS return to Toronto for
the 50th Anniversary on May 16, 2021.
The 50th annual JUNO Awards will be broadcast nationwide on CBC
TV, CBC Gem, CBC Radio One, CBC Music and globally at cbcmusic.ca/junos.
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42nd BLUES MUSIC AWARDS
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Current members of the Blues Foundation are
eligible to vote.
Voting closes March 12 at 11:59 CT.
The Blues Music Awards ceremony will take
place on Sunday, June 6, 2021 at 5 pm ET.
For more information: http://blues.org/blues-music-awards/
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THE GREAT MIGRATION
FROM THE DELTA BLUES MUSEUM
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Take a Field Trip through "The Great
Migration" in our latest virtual tour, created by Mississippi filmmaker
Joe York in collaboration with historian Nancy Pace Kossman and screenwriter
Jennifer Pierce Mathus: The story of The Great Migration is also the story
of how the world got the Blues, from those musicians who left the South in
search of better lives elsewhere. Learn more about the places they left and how
this important movement had a dramatic impact on the country's economy, arts
and culture.
All virtual tours are free and available on
our website at
https://www.deltabluesmuseum.org/field-trip-tour.aspx
Donations are suggested and greatly
appreciated.
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BYTOWNE CINEMA
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“Goodbye ByTowne”
Singer/songwriter Lynn Miles has
written a song just for us!
It's really good, in a three-hanky kind of
way.
After you watch the video, you can download
the audio file to your music collection.
Downloads are free, but if you'd like to show
your appreciation (and support local music), consider a small e-transfer to
Lynn at lynnmilesmusic@gmail.com
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BLUES ON THE RADIO
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DAWGFM.com
Blues 24/7 on the internet
Streaming at http://www.dawgfm.com/
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On CKCU-FM 93.1
The Mighty 93.1
Community Radio serving the Ottawa Carleton
Region
Sundays: 9-11 pm
Black and Blues
with John Tackaberry
The show features a heavy dose of electric
blues and rhythm and blues, with the occasional selection of sixties soul. The
first hour is dedicated to artist profiles and reviews of recordings on
particular labels. In the second hour there is a blues calendar, a rundown of
events in Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa, and interviews with “new and
reissued blues and rhythm and blues tracks on wax”, alternating with “live
blues and R&B for a Sunday night” in the last half hour of the show.
http://www.ckcufm.com/black-and-blues
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Wednesdays: 9-11 pm
In A Mellow Tone
Hosted by Bernard Stepien, Ron Steeds, Allan
Wigney, Jean-Michel Labatut and Aidian Thomas, ‘In A Mellow Tone’ introduces
listeners to the entire history of jazz, from its beginnings to the latest
innovations. Every program has a focus: on a musician, a city, a festival, an
instrument, a record label or on recent releases. The hosts draw on their large
personal CD and LP collections to supplement CKCU's extensive resources.
http://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/94/info.html
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On CBC Radio Two 103.3 FM
Saturdays: 6-8 pm
On CBC Radio One 91.5 FM
Saturdays: 9-11 pm
Saturday Night Blues
Host Holger Petersen has been a broadcaster,
record producer, album collector, and serious blues fan for over 40
years. His collection of blues records numbers in the
thousands. On Saturday Night Blues each week you’ll hear a mix of classic
blues from the ‘Petersen Vaults’, concerts, interviews, artist features, new
releases, plus anything that boogies, jumps, or swings, plus your requests from
the Bluesline.
And check out SNB videos here http://www.cbc.ca/snb/video/
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On CJHR 98.7 Valley Heritage Radio
Thursdays, 8-10 pm
Got The Blues
Pat Watters is your host for this blues only
radio show. It can be heard throughout the Ottawa Valley and streaming on
the internet at valleyheritageradio.ca.
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