{"id":422,"date":"2020-08-18T13:11:03","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T13:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mixto.ca\/blog\/?p=422"},"modified":"2020-08-18T13:11:03","modified_gmt":"2020-08-18T13:11:03","slug":"the-great-canadian-check-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mixto.ca\/blog\/the-great-canadian-check-in\/","title":{"rendered":"The Great Canadian Check In"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/mixto.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ah-canada.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mixto.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ah-canada.jpg 660w, https:\/\/mixto.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ah-canada-300x262.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mixto.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ah-canada-330x288.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>So Canada, we are making ourselves proud, eh?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Canadians have been fortunate as we rally together\u00a0<em>during<\/em>,\u00a0<em>as a result of<\/em>,\u00a0<em>presently<\/em>, and\u00a0<em>in the future<\/em>\u00a0as we all brace ourselves for what the medical community has been preparing us for all along \u2013 the 2<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0Wave of the Covid pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout it all, Canadians have had a unified message from local, provincial and federal Government.\u00a0 Our health &amp; safety and well-being was the number 1 priority.\u00a0 And it appears that although the messages may have been slightly different in varying regions, and at different times, the goals were the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>What will Fall 2020 &amp; Winter 2021 look like?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Who knows?\u00a0 But here\u2019s some of what\u2019s been happening around the country:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Canadians are thankful to Frontline workers and continue to show their appreciation through children\u2019s art lining windows, front doors and sidewalks with hearts and thank you notes. There\u2019ve also been balcony serenades of gratitude.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve seen manufacturers retool in order to produce N95 respirators, and figure out how to make compliant medical gowns &amp; distilleries switching from beer production to hand sanitizer production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019ve been large corporate donations of masks, gowns &amp; other PPE.\u00a0 Medical students have delivered food to healthcare workers.\u00a0 Motel &amp; Hotel rooms have been provided as shelter space for those people who may need to isolate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve even seen an energy company buy $10,000 worth of gift cards to help keep a coffee shop afloat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This is good stuff Canada!\u00a0 Oh Canada, don\u2019t you worry, we will continue to stand on guard for thee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So Canada, we are making ourselves proud, eh? 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