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NSCSS / Club 90 information and update
Elliot
Lake, along with Canada and the rest of the world continues to deal with a
COVID-19 pandemic that is impacting day-to-day activities locally and
abroad and has left people ill. The virus had impacted operations
at North Shore Community Support Services and Club 90. We are currently in the third wave of the pandemic.
COVID-19
infections are occurring in Elliot Lake, as well as Blind River and
Massey. More contagious and infectious variants of the virus have
been confirmed locally. A state of emergency and a stay at home order has been declared for Ontario
from April 8, 2021 to May 6, 2021. Club 90 is closed during this period
and out of town travel is restricted.
Vaccines are currently being administered to people 55
years of age and older and to eligible front-line healthcare
workers. Those 55 to 70 can get their shots at the Shoppers Drug
Mart clinic and anyone 70 years and up can get their shots at the
Collins Hall clinic.
Gatherings
are currently not allowed. Restaurants, bars and clubs are
permitted to be open for takeout and delivery only.
Retailers are restricted to curbside pick-up or delivery except
for grocery stores and pharmacies where limited in-person shopping is
permitted with limits on the number of custemers that may
enter the premisis. Wearing face masks and social distancing
are required to help
reduce the chance of
getting infected by the COVID-19 virus. Out of town travel is
restricted to essential purposes like attending medical appointments.
People returning from out of town travel must self-isolate
for 14 days upon their return.
Click here for information about the lockdown across Ontario.
At the present time, the following measures are in effect at Club 90:
- Stay home except to buy groceries or medication, to go to medical
appointments, to get vaccinated, to walk dogs, or to get outdoor
exercise.
- Club
90 is closed and staff will work off-site. - see attachment.
- Mental health workers will continue to make outreach calls to check on your well-being.
- Meals
will not be available.
- Physical distancing and wearing face masks are required to reduce spreading COVID-19.
- Stay home if you are sick.
- Book your appointment to get vaccinated when you are
eligible. Anyone 55 to 70 years can get vaccinated at the
Shoppers Drug Mart clinic; those 70 years and older at the Collins Hall
clinic.
Please note that other social services and businesses have also had to modify their programs and close operations.
- "The Beehive", a drop-in centre run by the Consumers Survivors Initiative is closed.
- Cafes and lunch programs at the Salvation Army and Grace Christian Centre are available on a take-out basis.
- The Elliot Lake Food Bank is still open but asks you to call ahead for an appointment at (705) 461-3663.
- AJ Bus Lines shopping and casino trips have been suspended.
- Community events have been cancelled, postponed or modified to comply with public health regulations.
Wearing
masks is mandatory in all indoor public spaces and adjacent
parking lots across Ontario. The provincial government passed
regulations
requiring everyone to wear a face mask while indoors in public spaces
including Elliot Lake Transit, grocery and retail stores, banks,
restaurants and bars, medical and personal services, automotive
garages, places of worship, and anywhere else, indoors or outdoors,
where physical distancing is difficult or impossible, like parking
lots. Algoma Public Health has mandated similar requirements to
wear masks throughout the Algoma District. Click here for policy.
Mental Health Workers will be available Monday to Friday 9-5 to offer support via phone and email
(contact information below), as well as one-on-one counselling.
By phone:
By e-mail:
- Jessica: mhsupport@nscss.com
By Social Media:
- https://www.facebook.com/groups/nscss/
If you are in crisis you can call the crisis line at 705-848-2585.
Club 90 has adapted over the past year with new programs and activities. Click here for the report.
Mental health workers will post updates and will contact you to continue to help make you feel engaged with others. We apologize for the inconvenience the closure
and program suspensions has caused. We will keep you updated as circumstances change.
We
thank you for your cooperation and understanding in this time as we
encourage those who can to self-isolate to keep yourselves as well as
others healthy!
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