The Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce is monitoring and assessing new information as developments occur in the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Chamber has decided to postpone the following events:
- March After Business (March 18) has been postponed until further notice.
- 100 People Who Care – First-Quarter Meeting (March 18) will be held virtually; tune in via Facebook Live on the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce’s Facebook page at 5:30 pm on Wednesday, March 18.
- Leaders Luncheon: City Hall Edition (March 26) has been postponed until further notice.
- Lunch & Learn – Combating Cyber Crime (March 31) has been postponed until May, please stay tuned for details.
- Business Awards Gala (April 18) has been postponed until October, please stay tuned for details.
The Chamber of Commerce also released some information for businesses who are unsure what to do during the COVID-19 crisis. You can read that below in the Facebook link.
There are currently no confirmed COVID-19 cases in Thunder Bay. The Thunder Bay District Health Unit is urging you to self-isolate for 14 days if you have been out of the country. Authorities are also urging you to get your news on COVID-19 from credible news sources and that the Health Unit will be confirming any cases which show up in the district.
The Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre has implemented restrictions as well. Only one person is allowed to visit any patient at any time and that person must be designated by the patient. Everyone entering the hospital is being screened. There is also an assessment centre set up just outside the hospital’s Emergency Department.
Screening protocols are also taking place at all city-run and private long term care facilities.
Public and Catholic schools in Thunder Bay will be closed until at least April 5th. Confederation College and Lakehead University have suspended classes this week in order to formulate an online learning plan for students.
More information on COVID-19 is available HERE and HERE.
You can take Ontario’s self-assessment for COVID-19 HERE.
