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This is Andre "Trey" Howard, 10.
He was nearly killed by flying debris while shielding his sister during the deadly plane crash in Philadelphia.
His father just revealed the first thing he said after he survived brain surgery:
"Daddy, did I save my sister?”
What a hero.
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Amanda Hawkins retweeted
18 Mar 2023
25,000 people in Renfrew don't have a family Dr yet Renfrew County Virtual Triage & Assessment Centre is closing their doors on March 31st because of lack of funding
Local New Democrats are taking action to push for long term funding ⬇️ #onpoli
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Amanda Hawkins retweeted
3 Nov 2022
Retweet this if you stand in solidarity with CUPE education workers.
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1/n PHO has a new risk assessment on the spread of the current BA. 2 wave.
Among other things it says:
- The wave is associated with lifting mask mandates
- We're likely to see serious illness in children
- Reintroducing masking would be an effective practical intervention
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Amanda Hawkins retweeted
15 Jan 2022
Niagara Region Public Health will continue cohort dismissals of students in a cohort with a #covid19 positive case. #onpoli #onted
15 Jan 2022
I hope all public health units take this into their own hands and keep reporting cases to schools and ordering cohort dismissals to break the chain of infection.
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Amanda Hawkins retweeted
Ontario ends COVID data collection: it's worth for advocates to complain to:
ombudsman.on.ca/have-a-compl…
When #toronto cancelled reporting overnight shelter stats in March 2020, citing COVID workload as the reason, my complaint to @ombudsmanTO got them to restart.......2
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Amanda Hawkins retweeted
2 Jan 2022
“in a school, there are more layers of protection that slow transmission compared to in other settings.”
What layers of protection???
We don’t yet have:
N95s
RATs
HEPA filters
Prioritized vaccinations for students/staff
#UnsafeSchools
2 Jan 2022
“I am writing to you today to acknowledge the many questions and concerns about the return to school planned for many next week.” @VeraEtches
Please read today's statement:
ow.ly/EZhE50HlHbV
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Amanda Hawkins retweeted
1 Jan 2022
We support the plan of the government & public health officials to have staff and students return to in-school instruction in 2022, if it can be managed safely. Our statement: principals.ca/en/who-we-are/…
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Amanda Hawkins retweeted
19 Apr 2021
Majority of Ontarians pushed back on playground closures.
Yesterday we put 2 young parents on ventilators. They got COVID through workplace transmission.
Children need safe workplaces for their parents even more than playgrounds.
Please be angry & care about unsafe workplaces.
19 Apr 2021
NEW: The Ford government shoots down a motion by the NDP to implement paid sick leave immediately.
#onpoli
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Amanda Hawkins retweeted
19 Apr 2021
NEW: The Ford government shot down every single measure introduced by the NDP today. Some of these measures were specifically recommended by the province's Science Advisory Table.
Including:
#onpoli
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Amanda Hawkins retweeted
13 Apr 2021
Update on boards giving transition time for remote learning:
Hamilton Wentworth
Lambton Kent
Ottawa Carleton
Hastings & Prince Edward
Waterloo Catholic
Durham
CEPEO
Mon Avenir Catholic
Wellington Catholic
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Amanda Hawkins retweeted
13 Apr 2021
Part of yesterday's decision at @LaurentianU was the cancellation of most of the teacher ed. program.This demonstrates a very narrow view of the situation. A serious teacher shortage is looming in Ontario & the shortage is already a threat to French language ed. in the province.
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Amanda Hawkins retweeted
5 Apr 2021
Another #COVID patient story about a NON-essential worker in his early 30s with workplace acquired infection.
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Please see the following statement by Kirsten Kelly, Public Affairs Coordinator on the Ministry’s proposed plan to make remote learning a permanent option.
You can also view this statement at bit.ly/OSTAremotelearning
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Amanda Hawkins retweeted
28 Mar 2021
Canada was the second country to approve Moderna, and third to approve Pfizer-BioNTech. There is no holdup at the federal government. This is pure political theatre from @Sflecce to distract from his lack of school plans as the third wave slams into Ontario.
28 Mar 2021
Canada should lead the world — #1 not #50 — when it comes to vaccine delivery.
We are asking for a plan from the federal government to do just that for our youth as we look ahead to the next school year.
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Amanda Hawkins retweeted
24 Mar 2021
We’re getting closer. 👏
First the CNESST made N95s mandatory on covid wards for HCWs.
Now a judge ruled that surgical masks *do not protect LTC workers against covid-19* so all workers in LTCs should be provided N95s.
#COVIDisAirborne
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Amanda Hawkins retweeted
3 Mar 2021
Myself and @GrandCouncilT3 wrote to @fordnation to express our outrage at his govt's irresponsible & tragic decision to abruptly close youth justice centres across the province. This decision to 'save money' comes at the direct expense of some of our most vulnerable children.
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