Outbreak declared at Granby day camp
Following the news earlier this week that a Camp Counselor at the City of Granby’s day camp had received a positive diagnosis of COVID-19, the public health department of the CIUSSS de l’estrie - CHUS has declared an outbreak of the Covid-19 at the camp’s Haute-ville high school site.
All children and camp employees at the site are now considered contacts at low risk of contamination. The outbreak is considered limited to the site and there are no new recommendations for the other seven sites in the same day camp.
Camp will continue to operate at the site, but all workers as well as high school age children (including those who begin this coming fall) will now be required to wear a mask at all times. Wearing a mask is recommended for all other children on this site, but it is not mandatory.
In light of the current situation, each group at the camp will be divided into bubbles of four to six children. All children must be in the presence of the same bubble of the same group at all times. Outdoor activities will be prioritized, and the Department of Public Health insists that the distance of two metres must be respected at all times for indoor activities and hand washing must be done regularly. No activity will be allowed outside the school premises. Parents must also respect the two-metre distance at all times when they are going to pick up their child.
Sherbrooke Mayor Steve Lussier stopped by the police station yesterday afternoon to check out a new electric motorcycle that has been added to Sherbrooke Police Service (SPS) fleet.
The new motorcycle, which cost roughly the same price as gas powered bikes, is environmentally friendly.
It is also silent on the road, so it could creep up on culprits if needed.
The new motorcycle has plenty of juice for making the rounds within the city. It can travel up to 150km before needing to be recharged.
Riding the new motorcycle does require a bit of extra training, explained SPS Director Danny Mcconnell. Because the bike can accelerate quickly, officers will have to take the time to get used to how it handles on the road before it hits the road for regular rounds, he said.