ZOOMER SQUAD: NURSE AT BRAMPTON LTC HOME CHARGED FOR FAILING TO PROVIDE NECESSARIES OF LIFE TO RESIDENTS 

Jane Brown is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by the Zoomer Squad’s David Cravit, Vice President of Zoomer Media and Chief Membership Officer at CARP, alongside Bill VanGorder, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Policy Officer of CARP, and Peter Muggeridge, Senior Editor at Zoomer Magazine.

Today: we begin with the news of a Brampton LTC home nurse who is being charged after as many as 11 residents didn’t receive their medications as prescribed. Meanwhile, to some good news now: the province has green-lighted shortening the interval between first and second doses for Ontarians who received their first shot of AstraZeneca from 12 weeks to 8 weeks. Our panel weighs in on the latest.

RESTAURANT PANEL: HOW IS PATIO SEASON GOING?

Jane Brown is joined by Daimin Bodnar, Owner of Hemingway’s and Chef Brook Kavanagh, Owner of Season Six.

This past Friday, Ontario officially entered step one of its reopening plan. Now, restaurants can open up their patios with some restrictions. It’s come as welcome news to the province’s restaurant community and we have convened the owners of two prominent food establishments in Toronto to detail how the first weekend of patio season went.

CITY SEES THREE NEW ENCAMPMENT FIRES OVER THE LAST 72 HOURS

Jane Brown is joined by Brad Ross, Toronto’s Chief Communications Officer.

This morning, Brad tweeted that Toronto Fire services dealt with as many as three encampment fires in the City over the last 72 hours. No injuries were reported in these cases thankfully. This issue hits close to home since Liberty Village had its very own encampment for a long period of time before it was dismantled a number of weeks ago by the City and Toronto Police. Brad details the ongoing safety concerns around these encampments and the alternative, safer options for the homeless population.