Families are not happy with the Ford government’s last-minute decisions

March 2, 2022 Matias de Doviitis

Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario, trying to dig Ontario out of problems with tiny shovel

The hope that many shared last year that things were returning to normalcy were suddenly taken away by the Omicron variant. Yet, the effect of the new COVID wave was amplified here in Doug Ford’s Ontario due to a lack of clear planning or competence. The wait-until-public-outcries-boils-over-to-make-a-decision strategy simply has not worked and has left families hanging in the lurch time and time again.

Leadership during the pandemic - how two black men played a critical role in vaccinating Humber River - Black Creek

February 24, 2022 Ivy Ngo

A COVID-19 vaccine clinic located in Yorkgate Mall, run by the Black Creek Community Health Centre. Photo credit: Ivy Ngo

The Downsview neighbourhood holds many leaders who educate, aid, and inspire residents in all sorts of ways. With Black History Month present, the Downsview Advocate would like to shed light on two Black heroes in the community, who continue to support the growth and knowledge in COVID-19 vaccinations, while living in a period of uncertainty and challenge.

Black Creek Community Health Centre Vaccine Roll-out

August 6, 2021 Muna Xassan

Volunteering with Black Creek Community Health Centre at clinic. Photo credit: Muna Xassan

As Ontario enters phase 2, Black Creek Community Health Centre continues to strive to get everyone in the community vaccinated. Black Creek Community Health Centre has opened multiple pop-up clinics throughout the Humber-River Black Creek communities ensuring that Downsview residents get their vaccine.

This COVID Wave was a Preventable Tragedy

April 25, 2021 Matias de Doviitis

People line up at 15 Tobermory for a vaccination pop-up clinic organized by local groups like Black Creek Community Health Centre. (Photo credit: Matias de Dovitiis)

Earthquakes are beyond human control and so are hurricanes - but the third COVID-19 wave was not that. A series of self-inflicted choices caused the third wave of COVID-19 cases in Ontario. Ontario’s government opened in-person classes too soon and did not consider paid sick leave until it was too late for many. Doctors lined up to warn us in February that a wall of sick patients would hit us in ICUs if we did that, and the government chose not to listen.