{"id":11458,"date":"2020-03-17T05:55:22","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T09:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cksyfm\/?p=11458"},"modified":"2020-03-17T05:18:37","modified_gmt":"2020-03-17T09:18:37","slug":"march-17-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cksyfm\/blogs\/5-things-you-need-to-know\/2020\/03\/march-17-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"March 17, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><b>March 17th is the 77th day of the year. There are 289 days remaining until the end of the year.<\/b><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-54690\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2018\/09\/ef794108-cksy_5_things_1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"46\" height=\"90\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1185 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2018\/10\/8135b894-canada-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"40\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2018\/10\/8135b894-canada-logo.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2018\/10\/8135b894-canada-logo-768x245.jpg 768w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2018\/10\/8135b894-canada-logo-695x222.jpg 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px\" \/>The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Government of Canada<\/a> is asking all Canadians currently returning from any travel abroad to self-isolate for 14 days.<\/p>\n<p>The request has been issued in order to help limit the spread of COVID-19, which is transmittable even by some people who are not experiencing any symptoms.<\/p>\n<p>Expectations for returning travellers and others who are self-isolating include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Staying home from work and school<\/li>\n<li>Avoiding public transportation<\/li>\n<li>Arranging to have supplies such as groceries dropped off at their doors<\/li>\n<li>Especially avoiding elderly people and anyone with compromised immune systems or chronic conditions<\/li>\n<li>Keeping any unavoidable interactions with other people brief, maintaining at least two metres\u2019 distance from them and wearing a mask<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-406 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2018\/09\/fd341b29-cksy_5_things_2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"59\" height=\"74\" \/>SCAM ALERT: There is no door-to-door COVID-19 testing being done in our community.<\/p>\n<p>Should you receive a similar call, please do not provide them with any personal or medical information.<\/p>\n<p>If someone attends your home, please do not let them in. Ask them to leave and call police.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11476 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2020\/03\/36b10948-covid-scam.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-54692 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2018\/09\/3acb2f67-cksy_5_things_3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"58\" height=\"90\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-9194 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2019\/11\/4e1821b2-shoppers-drug-mart-logo-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"115\" height=\"30\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11480 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2020\/03\/4476e584-real-canadian-superstore.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"171\" height=\"30\" \/>Galen Weston of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.loblaws.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Loblaws<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www1.shoppersdrugmart.ca\/en\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shoppers Drug Mart<\/a> released a statement assuring that they will remain open, and that the food chain is in a good position. Prices will not be raised. He&#8217;s asking customers to practice social distancing. Some stores are offering dedicated hours for seniors and those living with disabilities to shop before the crowds. Online ordering and pick up has spiked, and they are ramping up their systems.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cineplex.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cineplex<\/a> will close theatres until April 2nd.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2938 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2019\/02\/6e737978-timhortons-logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"152\" height=\"30\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2019\/02\/6e737978-timhortons-logo.png 1718w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2019\/02\/6e737978-timhortons-logo-768x152.png 768w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2019\/02\/6e737978-timhortons-logo-695x137.png 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 152px) 100vw, 152px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-7081 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2019\/08\/a96caab8-mcdonalds_canada.svg_.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"36\" height=\"30\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timhortons.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tim Horton&#8217;s<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcdonalds.com\/ca\/en-ca.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">McDonald&#8217;s<\/a> have closed their dining rooms. Drive thru&#8217;s remain open. Other fast food restaurants are following suit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a> is warning people that deliveries are going to be delayed and items like toilet paper and hand sanitizer will frequently be out of stock.\u00a0But they&#8217;re also planning to hire 100,000 new workers and raise pay to handle the surge in demand.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nascar.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASCAR<\/a> postpones all races through May 3rd.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kentuckyderby.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Kentucky Derby<\/a> has been postponed until September.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11481 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2020\/03\/c42a2cb5-ufc-logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"88\" height=\"30\" \/>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UFC<\/a> has canceled the next several weekends of live events, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwe.com\/shows\/wrestlemania\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wrestlemania 36<\/a> is still a go for April 5th, but there will be no fans.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL<\/a> plans to televise their draft on April 23rd through the 25th in Las Vegas. No fans will be allowed at the draft.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-54688 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2018\/09\/63a1a3cf-cksy_5_things_4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"65\" height=\"90\" \/>Chicago&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheddaquarium.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shedd Aquarium<\/a> had to shut down. So the zookeepers have been letting some of the penguins walk around and see the other animals.<\/p>\n<p>This is what we need right now.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>Some of the penguins went on a field trip to meet other animals at Shedd. Wellington seemed most interested in the fishes in Amazon Rising! The black-barred silver dollars also seemed interested in their unusual visitor. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KgYWsp5VQD\">pic.twitter.com\/KgYWsp5VQD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shedd Aquarium (@shedd_aquarium) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shedd_aquarium\/status\/1239248971006185478?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-54689 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2018\/09\/3a9171bb-cksy_5_things_5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"56\" height=\"89\" \/>It&#8217;s St. Patrick&#8217;s Day!<\/p>\n<p>The Irish national holiday began as a \u2018solemn religious observance\u2019 to honor St Patrick (389-461 AD), patron saint of Ireland. It\u2019s a public holiday in Ireland, Montserrat, and the Canadian province of Newfoundland &amp; Labrador.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3713 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2019\/03\/a9bd56ff-leprechaun-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/>Some facts \u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It\u2019s been an Irish holiday for 1,500 years.<\/li>\n<li>The world\u2019s largest St Patrick\u2019s Parade is in NYC where over a million spectators and 100,000 participants take part (but not this year) A tradition since 1762, the 2-mile parade lasts about 6 hours.<\/li>\n<li>It was first celebrated in Canada in 1765 in Qu\u00e9bec City QC.<\/li>\n<li>Since 1965, the Chicago River has been dyed green for the \u201cChicago St Patrick\u2019s Parade\u201d, an idea conceived when a plumber was observed using green dye to trace leaks from a building.<\/li>\n<li>Green is associated with St Patrick\u2019s Day because it\u2019s the color of Spring, Ireland, and the shamrock.<\/li>\n<li>Ireland is closing all of its pubs on St Patrick&#8217;s Day because of the coronavirus. 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