Vital updates:

• The Niagara Region mask bylaw takes effect tomorrow. Please review yesterday’s update for more details. If you have questions, you can contact the GNCC or Niagara Region for assistance.
• The Ontario government today announced its plan to allow licensed child care centres across Ontario to open at full capacity starting September 1, 2020. EarlyON Child and Family Centres will also be permitted to reopen with in-person programming along with before- and after-school programs for school aged children which will be permitted to operate with standard ratios and maximum group size requirements. All of these programs will be subject to health and safety protocols.
• The Ontario government is also announcing the reopening of schools for in-class instruction beginning this September. The government has unveiled a plan that aims to prioritize the health and safety of students and staff, provide school boards with resources and flexibility, and accommodate regional differences in trends of key public health indicators. Elementary schools (Kindergarten to Grade 8) will reopen province-wide, with in-class instruction five days a week. Secondary schools with lower risk will reopen with a normal daily schedule, five days a week, while most secondary schools will start the school year in an adapted model of part-time attendance with class cohorts of up to 15 students alternating between attending in-person and online. Students from Grade 4-12 and school staff will be required to wear masks. Parents will continue to have the option to enroll their children in remote delivery.

Reading recommendations:

• 2 in 5 employers expect most remote workers to come back to work, Jim Wilson, Canadian HR Reporter
• How to Inoculate Your Team Against Conspiracy Theories, Cynthia Wang, Jennifer Whitson, Tanya Menon, Joongseo Kim and Brian D. Webster, Harvard Business Review