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I have a sail boat sitting out of the water at a marina in Ontario. I could have put it in the water but later than usual by about a month due to covid restrictions. Marinas like every thing else were shut down and travel to Ontario from Quebec was for awhile shut down as well right when everyone works on their boats and gets them ready for spring launch. Once I could get to my boat in June, I elected to keep it out of the water along with about 25 % of the people with boats stored there. Why?, Because it was going to be a shitty season, going up the St Lawrence to Gananoque, Kingston etc despite being Canadian and and the boat being Canadian we travel in and out of US waters by the nature of the water ways, it was unsure if the Canadian 1000 island parks that we visit would be open or fully functional as well as Municipalité marinas we frequent in our summer travels. Add to that the thought that there will be a second fall covid wave and we might not be able to get back to the boat for haul out should they shut everything down again and it was a no brainer to give the season a miss. Costs are kind of irrelevant, in the water or out. All the costs of boat ownership remains the same, insurance mortgage ( if the boat is not free and clear), etc are constant. Out of the water storage however is cheaper than seasonal dockage and spring launch/ fall haul out fees are saved by not launching so there is a slight incentive to skip this year.

A sure sign of fall even before the leaves change is this:

Yeah sorry if you thought you were coming with the whole Ark!😂😂😂

Just so you know in case you sneak through the border:

Like those rocks are going to stop anybody serious about sneaking across the border.

Yeah just like that sign, people can’t seem to stay on the trail to the benefit of all.

We do take it seriously in QC, masks are mandatory in all indoor establishments or stores, taxi’s, buses, etc but not out side walking down a street unless the 6 ft distance rule can not be maintained. Maybe that is what you are seeing. Private gathering are limited to max 10 people inside or out and preferably from no more that 3 households. They still need to remain 6 ft apart or wear a mask. We do have idiots who defy the rules but most comply and certainly when it comes to masks in stores I have not experienced anyone trying to get in without one or having a hissy fit tantrum because they are refused entry without one.

Very nice.

Nice, what’s in that?, my brother had a 68 fast back with a 390, while I had a 68 firebird back in the day.

I have been following this post with interest. What a great thought and gesture. For what it is worth here is my opinion. Tracking down individuals who are in financial dire straits due to covid could be tough and judging by the way the Canadian government has handled this with on going payments to just about everybody, I kind of think small establishments that cater to you guys on your trips up here are the way to payback your appreciation. Businesses are hurting and depending on the type and their past income government relief not only varies but some do not qualify. Not an easy thing to decide who or what establishments are in the most need, but maybe a first step is understanding what the government up here has been doing to help in establishing a direction for you to help. Here is a link to most of the programs that the Canadian government has been offering in terms of aid. https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/economic-response-plan.html

Yes it seems common sense is not very common any more.😁😁😁😁

We have the same problem up here with people refusing to wear masks which is now mandatory in all public places, but they are a small percentage. I just don’t get it, when they claim it is their personal right to choose. It is their personal right to choose to take their chances and drive without a seatbelt, ride a motorcycle without a helmet, jump out of a plane without a parachute, etc etc, all things that are common sense no no’s but don’t really affect the health and safety of others. Somehow they can’t grasp that we are all on the same side fighting a war against an unseen enemy. If they go into a store with no mask for example, they are pretty much protected by all the ones who wear a mask but they are the ones putting others at risk who wear a mask. A vaccine would be great but curing selfishness would go a long ways to getting the virus under control as well.

Actually I was thinking of them when I wrote my response what a great job they do.

What a refreshing outlook on the situation we all find ourselves in. I do imagine we will have a snowmobile season in QC despite the covid, but it is doubtful We will open our borders unless a lot changes. I guess I better start practicing my reporting skills, I have a long way to go to catch up to the level of some fellas on here.

Yes and I’m betting most of those people coming back who were told to self quarantine didn’t. In fact many were coming back unexpectedly early and had left little food supplies behind in their homes, so instead of going directly home As they were told they went grocery shopping. Really don’t know where it ends but it is scary to think the success of getting control and keeping a lid on this virus lies in the hands of those who don’t care or feel their individual rights are more important than conquering this.

Well maybe we can trade, but please keep the snow birds down there, And don’t let them come back! That’s how we got in trouble with the virus Here in QC and Ont when they came back.

That’s a long read, I need a nap now.😁

Very sad. Two people I know lost their mums to this very situation a week apart in different senior residences. As the already under staffed places lost more care givers when they tested positive, the army was finally called in Here in QC to care for the seniors.

A large portion of those death rates in Ontario and Quebec comes from the senior nursing homes. The virus got into a number of them and the staffs was ill equipped to deal with it. Couple that with old age and underlying heath issues of the residents and it was devastating. Poor souls.

All I can say is be positive and Be responsible, but the most important thing is be safe. 👍

Well one difference here in Canada From what I can see, our politicians for the most part are listening to the medical experts not contradicting / ignoring them. DR Arruda, Québec’s chief public health officer has said from the beginning on this reopening, We will pull back if the numbers start going the wrong way.

I do trust the Gov figures here, mainly because they have been very pro active in trying to control the curve and using those figures to prove the seriousness. We are further broken down by region, Laurentides for example in another Gov website and also I can get numbers for individual towns/ villages in my area. Seems to me though all these figures are a bit muddled. Total cases for any place is the total number of cases confirmed by testing since the start, then you have the deaths to subtract, then the recovered to get any idea of the current active cases.

We are flattening the curve big time, we and Ontario were the worst of all the Provence’s soaring quickly, but that IMO was due to the timing of spring break and many headed state side and all the snow birds suddenly coming back as they were urged to do when the virus was just getting going. No one or not many paid any attention to the guide lines and did not self quarantine. At one point we were averaging about a 1000 new cases a day and now some days QC reports under 100. that probably will change upward With things beginning to open up.

Actually my comment was a smart ass comment back to this red sled dude who has come on here and posted 4 times all negative comments. But yes it is actually true, if the US does not get their act together their will be little incentive for Canada to want to open the border to non commercial trade. As you probably know QC did close it’s border to Ontario in the beginning of this as well as shut down travel between certain regions in Quebec. If a second wave starts happening I am of the opinion they will do it again. In Quebec restaurants and bars have just opened up But at 50% capacity for indoor seating. My son in law is a waiter at a very popular restaurant in Montreal, after 1 week one of his co- workers was at a bar that the manager there tested positive, so that bar got shut down and the co- worker is quarantined awaiting testing. If that test goes the wrong way the restaurant will be in some kind of damage control at the least. So you are right, you can see how fragile the infrastructure that snowmobiles rely on May be. Will the trails open?, probably, will they be open to tourists, possibly not unless things change. I do know one thing as it stands now I will be less likely to want to stop to eat in a restaurant and bringing lunch to eat trail side gets old fast.

meanwhile back in QC it is so hot we are watering our moose.