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Bill & Louise,
Happy New Year from Texas. Fishing is still strong on Lake Travis and the bass are feeding as water temps hover around 60 degrees.
Hope to see you in a few months.
FTim

Here are pictures of me and Dave with walleyes we caught last fall at Dave’s lake in MO. We really hope that we can get to Goose in 2021!

On Monday, Alberta’s health minister, Tyler Shandro, said that the province would not be moving to a more relaxed Step 3 in its reopening plan. That’s because hospitalizations in the province have not only plateaued in recent weeks—just below the 300-bed cutoff—but are expected to again cross above that line in coming days as variants of concern (VOCs) cause a surge in new cases, including another 456 on Monday. “There will be no easing of any restrictions at this time,” Shandro said. “This is the safe move; it’s the smart move to make for our province right now, and it’s absolutely necessary to help us avoid a third wave that would take more lives and once again put more pressure on the hospital system.”

That same day, 33 COVID-19 patients were admitted to intensive care units in Ontario, the highest daily admission count since the peak of the second wave, according to Dr. Irfan Dhalla, a vice-president at Unity Health in Toronto. Even more worrying is the fact that the number of COVID-19 patients currently in Ontario ICUs is only down 12 per cent from that same peak, meaning any new patients are being admitted to units still straining to deal with a high patient load. 

Hello Bill and Louise (and Ryan),

I hope this email finds you well and you are feeling well after your first COVID vaccination. We are all hoping that things slowly return to the “new” normal, although as your newsletter states, for the short term, it certainly doesn’t look good. But 2022 MUST be better! That being said, our group of four would like to make a reservation now for our customary week of August 28-September 4, 2022 at Unnamed Lake. If this suits your schedule, I can get our deposit check in the mail promptly. This will be my 39^th “anniversary” of my first trip to Unnamed with you, and Marty’s 38^th. Where have the years gone?

Thank you very much, and take care!

Paul   

Canada is about to surpass the United States—likely on Thursday—when it comes to the percentage of population with first doses. Canada has given first doses to 44.7 per cent of its population, as of May 16. In the United States, it’s 47.3 per cent. First doses is an important metric, for not only do first doses slow the spread of COVID-19 within communities but they are “a sign of people’s willingness to get vaccinated,” says Trevor Tombe, an associate professor of economics at the University of Calgary who provides daily updates on Canada’s vaccine progress  on his Twitter feed as well as  his GitHub page. “You can’t get your second shot unless you’ve got your first. And so measuring how many people are willing to get their first shot tells us the state of demand for vaccines in Canada.”

This ramp-up in Canada’s vaccine roll out has been a long time coming. On March 1, vaccine deliveries were so small that Canada wasn’t on pace to reach 75 per cent of its population having first doses until Nov. 24, 2022. Then, vaccine supply accelerated in April and May. Now, at our current pace, Tombe’s model suggests that Canada should reach 75 per cent by June 19. In addition,  75 per cent of all eligible Canadians 12 and up could have second doses by the second week in August.

Hi Bill, Louise & Ryan,

We do hope to see you in August.  But just in case, Dave and I built a floating dock and put it on Brad’s big pond. Brad dubbed it “Canada South.”  Now in can launch my boat, then step into it from the dock instead of the gymnastics we used to go through. Also much easier for the grandkids. 

• For fully vaccinated non-exempt travelers:
  • acceptable proof, as defined by the Government of Canada, of authorized vaccination and that sufficient time has passed after the final dose in the vaccine series
  • no pre-departure test, quarantine requirement or day 7 test
  • for surveillance purposes, PCR test on arrival at the border testing station (for land border crossing, a home-sampling kit may be used)
• For travelers with proof of previously resolved infection (more than 14 days but less than 180 days before the travel day):
  • acceptable proof, as defined by the Government of Canada, of infection within this time period
  • PCR test on arrival at the border testing station or the quarantine location (for land border crossing, a home-sampling kit may be used)
  • travelers with a negative PCR test taken on arrival to be permitted to leave quarantine and those with a positive result to continue to isolate according to public health guidance.

HI All   This will be a mass email for anyone with interest in a trip this season.      At this point we believe the border will open to fully vaccinated travelers from the US by August possibly a little earlier.  We would like you all to know we have space available in August/September and we are taking reservations.   No deposit necessary at this stage.  We would like deposits as soon as we get the word on border opening.  If the border opens for July we will let you all know if you want a July trip.   Please email us if you are interested.   Thanks Bill

For empty cans.
On a side note, our group just finished a trip to northern Wisconsin. Long-time Loon Haunt fisherman Graham Page landed this musky on a top water.
Tim

Hint on the barrel.  It is not in position it was here for painting only and will be used in another location.

Still thinking about this, Bill.  The yellow color somehow denotes “hazardous material” inside, would I be correct on that?

NO Mike not hazardous material inside but the yellow color is definitely important.

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