There appears to be a growing divide between permanent and part-time residents in cottage country across Ontario as concerns mount regarding the spread of the coronavirus. “She just went off at me about, ‘Go back to Toronto, you shouldn’t be here, what’s wrong with you’,” said Gareth Seltzer, a permanent resident of Bala.
Seltzer says he was mistaken for someone from the so-called ‘city’ while waiting for his wife, who was shopping at the local grocery store.
He says a woman approached his vehicle and accosted him. The 58-year-old has been visiting the area for 26 years and has spent the last decade living on his property full-time. “We had a licence plate that said Oakville on it even though we’re not from Oakville and I think that is