coronavirus pandemic.Ottawa’s medical officer of health Dr. Vera Etches joined Mayor Jim Watson, the heads of the city’s post-secondary institutions and local law enforcement officials Wednesday afternoon to urge youth to keep the coronavirus in mind when attending — or not attending — parties this upcoming academic year.“This is a very different and difficult year for everyone,” Watson said.While health impacts should be top of mind for students returning to or starting school in September, Watson cited fines associated with the city’s mandatory mask bylaw as “financial consequences” of attending outsized parties.