63 residents now dead amid COVID-19 outbreak at Barrie, Ont., nursing home He says he wants to see a plan that will “stop or stymie traffic” up Highway 69, a major highway connecting northern and southern Ontario.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Bigger says there’s a need to insulate his city as more infectious variants of COVID-19 are detected in southern parts of the province.
Report urges northern Ontario to focus on welcoming, retaining newcomers He says the idea of travel checkpoints isn’t unreasonable, pointing to a similar initiative in Quebec last fall meant to discourage non-essential travel.The provincial transportation ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment..