TO ALL PAL TORONTO RESIDENTS
If you have experienced a dramatic change in your household income as a result of the Covid19 pandemic, please contact the Building Manager, Leslie Wall, for a mid-year review to recalculate your RGI rent.
If you have experienced a dramatic change in your household income as a result of the Covid19 pandemic, please contact the Building Manager, Leslie Wall, for a mid-year review to recalculate your RGI rent.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE TO VISITORS
COVID-19 - ENTRY TO THE PAL TORONTO BUILDING
**Our Building has a number of senior residents who are at higher risk**
If you are a visitor to this building, please consider carefully whether your visit can be postponed. If you are not feeling well and/or have had contact with anyone that is unwell, we ask that you do not enter the building.
If you cannot reschedule your visit, please follow these measures:
- Wear a face mask and gloves
- Maintain a 2 metre distance from others (social distancing), especially in the entry way and hallways
- Only 1 person per elevator
- Sneeze or cough into the bend of your arm;
- Wash your hands with soap and water for a minimum of 20 seconds as soon as possible.
- Avoid high touch surfaces
PAL will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation closely and will take all measures recommended by Public Health. The PAL residents are self-isolating and have been advised to limit non-essential visitors or guests.
Thank you for your compliance in this extraordinary and difficult time.
COVID-19 - ENTRY TO THE PAL TORONTO BUILDING
**Our Building has a number of senior residents who are at higher risk**
If you are a visitor to this building, please consider carefully whether your visit can be postponed. If you are not feeling well and/or have had contact with anyone that is unwell, we ask that you do not enter the building.
If you cannot reschedule your visit, please follow these measures:
- Wear a face mask and gloves
- Maintain a 2 metre distance from others (social distancing), especially in the entry way and hallways
- Only 1 person per elevator
- Sneeze or cough into the bend of your arm;
- Wash your hands with soap and water for a minimum of 20 seconds as soon as possible.
- Avoid high touch surfaces
PAL will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation closely and will take all measures recommended by Public Health. The PAL residents are self-isolating and have been advised to limit non-essential visitors or guests.
Thank you for your compliance in this extraordinary and difficult time.
Coping with Covid-19 - Local resources and information:
As part of our effort to provide you with information and assistance within our community we will share with you local sources of supplies and support during this difficult time. We shall add to this as often as possible so please check back regularly. Stay safe, be well and stay indoors.
As part of our effort to provide you with information and assistance within our community we will share with you local sources of supplies and support during this difficult time. We shall add to this as often as possible so please check back regularly. Stay safe, be well and stay indoors.
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If you are experiencing distress call 211. Mental health service information is also available at their website at
www.211toronto.ca Mental Health assistance through AFBS – Details are available at the following website: https://www.morneaushepell.com/ca-en/welcome-wellcan Wellness Together Canada also has resources available - click here for their website The St Lawrence Market Neighbourhood BIA has published a resource listing of businesses in our community who are open during Covid-19. Click here for details The Spirit Of York Co. located in the Distillery are providing hand sanitizer while supplies last. The bottles are $3 each and the money they raise from sales is going directly to local food banks. This is an essential item in these times and increasingly difficult to find in the general stores, so be sure to get some while it is available. Click Here For Their Website information Student-Senior Isolation Prevention Partnership (University of Toronto and UHN Toronto Western Family Health Team initiative) Volunteer U of T medicine students (who speak many languages) are available to call seniors to prevent isolation and provide COVID-19 information. Family physicians who have vulnerable senior patients they believe are at risk of social isolation can contact monisha.persaud@mail.utoronto.ca or DM @MonishaPersaud and/or @GeoffSem Our Local Cooper Koo YMCA are offering multiple classes and activities through their Facebook Live streaming. Click here for their schedule and details. Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) Home Care (to find out about services in your area) 310 2222 (no area code required) Toronto Seniors Helpline (for support and referral to services) 416 217 2077 / 1 877 621 2077 Distress Centres of Toronto 416 408 HELP / 416 408 4357 Seniors Safety Line (Elder Abuse Ontario) 1 866 299 1011 |
Food Bank Resources - The following are some links to help you with obtaining groceries during the Covid-19 lockdown:
If you can afford groceries, but cannot leave your home, check in with the Good Neighbour Project which is supporting grocery deliveries. For details click here to see their Facebook page. You can also request grocery packages to the East Toronto Food Coalition. Online details available at: https://bit.ly/3d3h6a4 Toronto Cares also offers Pay-What-You-Can grocery boxes. Go online to the following link for details: https://bit.ly/2KKeXUP Some restaurants have begun doing their own deliveries. This helps them as they do not get charged fees from food delivery platforms. To see how you can support local business check the website diydeliveries.ca (With thanks to Kristyn Wong-Tam's newsletter for this information. Click here for her website. It is another essential source that you should stay connected to.) You can also go online and visit the 211 Toronto website at https://www.211toronto.ca/topic/food If you are in urgent need of food, the Toronto Public Library has partnered with local food banks and food is available at the following locations: - 155 Bonis Ave. (Fridays 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.) - 1515 Albion Rd. (by appointment) - 545 Markham Rd. (Tuesdays 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.) - 430 Burnhamthorpe Rd. (Fridays 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.) - 2380 Eglinton Ave. East (Tuesdays 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.) - 375 Bamburgh Circle (Fridays 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.) The Friendly Neighbour Hotline (initiative of University Health Network’s OpenLab) Seniors who live in low-income housing can call the hotline for delivery of up to 8 items (groceries or other essential household items). Toll-free: 1 855 581 9580 (available in 180 languages) |
Visit the Government of Canada/Public Health Agency of Canada COVID-19 Resource Hub for updates, travel advice, preparation advice, information on symptoms and treatment and prevention and risk, FAQ, guidance for communities.
CONTINUE WITH THESE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DAILY:
- Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 15 seconds. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth
- Avoid close contact with people who are ill
- Stay home when you are ill
- Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then immediately throw the tissue in the garbage and wash your hands
- If you don’t have a tissue, sneeze or cough into your sleeve or arm
- Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces
Please Note that our Green Room and Celebrity Club remain closed at this time.
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