Assuring that we will eventually see an end to this pandemic, Southwestern Public Health has put a call out to the community to conserve energy for the long months ahead, rather than spend it in disagreement.
In a letter posted to their website, SWPH says that over the past nine months we have seen community division about the best way to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, noting that the division is not surprising as everyone approaches challenges from different educational, religious, political, and familial perspectives.
The health unit says it is now time to focus on what we can agree on:
-We have a common desire to protect the community we love.
-COVID-19 affects some people more than others; we are concerned about our most vulnerable.
-Having strong, connected, supportive communities protects our health and well-being.
-We each have actions we can personally take that will reduce the spread of this virus in our communities.
SWPH adds that at the end of this pandemic – and there will be an end – we will again gather in comfort and in ease, at hockey arenas, and school barbecues, at worship, and at weddings, knowing we did our best to protect and care for the communities that we love.
