In January, during #ontariolockdown when you're home, these industries will be leaving their homes to go to work.

I’m glad healthcare workers, the elderly and LTC home residents get to the front of the #COVID19 #vaccine line.

These folks should be next:

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People working at gas stations and other fuel suppliers

People working at laundromats and drycleaners

People working for snow clearing and landscaping services

People working to provide security services for residences, businesses and other properties

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People working in domestic services including housekeeping, cooking, indoor and outdoor cleaning and maintenance services

People working to repair and maintain vehicles and equipment

People working in courier, postal, shipping, moving and delivery services.

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People working for safety supply stores, businesses that sell, rent or repair assistive/mobility/medical devices, and optical stores that sell prescription eyewear.

People working for stores that sell liquor, including beer, wine and spirits.

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People working in the food court of malls providing take-away food.

People working in cannabis retail stores.

People working in Garden centers.

People who sell motor vehicles.

People working in hardware stores, pet food stores, and computer stores.

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People working at restaurants and bars offering take out, drive through, and delivery.

People providing driving instruction for instruction for drivers of commercial motor vehicles.

People working for supermarkets and convenience stores.

People working for pharmacies.

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People working for rental and leasing services, including automobile, commercial and light industrial machinery and equipment rental.

People working at hotels, motels, lodges, cabins, cottages and resorts

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People working as Veterinarian and in other animal services including farms, boarding kennels, stables, animal shelters and research facilities.

People working for newspapers, radio and television broadcasting

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People who work to produce food, including by farming, harvesting, aquaculture, hunting and fishing or that process, manufacture or distribute food, beverages, crops, agricultural products, animal products and by-products, & the people working to support these industries.

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People who work to provide supply of resources, including, mining, forestry, aggregates, petroleum, petroleum by-products and chemicals as well as electricity generation, transmission, distribution and storage and natural gas distribution, transmission and storage.

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People who work to manufacture, distribute, and sell pharmaceutical products and medical supplies, including medications, medical isotopes, vaccines and antivirals, medical devices and medical supplies.

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People working with infrastructure repair and maintenance including roads, dams, bridges etc.

People working in outdoor recreational facilities, including but not limited to batting cages, golf courses and driving ranges, horse riding facilities, and shooting ranges.

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People working in book publishing and distribution businesses.

People working to provide potable drinking water

People working in film and television production, including all supporting activities such as hair, makeup and wardrobe.

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People working to maintain, repair and manage institutional, commercial, industrial and residential properties and buildings.

People working with sewage treatment, as well as collecting, transporting, storing, processing, disposing or recycling of any type of waste

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Child care providers: licensed and unlicensed.

People working in construction activities or projects and related services that support construction activities or projects, including demolition services.

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People who deliver personal support services to seniors and persons with disabilities or provide in-person services including retirement homes, hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities, independent health facilities and mental health and addictions counselling supports

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Organizations that support the provision of food, shelter, safety or protection, and/or social services and other necessities of life to economically disadvantaged and other vulnerable individuals.

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People who work providing transportation services by air, water, road, and rail, including taxis and other private transportation providers, and including logistical support, distribution services, warehousing and storage, truck stops and tow operators . .

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. . .and people who support the operations and safety of transportation systems including maintenance and repairs.

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And here’s me: I am one of thousands who work to manufacture products for other manufacturers that support and facilitate the movement of goods within integrated North American and global supply chains.

(I don't make anything anyone would die without)

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And before you yell at me, not listed are the working folks you can already list: police, firefighters, doctors & nurses, teachers. I appreciate their work.

My focus is on the hundreds of thousands of people going to work in January you -didn't- think of.

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