"Just because the system doesn't care about us doesn’t mean we have to stop caring about each other. I learned from the loss of my cousin and grandmother that I have to do this work or no one else will"
We spoke with four vaccine border-hoppers about why they're making the trip
Earlier this month she posted on Facebook offering to help anyone having trouble with their quest for the shot. Now she spends hours each day scouring the web for vax vacancies
"I make a point of telling the clients that I'm always free if they want to talk. My job is to be there for them"
"We’re now seeing younger, sicker people coming in, and they can crash on you quite quickly. There’s a chance you’ll end up doing CPR in the hallway"
"When I saw that the government had shut down playgrounds, my first thought was, what are they thinking?"
"Jean Yoon from Kim’s Convenience tweeted that she was able to book her vaccine based on info she got through our Twitter feed"
"I heard my grandmother on the phone with her friend, saying something like, 'Oh no, there is no way I am taking that vaccine.' Of course I was like, whaaaat?????"
"I want to set the record straight so people understand the severity of the situation, especially when communication from the government has been inconsistent at best"
Ruben Rodriguez, the head of Humber River Hospital's mobile vaccination clinic, says his team can vaccinate 200 people in three hours
"There was one little old lady in her 90s who was so grateful to get the shot that she started to cry. It was hard not to give her a hug"
"The elders were so funny. They’d say, 'The only thing we want to know is if the vaccine will improve our sex lives!'"
Glassbox Barbershop's Peter Gosling on his shop's “hospital-grade” hygiene protocols, why al fresco salons are not the answer and why the dangerous haircut black market is booming
"People were posting photos of our beers and I was in tears. I held up my phone, like, 'People like us! They really like us!'"
"Everyone's waiting for the vaccine. In the future, we want to host yoga retreats, surf retreats and diving retreats"