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Local businesses donate face shields to hospitals and retirement homes

Some local businesses have donated much needed personal protective equipment (PPE) to a local hospital and retirement homes to help fight COVID-19.

Montgomery Ford, along with the Kincardine and Lucknow Co-ops, have donated 100 face shields to staff at the Kincardine Hospital, as well as some local area retirement homes.

Many local manufacturers have retooled production lines to make critically needed PPE for hospital, retirement home, long-term care home and other medical staff. Other businesses have either paid to donate or dropped off PPE to healthcare providers all over Midwestern Ontario.

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