For the last month, as social distancing ramped up and a wave of spring and summer events throughout the province were cancelled, the writing has been on the wall. On April 17, the news many people expected was made official: the 2020 edition of the Niverville Olde Tyme Country Fair has been called off.

While self-isolation is no vacation, it certainly has given pause to the hectic schedules so many of us were accustomed to before COVID-19. As we slow down and take stock of our new reality, now is the perfect time to reintroduce ourselves to the simple pleasure of reading.

On Friday, April 10, local recording artist Jordan St. Cyr will release the first single of his newest EP. The title of the song is “Fires,” and the rest of the six-track EP will be coming out on May 15.

For the past week or two, many of us have been living in some level of isolation, whether it’s full lockdown or partial isolation where you venture out for mere essentials.

At the onset, self-isolation can sound like a welcome challenge—almost vacation-like, especially if you’d been burning the candle at both ends for a while beforehand. But because we’re a society driven by structure, alarm clocks, and deadlines, unless we get really creative boredom is bound to set in eventually.

A Note from the Niverville Fair Committee: As the COVID-19 situation continues to evolve, the Niverville Olde Tyme Country Fair committee will be monitoring the situation closely.