- jim Young “Who was that masked man?” - from the Lone Ranger As I sit here, the mask mandates in Ontario will end in just two days. To celebrate, I was considering driving to North Bay to visit as many stores as I can, without my mask, just because I can. Of course the price of gas doesn’t really make that a practical option. After two years of this restriction, I am certainly welcoming my new freedom. Admittedly, wearing a mask was not the worst part of the pandemic by any means. It was a mild inconvenience at best, but I’m still happy it’s done and over. I didn’t like my glasses fogging up when I wore a mask, I didn’t like having to walk back to my car whenever I forgot my mask and generally speaking, I just didn’t like wearing my mask, period. When I put it in writing like that, it all seems very petty. On the other hand, I think wearing the mask was a very visual and constant reminder of the times we have been living through that subconsciously played on our minds 24/7 and I am a