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MPPMichaelMantharemoved from NDPwhilehe'sinvestigated

This article originally appeared on The Trillium, a new Village Media website devoted tocoveringprovincialpoliticsatQueen’sPark.

MichaelManthahasbeenremovedfrom theOntario NDP'scaucusandwillsit as an Independent MPP as alleged workplace misconduct is investigated, the party revealedonSaturday.

Mantha,who'sheldthenorthernOntario riding of Algoma—Manitoulin for the New Democratssince2011,hasbeenonaleavefrom hisMPPduties,asTheTrilliumfirstreportedon Thursday.

NDP Leader Marit Stiles was already in theprocessofremoving Manthafromtheparty's caucusoveracomplaint before The Trillium inquired about his absence earlier this week, according to a well-placed NDP source.

Athirdpartyishandlingtheinvestigation intotheallegationsagainstManthaandtheNDP is keeping certain information private to protect theidentityoftheindividualwhomadeit,Stiles saidinastatementonSaturday.

"I take my responsibility to create a safe workplaceseriously,"theNDPleaderadded.

Mantha hasn't attended his regular legislativedutiesthisyear.Thehouseresumedits sittingonFeb.21afterrisingforwinterbreaking on Dec. 8, 2022. That was the last day Mantha participatedindebateoravoteatthelegislature, officialrecordsshow.

Manthaalsohasn'tpostedonhiswebsite or his Twitter or Instagram

accounts since early February. On Feb. 10 he wrote that he was "very excited to return to the legislature with Marit Stiles as the (new)... Leader of the Official Opposition." Stiles took overastheparty'sleaderonFeb.4.

Mantha had been the official Opposition critic for natural resources, mines, and Ring of Fire issues until Stiles reorganized the NDP's critic roles last week. Mantha's portfolio was reducedtominesalone.

Mantha is the first MPP that Stiles has removed from the NDP caucus as its leader. There are now 30 members in the official Oppositioncaucus.

WeatherSummaryforOntario March 2023: Stormy Fridays

Temperatures

AveragetemperaturesinMarchweremuch closer to normal than in previous months. The winter was marked by long periods of very mild weather interspersed with brief spells of intense coldweather.

In comparison, March temperatures were uneventfulinsouthernandeasternOntario.Forthe westernmost regions, temperatures were slightly belownormal,withanomaliesaslowas-3°Calong the Manitoba border due to a 4-day period of cold weather at the end of the month, when the temperature fell as low as -19.9°C on the 28th in Kenora.

Precipitation

The March precipitation record shows a significant contrast between the northwestern part oftheprovince,whichexperienceddryconditions, and the southeastern part, which had experienced similarconditionsuntiltheveryendofthemonth,

when heavy rainfall events changed the picture considerably from Windsor to Kingston. Toronto receivednearly40mmofrainduringtheMarch25 stormandLondonreceived57.5mmonMarch31. NotethatinTorontoandOttawa,snowfallamounts, due to events at the beginning of the month, were above normal for March. However, the snow has now melted in the southern part of the province. Elsewhere, as of March 31, snow cover remains significant from the shores of Lake Superior northward.

SignificantEvents

March 3-4: First of the Friday storms to hit southernOntario

snowfall amount at 40 cm. Geraldton and Kapuskasingreportedover30cmofsnowfall,and ChapleauandThunderBayreported25cmormore. Therewereseveralroadclosures,includingpartsof Highway 11, 17, Highway 577 near Timmins and Highway631nearWhiteRiver.

March 21-22: Snowstorm over northwestern OntariobreaksthecycleofFridaystorms

Entourée de sa famille est décédée paisiblement Marielle Lafrenière Fay âgée de71 ans de Welland Ontario.

Mariellelaissedansle deuil son époux Chris qui était à ses cotés depuisplusde50ans, ses enfants Kyle, Jaime (Lisa) et ses petits-enfants Kailah, RymeetSohler.

Elle a été prédécédée par ses parents AnicetetYvetteLafrenièredeChapleau,etpar sonfrèreClaude.Ellelaisseaussidansledeuil ses sœurs Micheline (feu Tony), Suzette (Blair), Louise (Jim), Joanne (Ralph), Carole (Tom),plusieursneveuxetniècesetsafilleule Kyra.MarielleavaitsaMaitriseenÉducationet adoraitsaprofessiond'enseignante. Ellesera dévouéejusqu'àsaretraite. Ellenelaisseque de bons souvenirs à ses élèves, ses camaradesdetravailetàsesamis.

La crémation a eu lieu et un service pourlafamilleauralieuceprintemps.

Des dons de sang au nom de Marielle ainsi que des dons commémoratifs à la SociétéCanadiennedusang(LaCroixRouge) seraientgrandementappréciésparlafamille

La famille Lafrenière

A winter storm brought heavy snow and strongwindstomuchofsouthernOntarioonFriday and Saturday. Thundersnow was observed so widely on Friday night that it resembled a summertime scenario. Scarborough, Orangeville, Trenton, Vaughan and Newmarket reported the most amount of snowfall, with 30 cm or more. Eldorado, Keene, Consecon, Brampton,Waterloo, Oshawa, Guelph, Hamilton and Stouffville each received 25 cm or more of snowfall. There were numerous collisions from Windsor to the Golden Horseshoe, including Niagara, one of which resultedinafatality.AportionofHighway6anda couple ramps in the Toronto area were closed and public transit in Toronto had multiple disruptions. Nearly one quarter of Toronto Pearson InternationalAirport’sflightswerecancelledahead of the storm. York and Toronto Metropolitan Universities closed into Saturday. Hydro One reported about 5000 customers without power in Windsor,BurlingtonandToronto.

March 10:Another Friday storm hits southern Ontario

Alow pressure system brought significant snowfallandblowingsnowtoportionsofsouthern Ontario on Friday, with the greatest impacts felt acrosstheGoldenHorseshoe.Snowfallamountsof over 15 cm were reported in Hamilton, Grimsby Mountain, Burlington, and Mississauga. There were many crashes across southwestern Ontario, including a 5-vehicle collision, which closed all expresslanesonaportionofthe401.Aportionof Highway 24 was also closed due to several collisions. The West Harbour GO train cancelled somestopsandallschoolbuseswerecancelledthat morninginWindsorandEssex.

March16-18:ThirdoftheFridaystormstargets northernOntario

Astronglowpressuresystemtrackedover northernOntario,bringingwidespreadheavysnow and blowing snow from late Thursday until Saturday night. Nagagami reported the highest

An early spring storm brought snow to northwestern Ontario on Tuesday evening and continuedintoWednesday.SilverHarbourreceived themostsnowfall,whichwas18cm.OnHighway 17nearNipigon,multipletractortrailerswerestuck orslidoffthehills,partiallyblockingtheroute.At least four collisions were also reported along Highway 17 from Wawa to Thunder Bay. In the morning,schoolbuseswerecancelledforThunder Bay, Kenora, Dryden, Sioux Lookout, Ignace and partialRedLake.

March 25-26: Yet another weekend storm and thefirstseverethunderstormwarningof2023

Strong winds associated with a low pressure system affected southwestern Ontario startingSaturdayafternoon.Snowyconditionsalso affected the northeastern Ontario, where Highway 11 was closed near North Bay. Hamilton Airport reported the highest wind gust at 103 km/h. WindsorAirport, Chatham-Kent, Brantford, Point Petre,LondonAirport,Vineland,andSt.Catharines each reported wind gusts of 90 km/h or stronger. Debris,presumablywindblown,closedafewroads in the Greater Toronto Area. In downtown east Toronto, the roof was blown off a Mercedes dealership,hampering traffic with metal debris on the road. At Port Maitland, an entire lighthouse was knocked down intothelakebyhighwinds.

IceConditionsintheGreatLakes

ThecombinedGreatLakesicecoverageon March 1 was 13.0%, about a third of the climatological average of 43.0% for the start of March. Above normal temperatures across the Great Lakes for the entire month of February did not allow ice to form at the climatological pace, resultinginlowerthanaverageiceconcentrations, especiallyinthesouthernGreatLakes.

Colder temperatures at the start of March allowed for the creation of some new and thin ice along the shores of the northern lakes. While this ice did not last, it kept the ice amounts from attainingrecordlowlevels.

Wearenowbeyondthepeakiceseasonon alltheGreatLakes.Lookingathistoricalicecover fortheGreatLakes,thecurrentweek’sicecoverage is 5% compared to the normal of 22%, so we are Cont’donP.5

Ala douce mémoire Marielle Lafrenière Fay 1951-2023

Chapleau Moments

by MichaelJ. Morris

Highway 129, connecting Chapleau and Thessalon, Ontario, was officially opened on a cold winter day on January 28,1949, after years ofbeingapoliticalfootball.Itmaynothavebeen muchmorethana"turkeytrail"throughthebush, but a highway was a highway, and Chapleau's

nowhadahighwayconnectionto thewiderworld

The opening, however, wasmarredbytragedywhenT.J. Godfrey, whose great passion was the buildingof the highway, died of a heart attack while participating in the first drive overthehighway.

But Mr. Godfrey saw his dreambecomeareality.

Like everyone, I have so many memories of trips over Highway 129, and each was an adventure unto itself. I am sure you do too. Please feel free to share them. My email is mj.morris@live.ca

When I was a kid, when someonesaidtheyweregoingfor a "down the road" it meant Highway129,nottobeconfused withrailroaderssayingtheywere going "out on the road".HIGHWAY 129

OPENEDONCOLDWINTERDAY

Hereisanincrediblecollectionofphotos onthehighwaysenttome.Theybringbackmany memoriestoo.

HIGHWAY129 BETWEEN CHAPLEAU andTHESSALON 'GOING DOWN THE ROAD’

HughMcMullenandGeorgeCrichtoncirca1935 'downtheroad'EnjoyatriponHighway129!

from OTTAWA Rapport d’Ottawa

by/par Carol Hughes

Federal member of Parliament Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing

Budget 2023 was released earlier this week. It's a budget that comes at a time when a global inflation crisis is making life a lot more unaffordable for too many people and the expectation of a shallow recession to come. Too many people are slipping through the economic cracksasthecostsofgroceriescontinuetoremain high. Housing is persistently expensive. And through these issues, we must continue to find appropriatewaystomitigateclimatechange.With this budget, we see an attempt to address many of these issues, but the government may not have tackled these problems at all if it wasn't for the Supply and ConfidenceAgreement (SACA) with theNDP.

On dental care, we are seeing that agreement in action. The new measures in this budget mean that children under 18, seniors, and people with disabilities will be able to access essential dental care, saving families up to $1,247 per year. While the Liberals voted against dental care twice before, the SACA ensured that the government would have to make providing affordabledentalcareapriorityforthosewhoneed itmost.Thisisameasurethatwillhaveasignificant impact in people's lives and livelihoods, saving families money, and giving people a chance to address significant oral health issues without

Aglimpseofthe2023FederalBudget

breakingtheirbankaccount.

Withinflationdisproportionatelyaffecting thosewhoareleastabletoaffordit,oneofthebest ways to help those individuals is to increase the GSTrebate.WhenNewDemocratsfirstproposed doublingtheGSTrebate,theLiberalsvotedagainst it. They eventually conceded that doubling of the GST credit could help a significant number of Canadians, particularly as inflation increased the revenue generated through the GST. This budget onceagaindoublesthe GSTtaxcreditforeligible recipients, putting up to $467 back in 11 million Canadian's pockets. It's a measure that will not solveinflationarywoesbutwillensurethatpeople arebetterabletokeepup.

The budget also features significant investments for a co-developed Urban, Rural, and Northern Indigenous Strategy. This is designed to help Indigenous people living out of their communitiesfindasafeandaffordableplacetocall home.

There'salsoalargerpushtowardsbuilding agreenenergyeconomyandensuringthatworkers areattheforefrontofthateconomy.We'vepushed the government towards attaching strings to their proposed clean economy tax credits that are designedtoaccelerategreenenergyinvestmentsto ensurethatthejobscreatedinthisindustryarehigh wage, union jobs. Clearly, we need to change our energy economy towards more renewable sources and ensuring that people working in these industries are paid well will go a long way in buildingaresilientgreeneconomy.

On a similar token, this budget finally includes something that labour organizations and workers have been requesting for decades: an end

to scab labour. The Canadian Labour Code will finally be amended to prevent the use of replacement workers in federally regulated workplaces.

The budget certainly isn't perfect by any stretch. One issue Parliamentarians have recently heard a lot about has been April 1st excise tax increase (6.3%) on alcohol. Last week, a motion waspassedintheHouseofCommonstocancelthe tax hike. Budget 2023 addresses this issue somewhat,butlimitstheexcisetaxincreasetotwo percent, rather than cancel it entirely. The budget does commits to prioritizing a “red dress alert” system to notify the public when an Indigenous womanortwo-spiritpersongoesmissing,whichis another item that the NDP had pushed for but commitszeromoneytoit.The2.5millionoverfive years committed to establishing a FederalProvincial-Territorial-IndigenoustableonMissing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQI+Peopleisonlyadropinthebucketof what is needed. There's nothing to bring down excessiveinternetorcellservicecosts,stillamong the highest in the world. There's also nothing to ensuretherichestCanadianscan'thidetheirmoney in offshore tax accounts. The word “pharmacare” literallydoesnotappearinthebudget,eventhough whentablingit,theMinisterofFinancementioned they still plan to deliver a National Universal PharmacareProgramaspromisedbytheLiberals. Itisimpossibletogothroughalltheinsand outs of the budget within this column, but what is clear is that without the NDP pushing the government every step of the way, the majority of measures that will prove beneficial in helping Canadians would not have materialized.

Unaperçudubudgetfédéralde2023

Lebudgetde2023aétédéposéendébutde semaine. Ce budget intervient à un moment où la crise mondiale de l'inflation rend la vie beaucoup moins abordable qu'avant pour trop de personnes, etoùl'ons'attendàlavenued'unelégèrerécession. Les mailles du filet économique n'épargnent personne, parce que le coût du panier d'épicerie reste élevé. Le prix du logement l'est aussi constamment.Malgrécesproblèmes,nousdevons continuer de trouver des moyens d'atténuer les changements climatiques. Dans ce budget, nous constatons une tentative en vue de résoudre bon nombredecesproblèmes,maislegouvernementne s'y serait peut-être pas attaqué du tout, n'eût été l'ententedeconfianceetdesoutienconclueavecles néo-démocrates.

Pour ce qui est des soins dentaires, nous voyons cette entente en action. Les nouvelles mesures qui figurent dans le budget signifient que les enfants de moins de 18 ans, les aînés et les personnes handicapées auront accès à des soins dentaires essentiels, ce qui permettra aux familles

d'économiserjusqu'à1 247$parannée.Alorsque leslibérauxavaientdéjàvotéàdeuxreprisescontre lacréationd'unrégimedesoinsdentaires,l'entente apermisdeveilleràcequelegouvernementfasse des soins dentaires abordables une priorité pour ceux qui en ont le plus besoin. Cette mesure aura une incidence majeure sur la vie et les moyens de subsistance des gens, fera économiser de l'argent aux familles et leur donnera l'occasion de traiter d'importants problèmes de santé buccodentaire sansgreverleurcomptebancaire.

Comme l'inflation touche de manière disproportionnée les personnes qui peuvent se le permettre le moins, l'un des meilleurs moyens de lesaiderestd'augmenterletauxderemboursement delaTPS.Lorsquelesnéo-démocratesontproposé de doubler ce taux, les libéraux s'y sont opposés. Cela dit, ils ont fini par reconnaître que le fait de doublerducréditpourlaTPSpourraitcontribuerà aider un nombre important de Canadiens, d'autant plus que l'inflation a fait grimper les recettes produites par l'entremise de la TPS. Dans ce

budget,ondoubledenouveaulecréditpourlaTPS pourlesbénéficiairesadmissibles,cequipermetde remettre jusqu'à 467 $ dans les poches de 11 millionsdeCanadiens.Cettemesurenecontribuera pas à résoudre les problèmes d'inflation, mais elle feraensortequelesgenssontmieuxenmesurede suivresonrythme.

Le budget comporte aussi des investissements importants dans une stratégie concertée pour les Autochtones vivant en milieu urbain,ruraletnordique.Cettestratégieestconçue pour permettre d'aider les Autochtones vivant en dehors de leur communauté à trouver un chez-soi sûretabordable.Nousparlonsicid'unenjeuqueles néo-démocrates défendent depuis des années, et il est important que ces mesures figurent dans un projetdeloid'exécutiondubudget.

On insiste aussi davantage sur la mise en place d'un marché de l'énergie verte, et il est essentiel que les travailleurs soient à l'avant-garde de cette économie. Nous faisons pression sur le Cont’donP.5

OntarioIncreasingMinimumWageto$16.55anHour

Nearly a million workers will benefit from bigger paycheques on October 1

TheOntariogovernmentisincreasingthe minimumwageto$16.55anhouronOctober1, 2023.This6.8percentpayraiseforlow-income workers builds on the government's steady and predictableincreaseseveryyeartohelpfamilies offsettherisingcostofliving.

“Under the leadership of Premier Ford, ourgovernmentisputtingworkersinthedriver's seatoftheircareers,andtheirlives,”saidMonte McNaughton, Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development. “This latest increase is a fair and balanced approach that means more money in their pockets so they can support their families and continuing building a strongerOntarioforallofus.”

A worker making the general minimum wageandworking40hoursperweekwillseean annualpayincreaseofnearly$2,200.Therewere

942,400 workers earning $16.55 per hour or belowin2022,themajorityofwhomarewomen.

This minimum wage increase builds on thegovernment'sworktomakeOntariothebest place to live, work and raise a family. Most recently,thegovernmentintroducedtheWorking for Workers Act, 2023, which will, if passed, provideground-breakingprotectionsformillions ofworkersinOntario.

Just over 40 per cent of workers at or below the current general minimum wage of $15.50perhourareinretailtradeandalmost25 percentareinaccommodationandfoodservices.

Ontario's new minimum wage is the highest of any province in the country. For example,Quebechasaminimumwageof$14.25 anhour, BritishColumbiahas aminimumwage of $15.65 an hour, and Alberta has a minimum

WeatherSummaryforOntario

Cont’dfromP.2 currentlyexperiencingaboutaquartertheamountof icethatwewouldexpectatthistimeofyear.

OutlookforApril

The first week of April will experience warmer than normal temperatures for southern Ontario and below normal temperatures for far northern Ontario and northwestern Ontario along the Manitoba border. The second week of April is expected to have normal temperatures in northern andsouthern Ontario, and below normal temperatures in the far north. The last two weeks of April show no clear

trend. In terms of precipitation, the first week of Aprilshowsabovenormalprecipitationformostof the province, except normal precipitation along the northern shores of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, alongtheManitobaborder,andtheshoresofHudson Bay. Below normal precipitation is possible for the far northwestern regions of Ontario. The second weekofAprilhasnoclearsignalexceptfromWawa to Moosonee, where there is a chance for above normal precipitation. Forecasts show that southern Ontarioshouldhaveaslightchanceofbelownormal precipitationinthethirdweekofApril. Finally, the lastweekofAprilshowsnoclearsignal.

wageof$15.00anhour.

The special minimum wage rates will alsoincreasefor:

-studentsundertheageof18,whowork28hours aweekorlesswhenschoolisinsessionorwork duringaschoolbreakorsummerholidays,from $14.60to$15.60anhour.

-homeworkers (those who do paid work out of theirownhomesforemployers),from$17.05to $18.20anhour.

-hunting, fishing and wilderness guides, from $77.60to$82.85perdaywhenworkinglessthan five consecutive hours in day, and $155.25 to $165.75 per day when working five or more hoursinaday.

Unaperçudubudgetfédéralde2023

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gouvernement pour que celui-ci assortisse ses crédits fiscaux proposés pour le secteur de l'économie propre de conditions destinées à accélérer les investissements dans l'énergie verte, afin de s'assurer que les emplois créés dans ce secteursontsyndiquésetbienrémunérés.Ilestclair que nous devons faire évoluer notre secteur de l'économie verte vers des sources d'énergie renouvelable,et,sil'onveilleàcequelestravailleurs dans ce secteur soient bien rémunérés, cela contribueraàlamiseenplaced'uneéconomieverte résiliente.

Par le fait même, ce budget permet finalement de faire ce que les représentants des organismessyndicauxetlestravailleursdemandent depuis des décennies : mettre fin aux briseurs de grève. Le Code canadien du travail va enfin être modifié de façon à empêcher, en cas de grève, l'embauchedetravailleursderemplacementdansles

milieuxdetravailderessortfédéral.

Ilnes'agitenaucuncasd'unbudgetparfait, loindelà.Lesparlementairesontbeaucoupentendu parler récemment de l'augmentation de 6,3 % de la taxed'accisesurl'alcool,quidevaitentrerenvigueur le 1er avril. La semaine dernière, les députés ont adopté une motion visant à annuler cette hausse de taxe.Danslebudgetde2023,onabordequelquepeu cettequestion,maisonlimitel'augmentationdecette taxed'acciseà2%,plutôtquedel'annulerentotalité. On y annonce que l'on accordera la priorité à un systèmed'alerte«delaroberouge»visantàaviserla population quand une femme autochtone ou une personne bispirituelle est portée disparue, un autre élémentquelesnéo-démocratesavaientdemandé,et pourlequeldesfondsn'ontpasétéaccordés.Les2,5 millionsdedollarsprévussurcinqanspourlamise surpiedd'unetablefédérale-provinciale-territorialeautochtonesurlesfemmes,lesfillesetlespersonnes 2SLGBTQI+autochtonesdisparuesouassassinées

sontminimescomparativementàcequiestrequis.Il n'y a rien pour faire baisser les coûts excessifs d'Internet ou des services de téléphonie cellulaire, qui demeurent parmi les plus élevés au monde. En outre,rienn'empêchenonpluslesCanadienslesplus riches de cacher leur argent dans des comptes fiscaux à l'étranger. Le mot « assurancemédicaments » ne figure carrément pas dans le budget, même si, au moment de son dépôt, la ministre des Finances a mentionné que le gouvernement a toujours l'intention de mettre en place un régime national universel d'assurancemédicaments,commeilsl'ontpromis.

Ilestimpossibledepasserenrevueunparun les tenants et les aboutissants du budget dans cette chronique,mais,cequiestclair,c'estque,sicen'était des pressions exercées sur le gouvernement par les néo-démocrates jusqu'au bout, la plupart des mesures qui se révéleront bénéfiques pour les Canadiensneseseraientpasconcrétisées.

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OntarioProtectingGrousefromIllegalHunting

TheOntariogovernmentis safeguarding grouse populations fromillegalhunting.

Allan Pascoe of Cobalt pleaded guilty to unlawfully possessinganover-limitofgrouse and obstructing conservation officers. He was fined a total of $5,000. Pascoe also received a lifetime ban from possessing, applyingfor,orobtainingahunting licenceandcannottakepartinany activity that requires a hunting licence.

The court heard that on December19,2022,NewLiskeard conservation officers executed a

search warrant on Pasco’s residence. Conservation officerswereobstructedfromenteringtheresidence foroveranhour.Onceconservationofficersgained access,theyfoundtwolargeboxesoffrozengrouse hidden in the shower. Pascoe was in possession of 91grouse,76overhislegalpossessionlimitof15.

JusticeofthePeaceJean-MarieBlierheard thecaseintheOntarioCourtofJustice,Haileybury, onMarch2,2023.

To report a natural resource problem or provide information about an unsolved case, members of the public can call the ministry TIPS line toll free at 1-877-847-7667.You can also call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS. Formoreinformationaboutunsolvedcases,please visitontario.ca/mnrftips.

Petitstrucspourréduirelesdéchetsdecuisine

carottes, branches de céleri et courgettes qui traînent dans le frigo. Vous pouvez aussi hacher les restes de poulet pour en faire un sandwich à la salade de poulet ou les utiliser comme garniture pour unepizzapita.

l’alimentaprèscejour,ladate«meilleuravant» faitréférenceàlapériodedefraîcheuridéaled’un produit.Mais,s’ilssontconservéscorrectement, la plupart des aliments sont parfaitement comestiblesau-delàdeladate«meilleuravant» indiquéesurl’étiquette.

(EN)Aveclahaussedesprix,ilestplusimportant quejamaisdenepasgaspillerlesaliments.Voici quatre façons de réduire les déchets dans la cuisine.

Faites le ménage de votre garde-manger régulièrement

Quelle que soit la taille de votre cuisine, vous avez probablement des aliments oubliés qui se cachent dans les recoins de votre garde-manger. Il serait judicieux de faire régulièrement le tri dans votre garde-manger pour savoir quels alimentsvousavezsouslamain.

Lorsque vous remplissez votre gardemanger, assurez-vous de déplacer les aliments quis’ytrouventdéjààl’avantdesétagèresafinde lesutiliserenpremier.

Préparezun«touski»

Vousnesavezpasquoicuisinerpourledîneroule souper?Avant de vous rendre à l’épicerie, jetez un coup d’œil dans votre réfrigérateur pour voir cequevousavezdéjàsouslamain.Vouspouvez peut-être faire un sauté de légumes avec ces

Vous cherchez d’autres idées? Il existe des sites Web et des applications où vous pouvezentrerlenomdes ingrédients que vous avez déjà et obtenir des recommandations de recettesàpréparer.

Emballezoucongelezlesrestes Préparerdegrandesquantitésdenourritureestun excellent moyen d’économiser de l’argent, en particulier si vous achetez de gros emballages d’aliments pour bénéficier d’un meilleur prix. Mangez ce que vous pouvez au cours des deux jours suivants pour dîner ou réchauffez les restants pour faciliter la préparation du souper. Cequ’ilresteensuitepeutêtrecongelédansdes récipients individuels pour profiter d’un repas rapide fait maison au lieu de devoir cuisiner quelquechosedenouveau.

Apprenezàcomprendrelesétiquettesdes aliments

De nombreuses personnes pensent à tort que la date«meilleuravant»indiquéesurl’emballage d’un produit alimentaire signifie que le produit doit être jeté une fois cette date passée. Contrairement à la date de péremption, qui signifie que vous ne devez pas consommer

` En fait, vous pourrez peut-être faire obtenir d’excellentes aubaines en magasin en achetant des produits dont la date « meilleur avant » approche. Il existe également des applications où les détaillants et les restaurants vendentdesproduitssurlepointd’atteindreleur date « meilleur avant » moyennant une forte réduction. Vous pouvez en savoir plus sur le système canadien d’étiquetage des aliments à l’adresseinspection.canada.ca.

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