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HUSKIES CAPTURE NOHA U15A TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS

On the weekend of March 24-26th the Chapleau Huskies travelled to Timiskaming Shores to compete in the NOHA Tournament of Champions. After an early exit from the Nickel City Tournament the Huskies were very determined to play well and defendtheirtitleofthepreviousyear.

The Huskies faced Blind River to open thetournamentwithTysonKyddstartinginnet. Blind River came out flying and scored 4 unanswered goals in the first period. In a second period plagued by Husky penalties Tanner Moreau scored once for the Huskies assisted by Max Thibeault, but the Thundercats retained a three-goal lead going into the third with Noah Newman taking over in the net for the Huskies. Thethirdperiodbegan,andthingswerestarting to look bleak for the Huskies when Blind River added two more goals to their tally bringing the score to 6-1. With 8 minutes remaining in the thirdJackCyrscored,assistedonceagainbyMax Thibeault and this seemed to ignite the Husky bench. Goals by Braeden Bernath assisted by TannerMoreau,andJackCyrfromColtenCaron helped bring the Huskies closer, but there was still much work left to be done, and there were onlythreeminutesleftin thegame. Withaminute and a half left on the clock Carter Pullen assisted Max Thibeault and then Jordan Martineau and the game was tied! With the Huskies fans on their

feetandonly7seconds left on the clock TannerMoreau scored thegamewinninggoal assisted by Jordan Martineau in an incredible comeback win!

For their second game of the tournament the Huskies faced Nickel City Jr. Sons, a team theyhavehadamixed record against this year. In a much lower scoring game Nickel City took the lead scoring twice before Braeden Bernath notched one for the Huskies, assisted by Jordan Martineau. Huskies tied up the game with 3 minutes left in the third with a goal by Max Thibeault, but a late thirdperiodpenaltyby the Huskies gave the Sons the chance they needed, and they scored with only 1:11 left handing the Huskies theirfirstlossofthetournament.TysonKyddhad played an excellent game in goal for the

FOR SECOND YEAR RUNNING!

Back Row: Head Coach Allen Cyr, Trainer Ray McGregor, Owen McGregor, Ryker Woods, Sienna Lortie, Jordan Martineau, Colten Caron, Braeden Bernath, MavrikChabot,AssistantCoachEricCaron

MiddleRow:Carter-JamesPullen,JackCyr,TannerMoreau,MaxThibeault,Koen Tremblay,EdwardBurtt,DominicBernard

FrontRow:TysonKydd,NoahNewman Missing:AssistantCoachesRobertMoreauandKirkEllis,BrettAndre(Goalie)

Huskies and was looking much more comfortableafternotplayingforoveramonth.

In,byfar,thetougherpoolinthetournament Cont’donP.5

ÉSCTrilliumstudentsreflectonAboriginalcultureduringartisticworkshop

Students from École secondaire catholique Trillium (Chapleau) recently welcomed in a virtual format the artist Jessica Somers. During this encounter, students experiencedamemorableartisticcreationactivity.With theaccompanimentofMs.Somers,theypainted acanvastoreflectvariousaspectsofAboriginal culture, including the medicine wheel. Additionally,theartistsharedsometeachingson Indigenousspiritualitywiththestudentsthroughoutthecreativeprocess.

BorninSudburyandresidinginLavigne, Jessica Somers is Abenakis and Metis decent. She is greatly influenced by her grandmother who enjoyed creating scenic and wildlife paintings. Her father's passion for carpentry and his hard work ethics and determination are what attributedtohersuccessasanartisttoday.Jessica loves creating paintings that represent knowledge of the natural world we learn and share throughgenerations.

Captivated by the teachings of elders in

her community and her Nation, Jessica Somers creates art that connect to these teachings. This honours her ancestors while also ensuring the knowledgeispassedon.Jessicausesherartwork asself-reflection,awayofseekingpeace,sharing knowledge, teaching moral lessons, and/or telling stories. Jessica believes that art has been survivance, a way of holding on to stories and history,embodyingawayoflife,andexpressing andsharingIndigenousidentities.

Lesélèvesdel'écolesecondairecatholique Trillium (Chapleau) ont accueilli tout récemment l'artisteJessicaSomersenvirtuelafindevivreune activité de création artistique. Avec

l'accompagnement de Mme Somers, ils ont peint une toile pour refléter divers aspects de la culture autochtone, dont la roue de médecine. De plus, l'artiste a partagé quelques enseignements sur la spiritualitéautochtoneaveclesélèvestoutaulong duprocessusdecréation.

Née à Sudbury et installée à Lavigne, Jessica Somers est de descendance abénakise et métisse. Elle est grandement influencée par sa grand-mère qui aimait créer des peintures de paysages et animalières. La passion de son père pourlamenuiserie,sonéthiquedetravailacharnée et sa détermination ont contribué à son succès en tant qu'artiste. Jessica adore créer des peintures représentantlaconnaissancedumondenaturelque nous apprenons et partageons à travers les générations.

Captivée par les enseignements des aînés desacommunautéetdesanation,JessicaSomers crée des œuvres d'art qui se connectent à ces enseignements. Cela honore ses ancêtres tout en assurantlatransmissiondesconnaissances.Jessica utilise ses œuvres d'art comme une réflexion sur

soi,unmoyenderechercherlapaix,departagerdes connaissances, d'enseigner des leçons de morale et/ouderaconterdeshistoires.Jessicacroitquel'art a été une survie, une façon de s'accrocher aux histoiresetàl'histoire,d'incarnerunmodedevieet d'exprimeretdepartagerlesidentitésautochtones

Chapleau Moments

by MichaelJ. Morris

Remember the old ditty that goes something like this: "The 24th of May is the Queen's birthday. If you don't give us a holiday, we'llallrunaway."

Well,we'vechangedthedatetomakeitthe thirdMondayinMay,whichin2020happenstobe the 18th, but Canadians still look forward to VictoriaDay,namedaftertheBritishmonarchwho diedmorethanacenturyago.Iwonderhowmany Canadianstodayevenknowwhoshewas.

It says something about this vast and magnificent land, and its people, the majority of whomarehousedalongathineasttowestribbonof territory,closetotheAmericanbehemoth,thatthe nameofthemajorSpringholidayisnamedaftera figurefromCanada'spast.

Andtome,that'sOK.Weareapeoplewho haveneverreallyunderstoodeachotherverywell-Canada has more or less developed on a regional basis, yet we can enjoy together the common holiday--VictoriaDay.

WhenIwasakidgrowingupinChapleau, the ice would be off the river, and the weekend markedthebeginningoftheswimmingseasonfor the hale and hearty. Have to admit that I was not amongthem,preferringtowaituntilDominionDay -- now Canada Day. I see in weather reports from

CanadianscontinuetocelebratethebirthdayofQueenVictoriamarking thestartofswimmingandcampingseason(weatherpermitting!)

Chapleau, they had snow recently so maybe no earlyswimsin2020.

It was also the weekend when summer camps,(nowusuallycalledcottages)wereopened for the season, and perhaps most of Canada followedmuchthesameroutine.Atleast,todayasI reflectonthepast50yearsorso,itseemstomethey did wherever I happened to be living -- Ontario, Manitoba,Saskatchewan,Alberta,andnowBritish Columbia.

WealwaysfeltquitekindlytowardsQueen Victoria for giving us a holiday, and nobody ever abolished it so we didn't have to run away. Every onceinawhilesomeonewantstochangethename of the holiday to reflect contemporary Canadian society or abolish the monarchy. Queen Victoria's great-great granddaughter, Elizabeth II officially remainsCanada'sheadofstate..

At one point in my life I was a staunch monarchist, most likely because I was so greatly influenced by my grandparents, George and Edith Hunt,whohadanabidingfaithinvalueslikeduty, service, the monarch, family, country - and the Anglican church, then called the Church of EnglandinCanada. My thinking on the monarchyhaschangedsomewhattodaybutasthis VictoriaDayweekendarrivesIpauseandwonderif itwasallsobadyearsago--atleastweknewwhere westoodwithoutequivocation.

Weknewbeyondanyshadowofadoubtas myGrandpaHuntwouldsaywhowewere.Wedid not need opinion polls to tell us what we were thinking.

MuchhaschangedinCanadasincethedays of my grandparents, but on this Victoria Day weekend,havingnowlivedinfiveprovincesofthis greatnation,Ithinkwearestillaworkinprogress.

Perhapsitisagoodtimetoreflectonourselvesas Canadiansanddefineourfuturefocusingonthose thingsthatbringustogetherratherthanthosethings thatdivideus.

Many years ago now, the distinguished Canadian journalist Bruce Hutchison wrote in a column: "This nation with all its problems, its unbalanced politics and its repulsive self pity remainstheluckiestinaderangedworld."

So, let's enjoy the Victoria Day weekend, andlet'snotrunawayfromthechallengesbeforeus asCanadians.despitethechallengespresentedtous thisyearbythevirusissues.

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by/par Carol Hughes Federal member of Parliament Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing

Last week, Industry Minister FrançoisPhilippe Champagne proudly announced that Canadian internet, cable, and wireless services giants Rogers and Shaw would be allowed to proceedwiththeir$26billionmerger.Aspartofthis unprecedented deal, Shaw would need to sell off most of its wireless division, Freedom Mobile, to Quebec'sVideotron,andwouldhavetoabideby21 “legally enforceable” conditions to make cell and internet services cheaper for Canadians. The Ministerhaschalkedthisupasasignificantwinfor Canadian consumers, but in turning our digital services industry over to an increasingly small group of players, he has essentially given the government'sblessingtofurthererodecompetition in an industry that already lacks it and made the absurd claim that an oligopoly is good for consumers.

TheRogers-Shawdealhasbeencontentious at best since it was first proposed in 2021. The assumptionthen,asnow,isthatinallowingtwoof the largest players in the telecom market to merge will functionally reduce the already limited competition across the industry and lead to higher pricesforconsumers.TheIndustryMinisterclaims thatthe21conditionsthathavebeenimposedonthe

La semaine passée, le ministre de l'Industrie, François-Philippe Champagne, a annoncé fièrement que les géants canadiens d'Internet,ducâbleetdesservicessansfilRogers etShawseraientautorisésàallerdel'avantavec lafusionévaluéeà26milliardsdedollars.Dans le cadre de cette entente inédite, Shaw devait vendre la majeure partie de sa division de services sans fil, Freedom Mobile, à Vidéotron, une entreprise du Québec, et se conformer à 21 conditions«ayantforceexécutoire»pouroffrirà la population canadienne des services de téléphonie mobile et des services Internet plus abordables. Le ministre a déjà enregistré des victoires importantes pour les consommateurs canadiens,mais,enremettantnotreindustriedes servicesnumériquesentrelesmainsd'ungroupe de joueurs de plus en plus petit, il a essentiellement donné la bénédiction du gouvernement pour que l'on procède à un plus grand affaiblissement de la concurrence au sein d'une industrie où celle-ci fait déjà défaut et a déclaréquel'oligopoleestunebonnechosepour les consommateurs, ce qui est complètement absurde.

Rogers-ShawDealMeanstheOligopolyRunstheRoost

deal, which include making Rogers spend $5.5 billion to expand 5G coverage and additional network services, a further $1 billion to connect rural, remote and Indigenous communities, will help consumers. The conditions are enforceable with fines up to $1 billion for Rogers, and $200 million for Videotron should they not meet their obligations under the deal, however it's easy to imaginethoseconditionswontamounttomuch,as thedevilisalwaysinthedetails.

The conditions are time gated - essentially theyareonlyinplaceforatenyearperiod,andafter that, it becomes business as usual, with a smaller numberofmajorplayersgrowingimmenselymore powerful. It also is not clear how the government intends to enforce those conditions. When asked about specifics, the Minister merely gave a vague statement saying Rogers or Videotron shouldn't “mess with the regulator.” Presumably he was inferring that this would be the CRTCs bailiwick, but it's not a good sign when you can't answer a questionabouthowtheseconditionswouldactually beenforced.

The Industry Minister claims that they struckabalancewiththedealthatwillbebeneficial to consumers and will bring prices down, but it's difficult to square this argument when both the Industry Committee and the Competition Bureau, (an independent law enforcement agency that protects and promotes competition) have opposed the acquisition. The Competition Bureau filed a legalchallengetotheacquisitioninMay2022,with Matthew Boswell, the Commissioner of Competition stating they “conducted a rigorous

Onpeutdirequel'ententeentreRogerset Shaw était, au mieux, litigieuse dès le premier jour où elle a été proposée en 2021. À partir de maintenant, nous pouvons faire l'hypothèse suivante : en permettant à deux des plus gros joueurs du marché des télécommunications de fusionner, nous réduirons, sur le plan fonctionnel, la concurrence déjà faible à travers l'industrie, ce qui mènera à une hausse des prix pour les consommateurs. Le ministre de l'Industriesoutientqueles21conditionsquiont été imposées dans le cadre de l'entente, notamment exiger que Rogers investisse 5,5 milliardsdedollarspourétendrelacouverturede son réseau 5G et pour améliorer les services de réseauainsiqu'unautremontantde1milliardde dollars pour renforcer la connectivité des communautés rurales, éloignées et autochtones, seront utiles pour les consommateurs. Les conditions sont exécutoires,et le non-respectde celles-ci peut mener à l'imposition d'amendes pouvant atteindre 1 milliard de dollars pour Rogerset200millionsdedollarspourVidéotron, si l'un ou l'autre violait l'une des conditions énoncées dans l'entente. Toutefois, on peut

investigationoftheproposedRogers-Shawmerger andconcludedthatitwouldsubstantiallypreventor lessencompetitioninwirelessservices.Eliminating Shaw would remove a strong, independent competitor in Canada's wireless market – one that hasdrivendownprices,madedatamoreaccessible, andofferedinnovativeservicestoitscustomers.”

The Minister also made the dubious claim that this will ensure that there are four national carriers for mobile services, but that claim doesn't washwhenyouconsiderthatVideotronisaregional carrierusedalmostexclusivelyinQuebec.Because Videotron will be taking over Shaw's former subscribers of Freedom Mobile, it actually reduces thenumberofnationalcarriersforcellularservices. Thiswillclearlydrivepricesevenhigherthanthey alreadyarebecausecustomersdon'thaveoptionsto leavethemajortelecomcompaniesinmanyregions ofthecountry.

There is also the problem we ran into last summerwhenRogersexperiencedanexceptionally prolonged outage across their entire network that caused11.3millionwirelessand2.6millioninternet subscribers to lose service, along with the entire Interac payment system. Increasing their foothold for wireless and internet services only stands to create an even more perilous problem if such a significantissuearisesagain.

Nomatterhowyousliceit,thisdealdoesn't benefit consumers. It creates an even larger oligopolythatwillraisepricesevenhigherthanthey already are for the benefit of shareholders and Rogers'executivesandreducescustomerchoicefor servicesthat,byanymodernmetric,areessential.

s'imaginer assez aisément que ces conditions ne mènerontpasàgrand-chose,cartoutsejouedans lesdétails.

Les conditions sont d'une durée limitée. En quelques mots, elles sont en vigueur uniquement pour une période de dix ans; par la suite, tout reviendra à la normale, avec un petit nombre de gros joueurs qui deviendront de plus en plus puissants. On ignore pour l'instant commentlegouvernemententendfaireappliquer cesconditions.Quandilaétéquestionnéausujet desdétails,leministres'estcontentéderépondre vaguement que Rogers et Vidéotron ne doivent pas « plaisanter avec le régulateur ». Il laissait vraisemblablement entendre que cela serait du ressort du CRTC, mais ce n'est pas bon signe quand vous ne pouvez répondre à une question concernant la façon dont ces conditions seraient effectivementappliquées.

Le ministre de l'Industrie soutient que, avec cette entente, ils ont trouvé un juste équilibre et que la situation sera avantageuse pour les consommateurs puisque les prix diminueront.Toutefois,ilestdifficiledeseplierà SuiteP.8

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Back-to-backChampions!

Cont’dfromP.1 theHuskiesnextopponentsweretheGoldKings. The Huskies soundly defeated the Porcupine team5-1withwellbalancedscoring. Firstperiod goalsbyBraedenBernathandJordanMartineau assisted by Jack Cyr and a third by Tanner Moreau assisted by Koen Tremblay gave the Huskiesa3-1leadbytheendofthefirst.Huskies JackCyrandCarterPullenaddedtwomoreinthe thirdtogivetheHuskiestwomorepointsintheir poolandtheever-valuablehighpointdifferential usedtobreakties.

The Huskies now faced the Blind River team once again, this time making no mistake. Despitebeingdown3-1inthefirstwiththelone goalbyTannerMoreauassistedbyRykerWoods, the Huskies tied up the game by the end of the secondwithgoalsonceagainbyTannerMoreau assisted this time by Koen Tremblay and an unassistedgoalbyMaxThibeaulttotiethegame 3-3. Theyblewthegameopeninthethird,with Carter Pullen assisting both Ryker Woods and Braeden Bernath preceding goals by Sienna Lortie assisted by Maverik Chabot and Tanner Moreau scoring once again for his third of the gameandafinalscoreof7-3.

The Huskies were now sitting in second placeintheirpool,withadateinthesemisagainst the home team Timiskaming Puck Hounds who rolledthroughtheirpoolwithruthlessefficiency toplacefirstinpoolA. ThePuckhoundshadthe distinction of playing in a U14 doubleAleague all season to prepare for the Championships, fielding a team from a catchment area that supports no less than three teams in the U15 division. Needless to say, they were confident

that they would defeat the Huskies and advance tothefinals,buttheywerenottakingintoaccount the skill and determination of the team from Chapleau.

Jordan Martineau opened the scoring with 7 minutes left in the first, with Tanner Moreau adding a second for a 2-0 lead that was cutinhalfwithonly22secondsleftontheclock. The Puckhounds scored around the 8-minute mark of the second period to tie the game and were answered by Jordan Martineau assisted by Braeden Bernath and again by Edward Burtt to givetheHuskiesaonegoalleadonceagain.Max Thibeault scored early in the third assisted by Tanner Moreau and Carter Pullen. Despite a Timiskaminggoalpartwaythroughthethird,the hometownteamcouldnotgaintheupperhandas theHuskiesJordanMartineauscoredonceagain assisted by Jack Cyr giving their Huskies their first two goal lead, after which netminder Noah Newman shut the door, refusing to allow any more goals by the opposition. Another goal courtesy of Koen Tremblay and Tanner Moreau sealed the victory 7-4 and earned the Huskies a spotinthefinalsagainsttheNickelCityJr.Sons, theonlyteamtohavedefeatedtheHuskiesinthe tournament.

Considering the excitement of the epic comeback win in the opening game no one was expectingagameofequalintensity,butnotonly did the final game deliver, it surpassed it! Both teamskepttheirpenaltyminutesincheckwith6 minutes each in the box, but neither team was abletocapitalizeontheiropportunitiesandNoah Newman played a tremendous game in goal to keepthegamescorelessthroughregulation.

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Special mention should be made of the dedication demonstrated by Dominic Bernard, Braeden Bernath, Marvik Chabot and Owen McGregor who practiced in Wawa all season, joining the Huskies for games and tournaments. These players had the biggest adjustments to make, and were always the ones to travel the farthest, but the Huskies could not have had a teamwithoutthem!

Atremendous thank you goes out to the coaching staff of the Huskies; head coachAllen Cyr,assistantcoachesRobertMoreau,KirkEllis, Eric Caron, Trevor Bernath, trainer Ray McGregor and manager Jennifer Cyr – none of this would have been possible without all your time and dedication, the kids are very lucky to haveallofyouintheirlives!

A parent committee for the Huskies is currentlyinthemidstofraisingfundstohelpthe players pay for the cost of travelling to London fortheOHFChampionships.Itistheirhopethat thecommunitywillhelptheseyoungathletesget tothe OHF'sinstyleonboardabus.Itwillbea once in a lifetime experience for many of these players,andtheywouldlovethechancetotravel togetherandmakethekindofmemoriesthatwill lastalifetime.

Good luck Huskies, we wish you all the best!

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Despitenumerouschances,someringing offthepostatbothends,thefirstovertimedidnot breakthedeadlock. Bothteamsgaveittheirall, andchanceswerehadatbothends.With5:21left indoubleovertimeJordanMartineauraceddown theiceonabreakawaypassfromTannerMoreau, and the crowd rose to their feet screaming encouragement. Making no mistake, Martineau buried it in the back of the net, and the Huskies racedtotheirnetminderasglovesraineddownat center ice. The Huskies celebrated their hardearned victory having won the NOHA U15A Tournament of Champions for the second year running, and the right to represent the Northern Ontario Hockey Association at the Ontario Hockey Federation Championships in London April20th! Thisisanamazingaccomplishment fortheHuskiesandtheircoachingstaffwhowill be great ambassadors for their respective com-

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cetargumentsachantqueleComitédel'industrie et le Bureau de la concurrence (un organisme indépendantd'applicationdelaloiquiprotègela concurrenceetenfaitlapromotion)onttousdeux fait part de leur opposition à l'acquisition. Le Bureau de la concurrence a déposé une contestation judiciaire concernant l'acquisition enmai2022,deconcertavecMatthewBoswell, lecommissairedelaconcurrence,stipulantquele Bureaudelaconcurrence«aréaliséuneenquête rigoureusesurlafusionproposéeentreRogerset Shaw, et il a conclu qu'elle aurait pour effet d'empêcher ou de diminuer sensiblement la concurrence pour les services sans fil. La disparition de Shaw éliminerait un concurrent indépendantetrobustedanslemarchédusans-fil au Canada – un concurrent qui a fait baisser les prix,rendulesdonnéesplusaccessiblesetoffert

desservicesinnovantsàsesclients.»

Le ministre a également fait une déclaration discutable quand il a affirmé que l'on s'assurera ainsi de la présence de quatre fournisseurs nationaux de services sans fil. Toutefois, cette affirmationnetientpaslaroutequandonsaitque Vidéotron est un fournisseur régional utilisé presque exclusivement au Québec. Le fait que Vidéotron reprenne les anciens abonnés de FreedomMobiledeShawréduitenfaitlenombre de fournisseurs nationaux pour les services cellulaires. Il est évident que cela fera grimper encorepluslesprix,carlesclientsn'aurontplusla possibilité de quitter les principales sociétés de télécommunicationsdansbonnombrederégions aupays.

Il y a aussi le problème auquel nous avons été confrontés l'été passé quand Rogers a vécu une panne exceptionnellement longue de tout son

réseau, ce qui a fait en sorte que 11,3 millions d'abonnés aux services sans fil et 2,6 millions d'abonnés aux services d'Internet n'avaient plus accès à leurs services, sans parler de tout le système de paiement Interac qui était en panne. Lefaitd'accroîtresonemprisesurlemarchédes servicessansfiletdesservicesInternetneferait qu'engendrerunesituationencorepluspérilleuse si un problème aussi grave devait survenir à nouveau.

Peu importe sous quel angle on examine la question, cette entente ne profite pas aux consommateurs. On crée ainsi un oligopole encore plus vaste qui fera augmenter davantage lesprixparrapportauxtarifsactuelsauprofitdes actionnairesetdescadresdeRogersetquiréduira lechoixoffertauxclientsenmatièredeservices qui, selon notre mode de vie moderne, sont essentiels.

OntarioLaunchesNewUltra-LowOvernightElectricityPricePlan

Province's third electricity price plan will offer a new option to reduce energy costs

The Ontario government is launching a newUltra-LowOvernightpriceplanaspartofits plan to provide consumers with more ways to keepcostsdown,savemoneyandtakecontrolof their energy bills. Starting May 1, 2023, customers of Toronto Hydro, London Hydro, Centre Wellington Hydro, Hearst Power, RenfrewHydro,WasagaDistribution,andSioux Lookout Hydro can opt-in to this new optional electricitypriceplan,withallutilitiesrequiredto offerittocustomerswithinsixmonths.

“Ourgovernmenthasputfamiliesbackin control of their energy bills, and the new UltraLowOvernightpriceplanwillgivefamiliesand small businesses who use more electricity overnight more ways to save” said Todd Smith, Minister of Energy. “Starting May 1 customers can opt-in to the new ultra-low electricity price plan which could save them up to $90 per year, while at the same time making our grid more efficient, helping to reduce costs for all ratepayers.”

The new electricity pricing structure is a third optionforelectricitycustomers,inadditiontothe existing Time-of-Use (TOU) and Tiered plans. Customers that use more electricity at night, includingshiftworkersandthosethatelectrically heat their home or charge their electric vehicle, couldsaveupto$90peryearbyshiftingdemand to the ultra-low overnight rate period when province-wideelectricitydemandislower.

The new ultra-low overnight rate, set by the Ontario Energy Board, will be 2.4 cents per kilowatt-hour(kWh),whichis67percentlower than the current off-peak rate, in exchange for a higheron-peakrate.

Delivery of this new ultra-low overnight

rate is possible as Ontario continues to have excess clean electricity during overnight hours. Shifting electricity use to these hours will allow the province to better leverage Ontario's clean electricity grid, increasing grid efficiency, resulting in potential capacity cost savings for the electricity system of up to $5.7 million per year, helping to reduce costs for allOntarioratepayers.

“By making better use of the province's clean grid, our government is taking further action to keep electricity affordable in Ontario,” said David Piccini, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks.“Offeringmoreoptionsfor smartelectricityuseisgoodnews for Ontarians and the environment.”

As Ontario's electricity demand continues to grow, the government will continue to provide electricity relief for both people and businesses while investing in a clean and reliable energy system across the province.

“As more and more people across the province begin to use EVs, the Ultra-Low Overnightpriceplanwillmakeit easier and less expensive to charge their vehicles in the evening,” said Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic

Development, Job Creation andTrade. “Ontario continues to strengthen our province's end-toendEVsupplychain,ensuringthatthecarsofthe future are build right in Ontario by Ontario workers.”