DrugWarningAugust11th2025
Public Health Sudbury & Districts is warning of a rise in drug poisonings (overdoses) and unexpected reactions to substances in the SudburyandManitoulindistricts.
The cause of the increase is unknown. This serves as an important reminder that street drugs may becutor mixed with substances such as benzos (benzodiazepines), xylazine, medetomidine, fentanyl, or carfentanil. Be cautious if using drugs and please share this informationwidelytohelpsavelives.
Keyinformation
A pink rock-like substance is reportedly being sold as fentanyl. Taking this substance is
alsoreportedtocauseprolongedsedation(heavy nods). Due to concerns about benzodiazepines (benzos) and tranquilizers (xylazine and medetomidine), take steps to support someone whoissedated.
· Move the person to a safe place, ideally somewherewarmanddry.
· Staywiththemandkeepaneyeonthem.
· Checkthatlimbsarenotrestricted.
· Iftheyarehavingtroublebreathingornot breathing,giverescuebreaths.
Howtopreventpoisonings
Apoisoningoccurswhenapersonusesa substance, and their body cannot handle its effects.Aperson can pass out, stop breathing, or experience a seizure. Poisonings can be fatal or non-fatal.
· Carry a naloxone kit. It can help reverse anopioidpoisoning.Knowhowtouseit(PDF).
· Pick up a free naloxone kit at The Point, Réseau ACCESS Network, or ask your local hospital or pharmacy. Visit ontario.ca/page/getnaloxone-kits-free.
· Avoid mixing substances. This includes alcohol,prescription,overthecounter,andstreet drugs.
· Start with a lower dose andgoslow.
· Avoid using drugs when youarealone.
· Have a trusted person nearby or use a virtual safe consumption service like the National Overdose Response Serviceat1.888.688.6677orthe Brave App. These services provide 24/7 confidential and nonjudgmental support, wheneverandwhereveryouuse drugs.
Howtorespondtopoisonings
· Call 911. Stay with the person. Monitor their breathing untilhelparrives.
· GIVE NALOXONE. It won't cause harm if opioids aren't involved.The person may not wake up right away due to sedation. More doses may be needed.
· If the person is unconscious, place them in the recoveryposition.
Howtorecognizepoisonings
Different substances affect the body in different ways. Depending on the type of
substance consumed, symptoms of a poisoning maylookdifferent.
Opioidpoisoningsymptoms:
· bluish, purple, or greyish skin, lips, or nails(dependingonskintone)
· dizziness, confusion, or inability to stay awake
· choking,gurgling,orsnoringsounds
· slow,weak,ornobreathing
Benzodiazepines (benzos) toxicity poisoning symptoms
A poisoning due to benzodiazepines (benzos)toxicitymaylastforhoursandlooklike:
· extremesleepinessorpassingout
· poorbalanceormovementcontrol
· slurredspeech
· blackoutsandmemoryloss
Sharethiswarningtohelpraiseawareness andreducetheriskofdrugpoisonings.
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Chapleau
Moments
by MichaelJ. Morris
AllenLaframboisewastherethehistoric day in 1964 when Canadian Pacific Railway Engine5433arrivedinCentennialPark.
OnavisittoChapleau48yearslaterwith his wife in 2012, he saw a photo from the occasion,andheandhisbrotherTerrywereinit. So, he took a photo of himself under the "5" in 5433andrecentlysentthembothtome.
He came across a Chapleau Moments columnIhadwrittenontheengineandsentalong thephotos.
Heexplains:"Iwasthere that dayitwas moved intoitsplace. In2012IwasinChapleau andvisited themuseumwithmyBrazilianwife. Inthemuseumis apanoramicphotoofthatday andwhenIlookedatitcloserIrealizedIwasin thepicture. Iamstandingunderthewheeljust belowthe5. MybrotherTerryisbesidemetothe right. I added the shot of me again in 2012 standinginthesamespot 48yearslater."
I followed up withAllen and he brought meuptodateandsharedwhathehasbeendoing since 1970-1974 when he attended Chapleau High School. He reminded me I taught him history.
Allen related that he is an aircraft maintenanceengineeronhelicopters(basicallya mechanic on helicopters), Since graduating
AllenLaframboisevisittoChapleauincludesphoto-op withEngine543348yearsafteritarrivedinpark
Canadore College in 1979 and started my career in aviation in themaintenanceside.
"My first job was in Edmonton and I stayed there until 1981 before moving to the Vancouver area and lived there until 1989. In 1985 I started working for a company called Okanagan Helicopters based in Vancouver and in 1987 they mergedwithtwootherCanadian companiestoformCHC...andI have been with them for 30 years. Isquitealargecompany in the Offshore oil and Gas supportaroundtheworldbutnot that much work in Canada anymore. Has been American owned for about the last seven years."
He left the Vancouver area in 1989 and moved to Thunder Bay for just under two years then located in Blind River and lived there until 2008whenhemovedtoBrazil.
His work places read like a travelogue. "In the last 36 years my work has taken me to mostplacesinCanada,...eightprovincesandthe territories. Only provinces I have never worked inareNewBrunswickandPEI. Afewplacesin the United states, Wyoming , Utah and a few timestoAlaska. Since1985mostofmyworkhas been overseas . Last time I actually worked in Canadawas1991. IhaveworkedinGreenland, Egypt, India, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Philippines , Norway and currently in Brazil.
"In2006Iwasassignedto BraziltohelpsupporttheBrazil maintenance department on a new company CHC had acquiredthere.Iworkedtouring up until 2008 when I took up a resident position here and have been living here ever since. We operate 43 helicopters, all supporting the offshore oil industry.
"Since 2006Ihavelived in three different cities in Brazil allintheStateof Rio de Janeiro, place called Macae, Rio de
Janeiro(city)andnowaplacecalledCaboFrio.
"It is a really nice country, people are nice, food is excellent, people love the beach, barbecuesandbeer (doesn'tgetmuchbetterthan that). Therearesecurityconcernswithpeople beingrobbedbythebandits(banditosastheyare called here). Up until now I have not had any problemspersonally, justhavetostayawareand trytoavoidhighriskareas.
"InallthistimeIamstillworkingonmy Portuguese language skills and still have a long waystogo."
Hereisasummaryontheengine.Engine 5433 is a testament to Chapleau's railroading past.TheIronHorse#5433,wasproudlyplaced in the park in 1964, through the initiative and generosity ofArthur and Nettie Grout.This unit actuallyworkedthesetracksformanyyearswest ofChapleau.Itweighs275tons,measures95feet long,andhauled1900tonsinitsprime.
To place the engine on location meant building a special spur, or track, straight across from the roundhouse. A building had to be demolishedtomakewayforthespur,whichran right up to the main line on the engine side, and continuedontheothersideofthemainline.With Cont’donP.4
AllenLaframboisestandingunderthe"5"in5433in2012
Allen standing under the "5" in 1964 on day Engine 5433 arrivedinChapleau.HisbrotherTerrybesidehimonright
Brass replica of Engine 5433 from Ian Macdonald collection
Softwoodlumberdealwillkeepforestry standing,sayindustry,municipalgroups
Government aid to deliver relief to the embattledforestryindustryisbeingwelcomedby industryandmunicipalgroups.Butanegotiated, permanent solution to end the Canada-U.S. softwoodlumberdisputeisneededtoensurethe long-termviabilityofthesector.
That’sthereactiontricklingintotheU.S. Department of Commerce’s move last week to significantly increase duties on exports of CanadiansoftwoodlumbertotheU.S.
The combined anti-dumping and countervailing duty rate has more than doubled from 14.4percenttonow35.19percent.
That news from last week comes as absolutely no surprise to anyone at the Ontario Forest Industries Association (OFIA), whose corporateandmom-and-popshopmembershave beendigginginfortheworstsincethebeginning
ChapleauMoments
Cont’dfromP.3 a gang of trackmen, and everything timed to the minute, the spur was laid across the main line. The steam engine was then pushed across by a diesel.Within30minutes,theIronHorsewasin place,andthemainlineclearedagainforservice.
Also of historical interest is that J.M. "Bud"ParkwastheengineeronEngine5433for its trip from the roundhouse to the park while Earle Freeborn was the engineer on the yard enginediesel.
Thanks to Dr Bill Pellow for the informationonplacingEngine5433inthepark. Allenisanotherexampleofthatsaying,"Youcan taketheboyorgirloutofChapleau,butyoucan't take Chapleau out of them." Thanks for sharing Allen.EnjoylifeinBrazilbutstaysafeoutthere.
oftheyear.
InanAug.8newsrelease, OFIA president-CEO Ian Dunn said the softwood lumberdisputemustremain a “top priority” in Ottawa’s trade discussions with the U.S.
“Ontario’s forest sector depends on international trade, exporting approximately$7.9billionworthof goodsperyear,”saidDunn.
Provincial and federal measures, such as offering loan guarantees, will “provide liquidity to impactedcompanies,”Dunnsaid,aswillgovernmentprocurementpoliciestousemoredomestically produced building materials in infrastructureandhomebuildingprojects.
OFIAsaidAmericanconsumerswillfeel the pain from U.S. duties on Ontario forest products.
He cited a recent Canadian Chamber of Commerce report that tariffs and duties on construction materials imported in the U.S., between 2018 and 2014, have added up to US$6,000tocostofasinglefamilyhomeinthe states. That cost should climb another $14,000 bytheendof2027,ifthecurrentmeasuresstayin place.
Others are condemning Washington’s actions.
The Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA) said the escalation to 35.19percentis“deeplyunfairandunjustified” and threatens the economic stability of forest mill-dependentcommunities.
Association president and Marathon mayorRickDumasrespondedthattheCanadian and U.S. governments must resolve this “decades-long”tradedispute.
“Our communities need certainty, fairness,andadurable,rules-basedsolutionthat supports rural and Indigenous economies and keepslumberaffordableforall.”
NOMA’s northeastern Ontario counterparts, the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities, said the duty hike will deliver a “seriousblow”totheregion’sforestrysectorthat puts jobs, local businesses, and communities at risk.
“This latest tariff hike is both unfair and economically destructive,” said FONOM PresidentDannyWhaleninastatement.
“NorthernOntario’sforestryworkersand communities will be hit hard, while American familieswillpay.”
FONOM applauded federal and provincial aid to the embattled industry, but adds that short-termfixesisnotenough.
“It’s time for the Canadian and U.S. governmentstostopplayingpoliticsandnegotiate a fair, long-term, rules-based agreement that safeguards rural and Indigenous economies and keepslumberaffordableforall,”saidWhalen.
OntarioRenewsCallsforRemovalof DutiesonSoftwoodLumberExports
Today, Kevin Holland, Associate Minister of Forestry and Forest Products; Mike Harris, Minister of Natural Resources; and Vic Fedeli,MinisterofEconomicDevelopment,Job Creation and Trade, issued the following statement in response to the latest U.S. decision onsoftwoodlumberduties.
“We recently called on the United States toupholditscommitmenttofreeandfairtradeby lifting duties on Canadian softwood lumber exportsaftertheU.S.DepartmentofCommerce's decision to increase duties on softwood lumber. Thiscallwasaninvitationtorespondtoatimeof globalinstabilitywitharenewedcommitmentto strongeconomicties,sharedvaluesandnational
security, for the good of workers in both the UnitedStatesandCanada.
Today, the U.S. Department of Commercehasdecidedtofurtherincreaseduties on Canadian softwood lumber. This decision ignores the real burdens duties impose on both sides of the border: reducing productivity, disruptingindustry,drivingupbuildingcostsand making housing less affordable for American families.
We remain firm in our position that continued duties are an unjust burden on Canadiansoftwoodlumberexportsandshouldbe lifted entirely, for the benefit of thousands of workersandfamiliesonbothsidesoftheborder.
(OntarioForestIndustriesAssociationFacebookphoto)
(EN)Mêmesilesbasesdel’éducationfinancière s’acquièrent souvent dès le début de l’école primaire, ce sont les leçons apprises juste avant de quitter le nid familial qui s’avèrent les plus précieuses. La première fois qu’on aborde le sujet, c’est souvent pour parler du niveau d’indépendancefinancièrequiconvientaujeune etauparent.
«Qu’ilspartentétudierailleursouqu’ils commencentàtravailler,vouspourriezenvisager de discuter de qui paiera quoi », explique Shawnnette Fraser, vice-présidente associée, GestiondepatrimoineTD.
Créez un plan financier ensemble.Alors qu’ils se préparent à gérer eux-mêmes leurs finances,discutezdesquestionsqu’ilsdevraient se poser et élaborez un plan à partir de leurs réponses. Devront-ils travailler pour payer une partie de leurs droits de scolarité? Auront-ils besoind’unprêtétudiantoud’unelignedecrédit pour payer des choses comme la nourriture et le logement?Devront-ilspréparereux-mêmesleurs déclarations de revenus? Leur avez-vous appris comment le faire? Rédiger un plan ensemble permetdeclarifierlesrôlesetlesattentes.
Apprenez-leuràseméfierdelafraude.La gestion de son argent s’accompagne de risques supplémentaires. Selon un récent sondage, 63 pour cent des jeunes adultes affirment être plus visés que jamais par les arnaques, en particulier
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sur les médias sociaux, et 43 pour cent disent qu’ilsseraienttropgênéspourledireàquelqu’un s’ilsétaientunjourvictimesdefraude.
Apprenez à vos enfants adultes à se méfier de l’argent facile, ainsi que des arnaques liées à l’emploi et aux placements, et dites-leur qu’ils peuvent s’adresser à vous s’ils se sentent vulnérables. Vous pouvez leur montrer des techniques de sécurité, comme la configuration de la vérification en deux temps et l’inscription auxalertesdefraude.Aidez-lesàapprendreque certains renseignements financiers qu’ils trouverontsurlesmédiassociauxserontbiaisés, trompeursouinexacts.Plusviteilsapprendrontà repérerlessignes,mieuxcesera.
Aidez-les à adopter de bonnes habitudes financières.Améliorersalittératiefinancièredès aujourd’hui peut contribuer à jeter les bases d’une stabilité financière future. Bien que vos enfants ne pensent peut-être pas à la vie après leursétudespostsecondairesencemoment,ilest toutdemêmeimportantdemettrel’accentsurla valeurdel’épargneàlongtermeaumoyend’un compte d’épargne libre d’impôt (CELI), par
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Assurez-vous qu’ils comprennent aussi votresituationfinancière.Planifierl’avenir,c’est aussi se préparer aux surprises de la vie. Maintenant que vos enfants sont adultes, il pourrait être temps de discuter de votre propre retraite et de vos plans successoraux avec eux. N’oubliez pas que ce sont des conversations délicates–vousserezlemeilleurjugedel’étatde préparationdevotreenfant.
À l’entrée de vos enfants dans l’âge adulte, la façon dont vous les guidez financièrement évoluera naturellement. À cette étape, il s’agira souvent de les soutenir alors qu’ilstrouventleurindépendance.
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MOMENTS IN TIME
OnAug. 31, 1888, prostitute MaryAnn Nichols, the firstknownvictimofaLondonserialkillercalled"Jack theRipper,"wasfoundmurderedandmutilatedinthe city's Whitechapel district. In 1892, with no leads foundandnomoremurdersrecorded,theRipperfile was officially closed, but criminologists, historians and amateur sleuths still debate his true identity to thisday.
Whykeeplearninginthesummer?
•Playmathgames.
Many exciting board and video games can help you practice your math skills. For example,countingdotsorsolvingequationscan turnintoafunchallenge.
•Readanythingyoulike.
Scientists from all over the world are exploring this captivating world. Who knows? One day, you might make your own discoveries about new abyssal creatures. Are you looking forward to summer vacation and planning to make the most of your free time? That’s com pletely understandable! However, stopping schoolfortwomonthscannegativelyaffectyour academicprogress.
THESUMMERSLIDE
Research shows that many students experience what’s known as the “summer slide”—and that has nothing to do with water slides! This term refers to the loss of academic progress that happens during sum mer vacation. Students can often fall behind in subjects like reading,writingandmath.
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Doesthatmeansummervacationisbad?
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•Doascienceexperiment.
Using simple ingredients, you can try your hand at a variety of experiments. For instance,youcouldcreateavolcanowithbaking sodaandvinegar.
• Write letters by hand and send them in the mail.
This practice helps you keep your hand writing sharp. It also brings joy to the friends, grandparentsorcousinswhoreceiveyourletters.
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Polyculturefarming:embracingdiversity
Have you ever heard of polyculture farming?
This innovative practice involves growing a variety of crops together in the same space, mimickingthenaturaldiversityfoundinecosystems.
Unlike monoculture farming, which focusessolelyonmaximizingyield,polyculture prioritizesecologicalhealthandbalance.Here’s anoverview.
RESILIENCETOPESTSANDDISEASES
One of the main advantages of polyculture is its abilitytoenhancebiodiversity.
By planting a mix of different crops, farmers create a vibrant ecosystem that attracts beneficial insects and wildlife. This natural balance helps deter specific pests, as they often prefercertainhostplants.
IMPROVEDSOILHEALTH ANDFERTILITY
Polyculture also promotes better soil health. Many polyculture systems include perennial crops with deeprootsthat help stabilize soil structure, prevent erosion and improve waterretention.
Each crop has unique nutrient needs, and rotating various plants helps the soil recover resources and maintain fertility.Forexample,legumes like soybeans support a soilenriching process called nitrogen-fixation, converting thisvitalgasintoausableform essentialtoplantgrowth.
ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
Polyculture supports sustainable farming practices thatnotonlyfocusonproducing food but also prioritize caringfortheenvironmentand mitigating the effects of climatechange.
Farmers who practice polyculture can adapt more effectively to climate challenges and pest pressures while providing diverse food optionsfortheircommunities. Findoutaboutfarmerspracticing polyculture where you live.