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KimberlyClarkpullingKleenextissuesfromstoreshelvesinCanada

The discontinuation of Kleenex consumer tissues in Canada comes on the heels of several other high-profile product departures.

The Kleenex consumer facial tissue business is leaving Canada this month, U.S. manufacturerKimberly-Clarksaidinastatement Friday.

Todd Fisher, the company’s Canadian vice-president and general manager, characterized the decision as “incredibly difficult” but necessary because of several headwindsKimberly-Clarkisfacing.

“We have been operating in a highly constrainedsupplyenvironment,anddespiteour besteffortswehavebeenfacedwithsomeunique complexitiesontheKleenexbusiness,”hesaid.

“Thisdecisionisonethatwillallowusto

shiftourresourcestobetterfocusonotherbrands in Canada and meet the needs of our consumers withcontinuedinnovationandvalue.”

The Kleenex brand is so strong that its name has become synonymous with tissue products.

“We don’t call it facial tissue, we call it Kleenex,” said Joanne McNeish, an associate professor of marketing at Toronto Metropolitan University.

Yetshedoesn’tfindthediscontinuationa completesurprise.

“They’vebeenintroubleforquiteawhile and COVID wassortofabitofaredemptionin termsofrevenue,”shesaid,referencingtheonset ofthecrisis,whenpeoplewerestockpilingtoilet paper.

“But truly, they’ve been on their way to

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dothisforawhile.”

McNeish pointed to cuts the company made in 2018 that resulted in more than 5,000 workers, or roughly 12 per cent of staff, leaving thecompanyand10factoriesclosing.

At the time, facial tissue margins were reportedtobelowandonlyaccountedforoneper centofthecompany’snetsales,shesaid.

More recently, stubbornly high inflation hasonlyexacerbatedmatters.

“The lowest price seems to be winning right now,” said Lisa Hutcheson, managing partneratconsultingfirmJ.C.WilliamsGroup.

That’s particularly troublesome for companies in the paper products market, where consumers tend to have little brand loyalty because items seem so similar and promotions arefrequent,McNeishandHutchesonsaid.

The move away from selling Kleenex tissues to Canadian consumers will let the company focus on its slew of other brands, includingseveralthatremainunscathedfornow.

Kimberly-Clark will continue to sell Kleenex professional facial and consumer hand towelproductsinCanada.

TheCottonelle,Viva,UbyKotex,Poise, Depend, Huggies, Pull-Ups and Goodnites brandsalsoremainunaffected.

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The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on September18,2023inChapleau.

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Cont’dfromP.1 ontheheelsofseveralotherhigh-profileproductdepartures.

NestleCanadaannouncedinFebruarythatfrozenpizzasandmealsfromits Delissio, Stouffer’s, Lean Cuisine and Life Cuisine brands would disappear from storesthisyear.

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OBITUARY

BeverlyAnn LeClaire (neeYanta)

August 1, 1940 -August 26, 2023

It is with heavy hearts that the family announcesthepeacefulpassingofBevat theageof83.

Predeceased by her parents Dan and Dorothy Yanta. Cherished wife of Ken for 54 years. Proud mother of Lisa Kathryn andPaulJonathan.Sheleavesbehindher treasured grandson, Hunter Kenneth Hughson. Survived by her dear brother William Yanta (Irene Hughes-Yanta). She will also be missed by her adoring pets ZevaandChance.

BevproudlygraduatedfromSt.Michael’sHospitalNursing School in Toronto in 1962 and she enjoyed a career in nursing in Southern Ontario and throughout Northern Ontario.

AsperBev’swishes,therewillbenoformalsservicesatthis time.Cremationhastakenplace.Inlieuofflowers,memorial donations (made payable by cheque or online) in honor of Beverly’smotherDorothy,totheAlzheimer’sSocietywould begreatlyappreciatedbythefamily.

ArrangementsentrustedtoArthurFuneralHome–Barton& Kiteley Chapel (492 Wellington St. E., 705-759-2522). Pleasevisitwww.arthurfuneralhome.comobituariessection to leave a message of condolence as a keepsake for the family.

Hutchesondidn’tseetheconfluenceofdeparturesasasignofCanadabeing aless-desirablemarket.

“Brandsarealwayslookingaboutatconsumerpreferences,”shesaid. Butonethingshenoticedallofthedepartedbrandshaveincommonisthat theyhavefacedpricingpressure from house brands operatedby grocers and other bigretailers,whichoftenchargelessforessentialsthantheirnamebrandrivals. She said, “I think in times of inflation and when sales are struggling, everythinggetsscrutinizedandthatmayincludepullingoutofcertainmarkets.”

Chapleau Moments

by MichaelJ. Morris

turnedintodying,glowingembers.Thenightwas clear and cold and after making our canoes and provisions safe from marauding animals we turnedinwithhighexpectationsofthemorrow."

"Shortlyaftersunupthenextmorningwe were having breakfast of bacon and eggs. The aroma of the repast with the boiling coffee whetted our desire for the adventure and it was notlongbeforewewereonourway.Loadingup ourbigfreightcanoeswithequipmentandthree men to a canoe, we were content to let a small threehorsepowerenginedomostoftheworkfor thefirstday.

Lake. This height of land separates the waters flowing into Lake Superior from those flowing intoJamesandHudsonBay.

Six adventurers made a canoe trip from Chapleau to Moose Factory in July 1932 recording their progress in writing as they travelled. Their chronological account was kindlymadeavailabletomebyDorothyTurner, and I am delighted to share parts of it as the Chapleau Cree First Nation hold their annual Traditional Gathering and Powwow on August 17and18.

The young men were Donald White, Oliver 'Doc' Potts, Howard Cachagee, Mike Turner, Fred McAuley, and Vince Crichton. In 1968,Vincetypedoutanaccountofthetripfrom the notes and sent it to Mike Turner, Dorothy's uncle,withthefollowingcommentwrittenonthe top of the first page: "Mike. I hope I have recordedthisproperly.Vince".

They left Chapleau on July 1, 1932, by trainforMissanabiewithtwocanoesandalltheir equipment."WearrivedatMissanabieabout8;30 p.m. and immediately started on the first lap of ourcanoejourney.Wecampedacoupleofmiles northoftherailroadtrack...Afteralatesupperwe sataroundthecampfire,tellingstories,asthefuel

"Thenighthadbeencoldandfrosty.The surface of the lake was like a sheet of glass and covered with millions of mosquitoes, presumably killed by the frost of the previous night.

Afteraseven-milerunupDogLake,they portagedtoCrookedLakeadistanceofabout150 yards. "All along Crooked Lake we saw moose andbearandinalmosteverybayeitheraliveof deadbeaverhouse."

Attheendofthelake,theymadeanother portage over the height of land to Missinaibi

Upon reaching Baltic Bay they took a route to the northwest arm arriving at a long peninsulavaryinginwidthtothreemiles.

"It terminates abruptly in a granite cliff, toweringinplacestowellovertwohundredfeet. ThisisknownasFairyPoint.Manyyearsago,the Cree and Ojibway banded together for self protection from bands of Iroquois and drove an armed band over the cliffs to complete destruction.Lookingcloselyatthecliffsonecan discern Indian pictographs of centuries ago whichonlytimecaneliminate."

They arrived at Brunswick House to exploretheremainsoftheoncethrivingHudson Bay Company Post. They note that most of the buildingswereinruinsbutsomestillsomewere standing,theremainsofanoldboatwereonthe shore and along the beach and in the ruins were old rifles and flintlocks with the stocks nearly erodedcompletelyaway.

They also visited a cemetery to which pilgrimages were still made "every few years to keepthehallowedspotoftheirlovedonesclean andingoodorder."

By the end of the first day, they had run rapidsandtravelledabout60milesmakingcamp atPeterbellontheCanadianNationalRailway. They enjoyed a "well earned supper of fish, bannock, jam and tea" and then "crawled intotheireiderdownsandwiththeskyforaroof, sleptasonlythoseonthetrailcansleep,seldom beingtroubledbythemosquitoesandblackflies. Thenextdayaftershootingrapidscalling one a "thrilling experience" Donald White remarked, "It gives you a tingling feeling, shooting rapids like these." (Perhaps someone canaskDonaldifherecallstheremark).

he adventurers reached the Hudson Bay PostatMatticeontheCNRanddecidedtospend Cont’donP.5

SixyoungChapleauadventurersmaketrip toMooseFactorymostlybycanoein1932.

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A recent Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) data survey indicates that only 10 percent of businesses that tookonaCEBAloanhaverepaidtheminfullso far. Further, 47 percent of those businesses surveyedindicatethattheirdebtloadiscurrently manageable and believe they can pay back their CEBAloansbytheendoftheyear.Thoseinthe worst financial situations are, understandably,

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Lorsque la pandémie de COVID-19 a frappé, un grand nombre de petites entreprises ont été obligées de modifier leur façon d'interagir avec leurs clients, et nombre d'entre elles ont été durement touchées, notamment celles des secteurs du tourisme et de la restauration. Pour ces entreprises, les prêts du Compte d'urgence pour les entreprises canadiennes (CUEC) ont été une véritable bouéedesauvetagequileurapermisdetraverser la pire urgence de santé publique de notre époque et de rebondir lorsque les choses sont revenues à la normale. La grande majorité des petites entreprises, soit 90 %, ont obtenu des prêts du CUEC. Le CUEC permettait aux entreprisesadmissiblesd'obtenirdesprêtsde40 000 $, suivis d'un complément facultatif de 20 000 $ si elles avaient besoin d'une aide supplémentaire. Les entreprises peuvent bénéficier d'une exonération allant jusqu'à 10 000$siellesontcontractéleprêtde40000$,ou de 20 000 $ si elles ont contracté le prêt complémentaire, à condition qu'elles remboursent avant le 31 décembre 2023. Les entreprises commencent à se redresser, mais cetteéchéancederemboursementauradegraves répercussions sur de nombreux entrepreneurs qui tentent encore de revenir à la normale, en

two-year extension.An extension of one-to-two yearswouldgreatlybenefitsmallbusinesseswho arestillstrugglingtorecoverfromthepandemic. An extension to the CEBA deadline would be particularly helpful for food service operatorsandrestaurantsandthoseinthetourism industry. Half of Canadian food service businessesarecurrentlyoperatingatalossorjust breaking even, compared to 12 percent prepandemic,accordingtoRestaurantsCanada.The Tourism Industry Association of Canada indicates that 45 percent of Canada's tourism businessesarelikelyorsomewhatlikelytoclose within three years because of mounting debt loads, much of which they were required to take on during the pandemic to stay afloat in the first place.

A simple one- or two-year extension to CEBArepayments would have a minimal effect on government coffers but would give small businesses the best chance possible to recover fromthepandemic.

particulier ceux qui comptent sur l'exonération de cette portion de leurs dettes. Si elles ne sont pasenmesuredepayerlatotalitédumontant,les entreprises les plus touchées auront une dette encore plus importante à rembourser, avec un taux d'intérêt de 5 % pour les paiements à compterdu1erjanvier2024,leremboursement dumontanttotalétantdûàlafindel'année2025.

La Chambre de commerce du Canada, ainsiquedesmilliersdepropriétairesdepetites entreprises et 280 associations, demandent au gouvernement fédéral d'accorder un délai supplémentaire aux petites entreprises pour le remboursementdeleursprêtsautitreduCUEC. De nombreuses entreprises sont encore déficitairesàlasuitedelapandémieettententde seremettresurpied.

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ChapleauMoments

Cont’dfromP.3 the day there washing their clothes and darning socks.

After supper, the Indian Chief, who they donotname,camedowntotheirtentsandinvited them to a dance being held at his home that evening.Thecostforallsixwas25cents.When thechiefwasaskedwhatitwasfor,hereplied"to buycoaloilforthelamps".

They found themselves at the chief's home"Listeningtomusicfromtwoviolinsanda moosehidedrum.Everyonedancedjigsandreels which included the Midsummers Night and the Rabbit dance. To top off the evening's entertainment, Fred (McAuley) who is a violin playerofnomeanabilitygavethefolksalesson in step dancing which was received with loud cheersandhandclapping."

The only mishap of the trip appears to have been while shooting the rapid below the Black Feather where a canoe hit a submerged

rock, but they made shore all right and got it fixed. But, while they were making dinner, in openingapacksacktheydiscoveredthatatophad blownoffacanofjam.

"What a mess. Howard and Fred cooked dinner while the rest washed every article and includingthepacksackandrepairedthecanoe."

Astheynearedtheendoftheirtrip,hereis part of one of the vivid descriptions provided. "We shot Frenchman's rapid and then portaged Frenchman's gorge. It is a very beautiful place. Thegorgeiscutoutofredgraniteandthesquare cutrockistoppedwithblackspruce.

"Whataplacetostopandponderoverthe beauties of nature that the north is so profusely endowedwith."

Onthefinaldaytheytravelledthebroad expanseoftheMooseRiver,pastthemouthofthe Abitibi and Kwataboahegan rivers and reached MooseFactoryaboutfourintheafternoon.They hadmadethetripinsixdays,apparentlyarecord

time which was still stood in 1968 -- they note only two other parties had made the trip and it tookthemabouttwoweeks.

For the next two weeks they stayed in MooseFactoryvisitingandrelaxing."Weloafed and rested." Some of the adventurers were recruitedtoplayballfortheMooseFactoryteam. TheyreturnedtoChapleauviathemoose, uptheMattagami,andthenintotheKapuskasing River to the town of Kapuskasing. From there they continued to Elsas on the CNR to the northeastern corner of the Chapleau Game Preserve, into the Nemegosenda River to Trout Lake and into Twin, Round, West, LeBlanc, Emerald,andLoon(Borden)lakes.Aportageofa mile took them into the Chapleau River and home.

It took them 12 days and was a much harderjourney.Overtheyears,noteswerelostof thereturntrip.

MysincerethankstoDorothyTurnerfor sending me the account of the trip. I have providedsomehighlights,butthecompletestory is fascinating. My email is mikejmorris41@outlook.com

DonWhite,FredMcAuley

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The period before back-to-school is the idealtimetobookanoptometristappointmentfor yourchild.Here'swhy.

・ Vision problems are common among schoolchildren. One in five children develops visionproblemsinpreschoolandprimaryschool. Atthisage,themostcommonissuesaremyopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, strabismus and amblyopia. These conditions can impede your child from seeing well and reading information written on the board or in their textbooks. It can also make it difficult for them to participate in physicaleducation.

・ Mostlearningisdonewiththeeyes.Inthe first 12 years of your child's life, most of their knowledgeisacquiredvisually.Overtime,vision problems can lead to learning difficulties or developmentaldelays.

・ Children with vision problems don't always express their difficulties. Children aren't necessarily aware that they have trouble seeing. Infact,mostwilldevisestrategiestoworkaround theirvisionchallenges.Anannualeyeexamwill helpyoutrackanychangesinyourchild'svision andadjusttheirprescriptionifneeded.

Taking care of your child's eye health is one of the ways you provide the resources they needtolearn.