CHAPLEAUEXPRESS
OntarioInvesting$56.8MilliontoExpandNursingEnrollment Investment will
The Ontario government is continuing to deliver on its plan to protect the province’s health-care system by investing $56.8 million to train 2,200 additional nurses. By expanding the number of nursing training and education seats at publicly assisted collegesanduniversitiesacrosstheprovince,the government is building Ontario’s pipeline of highly skilled nurse practitioners, registered nurses and registered practical nurses that are neededtomeetthegrowingneedformorenurses in Ontario hospitals, long-term care homes, community health centres and primary care clinics.
“Nurses are an integral part of Ontario’s health-care system, providing life-saving and compassionate care when patients need it the most,” said Nolan Quinn, Minister of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security “Our government continues to expand nursing enrollment in our colleges and universities to ensurewearebuildingthehealth-careworkforce weneedtoprotectOntariohealthcareandensure people can continue to access excellent care, closetohome.”
Ontario is also expanding registration in innovative, flexible online nursing training to help personal support workers and registered practical nurses seeking to advance their education Through these online pathways, personal support workers can pursue a Practical Nursing diploma at colleges and
registeredpracticalnursescanobtainaBachelor of Science in Nursing degree at Ontario’s collegesoruniversities.
Students or jobseekers interested in nursing careers can visit My Career Journey to learnmoreaboutbecomingaregisterednurseora registeredpracticalnurse.
“Our government is continuing to take bold action to protect Ontario’s health-care system,” said Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health. “By ensuring more people canbecomenursesinOntario,wearebuildingon ourprogresstostrengthentheprovince’sworldclassnursingworkforceforyearstocome.”
In addition to expanding nursing enrollment,theprovinceisprovidingaone-time investment of $7.5 million to help universities purchasenursingclinicalsuppliesandlaboratory equipment This funding will equip nursing students with cutting-edge tools for hands-on training to the skills they need to thrive in their career.
"Ourgovernmentisimprovinglong-term care by training, hiring and retaining thousands of health-care workers,” said Natalia Kusendova-Bashta, Minister of Long-Term Care “As a registered nurse, I know how impactfultheseinvestmentswillbetoensurewe have the staff to deliver high quality care to Ontario’slong-termcareresidents.”
This expansion, announced in the 2025 OntarioBudget:APlantoProtectOntario,isthe lateststepinconnectingeverypersoninOntario to connected, convenient care by addressing healthhumanresourceneedsandsupportingthe growing demand for health-care professionals, includinginlong-termcarehomes.
Since 2018, Ontario has supported a record-breaking number of new health-care professionals in joining the workforce, adding nearly100,000newnursestotheworkforce,with another 30,000 students currently studying at Ontario colleges and universities to become nurses.
Through the Ontario Learn and Stay Grant, the government is increasing the number of nurses, paramedics and medical laboratory technologists in communities of greatest need acrosstheprovince.
Since its launch in 2023–24, the Ontario Learn and Stay Grant has provided over $96 millioninsupporttomorethan8,200students. Through this investment, 15,000 users will be able to register in the online nursing pathwayprograms.
In June, Ontario announced it is expanding its nursing workforce with a $4.2 million investment to accelerate nursing programs and add seats in rural and northern programs.
WeatherSummaryforOntario
July 2025: Continued Dry Weather in the Northwest, Warm Temperatures in the South
Temperatures
Themeantemperatureanomalymapfor the province shows widespread near normal values. Temperatures were, however, slightly aboveaverageformostofthesouthandwestern partsoftheFarNorth.
Temperatures generally rose during the first2weeks,onlytothenfallforthethirdand coldestweekofthemonth.Thefinalweeksaw warmer than normal conditions return provincewide followed by cooling in the last few days. Some of the highest daily max temperatures observed include 37.3oC (Chatham on the 11th) and 35.5oC (Udora on the 24th). Ridgetown and Windsor reached a humidexvalueof45onthe24th.
Precipitation
Most of the province was drier than normal. However, wetter-than-average conditionswereobservedfromtheinternational border with Minnesota, across Lake Superior, and into parts of northeastern Ontario. Dry conditions continued near Manitoba in the northwest for the fifth consecutive month contributing to the intense drought and forest firesituation.
Large scale disturbances brought precipitation throughout the month to most regions within the province. These systems produced the lowest rainfall amounts in the northwestnearManitoba,inthesoutheastnear the St Lawrence River and around Barrie. Kingstonreceivedonlyabout30%ofitsnormal monthly amount. Conversely, Wawa and ThunderBayreceivedaround215%and150% of their norms, respectively As is common during the warm season, localized heavy thunderstorms brought substantial rainfall — for example, Sarnia recorded 87 mm on the 14th, slightly exceeding its monthly normal of 86mm.
SignificantEvents
July 7: Road Washouts and Emergency Declared
Torrentialrainwashedoutroadseastof Georgian Bay, in a swath from Parry Sound to SundridgeonSundaynightintoearlyMonday. CarlingTownshipdeclaredastateofemergency after roads, including Highway 559 (serving Killbear Provincial Park) were damaged. The park was closed with campers stranded until early Tuesday The undercarriages of trailers weresubmerged.
July16:WashoutsintheNortheast
Multiple roads were washed out due to heavy rain on Wednesday in a portion of northeastern Ontario A washout closed Highway17betweenMontrealRiverandWawa Wednesday morning.Access to Lake Superior Park was cut off. Highway 6 was closed near Espanola Park heading to Manitoulin Wednesday night due to a washout, then partiallyreopenedThursdayafternoonandfully reopened early Friday Five other roads were closed due to washouts, in Nairn Centre, SpanishRiver,andEspanola.Reportedtwentyfour-hourrainfallamountsincludedTLS Lake SuperiorPark72mm,NairnCentre102mmm, andMassey94mm.
July24:WidespreadWind,RainandHailin theSouth
Strong to severe thunderstorms with frequent localized downbursts moved across central parts of southern Ontario Thursday afternoonandevening.Treesfellonpowerlines andsomevehiclesinabandfromLakeHuronto the Ottawa Valley In Bracebridge, Fraserburg Road was closed east of Highway 11 due to downed trees and hydro poles. At 8:30 PM Thursday, 125,000 hydro customers were without power, including 55% in Haliburton, 29%inBruce,27%inruralSimcoe,and25%in Renfrew As of mid-morning Friday, 77,000 customers were still without power, including 67%inHaliburton.
Farthersouth,severewindsleftatrailof fallenand uprootedtrees in MitchellThursday evening, damaging homes, parked cars, and sheds.Somestreetswereblocked.Additionally, very large hail, greater than toonie-sized damaged crops. Highway 23 was closed
between Mitchell and Munro due to downed hydro poles, wires, and trees, and remained closedlateFridaymorning.
OutlookforAugust2025
Canadian model guidance suggests warmerthannormalconditionsaremostlikely acrosstheprovinceespeciallytowardthenorth and east. Precipitation guidance does hint toward wetter conditions in parts of the northwest.
by MichaelJ. Morris Chapleau
Headinguptownorovertowntogetdowntownusingbackyardsandlanes bringbackpricelessmemoriesofChapleaulifeandvegetablegardenstoo
Moments
ReprintfromAugust2010
In a recent email from Ken Schroeder wholivedonelaneandabackyardawayfromme onAberdeen Street, he recalled the role of back lanes and back yards in our lives when we were growingupinChapleau.
FormetogotoKen'shouseonAberdeeen StreetSouth,Iwouldgooutthebackdoorofour houseonGreyStreet,walkthroughourbackyard tothe lane,continuethroughthebackyardofMr. and Mrs. Harry Riley, go across Aberdeen and arriveatSchroeder'sfrontdoor.IfIwasgoingto visit the Goldstein family I would go down the back lane and walk through their back yard, enteringthehousebythebackdoor.Throughall my growing up years I doubt if I ever entered Goldstein's house by the front door or Schroeder's house by the back door -- unless I was already there playing inAnne Marie, Dawn andMerrick'sfrontyardorKen'sbackyard.
To get to the old Chapleau Memorial CommunityArenawhenitwas50degreesbelow zero Fahrenheit early on Saturday morning for hockey practice, I would take the same route through Ken's yard, then Braumberger's, across Lansdowne Street to Tommy Theriault's and thereIwasatthearenaonLorneStreet.Inthose days nobody ever thought it was trespassing, althoughtherewereafewyardsyouavoided.
However, if I was headed uptown to Chapleau'sdowntown,Iwouldwalkupthelane to Birch Street and head uptown, and coming homeIwouldbeheadeddownMainStreet.
But if I was off to visit my friend Harry RichardsonwholivedattheintersectionofGrey Street lane and Pine Street, I would be going up thelanetoBirchStreetandthendownittherest ofthewaytohishouse.So,yousee,inChapleau, youcangoupanddownthesamelaneandstreets indifferentdirections.
Now, as regular readers know, my grandparents Harry and Lil (Mulligan) Morris livedonElginStreet,andIalwaysarrivedattheir front door to visit. But, if I went to visit their neighbours on Queen Street - Wedge, Hands, Mitchell orAustin families - I would go out the back door of my grandparents' house and go up and down the lane to their respective houses for myvisits.
When my Morris grandparents were going to the post office, they would go out their front door heading overtown to get downtown. Instead of a lane, they would walk over the old overhead bridge, but my grandmother had a running feud with the CPR police officer as she likedtotakeashortcutacrossthetracks.Shewas neverchargedbutwarnedonseveraloccasions.
Enough already! If I keep this up, I will not only have confused you about my travels in the back lanes of Chapleau but will have lost myself and have to visit Google maps to figure outwhereIam.
AftermyemailexchangewithKen,Iput out a message inviting others to share their comments, and here are some of the replies received.
IanMacdonald,nowretiredfromhisposition asaprofessorofarchitectureattheUniversityof Manitoba, put the back lanes of Chapleau into perspective. Ian wrote that Chapleau back lanes were established in the original survey plan of Chapleau produced by the CPR Most of the propertiesare50ft.x120ft.backingonto14ft. servicelanes.Theresidentialstreetsareall60ft. in width.This was an appropriate plan concept for19thcenturyChapleau.
"Most of the homes at that time were heated by wood stoves and/ or furnaces and the woodwasmoreeasilydeliveredtotherearofthe properties where it was cut and stored in wood sheds. It was also far easier to pick up garbage from the back lane and you may recall the days when the garbage was picked up by horse and wagon.
Another interesting aspect of the Chapleausystemoflaneswasthatatleasthalfof themfunctionedasthefrontstreetastheyconstituted theshorterpathtodowntown.Myhouseon KingStreet,forinstance, facedsouthandIhadto walknorthtogotoschoolordowntown.Itwas a shorter route, therefore, to proceed down the back lane from our back door When it was sub zeroinChapleau,theshorterroutemattered.We seldom used the front door at all whereas the families on the opposite side of the street used thefrontdoorheavily."
Ian added that he was not sure of the genesis of the back lane although the original streets in London, England were probably not much wider than our back lanes ( contributed to thespreadoffireintheGreatLondonfire).
IntheCityofWinnipegwherehelivesIan saysthereis anextensivesystemofbacklanes. "A number of my colleagues who lived in the olderRiverHeightsareaofthe city used to organize 'lane walks"' for our students because the 'lanescape' was much more interestingthanthe'streetscape'.The streetsare
far more interesting when seen from the lane perspective." Iantalksmoreaboutthebuildings of Chapleau in a chapter in Bill McLeod's new book,comingsoon.
Bill Hong, shared a memory from the BirchStreetlane:"Weusedtomakearampinour back lane and jump our bikes over empty dry cleaning fluid barrels . Donald St. Germaine holds the record. I believe he cleared 14 barrels andthengotwedgedbetweenMrs.Longchamps fenceandatelephonepole.Thecrazythingswe remember Memoriesaretrulypriceless!”
Eugene Bouillon who lived on Elgin Street recalled: "Well Michael, I remember our lane very well...When I was young I remember going down to Creighton's where the horses were, there was Crooks behind us in the Lane, I amthinkingtheycalleditQueenStreetlane,even thoughwelivedonElgin.AttheendoftheLane was Thibeault's, Pepin's, Landry's and Gionet's. Evenfurther,youwereatthebackendofGrinton Park and of course, 1st rock, heading out to 2nd rock.lol..somanymemories."
Interestingly, Eugene thinks that it was theQueenStreetlane,whileIrecallitastheElgin Streetlane. IdorecallMr BillCreighton'sstable near the intersection of Elgin/Queen street lane and AshStreet.Iwillleaveittothosewholived on Eugene's side of town to figure out first and secondrock,etc.
Derek Lafreniere remembered that "as kids the back lane was a great place to raid gardens from I think we raided ever possible garden...lol." His grandparents lived on Aberdeen Street so if any recall their gardens bins raided someyearsago,maybeaskDerekaboutit.
On a similar note Charlie Purich wrote: "Because the lanes bordered back yards, one could enjoy the fantastic vegetable gardens. Of course visions of grabbing a few carrots were always tempting. Also there was an array of 'collectibles'ineachlanewaybackyard. Theywerealsousedforashortcuttoand fromschool.Somethingyoudon'tseeinmodern societyisthebackyard.Backthentheywereopen toallfortheirviewingpleasure."
Lance Collings recalled "a very good memory is of milk being delivered house to house... Irememberthemilktruckcomingdown the back lanes as not to many people used there front doors as the main entrance back then.... Hard to believe that something as simple as gettingmilkusedtobesoexciting.Wasalmostas exciting as when they had private garbage collectionandimaginethatyoudidn'tevenhave toputyourgarbageatthecurbforthebirdstoeat. The garbage man would take the garbage right Cont’donP.4
OntarioInvesting$89MilliontoHelpPeopleAgeSafelyatHome
ProvincemakingthepopularCommunity Paramedicine for Long-Term Care program permanent and expanding it to serve more communities
TheOntariogovernmentisinvesting$89 million to protect seniors by making the Community Paramedicine for Long-Term Care (CPLTC) program permanent and expanding services offered in First Nations communities. The CPLTC program provides 24/7 access to non-emergencymedicalsupports,suchasroutine diagnostic procedures, at-home treatments and remote monitoring to ensure more seniors can agesafelyintheirownhomes.
“Sincelaunchingin2020andexpanding acrosstheprovinceinlate2022,theCommunity Paramedicine for Long-Term Care program has served more than 81,000 people and provided morethan310,000hoursofdirectcaretoOntario seniors,” said Natalia Kusendova-Bashta, Minister of Long-Term Care. “By making this program permanent and delivering care to seniors in the comfort of their homes, CPLTC willcontinuetoprotectOntario'slong-termcare system, reducing avoidable hospital visits, supporting caregivers and improving seniors' qualityoflife.”
Community paramedics are typically abletoprovidecarewithinhoursordays,which helps prevent emergency incidents and escalation in medical conditions, and eases demandandwaittimesforhospitalsandthelong-
term care system. The government's new annualized funding will also support the expansion of CPLTC to the province's newest certified paramedic service offered by the IndependentFirstNationsAlliance,includingin Pikangikum First Nation, and enable the WeeneebaykoArea HealthAuthority to provide CPLTCservicesinWeenuskFirstNation.
Providing 24/7 non-emergency support to people in their homes is one more way the governmentisensuringOntariansgetthequality ofcareandqualityoflifetheyneedanddeserve. The plan to improve long-term care is built on four pillars: staffing and care; quality and enforcement; building modern, safe, and comfortablehomes;andconnectingseniorswith faster, more convenient access to the services theyneed.
Seniors — people age 65 and older — make up the fastest growing age group in the province.
The Ontario government has invested $426millionoversixyearstofund56municipal, District Social Services Administration Board, and Indigenous-governed paramedic services to administertheCPLTCprogram.
PeopleareeligibleforCPLTCiftheyare on the waitlist for long-term care, have been assessedaseligibleforlong-termcarebutarenot yet on the waitlist, or are soon to be eligible for long-termcare.
Potential clients can be referred to
Headinguptownorovertowntogetdowntownusingbackyardsandlanes bringbackpricelessmemoriesofChapleaulifeandvegetablegardenstoo
Cont’dfromP.3 outofyourbinandhedidn'tcarehowmanybags youhad."
Keith (Buddy) Swanson noted: "Back Lanes are certainly a big part of our family historyaswelivedinthreedifferenthousesinthe laneincludingourpresentsecondaryresidenceat 11GreySouth. BeforethatitwasAberdeenand Lorne lanes. When I was young it was a little spookygoinghomeatnight. Therewasadistinct auraaboutthemandquiteafewtryststookplace thereafterdarktoo. Theymadegreatcoverwhen stumbling home from the bars. They provided greataccessforraidinggardenstoo."
Bev (Swanson) Hamilton remembers attending a back lane concert put on by Sharon Swanson and Betty and Florence White. "They usedtheporchastheirstageandwetheaudience sat on a board in the lane " Bev lived on LansdowneStreetwiththearenaacrossthelane fromherfamilyhomeandsaidshewouldwalkup anddownthelaneanytimedayornightwithouta worry.SheespeciallylikedlookingatChambers' garden.They playedalotinthelane,especially whenMrs.Doylehadroomstorent.Itwasanold barnofabuilding.EddyMoritahadashoerepair
in the front of the house, and the Honda and Higuchi families lived there at one time, Bev recalled.
Yvonne (Fournier) Kohls wrote: "Our house on Beech St. abutted the barn of the Boucherfamily Thehorsestablewasdirectlyon thelane.Askidswetookgreatpleasuretoscare thehorsestheBoucher'susedforwork.Soatleast once a month these horses would break out and terrorize the town people much to our giddy antics.Askidswewerenotnicepeople.TodayÌ would tan someone ` s behind if my children would have done this and we probably did get tannings but we did think it funny at the time. I also remember that the Boucher`s took in beer casesforadimeacase.Iremembersomeofthe townboystakingthesecasesoutofthebarnand reselling them to the Boucher familly. Can`t remember who the boys were however. Lanes wereshortcutstowhereverwewantedtogoand alsousedtoavoidthetownpoliceifwewereout aftercurfew.Greatplacesthoselaneways."
CORRECTION
In my last column I wrote that three people ran for council in the 1947 election. Elevenwastheactualnumberinthecouncilrace.
CPLTC by Ontario Health at Home care coordinators,primarycareproviders,emergency response paramedics or community agencies. Potential clients may also self-refer, or be referred by family members or caregivers, by contacting the community paramedicine departmentoftheirlocalparamedicservice.
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More than 20,000 pounds of food delivered at no cost via Save a Dog Network Canada
Manitoulin Transport has helped deliver pet food to animals affected by wildfires. Pictured (from left) are Kayla Wing of Manitoulin Transport, Milandeep Birdi of Manitoulin Transport, Derek Bailey of Manitoulin Transport, Karissa Kugler of the Hamilton/Burlington SPCA, Mikayla Murphy of the Hamilton/Burlington SPCA, Diana Belanger of Uber Freight, and Mert Mensah of Uber Freight.Manitoulin Transport/Supplied
Aswildfirescontinuetodisplacecommunities across Manitoba and Northern, Ontario, Manitoulin Transport is proud to have played a keyroleindelivering20palletsofemergencypet food supplies, in partnership with the Hamilton/Burlington SPCA (HBSPCA) and Uber Freight. These shipments are helping feed hundreds of pets impacted by this year’s devastatingwildfires.
Manitoulin Transport delivered more than 20,000 pounds of emergency pet food to Save a Dog Network Canada in Winnipeg. This criticaldeliverywasprovidedatnocostthrough coordinationwithUberFreightandensuredrapid access to food for displaced animals across Manitoba.
“At Manitoulin Transport, we recognize
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FONOMWelcomesFederalCommitmenttoSecure theFutureofCanada'sSoftwoodLumberSector
The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) welcomes the Government of Canada's announcement of new strategic investments to modernize and strengthen Canada's softwood lumber industryinthefaceofglobaltradeuncertainty andrisingdomesticdemand.
The comprehensive support package announced by Prime Minister MarkCarney—includesmeasurestoimprove access to financing, enhance market and product diversification, prioritize Canadian wood in federal infrastructure and housing projects, and provide direct support to workers and Indigenous forestry enterprises. Theseinitiativesarepartofabroadernational strategy to secure long-term resilience and
competitivenessforkeyCanadianindustries, includingforestry
"Communities across Northeastern Ontario rely on forestry to drive local economies, support jobs, and maintain vital infrastructure," said Danny Whalen, President of FONOM "This announcement recognizes both the challenges and the immense opportunities facing the sector.We are encouraged to see a federal government thatispreparedtoactdecisivelyinsupportof forest-based communities and Canadianmadesolutions."
The $700 million in loan guarantees will help producers weather immediate pressures.Incomparison,the$500millionin investments aimed at value-added
processing, domestic innovation, and Indigenous-led development are poised to unlock long-term growth The shift to prioritizing Canadian lumber in federal procurement—particularly for housing and majorinfrastructure—willfurtheranchorthe forestry sector as a key component of Canada'seconomicandclimatestrategies.
FONOM is also pleased to see targeted funding for workforce development and transition supports, including reskilling and income protection for workers impacted by global market volatility and evolving productiontechnologies.
"As the government works to double the pace of housing construction, FONOM believes there is a critical role for Northern Ontario's mills and forestry workforce in meeting that demand," added Whalen. "By usingCanadianwood,supportinginnovation, and growing reliable new markets at home and abroad, this plan helps our industry and ourcommunitieschartamoresecurefuture."
FONOM looks forward to working withfederalofficialstoensurethattheneeds and realities of Northern Ontario's forestry communitiesareconsideredinthedeliveryof theseinitiatives.
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