CHAPLEAUEXPRESS
Anewplay-basedlearningcentretosupportstudentdevelopment
In preparation for Valentine's Day, École Sacré-Cœur (Chapleau) has introduced a brand-new learning centre for Kindergarten students.This florist-themed centre is a creative andimmersivespacewhereyoungchildrenlearn throughplay.Lastweek,studentsdiscoveredthis warm and colourful environment, specially designed to stimulate their imagination and essential skills.At the florist centre, children create, sell, and purchase a variety of floral arrangements while manipulating delicate materials. Through activities such as pouring a mixtureofpeasandriceintoavaseusingasmall scoop, taking orders, or building bouquets, students naturally develop creativity, communication, financial literacy, fine motor skills, and mathematical concepts such as measurement,quantities,andsequencing.
Byaddingnewlearningactivitieslikethe florist-themed centre, school staff encourage students to collaborate, problem-solve, and expressthemselveswhilehavingfuninarichand stimulatingenvironment.
École Sacré-Cœur thanks Mme Julie and Mme
Karyna for their creativity, commitment and passion,whichbroughtthisinspiringeducational spacetolife.
Unnouveaucentred'apprentissageludiquepoursoutenirl'apprentissage
En préparation pour la fête de la SaintValentin, l'école Sacré-Cœur (Chapleau) a introduit un tout nouveau centre d'apprentissage pour les élèvesdelamaternelleet du jardin d'enfants. Ce centre sur la thématique dufleuristeestunespace créatifetimmersifoùles tout-petits apprennent en jouant. La semaine dernière, les élèves ont
découvert cet environnement chaleureux et coloré, spécialement conçu pour stimuler leur imagination et leurs compétences essentielles. Aucentredufleuriste,lesenfantscréent,vendent et achètent une variété d'agencements floraux tout en manipulant des matériaux délicats. À traversdesactivitéscommeverserunmélangede pois et de riz dans un vase à l'aide d'une petite pelle, prendre des commandes ou construire des bouquets,lesélèvesdéveloppentinstinctivement la créativité, la communication, la littératie financière,lamotricitéfineetdesnotionsmathé-
matiques telles que les mesures, les quantités et lesséquences.
En ajoutant ce nouveau centre parmi les activités d'apprentissage, le personnel scolaire encouragelesélèvesàcollaborer,àrésoudredes problèmesetàs'exprimer,toutens'amusantdans unenvironnementricheetstimulant.
L'école Sacré-Cœur remercie chaleureusement Mme Julie et Mme Karyna pour leur créativité, leur innovation pédagogique et leur passionquiontpermisdedonnervieàcetespace éducatifinspirant.
WeatherSummaryforOntario January2026:WidespreadPersistentColdandSnowySouth
Temperatures
Januarywascolder-than-normalformost of the province, marking a second consecutive month of extensive below-normal temperatures. Only northernmost parts of the Far North were slightlyabovenormal.Someofthecoldestmean monthly temperatures, more than about 2°C belownormal,werefoundinthesouthwestfrom aroundLondontoWindsor.
The trend in mean daily temperature was generally spatially coherent during the month. After a cold start, temperatures warmed during the first and into the second week. Peak warmth occurredonthe8th–9th,duringwhichnumerous daily maximum temperature records were broken,withtemperaturesreachingaround15°C in the GTAand southwestern Ontario.Asecond weaker warm wave then swept across the provinceonthe12-13th.Temperaturesfellforthe remainer of the month with the latter half of the month seeing many significantly colder than normal days. Many record lows were set on the 24th(e.g.KirklandLakewith-43.7oC).
Precipitation
Precipitation amounts were near- or below-normal across the province apart from local areas with lake enhanced amounts. The highestmonthlyprecipitationdeficitswerefound north of Lake Superior and along the Minnesota borderintoLakeoftheWoods.
Precipitationwasgenerallyspreadevenly throughout the month in the south. In the north, the second week was the wettest, with some northeasternlocationsseeingwelloverhalftheir normal monthly amounts, and the first and final weekswerebothverydry.
Snowfall
Snowfall maps indicate mostly belownormalamountsformostoftheprovince.Values were much higher-than-normal, however, in a corridor north of Lake Ontario. This area was affectedbytwomajorsnowstormsinthelasthalf of the month which produced some record amounts including 46.2 cm at Toronto Pearson (and over 60 cm in downtown Toronto) on the 25th.
IceConditionsontheGreatLakes
Ice coverage on the Great Lakes
fluctuated up and down through January as relatively warm periods reduced the lake ice extentfollowedbyverycoldperiodswhichledto rapid expansion of the ice. However, averaged through the month, ice coverage was above normalandrankedasthehighesticecoveragefor Januarysince2018.AtthebeginningofJanuary, icelinedmostoftheshoreofLakeHuronandErie and was confined to more sheltered bays of the other lakes. But, by the end of the month, under the influence of an extended period of below normalairtemperatures,iceexpandedwellaway from the shore on all lakes and completely covering Lake Erie and St. Clair.All lakes were recording above normal ice coverage and conditions at the end of the month with a total coverage of 45% which is also higher than the mid-Februaryclimatologicalpeak.
SignificantEvents
January
6th: Icy Roads in the South and Northeast
Afreezingrainsystemproducedslippery and icy roads across much of the south in the morning with reports of completely ice-covered roadsinthesouthwest.MajorroadsinZurichand Woodstock were closed for hours as well as highway 400 near Parry Sound. In Sudbury, a crash resulted in 2 fatalities in dense fog and freezing drizzle. Highway 401 was closed for an hourontheeveningofthe6ththenagainfortwo hours on the morning of the 7th following collisions. A pedestrian in Scarborough was
critically injured by a passing truck after falling ontheice.
January 14th: Intense Snowstorm and Frigid WindsacrosstheSouth
A strong low-pressure system quickly intensified and passed south of the lower Great Lakes, bringing massive amounts of snow and a significanttemperaturedroptomuchofsouthern OntariofromtheeveningofWednesday,January 14th, to the morning of Friday, January 16th. Snow squalls were also ongoing south of Lake Huronwhilethisoccurred.Hundredsofcollisions werereported,includingover400bythe OPPin the Greater Toronto Hamilton Area. Extensive road closures were necessary across the south. Multi-vehicle collisions resulted in closure of partsofthe401nearChathamandMallorytown. TheDVPwasclosedformuchofthemorningon the 15th due to collisions and black ice. Transit wasaffectedwith48TTC(Toronto)stopsoutof service;VIAandMetrolinxannouncedthattrains had to reduce speed. The storm also caused significant disruption at Toronto Pearson International Airport, with 327 flights delayed and 250 cancelled according to FlightAware. Schools and buses were closed across many regions in the south. Snowfall amounts (unofficial) were around 50 cm in northern parts of Toronto, around 30 cm around KitchenerWaterlooandaround20cmforCont’donP.7
Moments
Fromthearchives of Chapleau
Michael
J. Morris
When Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church was celebrating its centennial in the 1980s,HerbVezinasharedsomeanecdotesabout his family and growing up and working in Chapleau.
Inwhathecalled"shortstories,herelates that his mother was a waitress, adding more likely a maid at the Parliament buildings in Ottawa.
Apparently one day the cook took sick andnoonewasavailabletocookfishthatPrime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald was going to havefordinner.
Herb Vezina shared 'short stories' about growing upandworkinginChapleauareainitsearlyyears
Hismothersaid:“I'llcookitbutsomeof thegirlswillhavetogivemeahand.Don'tforget I'monlyelevenyearsold."
Theprimeministertoldherthatitwasthe bestfishhehadevereatenandgaveheradollar thatshehaduntiltheirhouseinChapleauburned downinthe1920s.
After his parents settled in Chapleau in 1905, they had a teacher living with them who couldnotdrinkgreenteasosheorderedblacktea fromNorthBay.SoonthereafterChapleaustores started selling black tea, and green tea was no longeravailableinthecommunity.
Mr.Vezinastartedworkingwhenhewas veryyoungandwenttolumbercampsinthearea withhisfatherBenjamin.
He was 12 years old and working at Devon in 1918 when Sacred Heart Roman CatholicChurchburneddownatChristmastime.
Theystoodontheroofofthecamp where they had a view of the flames as the church burned.
"The flames were shooting out into the sky--wasthefireevergoing".
Afterthefiredestroyedthechurch,under the direction of parish priest Father Romeo Gascon,thepresentchurchwasbuiltandthefirst massinitwascelebratedonChristmasEve1919.
Mr.Vezinawrotethatover100menwere workinginthecampatDevon.A.L.Morsewasin charge.
They slept in bunk house that had three decksofbunksandthetoponewasjustaboutone footfromtheceiling.Fourstovesweregoingall daytoheatthebunkhouse.
Later he worked at Bolkow on the Canadian Pacific Railway line whichwasthe"bestplace".One year there were more than 560,000logsinBolkowLake.
WorkingatWhalen,they would knock off work at four p.m.onaSaturdayandhewould walk along the track home to Chapleau, and walk back on Sunday,roughlyadistanceof50 CPRmilesreturn.
When I first read this in his article in the Chapleau Sentinel,Isaid"wow"tomyself, then recalled that my grandfatherHarryMorriswould walk to our camp at Healy, a distance of 17 CPR miles from Chapleauwithafullpackonhis back -- and of course back to Chapleau.
In the same article, his sister Olive who married F.A.
'Nick' Card, a member of another pioneer Chapleaufamily,notedthattheirparentsBenand BridgetVezinaarrivedinChapleauin1905.She addedthathefatherworkedfortheCPRandfor lumbercompanies.Therewere13childreninthe family.
The article provides just a glimpse into lifeinChapleauandareaover100yearsago.
MargueriteandHerbVezina 1930
Mr.andMrs.BenVezinawithfamily-Don,Minetta,Dorothy, Connie, Herb, Vivian(Sr. Mary Bridget), Olive, Willard (Bo) andVida.
HerbVezinaandmother
InresponsetoprivatelabclosureinSudbury,expertscallonthe provincetotransfertheservicebacktolocalpublichospitals
InresponsetotherevelationthatLifelabs is closing its Sudbury laboratory, the Ontario HealthCoalitioncalledontheprovincetorestore outpatientlabtestinginthelocalpublichospitals.
The Coalition noted that Lifelabs is a profitable company and was bought last year by Quest Diagnostics, which projected 2025 year end net revenues of almost $11 billion.This is the latest intheconsolidationofthefor-profit"market"for community laboratory work in Ontario. Community laboratory work means specimens ordered by family doctors and other community health care professionals. Inpatient laboratory workisdoneinpublichospitals.
"Community medical laboratory work usedtobedoneinthepublic,non-profithospital system," noted Ross Sutherland, chairperson of theOntarioHealthCoalitionandanexpertonthe history of community laboratories in Canada.
"Over the decades successive provincial
OntarioReady
to
governments have privatized that work to forprofit laboratories. Now almost all Ontario's community medical laboratory work is done by two subsidiaries of American multinational corporations.FollowingthepurchaseofLifelabs by multi billion- dollar company Quest Diagnostics, the new owners have started to cut services in Ontario threatening quality patient care and laying off 40 skilled laboratory techniciansinSudbury."
Mr.Sutherland,aretirednurseandauthor of "False Positive: Private Profit in Canada's Medical Laboratories" noted that the private lab companiesarepaidbytheprovincialgovernment basedonafee-for-servicepertest.Theyarepaid fromourpublictaxesregardlessofwhetherornot theycloselocallaboratories.
"Essentially, the public is paying for the testing, whether or not they close down local laboratorysites,"reportedMr.Sutherland."This
is one of the many flaws in the deal that successiveprovincialgovernmentshaveforged."
"Lifelabshasfailedinitsresponsibilityto provide good healthcare in the near North", added Natalie Mehra, Executive Director of the Ontario Health Coalition. "The province must step in, remove Lifelabs from collecting and analyzing community laboratory work in the NearNorthandintegratethatworkwiththelocal andprovincialhospitalsystem."
Mr. Sutherland pointed out that "Community Medical laboratories are the sole responsibilityoftheprovincialgovernment.The province has a transfer agreement with Lifelabs that, if it follows the template, contains a clause for"terminationwithoutcause".Transferringthe community laboratory work to local hospitals will also provide a more integrated service, strengthen community hospitals and improve quality.
WelcomeCommercialCarbonStorageProjects Applications
now open for projects that could create more than 4,000 jobs while helping industries cut emissions and save nearly $1 billion
Startingtoday,Ontarioisreadytoaccept applications for commercial-scale geologic carbonstorageprojects.Thisisanotherstepinthe government’s plan to protect Ontario by unlocking new opportunities to attract investment and build a more competitive, resilient and self-reliant economy. This innovativeandsafetechnologyhasthepotential to help energy-intensive industries cut greenhouse gas emissions by five to seven million tonnes annually, while creating over 4,000 jobs and reducing costs for Ontario’s industriesbynearly$1billion.
“Carbon storage is a tried and trusted technologyinCanadaandaroundtheworldand Ontario is ready to take a safe and responsible approach to unlocking this new opportunity for workers and businesses,” said Mike Harris, MinisterofNaturalResources.“Ourgovernment is moving forward with strong environmental protections and clear rules that protect our environmentwhilealsoprotectingoureconomic advantage, supporting good-paying jobs and ensuringOntarioremainscompetitivearoundthe world.”
Ontario has undertaken years of extensive research and consultation to develop the regulatory framework for geologic carbon storage projects. This framework will provide clarity for industry operators to guide the safe, responsible management of carbon storage
projects.Throughthisapproach,thegovernment is continuing its world-class environmental protections while reducing uncertainty and red tape for businesses. Those interested in submitting project proposals can learn more by contactingCarbonStorage@ontario.ca.
“The passing of Ontario’s Geologic Carbon Storage Act is a major milestone in building a cleaner, stronger economy,” said Dawn Gallagher Murphy, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Natural Resources.
“Byregulatingcarbonstorage,wearetakingthe necessary steps to help ensure its safe implementation while also attracting new investments, creating good-paying jobs and positioningOntarioasaleaderinthetransitionto agloballow-carboneconomy.”
The Geologic Carbon StorageAct, 2025 is focused on protecting Ontario by building resilient, safe and innovative communities that are ready to respond to the challenges of today and tomorrow. This work is part of the government’sbroaderplantoprotectOntarioby supportingindustriesastheyinnovateandreduce emissions.Thegovernmentwillcontinuetowork closely with industry stakeholders, municipalities, Indigenous communities, landowners and the public to ensure the frameworkremainseffective.
Since 2022, Ontario has released 3 discussion papers, posted 7 public consultations
on the Environmental Registry of Ontario and hosted 11 stakeholder engagement sessions to buildacarbonstorageframeworkthatworksfor Ontario.
Commercial-scale geologic carbon storage involves injecting captured carbon dioxide, that would have otherwise entered the atmosphere, into deep underground rock formationsforpermanentstorage.
Most of Ontario’s geologic carbon storage potential is expected to be in SouthwesternOntario,whichalsocoincideswith many of the province’s largest point source emittersofcarbondioxide.
AccordingtotheGlobalCarbonCapture andStorageInstitute–aninternationalthinktank seeking to accelerate the deployment of carbon capture and storage – there were almost 400 carbon capture and storage projects at various stages of development worldwide in 2023 and close to 300 million tonnes ofcarbon dioxideinjectedunderground.
OntarioInvestingNearly$8MilliontoSupportFilmandTVProductionsinNorthBay Province supporting 10 film and television projects that will create jobs and boost Northern Ontario as a filming destination
The Ontario government is investing nearly $8 million through the Northern Ontario HeritageFundCorporation(NOHFC)in10film and television projects in North Bay to support NorthernOntario’sgrowingproductionindustry. As part of the government’s plan to protect Ontario, this investment will help create jobs, showcasenortherntalent,raisetheprofileoftopnotch local production companies and highlight filmingdestinationsinNorthernOntario.
“Our government is delivering on our commitment to protect Ontario by investing in projects that keep people working, strengthen northerncommunitiesandattractneweconomic opportunities to the North,” said George Pirie, Minister of Northern Economic Development and Growth. “This funding will spark new partnerships, boost local talent and create valuableopportunitiesincommunitiesacrossthe region as we continue to position the North as a prime destination for film and TV series producers.
Since 2018, the NOHFC has invested nearly $84 million in 105 film and television projectsintheNipissingareathathavehelpedthe region remain competitive in a growing global productionmarket.Attractingnewopportunities forNorthernOntario’sfilmandtelevisionsector hashelpedtheindustrythriveandmadetheNorth a competitive hub for high-quality productions thatboosteconomicgrowthandcreatejobs.
“NOHFC’s Film and Television Stream is designed to increase production in Northern Ontario to create industry jobs and support the local economy,” said MPPVic Fedeli. “Today’s $7.95 million investment is achieving that goal, while also highlighting North Bay as a premier filming destination where these projects showcase local geography, talent and filming infrastructure."
Film and television projects receiving funding include:
• $2 million for Piazza Entertainment to produce Season 4 of SkyMed, a medical television drama that follows the triumphs,
heartbreaks and breakdowns of budding nurses and pilots flying air ambulances in remote NorthernCanada
• $2 million for Hideaway Pictures Inc. to produce Season 3 of When Hope Calls, a series that tells the story of Lillian and Grace, two orphanedsisterswhowereseparatedaschildren and reunite as adults to open an orphanage in a smallnorthwesternCanadiantown
• $500,000 for Cutting Glass Media to produceNotSafeforWork,ananimatedactioncomedy series that follows one of the world’s deadliestassassinswhodiscoversthere’sahiton herestrangedfatherandisforcedtotakehimand herbrotherontherun
• $500,000forKellyMartinProductionsto produce the made-for-television movie Crown JewelPrincess,thesequeltoJingleBellPrincess that follows the story of PrincessAmelia as she preparesforherupcomingcoronation
• $500,000 for Hideaway Pictures Inc. to producethemade-for-televisionmovieJoytothe World,whichtellsthestoryofreclusivelifestyle guru Joy Edwards who is forced into a live Christmas Eve television special featuring her supposedly perfect family – whom she completelyfabricated
• $500,000 for Other Animal Entertainment to produce the feature film Last Moon,whichissetinthefrontiereraofNorthern Ontarioandisaboutseparation,redemption,fear andevolution
• $500,000 for Vortex Media Ltd. to produce the made-for-television film Christmas at Candiac Lodge, a heartwarming holiday film thatcombineselementsofcomedy,romanceand familydynamics
• $500,000forCastNorthProductionsInc. toproducethefeaturefilmWithThisRing,which followsthestoryofmaidofhonourHayleywho enlists the bride’s handsome brother to help her findherbestfriend'santiqueringwhensheloses itaweekbeforethewedding
• $500,000 for Comedy Camp Inc. to produce the feature film Hysterical, a
mocumentary – featuring an all-star cast of comics – about a television pilot filmed deep in thewildernessofKillarneyProvincialPark
• $450,000 for Watcher Pilot Productions Inc. to produce the made-for-television movie Watcher, an inspired-by-true-events story that followsaWoodlandCreetrackerwhoreluctantly partners with a former city detective to solve a crime.
The Ontario government is prioritizing investments through the NOHFC that protect northernindustriesandjobs,mitigatetheimpacts of U.S. tariffs and trade disruptions as well as secure new opportunities for the long-term prosperity of Northern Ontario. The renewed focus is boosting competitiveness and ensuring theNorthremainsaleaderinOntario’seconomy. Thisnewdirectionisinadditiontotheprovince’s investment of an additional $30 million over three years, bringing the NOHFC’s annual budgettoatotalof$110million.Together,these initiatives will benefit communities of all sizes, both rural and urban, including Indigenous communities.
Through its funding programs, the NOHFC offers support to public and private sector economic development projects across NorthernOntario.
Since June 2018, the NOHFC has investedmorethan$1billionin8,079projectsin Northern Ontario, leveraging more than $3 billion in investment and creating or sustaining over12,500jobs.
Lastweekssolutions
MOMENTS IN TIME
On Feb. 17, 1972, the 15,007,034th Volkswagen Beetlerolledofftheassemblylineandbrokeaworld car-productionrecordheldformorethan40yearsby the Ford Motor Company's Model T, which was manufacturedfrom1908to1927.
WeatherSummaryforOntario January2026:WidespreadPersistentColdandSnowySouth
Cont’dfromP.2 muchofothersouthernareas.
January25th:HistoricSnowstorm
A second major snowstorm (of historic magnitudeforToronto)crossedsouthernOntario on Sunday 25th into early Monday. An astonishing45to65cmofsnowburied Toronto and the southwestern suburbs, and 20-40 cm around the Golden Horseshoe as well as east to Kingston. Schools and attractions were closed across the area on Monday. Some local transit and rail lines were also inoperable. At Toronto Pearson Airport roughly 60% of flights were cancelled and at Toronto Island's Billy Bishop 50%.TorontoPolicerespondedtoapproximately 430 collisions on Sunday, while the OPP reported200crashesandanother150vehiclesin ditchesorsnowbanks.InKitchener,adriverwas killed Monday morning. Collisions remained
highlyelevatedonMondaywithmanyroadsand sidewalks impassable. Canada Post suspended maildeliveryinanareaincludingPeterborough, Belleville,andKingston.
January 26: Squalls and Multi-car Pileups 401
Northeast of Lake Ontario, intense snowsquallswithnear-zerovisibilityresultedin several major crashes along Highway 401 on Tuesdaythe26th,forcingtheclosureofa100km stretch in the morning. Vehicles were damaged, including several that caught fire, and a rescue fromaburningvehiclewasnecessary.Dozensof motoristswerestrandedforhoursandeventually busedtosheltersinTrenton.Despitetheextentof the crashes, injuries were minor. Westbound lanes were reopened late that afternoon, while eastbound lanes were closed for several additional hours into the evening. The Quinte
IfAlbertaFalls,CanadaFalls
Finally. Someone in the public has spokentheword‘treason’.
How else to describe the manipulations of the Quislings who have been meeting with TrumpofficialstobreakAlbertafromCanada?
Forthelastyear,Ihavebeencallingout the “Donbas Playbook” being used by the MAGAmachine.Ihaveraisedquestionsabout the massive slush fund of American money being put on the table to drive the break up our nation.AndIhavebeencallingoutthemanipulationsofMAGAPremierDanielleSmith.
Thestakesaregettinghigher.
But finally, the Canadian political leaders and media are waking up. Premier Eby has denounced the separatist group for acts of treason and collusion with a foreign power. PremierDougFordiscallingoutDanielleSmith
for her complicity in theplottodestroyour nation.
Parliament pushed for action on Iran,ChinaandIndia. Andyetnoneofthose nations have conspired with traitors to breakupourcountry.
Wecan’tsitonthe sidelines.
Weneedaserious investigation of meetingsandoffersof money from the Trump regime to the Albertaseparatistmovement.
I am asking every member of The Resistance Substack to write to their MP and call for a parliamentary investigation into foreigninterferenceandmoneyflowingintoour country from the United States. Send your thoughtsto: MinisterofPublicSafetyGaryAnandasangaree Gary.Anand@parl.gc.ca 416-283-1414
I have been meeting people in Alberta. You will not find a stronger group of patriots. They are fighting the MAGA agenda with everythingthey’vegot.
We need to be there to help at this time. AsthepeopleofCalgaryhavebeentellingme,if weletAlbertafalltoMAGA,thenCanadafalls. Notonourwatch.
West Fire Chief noted that the pileups were the worstsince2017.
OutlookforFebruary2026
For next month, model guidance for temperatures shows colder-than-normal conditions to continue in the south, most likely near the lower lakes, and warmer-than-normal temperatures only near Hudson Bay. Precipitation guidance shows drier-than-normal conditions are likely in the east especially from theNCRtoGeorgianBay.
CharlieAngus/TheResistance
WhygroceriescostmoreintheNorth
(NC) Did you know that without a subsidy, a four-litre jug of milk that costs about $7.50 in southernCanadacancostover$50inanorthern grocery store? For many northern families, higher grocery prices are part of everyday life,
and they reflect realities most Canadians never experience. Whenroadsdon’tleadto thegrocerystore
Many northern communities aren’t connected to the rest of Canada by permanent roads. Groceries can’t be deliveredbytruckortrain year-round,liketheyarein most southern communities.
As a result, most food is flowntocommunities.For some communities with water access, nonperishable food can be delivered by ship during the summer when the ice has melted, and waterwaysareopen.Inthe winter, non-perishable food can be shipped for shortperiodsbyiceroads, which is more affordable thanairtransport.
Air delivery is essential, especially for freshfood,butitisn’talwaysreliable.Flightsare often delayed or cancelled because of storms, strong winds, poor visibility or extreme cold. When planes can’t land, fresh food doesn’t
arrive.
Feweroptionsmeanhigherprices
Transportationchallengesareonlypartof the story. Many northern communities have just one or two grocery stores, with limited competitionandsmallercustomerbases.
Thecostofshipping,storingandkeeping food fresh, especially fruits and vegetables, is shared across fewer shoppers. As a result, nutritiousfoodsareoftenthemostexpensiveand theleastconsistentlyavailable.
Whatmakesgroceriesmoreaffordable
There are supports that help reduce the costofgroceriesintheNorthandimproveaccess to affordable food. One example is Nutrition NorthCanada,whichcurrentlyhelps124isolated northerncommunitiesthrougharetailsubsidy.
Thehighestsubsidyisappliedtoessential foods such as frozen produce, milk, and infant formula. For example, a grocery cart of bagged milk, bananas, eggs and flour that costs $140 beforethesubsidycanbereducedto$30,saving families$110.
Even with these measures, the cost of living is very high in the North, particularly for peoplelivingonfixedorlowincomes.Improving food affordability over time depends on continued collaboration between communities, governments and partners to strengthen local foodsystemsandinfrastructure.
Learn about the supports helping make nutritiousfoodmoreaccessibleacrosstheNorth atcanada.ca/nutrition-north.
Simplestrategiestohelpyoumanagediabeteseveryday
(NC)Managing
comes down to the small, everyday choices. Routine, consistency and a strong support system can
contribute to long-term success, both in life and in diabetesmanagement.
Let data help drive your decisions
Using data can help people make more informed choices. Tracking your nutritionandexercisedoesn’t have to be intensive. It’s less about chasing numbers, and more about understanding whatthosenumbersmeanfor yourbody.
For people with diabetes, sensor-based glucose technology, like Abbott’s latest FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus sensor, can provide real-time glucose readings throughout the day. That lets you see how your nutrition, exercise and medicationaffectyourlevels.Whenyoucansee
how meals and activity affect your glucose, the data can help you make informed choices daily anddevelophealthyhabitsoverall.
Thepowerofconsistency
Lastingsuccessisn’tbuiltovernight—it's the result of consistent, daily actions. Simple habitsliketakingdailywalks,resistancetraining (like lifting weights) and balanced nutrition can make a meaningful difference in managing glucoselevelsandoverallhealth.
Supportmatters
Surrounding yourself with a strong community—family, medical professionals, friendsandcoaches—letsyoubenefitfromtheir experienceandadviceanddrawontheirstrength. Justlikenoathletemakesittothepodiumalone, you don’t have to manage your health alone, either.
Withtherightsupportsystems,combined with data, technology, a consistent routine and coaching, you can build the confidence to make progressalongyourhealthjourney.
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