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Vol.27,Issue18,January5,2023

Ontario is making it more convenient for people to connect to care closer to home by launching pharmacist prescribing for some of the most commonmedicalailments.

As of January 1, 2023, Ontarians will be abletostopinatpharmaciesacrosstheprovince to receive prescriptions for thirteen common ailments, including rashes, pink eye, insect bites and urinary tract infections with just their health card. This service makes it more convenient to accesscarebyremovingadoctor'sofficevisitand willcomeatnoextracosttoOntarians.

“Stopping by your local pharmacy for quick and easy access to treatment for some of your most common ailments increases your accesstothecareyouneedclosertohome,”said Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health.“Expandingtheabilityof pharmaciststo providecareisonemorewaywe'reputtingpeople atthecentreofourhealthcaresystem,makingit easier, faster and more convenient to access healthcareintheircommunity.”

Pharmacistswillbeabletoofferprescriptionsfor:

! hayfever(allergicrhinitis);

! oral thrush (candidalstomatitis);

! pink eye

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(conjunctivitis;bacterial,

! allergicandviral);

! dermatitis(atopic,eczema,allergicand contact);

! menstrualcramps(dysmenorrhea);

! acidreflux(gastroesophagealreflux disease(GERD));

! hemorrhoids;

! coldsores(herpeslabialis);

! impetigo;

! insectbitesandhives;

! tickbites(post-exposureprophylaxisto preventLymedisease);

! sprainsandstrains(musculoskeletal);and urinarytractinfections(UTIs).

Allowing pharmacists to prescribe for thesecommonailmentswillmakeitmoreconvenientforOntarianstoreceivethecaretheyneed, while offering patients more convenient choices forhowtheyaccessandreceivehealthcare.With a large, provincewide footprint, pharmacist prescribingwillhelptoincreaseaccesstocarein ruralpartsofOntario.

In addition to providing more conve-

nience,pharmacyprescribingwillalsohelpfreeup doctors' bandwidth to provide care for more complex needs, helping to reduce wait times for theseservices.

A common ailment is a health condition that can be reliably self-diagnosed and managed with self-care strategies and/or minimal treatment.

Anyone with symptoms should contact their local pharmacist to confirm whether they provideprescribingservicesforcertaincommon ailmentsbeforevisitingthepharmacy.

This change builds on pharmacists' current knowledge, skills and judgement to recommend over-the-counter medications and allows physicians to focus on the more complex healthcareneedsoftheirpatients.

ThesechangesarebeingmadeinpartnershipwiththeOntarioCollegeofPharmacists.

Ontarians can now also visit local pharmacies for Paxlovid prescriptions. Visit ontario.ca/antivirals for more information on eligibility and to find local pharmacies that are dispensingPaxlovid.

WeatherSummaryforOntario December 2022: AWild End to the Year

Temperatures: A Roller Coaster Ride for Many

As a whole, December averaged near to above normal for the vast majority of the province. On a daily level however, there were drastic swings in temperatures, particularly across northwestern Ontario. In this region, the coldesttemperaturesoccurredatthebeginningof the month. Between December 3 and 9, numerous stations reported daily minimum temperatures colder than -30oC. This cold spell was followed by an abrupt shift to well above normal temperatures that persisted for several days.ForaboutoneweekbetweenDecember10 and 18, portions of northern Ontario had temperatures that were 12oC or greater above normal.

Across southern Ontario, the swings in temperaturesweremoremuted,withmostofthe days being above average. A brief cold snap occurred from December 23 to 26, but mainly affectedthesouthwestwheredailytemperatures wereasmuchas10oCbelownormal.

For the closing days of 2022, winter decided to take a holiday. Well above normal temperaturesoccurredeverywhere,withportions of northeastern Ontario reporting temperatures greater than 16oC above average! Several daily recordhightemperatureswereestablished.

Precipitation: Not as Dry in the Southwest, andWetOverMuchoftheNorth

Formuchof2022,southwesternOntario received below normal precipitation, though December was closer to normal. Portions of the area were experiencing severe to extreme drought conditions as of the end of November. For areas west of Lake Superior as well as far northeastern Ontario, precipitation was above normal,andinsomecasesexceeded150%ofthe normalmonthlyamount

Significant snowfall occurred in the traditional snow belt regions near Lake Huron andGeorgianBay,particularlyinthedaysaround Christmaswhenapowerfullowpressuresystem moved through the province. Numerous reports of 50 to 100 cm or more were received. As a result, these areas ended up with near to above normalprecipitationforthemonth.

SignificantEvents

December 3: Strong Wind Gusts across SouthernOntario

Acoldfrontmadeitswayacrosssouthern Ontariothroughouttheday,bringingverystrong windguststomanyareas.Windgustsof80to90 km/h were experienced throughout southern

Ontario,withafewlocationsreceivinggustsover 100 km/h, notably in Peterborough and Port Colborne, with gusts of 107 km/h and 115 km/h respectively.Thesewindscausedpoweroutages intheirwake.HydroOnereportedatleast60,000 customerswereaffected.

December 15 to 17: Messy Mix of Winter Weather

A weather system affected much of southern Ontario bringing freezing rain, snow and rain across the district. Several hours of freezing rain affected an area from Sarnia towards Niagara and north towards the Bruce Peninsula the morning of December 15. As a result, multiple accidents were reported on Highways 401 and 402, and the Garden City Skyway was closed at one point. Gusty winds combined with the ice also lead to local power outages.Numerousschoolandbuscancellations occurred. Over eastern Ontario and areas inland fromLakeOntario,mostlysnowfell,withsome areasreceiving20to35cmofsnow.Schoolbuses were cancelled the morning of December16insomeareas,and dozensofflightsweredelayedor cancelled at the Ottawa InternationalAirport.

December 23 to 26: Crippling WinterStormStrikesMuchof theProvince

Apowerful winter storm affected nearly the entire province in the days leading up to and around Christmas. There was rain in the south but the highestrainfallcameintheeast: 56mminBrightonand41mmin Kingston. Although the system broughtsnowtothenorth(32cm in Thunder Bay, 35 cm in Marathon, 23 cm in Kapuskasing), snow came behind the rain in the south as temperatures plummeted. 10 cm fell in London and 2 cm at the Hamilton and Toronto InternationalAirports,and26cm attheOttawaAirport.Combined withthestronggustsof125km/h in Port Colborne, 89 km/h in Windsor, 95 km/h in Hamilton, 93 km/h at Toronto Island, 99 km/h at Kingston, the snow made for treacherous driving conditions. The westerly winds

in the wake of the system generated lake-effect snow that lasted beyond Christmas Day. Numerous highways were closed during the storm,includingsectionsofHighway401eastof OshawatowardstheQuebecborder,manyofthe highways east of Lake Huron, portions of Highways 400 and 11 east of Georgian Bay, as wellasportionsofHighway11and17innorthern Ontario. The Peace Bridge to the United States wasalsoclosedforasignificantlengthoftime,as blizzard conditions affected areas of southern NiagaraandNewYorkstate.Therewereatleast ten declarations of emergency in the province associated with this storm, including the Regional Municipality of Niagara and Prince Edward County. The incredible lake-effect blizzardconditionsledtomanyvehiclesstranded intheseregions.ViaRailtrainsbetweenWindsor and

Quebec City experienced many cancellations and significant delays, with some Cont’donP.8

Chapleau Moments

by MichaelJ. Morris

Harry'Butch'Pellowisoneofmyoldest friendsandrecentlyIsenthimanemailaskingif hehadanymemoriesofusplayinghockeyonthe front river as opposed to the 'pond' on the back river.As he notes in the following reply, not too long ago we had chatted about hockey on the pond.Nowhetakesustothefrontriver.

Imaginehowwonderfulitwastogrowup in a place with two rivers on which you could playhockey,andyoucouldgo"downthelake"by either one to a bay called Mulligan's. In Chapleau,youcouldgofromyourhomeasButch notes through other people's back yards, up or downbacklanesasthecasemaybe,acrosslanes to that place simply called "the arena" or if you wereoldenoughtorecall,theoldoldarenawas "therink".

skates unrelentingly accepted your now almost frozenfoot.Butithaditsmomentsandthebraver amongstusendured.IhavesaidbeforeIwasnot oneofthebrave.

But there was another venue too and it was on the front river just west of the concrete swimmingpierwheresomanygatheredthispast July during the Chapleau High School 90th Anniversary Reunion to celebrate the homecomingandwatchthefireworks.

oftheplayingsurface,thealmostundefinedroll ofscraped-offsnowandicealongtheedges;and that you always had to watch out for the ripples that had been created in the surface by the last breezesthatsculptedtheicebeforeitfroze.

Think of that slap shot by Hong, Hong, Hong, or one of the really big guys when it accelerated over the ice ridges and soared away outovertheriver;oratyoudirectly,thenveered away as it embraced the ripples. Can you recall the sound of the skates cutting through the crisp surfaceastheyracedforthepuck,canyourecall the whack, slap, and clicking of sticks on each otherandontheice?

Whatabouttheyellingandchantingand the code words that defined the play. “..over here” “…pass it, pass it”; “…go, go go”; “he scores!” etc….; wild enthusiasm and true abandonmentbecauseitwouldbedarkverysoon and there were very few lights to mark the way home.

There was a collective enthusiasm to makethemostofeveryminuteandeveryonewas insync.

Remember how difficult it was to take a breathinthecoldair,howyourbreathmadefog asyouskateduptheiceorpausedfor'abreather'? Wow!Youreyeswereoftenhalffrozenshutand theicecrystalsonyourmittsmadeitimpossible toswipeyournose.Nevertobeforgotten.

DoyourememberhowtheHongsplayed hockeyandskated?Yensprinted,waslightonhis feet,veryfastanddipsy-doodledlikenooneelse (except maybe Max Bentley). He even bore the Cont’donP.4

Harry is a member of one of Chapleau's early pioneer families, and was the architect for theChapleauCivicCentre,ChapleauRecreation Centre, Cedar Grove Lodge, Chapleau General Hospital, the golf club house and the Trinity UnitedChurch.Heisalsoagreatstoryteller.

Here is Butch with Chapleau in Winter and Hockey on its Rivers.Thanks Butch for the memories.

ChapleauinWinterandHockeyonitsRivers

ByHarry'Butch'Pellow

Not that long ago we chatted about hockey on the pond over the old wooden bridge andacrossthebackriver,overahillockandnorth oftheoldsewagetreatmentplant.Whocanforget it when your best recollection was that your handswereblue,yourlaceswerefrozen(maybe from Saturday morning's practice) and your

Likethepond,itarrivedwhentheicedid but it was far more accessible, and collecting a grouprequiredfarlessplanningandorganization topulltogetherenoughplayersforshinny.Itwas often after school and on weekends and as you recallsurfacedoneChristmasholidayandmaybe because“Ice”Sanderswasunabletomakearink on the 'clinker' surface of the public school grounds.

Pickup included anyone who could get enough equipment together to make it worthwhile and at the same time wear warm clothes. Warm clothes because the west wind, however mildly blowing, was cold on that open river front and by the end of a school day or an early winter weekend evening the sky was grey, sunless and foreboding; and, had it not been for wild enthusiasm why would anyone choose the riveroverTheBostonCafé?

Well the Hong brothers did as you and I did Mike, and what greater motivation should therehavebeenthanthat?

Whatmaderiverhockeyexcitingwasits spontaneity,theboundlessnessoftheperimeters

Harry'Butch'PellowrecallsChapleauinWinterandHockeyonitsRiversabout entertainingourselves,laughter,beingoutofdoors,pushinglimits,buildingrelationships

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ChapleauMoments

Cont’dfromP.3 nickname “Ziggy”. Jim was a powerful steady andfastuprightskaterandagreatstickhandler as I recall; and our friend Boo skated low, took long steady deliberate strides and always made skating fast look easy; he also had his skates rockered so there wasn't more than a couple of inchestouchingthesurface.

Whenyouthinkofthesoundofskateson natural ice, you can't help imagine these really greatplayersdoingtheirstuffcanyou?Wouldn't itbegreattoexperienceitallagain?

I recall one other particularly relevant

experienceonthefrontriverMikeandthatwas when I was in grade seven or eight. There had been a fast freeze, the ice was smooth and crystalline,therewasnosnow,andalongwitha few others including Tiny Martin, Charlie White,maybeBooandyoutoo,weallventured onto the ice oblivious of the danger. It was the beginning of an event that could have been catastrophicifoneofushadwalkedtoocloseto the edge and what a sad night that might have been.

I vividly recall Vern Goldstein clambering down through the snow from the TownHallofficewherehehadseenusfromthe Clerk'snorth-easternwindowandthencalledus offtheiceandsentushome.Iknewwehaddone something wrong but it was the threat of Police ChiefJackAngovecallingmyhomethatgaveit meaning. This was an experience I have never forgotten and the beginning of a long list of confrontations with nature that have caused me to be very respectful of it, and the dangers that lurkinitsbeauty.

When I got home that evening Wilf Simpsonhadcalledmymom,JackAngovehad called my mom, and she was prepared for me when I arrived very cold, very afraid and very apologetic. I'm pretty sure that was a Friday evening because I have a vague recollection of beingtold“nomorehockeyunless..”asIdressed forpracticethenextmorningbeforemakingmy trek in the dark through Evans' backyard, throughMcKnight's,downLansdowne,through Therriault's, and to the front door of the old unheatedarenaforamuchdifferentexperience.

The wonderful thing about river hockey in Chapleau that I think we all need to think about a lot as we get into the season of joy and remembrances is that it had no religious, racial, language or nationalistic perimeters; there were no upper town or lower town distinctions and I don't recall there being good players orbadplayers;albeittherewere little ones and big ones too. We were all players and it was a game, a spontaneous moment, a gleefulopportunitytoengagein role playing and in doing what northernboysandgirlsandtheir parents had done for decades before us. It was about entertainingourselves,laughter, being out of doors, pushing the limits and building relationships.

WasitJosephConradwhosaid “youth….thegloryofit!”?

Afewnameswhomighthavebeenonthe

river ice at any time: Jim Evans, Boo, Jimmy, Yen, Ian Macdonald, Dave McMillan, Gilles Morin, You, Me, Jack Poynter, Terry Shannon, Tony Telik, Leo Vizena, Charlie White, and more.

(Note: Likely all the players on the 1956 CHS hockeyteaminphoto,atonetimeoranother)

Ahighlight of the year for the Chapleau High School team of 1956 was a trip toTerrace Bay.Backrowfromleft:DavidMcMillan,Doug Sleivert, Stan Barty,Thane Crozier, Clarence Fiaschetti (teacher and coach), George Lemon (principal) Second row: Doug Espaniel, Roger Mizuguchi,BillCachagee.FrontareJimHong, Bert Lemon, Harry Pellow, Ken Schroeder, Robbie Pellow (Mascot) Marc Boulard, Harry Hong, Jim Machan, Ron Morris. Most would haveplayedriverhockey.

Thanks for the memories Butch. My emailismj.morris@live.ca

ButchandBoo

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ÉS Saint-Josephand ÉSCTrilliumtohostHighSchoolOpenHouseevents

Grade 8 students and their parents are invited to take part in École secondaire SaintJoseph'sOpenHouseeventonWednesday,January 11, at 6:30 p.m., at the school located at 101 ChurchillStreetinWawa.Ahighschoolopenhouse event is also scheduled at École secondaire catholique Trillium on Thursday, January 12, at 6:30 p.m., at the school located at 9 Broomhead StreetinChapleau.

As part of the open house event, students willbeofferedatouroftheschoolandwillhavethe chance to get to know the teachers.They will also meet high school students recognized for their

leadership as well as become familiar with the various programs and activities offered by the schools.

École secondaire Saint-Joseph and École secondaire catholique Trillium offer a FrenchlanguageCatholiceducationalprogramrecognized for its excellence and innovation. Both school allows students to acquire a high level of bilingualism and to receive top quality education thatwillpreparethemtopursueallpost-secondary destinations. CSC Nouvelon secondary schools have the highest graduation rate in Northern Ontario.

The Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon offers a French-language Catholic Educational Program that is widely recognized for its excellence.The CSC Nouvelonprovidesaquality learning environment and academic program that runsfromearlychildhoodtoadulteducation,with some 5,900 students enrolled in 27 elementary, 1 virtualschooland10secondaryschools.

For more information on the open house event or to register for high school, please call École secondaire catholique Trillium at 705-8641211orÉcolesecondaireSaint-Josephat705-8562003

Soiréesportesouvertesà ÉS Saint-Josephetàl'écolesecondairecatholiqueTrillium

Les élèves de la 8e année ainsi que leurs parentssontinvitésàparticiperàlasoiréeportes ouvertes de l'école secondaire Saint-Joseph le mercredi11janvier,à18h30,àl'écolesituéeau 101,avenueChurchillàWawa.Unesoiréeportes ouverts aura également lieu à l'école secondaire

catholiqueTrilliumlejeudi12janvier,à18h30, àl'écolesituéeau9,rueBroomheadàChapleau.

Dans la cadre de ces activités, les élèves auront droit à une visite des écoles et à une présentation qui leur permettra de connaitre les membres du personnel enseignant. Ils pourront

aussi rencontrer des élèves du secondaire reconnus pour leur leadership et prendre connaissancedesdiversprogrammesetactivités offertsparlesécoles.

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MOMENTS IN TIME

On Jan. 16, 1547, Ivan IV Vasilyevich (aka "Ivan the Terrible") crowned himself the first czar of Moscow. But wasthatnicknamereallydeserved?Yesandno:"Terrible" more accurately meant "strong," "menacing" and "impressive"inhisday,butthere'snodenyingtherulerhad aprettyfierce,andonoccasionmurderous,temperaswell.

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Soiréesportesouvertesà ÉS Saint-Joseph etàl'écolesecondairecatholiqueTrillium Have a good weekend!

l'école secondaire Saint-Joseph offrent une éducation catholique et francophone de qualité reconnuepoursoninnovationetsonexcellence. Les écoles permettent aux élèves d'acquérir un haut niveau de bilinguisme et de recevoir une formation hors pair qui les prépare à poursuivre leurs études vers l'une des nombreuses destinations postsecondaires. Les écoles secondaires du CSC Nouvelon ont le meilleur tauxdediplomationdansleNorddel'Ontario.

LeConseilscolairecatholiqueNouvelon offre une éducation catholique de langue française reconnue pour son excellence. Avec prèsde5900élèvesrépartisdansunréseaude27 écoles élémentaires, une école virtuelle et 10 écoles secondaires, le CSC Nouvelon offre un milieupropiceàl'apprentissageetunprogramme éducatif de qualité, de la petite enfance à l'âge adulte.

Pour obtenir plus d'information sur la soirée portes ouvertes ou pour procéder à l'inscription au secondaire, veuillez

communiqueravecl'écolesecondairecatholique Trillium au 705-864-1211 ou l'école secondaire Saint-Josephau705-856-2003.

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WantedPersonFromElliotLakearrestedin SudburyafterfleeingcollisioninChapleau

OnDecember15,2022theGreaterSudbury Police Service had occasion to deal with a wanted individual from Elliot Lake. The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) had numerous warrantsfortheperson,whowasreturnedandheld forbail.Thewarrantswereinrelationtonumerous previous charges from July of 2021 and failing to attendcourtinFebruaryandNovemberof2022.

OnJuly4,2021,theEastAlgomaOPPwas advised by Chapleau OPP members that a silver Dodge Ram pick-up truck was involved in motor vehicle collision, fled the scene, and failed to stop forpolice.Itwaslastseentravellingsouthboundon Highway129.PoliceinterceptedthesilverRamand aspikebeltwassuccessfullydeployed.Thevehicle safely stopped and the driver was arrested. The

driver emanated a strong odour of alcoholic beverage from their breath and exhibited signs of intoxication.

Additionally, on July 12, 2021, a complainant reported that his neighbour on HutchisonAvenuehadbackedintotheirvehicleand then departed in a separate vehicle without saying anything.Inaddition,thecomplainantalsosaidthey were threatened by the same neighbour on the previousnight.

Shawn GRAVELLE, 41-years-old, of Elliot Lake waschargedwith:

-DangerousOperation,contrarytosection320.13(1) oftheCC

-Flight From Peace Officer, contrary to section 320.17oftheCC

-Failure of Refusal to Comply with Demand, contrarytosection320.15(1)oftheCC

-Resist Peace Officer, contrary to section 129(a) of theCC

-Failure to StopAfterAccident, contrary to section 320.16(1)oftheCC

-Operation While Prohibited Under the Criminal Code,contrarytosection320.18(1)(a)oftheCC-Uttering Threats – Cause Death or Bodily Harm, contrarytosection264.1(1)(a)oftheCC

-Failure to Attend Court After Having Appeared (two counts), contrary to section 145(2)(b) of the CC

The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Elliot Lake on January9,2023.

GovernmentProtectingMooseFromIllegalHunting

TheOntariogovernmentissafeguarding moose populations by ensuring hunters don’t huntwithoutalicence.

Aaron Elyk of Simcoe pleaded guilty to

unlawfully hunting big game without a licence and was fined $3,755. He also pleaded guilty to abandoningbiggameandwasfined$11,255.In addition, his hunting licences have been cancelled and he is prohibited from hunting in Ontariofortwoyears.

ThecourtheardthatonOctober26,2020, ElykshotandkilledacownearSablesLake.He didnothaveavalidlicencetohuntacowmoose. Elyk then abandoned the moose, causing it to spoil. Conservation officers were notified of the wildlifecrimeandstartedalengthyinvestigation whichinvolvedtakingstatements,usingacanine detection dog, a forensic ballistics examination andasearchwarrant.

Justice of the Peace Lori-Ann Toulouse heard the case in the Ontario Court of Justice, Espanola,onDecember1,2022.

WeatherSummaryforOntario

Cont’dfromP.2 passengers between Toronto and Ottawa or Montrealstuckonstrandedtrainsfor18hours. Flight cancellations ensued that had a domino effect of stranding passengers abroad even in the week after the event. Numerous power outages occurred due to the very strong winds from the storm; at least 440,000 Hydro One customers affected, and some were still in the darkafterBoxingDay.

IceConditionsintheGreatLakes

The Great Lakes started out the month with 0.3% ice coverage, very close to the climatological value of 0.1% covered. Ice coverageincreaseswerecontainedtosheltered

bays for the most part reaching just over 1.0% ice coverage by December 25. December typically would have finished the month at 2.7% ice covered.This is mainly due to strong winds destroying or not allowing new ice formation behind a vigorous cold front that crossed the region early in the last week of the year.

OutlookforJanuary

Temperatures are forecast to be above normal for most of the province. Precipitation seemstobeabovenormalfromtheLakeofthe Woods,throughLakeSuperior,tonortheastern Ontario,aswellasareaseastofGeorgianBay; noclearsignalfortherestoftheprovince.

To report a natural resource problem or provide information about an unsolved case, membersofthepubliccancalltheministryTIPS linetollfreeat1-877-847-7667.Youcanalsocall Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222TIPS. For more information about unsolved cases,pleasevisitontario.ca/mnrftips.