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PublicHealth&SudburyDistrictsConfirms XXB COVID-19VariantsDetectedinOurRegion

The new Omicron sub-variant, XBB

(includingXBB.1.5)hasbeendetectedin the Public Health Sudbury & Districts servicearea.SomereportsshowthatXXBisthe most transmissible variant detected to date and projectionsforthisweekarethatitwillmakeup over20%ofallstrainsdetectedinOntario.Public Health Sudbury & Districts is reminding everyone of the importance of continuing to practisepersonalprotectivemeasurestoprevent COVID-19transmission,includingstayingupto datewithCOVID-19vaccinationsandgettinga bivalentboosterwheneligible.

“If it’s been more than six months since you completedyourprimaryvaccinationseries,your last COVID-19 booster, or since your last infection,nowisthetimetogetabivalentbooster dose,”saidDr.ImranAdrianKhan,PublicHealth Physician with Public Health Sudbury & Districts. “Abivalent booster helps the immune system to remember how to recognize and fight

COVID-19 and it provides greater protection against the Omicron strains of COVID-19 now circulating,”addedDr.Khan.

All COVID-19 vaccines, including the bivalentboosters,aresafeandeffectiveandhelp to prevent severe illness caused by COVID-19. Vaccinesandboostersareeffectiveathelpingto preventseriousillness,hospitalization,anddeath due to COVID-19. Staying up to date is critical regardless of the number of COVID-19 booster dosesreceivedtodate.Althoughchildrenunder5 years of age are not currently eligible for a booster dose, it is strongly encouraged that they complete an initial vaccination series for protectionagainstCOVID-19.

Individuals should continue to use layers of protectiontopreventtransmissionofrespiratory viruses, including COVID-19, influenza, and RSV.Theseinclude:

!StayinguptodateonCOVID-19andinfluenza vaccinations by visiting a local pharmacy or by

makinganappointmentthroughPublicHealthor your health care provider to get vaccinated.The influenza vaccine, like the COVID-19 vaccine, issafeandeffective.

!Wearing a well-fitted high-quality mask when feasibleindoorsorincrowdedspaces.

!Useofoutdoorspaceswhenweatherpermits.

!Covering your cough or sneeze by using your uppersleeveoratissue.

!Washing your hands often or using hand sanitizer, especially after being in contact with othersorbeinginasharedorpublicspace.

!Avoiding touching your eyes, nose, or mouth with unwashed hands to prevent germs from enteringyourbody.

!Cleaninganddisinfectinghigh-touchsurfaces.

!Stayinghomewhensick.

!Stayingawayfrompeoplewhoaresick.

!CheckingthePublicHealthSudbury&Districts COVID-19RiskIndexandRespiratoryActivity Cont’donP.2

ChapleauResidentChargedWithBreakAndEnter

An individual from Chapleau is facing numerous charges after breaking into a local business. On January 21, 2023, at approximately 6:35 a.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario ProvincialPolice(OPP)respondedtoareportof a break and enter to a businessonMonkStreet inChapleau.

As a result of the investigation, Michael HANN, 44 years-ofage, of Chapleau was arrested and charged with:

· Break, Enter a place, contrary to section 348(1)(b)oftheCriminalCode(CC),

· Theft Over $5000, contrary to section 334(a)oftheCC,

· Theft Under $5000, contrary to section 334(b)oftheCC,

· Trespassing at Night, contrary to section 177oftheCC,and

· Failure to comply with release order, contrary to section 145(5)(a) of the CC (Two Counts).

The accused has been remanded into custodypendingabailhearing.

A second suspect, who was involved in theincident,remainsoutstanding.

BuildingAllofOntario Government'sinvestmentssupportingeconomicgrowth, protectingjobsandbuildinginfrastructureinruralcommunities

The Ontario government is working with its rural municipal partners to build housing, encourage economic growth and development, reduceredtape,strengthentheagri-foodsectorand promoteruralmunicipalitiesasgreatplacestolive, workanddobusiness.

“Ourgovernmenthasaplanthat'sbuilding all of Ontario,” said Premier Doug Ford. “No matter the size of your community or where you live, we're making sure every inch of Ontario benefitsfromourinvestmentstosupporteconomic growth and protect jobs, including by building

OBITUARY

David Tremblay

Passed away suddenly surrounded by his family at the Chapleau Health Services on Friday January 20, 2023 at the age of 58 years. Beloved husband of Joanna for 33 years. Lovingandcherished father of Brendan (Jaime) and Kealan (Tamara). Proud grandfather of Isaac, Lenora andAlethea. David was excited for the arrival of his fourth grandchild that is expected in May. Dear son of Therese and the late Rene Tremblay. Dear brother of Lisa (Jesse), Denise(Marc)andBrian(Carmen).Son-inlaw of Laura and the late Neil Morris. Brother-in-lawofBrian(Kerry)andMelanie (Lee). Dave will be remembered by his aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. A memorial mass will be held at SacredHeartChurchonThursdayJanuary 26, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. with Reverend Michael Asorgoe officiating. Following the memorial mass, a luncheon will be held at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #5. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations made totheKidneyFoundationortotheDiabetes Association would be greatly appreciated bythefamily.Thefamilywouldliketothank Dr. S. Saari, Dr. B. Tissot, the nurses in Chapleau and the SAH Renal Unit nurses for their outstanding care given to David. (Arrangements entrusted to Kerry Funeral Home Ltd., Wawa, 1-8000-439-4937). www.kerryfuneralhome.ca

infrastructureinruralcommunities.Wewantevery partofOntariotobethebestplacetolive,workand raiseafamily.”

During the Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) conference, Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, announced that the government is providing more than $936 million in much-needed funds to municipal service managers and Indigenous program administrators in 2023-24 and 2024-25 through initiatives under the National Housing Strategy to maintain and create more community housing. This includes an increase of over $23 million in funding under the Canada-Ontario Housing Benefit for women and children fleeing violence. These funds are the result of Ontario's ongoingadvocacyandrecentnegotiationswiththe federal government to help ensure our partners in the housing sector have the resources needed to protect, renew and expand community housing acrosstheprovince.

Minister Clark also announced the province is extending the deadline for implementation projects approved under Intake 3 of the Municipal Modernization Program (MMP) tostreamline,digitizeandmodernizetheirservices, includingmanagingandapprovingapplicationsfor residentialdevelopments.Ontarioisalsoextending thedeadlineforfinalreportsforprojectsunderthe StreamlineDevelopmentApprovalFund.

“Rural communities are the backbone of Ontario's success and key to the province's economy,” said Minister Clark. “Our government sees a bright future for rural Ontario with opportunities for growth, enhanced education and training,andincreasedworkforceproductivity–all while providing a high quality of life and housing optionsthatOntariofamiliescanafford.”

Lisa Thompson, Minister of Agriculture, FoodandRuralAffairsalsoannouncedthelaunch of a new intake of the Rural Economic Development(RED)program.The RED program supports projects that help increase economic opportunities, create and retain jobs, and support the economic growth and resilience of rural and Indigenouscommunities.Applicationsforthenew RED intake will be accepted until February 23, 2023. This program aligns with the government's priorities of removing barriers to investment, openingdoorstoruraleconomicdevelopmentand creatinggoodjobsacrosstheprovince.

The ROMA conference is an important opportunityforprovincialandmunicipalleadersto discuss and collaborate on rural priorities. This year'sconferencewasheldin-personinTorontofor

the first time since 2020, and rural municipal officialshadanopportunitytointeractface-to-face with Ministers, Associate Ministers and Parliamentary Assistants. They exchanged ideas, discussed opportunities and identified ways to address some of the key priorities facing rural municipalitiestoday,includingincreasinghousing supply,strengtheninglocalinfrastructure,tackling homelessness, improving mental health supports, economicdevelopmentandmore.

“Rural Ontario has always played an essentialroleintheprosperityofthisprovince.The Rural Economic Development program provides ruralmunicipalities,Indigenouscommunities,and not-for-profitswiththetoolstheyneedforprojects that contribute to local economic vitality,” said Minister Thompson. “Going forward our government will continue to build on rural successes.”

“Rural communities and those who call them home are what make Northern Ontario an incredible place to live, work and raise a family,” saidGreg Rickford, Minister of Northern Development and Minister of Indigenous Affairs. “Our government is focused on a robust approach to promoting economic development across the North and we are supporting rural businesses as theylooktogrowtheiroperationsandworkforces.”

“RuralOntarioisfullofuntappedpotential. ROMAhasspentthepasttwoyearsexploringways to ensure rural municipalities recover from the pandemic and realize their promise,” said ROMA ChairandMayoroftheVillageofWestport,Robin Jones. “We thank the Ontario Government for participatingintheROMAconferenceandwelook forwardtopartneringtofindcreativesolutionsthat will strengthen our communities for a more prosperousOntariowherenooneisleftbehind.”

PublicHealth&SudburyDistrictsConfirms XXB COVID-19

VariantsDetectedinOurRegion

Cont’dfromP.1

!Reportregularlytounderstandyourlevelofrisk. Ifyouareeligibleforthevaccine,pleasebook yourappointmentbycalling705.522.9200(tollfree: 1.866.522.9200). The call center is open Monday to Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. and is closed on statutory holidays. Alternatively, book online by visiting covid19.ontario.ca/book-vaccine.

For more information or if you have questions, please talk to trusted sources such as Public Health, health care providers, and pharmacists. You can also visit phsd.ca or call Public Health Sudbury & Districts at 705.522.9200(toll-free1.866.522.9200).

Chapleau Moments

by MichaelJ. Morris

The Chapleau-Timmins Highway 101 connection was officially opened on June 23, 1962, with citizens awakened by the sound of aerialbombsexplodingeverywhere,makingita "bannerday"inthehistoryofNorthernOntario.

KenEncilwasinchargeoftheexplosive starttotheactivitieswhileJackBaker,president of the Chapleau Chamber of Commerce, commented that the committee had gone "to great lengths to make this a banner day in the historyofNorthernOntario,asindeed(theroad) ismakinghistoryforthispartofthecountry.

Monster dances had been held the previouseveningwiththeteenagedanceonPine StreetacrossfromtheoldChapleauHighSchool whichhadbeenilluminatedwithcolouredlights and the adult dance in the Royal Canadian LegionHall.TheverypopularJimLanewasthe masterofceremoniesandinchargeofmusicfor bothdances,andletmetellyou,itwasonegreat nightinChapleauforeveryone.Iwashomefrom university for the summer and remember it all likeitwasonlyyesterday.

At8:30am.Chapleauvehiclesproceeded totheShawmereRiver,andweredirectedtostop west oftheriver andpark under thedirection of the Ontario Provincial Police. The directions were very specific as Timmins vehicles were to leavethatcity,notlaterthaneighta.m.toarriveat the Shawmere not later than 10 a.m. and be "parkedtwocarswidefacingwestandmuststop 300feetshortofthebridge..."Awarning,"Don't forgettheflydope,"wasissued.

At10a.m"sharp"therewasatugofwar competition on the bridge between two teams from Timmins and two from Chapleau lumber jacks. I have no idea all these years later who won, but the Timmins Canadian Legion Band was also there playing numbers before the openingceremoniesbegan.

Jim Wyatt of Timmins was master of ceremonies,whileW.E.Brewer,JackBaker,and Herb Curnow, presidents of the Porcupine, Chapleau and Foleyet chambers of commerce, gave short addresses. Rheal Belisle, MPP, introduced W.J. Goodfellow, the Ontario Minister of Highways who officiated at the official ribbon cutting after which Dr. J.B. McClinton, of Timmins, a pioneer promoter of the highway unveiled an historical plaque. Two

Officialopening

years later when I became a reporter at the Timmins Daily Press, I came to know Dr. McClintonandwhatagreatsupporterhewasof thedevelopmentofNorthernOntario.

The parade then proceeded to Chapleau, anduponarrivalattheoutskirtsoftown,headed by the Chapleau Town Band and with the assistance of the Timmins Legion Band, TimminsLionsSeaCadetBand,ChapleauHigh SchoolGirlsBugleBand,ChapleauPipers,drum majorettesfromTimmins,CHSCadetCorpsthe procession of vehicles and floats headed into town.ItendedupattheTownHall.CharlieLaw andWillardMorrisonwereparademarshals.

After the parade Balloon Man Ernie Holdenand101PennantManCaseyNowakoski could be found at the beach area where as usual J.M."Jack"Shoupwasinchargeoftheactivities forchildren.Theusualactivitiesassociatedwith Chapleaucelebrationstookplacewiththeadded attraction of a fire brigade competition on Pine Street between teams from Chapleau, Timmins, Porcupine, Tisdale and Schumacher all organized by Fire Chiefs Ad Andrews of ChapleauandStanleyofTimmins.

A challenge grudge softball game was held between Chapleau council and all stars led by Reeve D.J. "Jim" Broomhead and Timmins ledbyMayorLeoDelVillano.

I never seem to have the winners of competitions in Chapleau, so if anyone remembers,pleasefeelfreetoletmeknow.Ifyou

Highway

havephotospleaseletmeknow.

As I look at the program all these years later,itwasanon-stopweekendinChapleauwith activities for people of all ages and it brought visitorstothecommunityfromeverywhere--or soitsure seems.The organizing committee was chaired by Arthur J. Grout assisted by Ted Demers and Jim Wyatt. Committee members camefromeveryorganization.

On the same weekend, the executive of the Sudbury and District MunicipalAssociation heldameetinginChapleau,andOntariocabinet ministerW.J.SpoonerofficiallyopenedtheFive MileLakeProvincialPark.

On Saturday evening as soon as it was "sufficiently dark" there was a fascinating outdoor picture show on two screens organized byYvonMartelassistedbyTedDemersandEric Gage while near the end of an amateur show in thetownhallauditoriumtherewasaplaybackof arecordmadesome10yearsearlierbyChapleau proponentsofHighway101.Speakersonitwere B.W. "Bubs" Zufelt, the reeve of Chapleau in 1951, and Charles W. Collins, A.E. Evans and Mr. Grout. all citizens who in their time were devotedtothebestinterests ofthecommunity.I wonder if anyone still has this recording, a very importanthistoricaldocument.

A giant fireworks display organized by Tommy Godfrey and his crew brought the day's activitiestoaclose

ofChapleau-Timmins

101connectionin1962called'bannerday'inNorthern Ontariohistoryasaerialbombsexplodedeverywhere

HowCanadianscanhelpbuildreconciliation

(NC) The discovery of mass and unmarked graves of children at former residential school sites across Canada during the last two years have highlightedtheimportanceofeducationandraisingawarenessofthetrue historyofresidentialschoolsinCanada.

Awareness and education are just one step on the path to reconciliation. Organizations can play an important role in communities, build cultural understanding and inspire people to act and to move reconciliation forward between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples. Herearefourwayswecancontinuetheconversation.

WalkforWenjack

At the age of 12, Chanie Wenjack ran away from the residential school he’d been sent to three years earlier in Kenora, Ontario, hoping to reunite with his family in Ogoki Post, 600 kilometres away.Aweek after he fled to escape the abuse and brutality of the school, his body was found alongside a railway track. He had died fromstarvationandexposure.

The Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund (DWF) was formed to “build cultural understanding and create a path toward reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples.” WalkforWenjackeventstakeplaceduringSecretPathWeek,held every year in October to remember Chanie and the more than 150,000Indigenouschildrenwhoweresenttoresidentialschool.

LegacySpaces

Funded by the DWF, legacy spaces are safe, welcoming places intended to inspire action by providing education on Indigenous history, furthering the journey towards reconciliation. The program helps corporations, governments and educational institutions play an important role in reconciliation in their communities.

BimboCanada,thecountry’soldestandlargestbakery,has openedfourlegacyspaces:atitsheadofficeinEtobicoke,Ontario, its bakery in Winnipeg, Manitoba and its bakeries in Montreal, QuebecandMoncton,NewBrunswick.

OrangeShirtDay

Every year on September 30, Canadians across the country wear orangeshirtstohonourtheIndigenouschildrenwhoweresentaway to residential schools in Canada and to encourage people to learn moreaboutthehistoryofthoseschools.

The orange shirt was chosen specifically in recognition of Phyllis (Jack)Webstad’s experience as a residential school student inthe1970s.Asasix-year-old,shearrivedforthefirstdayofschool wearingashinyorangeshirtthathergrandmotherhadboughtherfor theoccasion.Schoolstafftooktheshirtfromher,andsheneversaw it again. Wearing an orange shirt recognizes the treatment she and

otherswentthrough.September30isalsoCanada’sNationalDayforTruth andReconciliation.

Learnoursharedhistory

Reconciliation is an ongoing process. There are a number of organizationsandonlineresourceswhereyoucanlearnaboutthehistoryof residential schools and hear first-hand accounts from people who lived through them. People can also learn the land history in their area and considerlandacknowledgementsatimportantevents.

Youcanfindoutmoreaboutlegacyspacesatbimbocanada.comand downiewenjack.ca

ÉcoleSacré-Coeurstudentsstandoutforgenerosity

This year, staff at École Sacré-Coeur (Chapleau) made a commitment to maximize their annual holiday food drive.Thus, school staff organized a variety of dailyactivitiestomakestudentsawareoftheimportanceofcharitableactivitiesandto encouragethemtobecomeinvolved.Thisstrategypaidoffastheschool'sfooddrive brought together more than 1,000 food items, a new high.All donations were then given to the food bank of Chapleau's Sacré-Coeur parish. École Sacré-Coeur sincerelythanksallfamiliesoftheirschoolcommunityfortheirgenerosityaswellas schoolstafffortheirinvolvementandhardwork.

Lesélèvesdel'écoleSacré-Coeur débordentdegénérosité

Cette année, le personnel de l'école Sacré-Cœur (Chapleau) a pris l'initiative de maximiser leur collecte de denrées alimentaires annuelledutempsdesFêtes.Ainsi,lepersonnel scolaire a organisé une panoplie d'activités journalières pour sensibiliser les élèves de l'importancedesactivitésdebienfaisanceetpour les encourager à s'impliquer. Cette stratégie a

porté fruit puisque la campagne d'appui de l'école a rassemblé plusde1000itemsalimentaires, unnouveausommet.L'ensemble desdonsaparlasuiteétéremisà la banque alimentaire de la paroisse Sacré-Cœur de Chapleau. L'école remercie vivement toutes les familles de leur

communautéscolairedeleurgénérositéainsique les membres du personnel pour leur implication etleurtravailacharné.

REPORT from OTTAWA Rapport

d’Ottawa

by/par Carol Hughes Federal member of Parliament Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing

Theholidayseasonstartedwithquitethe bangformanytravelerswhowerehopingtohead offonagetawayorjoinlovedonesforChristmas, as a combination of flash freezes, heavy snow and significant wind gusts blanketed much of Canada. Extreme weather is certainly nothing new to Canadians, and it did play a significant roleingroundingflights,stoppingtrains,leaving hundreds of Canadians stranded, and making travel exceptionally difficult. However, the industry's lack of clear communication to customers, including unannounced cancellations, lack of service, missing or lost baggage, and other substantial issues, compounded an already stressful situation and madethingsmuchworse.

Now that the snow-covered dust has settled, it appears the Federal government may not have learned any lessons from the travel disruptions that plagued airports since early summerandwhattheirresponsibilitiesarewhen it comes to issues involving delays, levels of serviceanddisputes.

The stories of travel disruptions range frominconvenienttoborderlinenegligent.Many ofushavenodoubtheardofthepackedVIARail train from Ottawa to Toronto that was stuck on thetracksformorethan18hoursbeforeleaving. There were also stories upon stories of passengerssittinginplanesthatwerestuckonthe

En raison de la baisse rapide de la température, de fortes chutes de neige et de rafalesimportantesdanslaplupartdesrégionsdu Canada, la période des Fêtes a débuté en catastrophe pour de nombreux voyageurs qui voulaient partir en vacances ou aller rejoindre leurs proches pour Noël. Les Canadiens sont habitués aux conditions météorologiques extrêmes, et ces conditions ont joué un rôle importantdansl'annulationdesvolsetl'arrêtdes trains, qui ont laissé des centaines de Canadiens coincés et rendu les déplacements exceptionnellement difficiles. Par contre, les mauvaises communications aux clients de l'industrie, en plus des annulations non annoncées, du manque de service, des bagages manquants ou perdus et d'autres problèmes sérieux, ont aggravé une situation qui était déjà stressanteetempiréleschoses.

Maintenant que la poudrerie est

Travelers'WoesProofBetterPassengerProtectionNeeded

tarmacforhoursonend.Forthosefewwhowere luckyenoughtoleaveinareasonabletimeframe to their destination, many were stranded due to their return flights being cancelled.And a good numberofthosewhowereluckyenoughtohave limited disruptions on the date of travel, were frustratedbyotherissues,suchaslostluggage.

AirlinesandtheCanadianTransportation Agency (CTA) have been inundated with complaints from travelers. Sunwing has reportedly received over seven thousand complaints from customers since holiday travel disruptionsbegan.Lastweek,FrancePégeot,the ChairandCEOoftheCTA,whichisresponsible for consumer protection for air passengers, advised the House of Commons Transport, Infrastructure and Communities committee that they had a current backlog of over 30,000 complaints, which does not include complaints relatedtotheholidayseasonfiasco.

At that committee meeting, the Transportation Minister, who is responsible for overseeingCanada'sairlines,statedthathefound the travel disruptions and passenger treatment “unacceptable”andthatairlineprotocolsneedto be reviewed. These travel disruptions clearly show that passenger treatment does need to be considered and prioritized, and that current regulations are clearly insufficient at addressing actualcustomercomplaints.

Air Passenger Protection Regulations, whichwerebroughtintoforcein2019andhave since been updated to include disruptions and cancellations of flights that are outside of the control of airports and airlines (including bad weather), indicate that customers need to be compensatedappropriatelyforthosedisruptions. However,inmanycases,customersareforcedto

retombée,ilsemblequelegouvernementfédéral n'ait pas tiré de leçons en ce qui concerne la perturbationdesdéplacementsquisévitdansles aéroports depuis le début de l'été et des responsabilités de ces derniers relatifs aux retards,auniveaudeserviceetauxdifférends.

Lesproblèmesrelatifsauxdéplacements qui ont été révélés peuvent être qualifiés de simplesinconvénientsdanscertainscas,maison constate aussi des cas qui frôlent la négligence. Bien des gens ont sans doute entendu parler du train de VIA Rail bondé resté à l'arrêt entre OttawaetTorontopendantplusde18heures.Ily aaussieud'innombrablesreportagesausujetde passagers forcés de rester sur le tarmac pendant desheures.Parmilesraresquionteulachancede pouvoir se rendre à destination dans un délai raisonnable,nombreuxsontceuxquin'ontpaspu rentrer au pays parce que leur vol a été annulé. Dans bien des cas, ceux qui ont pu voyager

jump through hoops just to attempt to receive compensation, with some customers waiting up to18monthstoreceiveadequatecompensation.

The Air Passenger Protection Regulationshavetoomanyloopholesthatallow airlines to avoid compensating customers. The legislationneedstobebroughtinlinewithother industrialized nations. Compensation for customers should be automatic for flight disruptions, with refunds issued directly to the purchaser when airlines can't meet their obligations to the traveler. Further, any and all loopholes that allow airlines to avoid refunding customersshouldbeclosed.

Justasimportantly,enforcementneedsto be tougher, and it's vital that the Canadian Transportation Agency ensure they work in the best interests of travelers. In the past five years, only one carrier, WestJet, has been issued fines fornotprovidingadequatecompensationtotheir customers, regarding a series of flight cancellationsinlateJanuaryoflastyear,totaling only$11,000.Ifcarriersseelittleriskinensuring they adhere to the regulations, then there is no incentivetocomplyleavingcustomerswithlittle protection or recourse. The CTA, as a quasijudicial tribunal and regulator, has the power to issue stiff fines and penalties when airlines violate the terms of the act, but the act must be enforced, and those 30,000 complaints, whether or not they reveal carriers refusing to adhere to theact,mustbeaddressed.

It'simportantthatairlinestreatCanadians with respect. We know that disruptions can and will happen. We know that bad weather may delay or cancel a flight. But what travelers shouldn'tbeleftquestioningiswhethertheywill receivethecompensationthatisowedtothem.

presquesansencombreontvécud'autresennuis, commelapertedeleursbagages.

Lescompagniesaériennesetl'Officedes transports du Canada (OTC) croulent sous les plaintesdesvoyageurs.Sunwingauraitreçuplus de 7 000 plaintes de voyageurs depuis le début desperturbationsdesvoyagespendantlesFêtes. La semaine dernière, France Pégeot, présidente et première dirigeante de l'OTC, l'organisme responsable de la protection de la clientèle des compagnies aériennes, informait le Comité des transports, de l'infrastructure et des collectivités de la Chambre des communes qu'il y avait un arriérédeplusde30000plaintesàl'OTC,etc'est sans compter les plaintes reçues en raison du fiascovécupendantlapériodedesFêtes.

Lors de cette réunion, le ministre des Transports, qui est responsable des compagnies aériennesauCanada,aaffirméqueles Cont’donP.9

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Lorsque les temps sont durs, voici quelques pointsànepasoublier: Préservezlacommunication

(EN) La vie est plus belle entourée de nos proches,quecesoitlorsd’unefêted’anniversaire oulorsd’unesimplepromenade.

Ces moments sont particulièrement chérisparplusieursd’entrenousauxprisesavec desmaladieschroniques,quecesoitl’arthrite,le diabète ou une affection pulmonaire comme la maladie pulmonaire obstructive chronique (MPOC), un trouble chronique qui rend la respiration difficile. Plusieurs d’entre nous craignent que la maladie leur vole leur indépendance, les prive de leurs activités préféréesoucontribueàleurisolementàmesure

Soyez honnête envers votre famille, vos amis et vos professionnels de la santé à propos de vos symptômes, surtout s’ils sont nouveauxous’ilssedégradent.Mêmesicette ouverture peut vous mettre mal à l’aise au départ, le fait d’en parler en toute bonne foi peutallégerlepoidssurvosépaules.Au-delà d’une simple conversation sur vos symptômes, discutez également de ce que vous et votre réseau pourriez faire ensemble dès maintenant, et de ce que vous souhaiteriez faireaveceuxàl’avenir.

Revoyezvotrefaçondegérerlamaladie Même s’il n’y a pas de solution miracle lorsqu’ils’agitdeprendreenchargeunemaladie chronique,ilyapeut-êtredeschosesquevouset vosprofessionnelsdelasantépourriezfaireafin devousfaciliterlavie.Àmesurequelasituation évolue, réévaluez ce qui fonctionne et ce qui ne fonctionne pas pour vous et apportez des changements en suivant les conseils de votre médecin.

Pourcequiestdelapriseencharged’une

maladie comme la MPOC, qui comprend l’emphysème et la bronchite chronique, une approche axée sur un mélange d’activités physiques, de programmes de réadaptation pulmonaire et de médicaments appropriés (en plus d’éviter les irritants et les allergènes) peut contribuer à préserver votre autonomie et à réduire les risques d’exacerbations ou d’hospitalisations.

Développezvotreréseaud’aide

Votre médecin, votre famille et vos amis proches n’ont pas à être les seuls qui vous soutiennent. Rejoignez des groupes en ligne ou demandezàvotreéquipedesoinsdevousaiderà rencontrer des personnes qui sont atteintes de la même affection et qui comprennent ce que vous vivez.

Votrefamille,vosamisetdevotreéquipe desoinspeuventvousaideràtrouverdesoutilset des stratégies qui vous conviennent, ce qui peut faireuneénormedifférencedansvotrecapacitéà maintenir votre indépendance et à continuer la pratiquedesactivitésquevousaimez.

Pourensavoirplussurlapriseencharge de la MPOC, visitez le https://poumon quebec.ca/maladies/mpoc/.

3stepstotakeifyouronlinedatahasbeenbreached

(NC)Cybercrimeisanunfortunaterealityinour always-connectedworld,andcriminalscontinue to find ever more sophisticated ways to access our data. This can hurt not only your personal finances,butalsoyourcreditscore,identityand evenyourreputation.

If you're feeling concerned, you're not alone.According to a recent poll, almost half of Canadians are worried about being a victim of cybercrimeinthecomingyear.

Older Canadians (55+) in particular are muchmorelikelythanyoungergenerationstobe concernedabouthavingemailorsocialaccounts

hacked,orbeingscammedonline.

"As our Internet usage grows, so does cybercrime – and the methods continue to evolve," says Adam Evans, chief information security officer with RBC. "It's important that Canadians proactively protect themselves and knowwhatstepstotakeintheeventpersonaldata isbreachedinordertobetterrecover.”

If your personal data is compromised online,thereareseveralstepsyoucantakeright away: Change all passwords immediately. Regardless of where the breach occurred, it’s

OntarioStandsUpforForestryWorkersandDenouncesUnfairDuties

Today, Graydon Smith, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry, andVic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, issued the following statement:

“The forest sector and its workers are vitaltoourgovernment'splantobuildOntario.

Today,wearespeakingoutagainstunfair trade practices that continue to target our province, harming the workers, families and communitiesthatdependontheforestsector.

The U.S. Department of Commerce's recent preliminary decision signals that a small decrease in unfair duty rates on Canadian softwoodlumberisexpectedlaterthisyear.

Ontariosupportsthispreliminarydecision.

These duty rates raise costs for consumers and businesses on both sides of the border,addingfinancialhardshipandpreventing fair competition. Our government maintains all ratesshouldberemovedimmediately.

We remain committed to standing up for Ontario's workers and families as this trade dispute continues and will continue to seek fair outcomesforboththepublicandindustry. Together with provincial governments, the federal government and industry leaders acrossthecountry,westandunitedinsupportfor theCanadianforestindustryandfreetrade.”

important to update all your passwords right away, especially if you’ve used the same one across several accounts. A reputable password managercanhelpbysavingyourpasswordstoa vaultandsuggestingnewonesforeachsite–that wayyou’llonlyneedtorememberone.

Double down on safety. If you haven’t already, enable multi-factor authentication.This provides a second layer of security that helps proveyouarewhoyousayyouare,likesending you a text with a numeric code you use to completeyourlogin.Thiscanreducethechances of thieves accessing more than one account followingabreach.

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Les avantages de parler en français dans une maison qui parlent la plupart du temps dans la langue anglaise sont que j'ai des meilleures chances à décrocher des bons emplois parce que je suis bilingue. Cette occasion d'échanger en français durant mon secondaire m'a donné les outils nécessaires pour être capable de me débrouiller dans ma vie de tous les jours. De plus, être capable de parler le français et l'anglais m'aide au travail parce qu'il y a des personnes qui parlent juste le français dans le lieu où je travaille. Donc, ça m'aide, car je peux les comprendre quand ils me parlent.Aussi, je peux apprendre à mes parents (plutôt à mon père) des choses en français ou des nouveaux termes à utiliser. Les deux désavantages principaux sont que quand je ne comprends pas trop mes travaux scolaires, si je les faits à la maison, je n'ai pas trop d'aide pour les compléter. Enfin, je ne me sens pas assez confiant pour poursuivre mes études postsecondaires dans la langue française Easton Rancourt

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Adieu à l'année 2022 et bienvenue à 2023 2022 fut quand même une belle année pour le cercle de l'UCFO de Chapleau, car nous avons fêté notre 35e anniversaire! C'est grâce aux membres dévouées et à vous que nous continuons à être présentes dans la communauté. Nous désirons vous souhaiter une bonne et heureuse année! Que la santé et le bonheur vous accompagnent tout au long de l'année déjà entamée.

Nous tenons aussi à vous remercier pour votre appui lors nos levées de fonds.Avec la pandémie qui perdure, il n'est pas

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Bonjour, Pourceuxquinemeconnaisse pas, je me nomme Joanne Allaire. Il me fait plaisir d'être une nouvelle recrue pour FormationPLUS,remplissantle poste d'adjointe administrative. Je vis à Chapleau depuis 33 ans, et oui j'ai bu l'eau de Chapleau, donc je suis ici pour un bout! Ma famille comprend trois enfants et sept petitsenfants.Mesdernièresvingt-six années de carrière furent au ServicesdeSantédeChapleau Health Services. Le Service à domicile avec CCAC pour six annéesainsiquevingtannéesà l'hôpital. Pendant toutes ces

années, j'ai porté plusieurs chapeaux qui m'ont permis d'acquérir de l'expérience dans beaucoupdedomaines.Jesuis reconnaissantepourtoutesces années et les opportunités qui m'ont été offertes. Apartir du 9 janvier je commence un nouveau chapitre, un nouveau défiavecunebelleéquipepour mesupporteretmeguiderdans mon nouveau rôle. Étant innovatrice et organisée, mon but est d'utiliser toutes mes connaissances pour tous les services offerts à Formation Plus.Auplaisirdevousvoir.

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évident de faire des activités de levées de fonds comme nous le faisions déjà. À souhaiter que cette année, nous puissions retourner à un peu plus de normalité. Sans votre appui, nous ne pourrions pas nous permettre un si beau local pour faire ce que l'on aime et vendre des articles faits à la main par des membres de Chapleau. MERCI!!!

Dans les prochains mois, nous aurons des billets à vendre pour notre tirage annuel d'un panier d'artisanats. Il est dans les couleurs turquoise, vert foncé et gris pâle.

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Les membres du conseil d’administration, Lilianne StMartin, Sylvie Rousseau, Diane Jean, Jocelyne Gervais et Léopold Michaud, ainsi que l’équipe de FormationPLUS, lui souhaitent la bienvenue parmi nous.

The Ontario government is investing $4.75 million to expand the “One Stop Talk” virtual“walk-in”counsellingprogramtoconnect children, youth and their families with more convenient and timely ways to access mental healthcounsellingnomatterwheretheylive.

“Ourgovernmentismakingiteasierand moreconvenientforchildrenandyouthinevery corner of the province to access mental health care,” said Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health. “This program offers modern,convenientoptionsforyouthtoconnect to help in ways that they're used to communicating.”

The “One Stop Talk” service offers convenient ways to talk to a clinician by phone, video conference, text and chat without an appointment. The program began as a pilot in November 2022 with six participating mental healthorganizationsandisnowbeingexpanded to additional organizations and their waitlisted patients. When fully implemented, the program willeventuallybeavailabletoallchildren,youth andtheirfamilies.

The government is also significantly expanding the number of Youth Wellness Hubs acrosstheprovincetomakeitfasterandeasierfor young people to connect to mental health and substance use support, primary care, social services, and more. Through the Addictions Recovery Fund, the government is adding eight new youth wellness hubs to the 14 that were createdsince2020,bringingthetotalto22across theprovince.

These hubs help fill the gap in youth addictionsservicesandalsoprovidechildrenand

youth aged 12 to 25 a range of other services, such as vocational support, education services, housingandrecreationandwellness.

“Through our Roadmap to Wellness, we are focused on fixing our complicated and disjointed mental health and addictions care system once and for all,” said Michael Tibollo, Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions. “Significantly expanding our networkofYouthWellnessHubsisonemoreway we're creating a system where Ontarians of all ages have convenient access to the highestquality mental health and addictions supports, whenandwheretheyneedthem.”

Ontario'sRoadmaptoWellnessplan–the province's mentalhealthandaddictionsstrategy – has so far provided $525 million to use innovative solutions to improve the quality and accesstomentalhealthsupportswhileshortening wait times and removing gaps in service. The plan is built on four central pillars – improving quality, expanding existing services, implementing innovative solutions and improving access – that are designed to work together to support the delivery of the services peopleneed,whereandwhentheyneedthem.

TheeightnewYouthWellnessHubswill be in Algoma Region, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington, London-Middlesex, Sagamok Anishnabek First Nation, SarniaLambton, Sudbury, Thorncliffe Park, and West Toronto.

One of these new Youth Wellness Hubs will be located at Sagamok Anishnabek First Nation and will offer culturally safe and appropriate primary care, mental health and

addictions services to Indigenous youth in and aroundthatcommunity

Ontario's mental health and addictions strategy, Roadmap to Wellness, was released in March 2020. It sets out a vision for an Ontario where everyone has access to high quality mental health and addictions treatment and support,whenandwheretheyneedit.

· The Roadmap was developed from the ground up, based on conversations with Ontarians.

Once fully implemented, the One Stop Talkservicewillprovideimmediate,lowbarrier access to brief counselling services through a singlevirtualaccesspointfromanywhereinthe province.

Lesproblèmesvécusparlesvoyageursfontlapreuvedelanécessitéd'unemeilleureprotectiondespassagers

Cont’dfromP.6 perturbations des déplacements et la façon dont les voyageurs ont été traités étaient « inacceptables » et que les protocoles des compagnies aériennes devaient être revus. Ces perturbations montrent que la façon dont les passagerssonttraitésdoitêtrerevueetpriorisée et que la réglementation actuelle est nettement inadéquate pour ce qui est de répondre aux plaintesreçuesdesclients.

Le Règlement sur la protection des passagersaériensentréenvigueuren2019etmis àjourdepuispourinclurelesperturbationsetles annulations de vol causées par des événements hors du contrôle des compagnies aériennes (comme les mauvaises conditions météorologiques) prévoit des indemnisations adéquates pour les clients touchés par de telles perturbations. Or, dans bien des cas, les clients doivent se plier en quatre pour essayer d'obtenir une indemnisation et attendre jusqu'à 18 mois avantdelarecevoir.

Le Règlement sur la protection des passagers aériens ouvre la porte à trop d'échappatoires qui permettent aux compagnies aériennes de se soustraire à l'obligation d'indemniserleursclients.Laloicanadiennedoit êtrealignéesurcelled'autrespaysindustrialisés. L'indemnisation des passagers devrait être assurée en cas de perturbation des vols, et le remboursement devrait se faire directement à l'acheteur lorsqu'une compagnie aérienne n'est pas en mesure de respecter ses obligations. En outre,ilfautéliminertoutesleséchappatoiresqui permettent aux compagnies aériennes de ne pas rembourserleursclients.

Il est également important que l'application de la loi se fasse de façon plus musclée,etilestessentielquel'OTCs'efforcede défendrelesintérêtsdesvoyageurs.Aucoursdes cinq dernières années, WestJet est la seule compagnie aérienne à avoir reçu des amendes –totalisantseulement11000$–pournepasavoir indemnisé adéquatement ses clients à la suite

d'une série de vols annulés à la fin du mois de janvier l'année dernière. Si les compagnies aériennesnerisquentpresquerien,ellesneseront pasincitéesàrespecterlaréglementation,cequi laisselesclientspratiquementsansprotectionet sansrecours.Àtitredetribunalquasijudiciaireet d'organisme de réglementation, l'OTC a le pouvoir d'imposer des amendes salées et de lourdes peines aux compagnies aériennes qui violent la loi, mais il faut d'abord que la loi soit appliquée,etilfautrépondreaux30000plaintes reçues, qu'elles indiquent ou non un refus des compagniesaériennesderespecterlaloi.

Il est important que les compagnies aériennes traitent les Canadiens avec respect. Nous sommes conscients que des perturbations peuventsurvenir.Noussavonsquelamétéopeut causer des retards ou des annulations de vols. Cependant, les voyageurs devraient avoir la certitude qu'ils recevront les indemnisations auxquellesilsontdroit.

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Today, Graydon Smith, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry, and Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, issued the following statement:

“Theforestsectoranditsworkersarevital toourgovernment'splantobuildOntario.

Today,wearespeakingoutagainstunfair trade practices that continue to target our province, harming the workers, families and communitiesthatdependontheforestsector.

The U.S. Department of Commerce's recent preliminary decision signals that a small decrease in unfair duty rates on Canadian softwoodlumberisexpectedlaterthisyear. Ontariosupportsthispreliminarydecision.

Thesedutyratesraisecostsforconsumers andbusinessesonbothsidesoftheborder,adding financial hardship and preventing fair competition.Ourgovernmentmaintainsallrates shouldberemovedimmediately.

We remain committed to standing up for Ontario's workers and families as this trade dispute continues and will continue to seek fair outcomesforboththepublicandindustry.

Together with provincial governments, the federal government and industry leaders acrossthecountry,westandunitedinsupportfor theCanadianforestindustryandfreetrade.”

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SinceDougFordwaselectedPremierof Ontario in 2018, Ontarians quickly became accustomed to a government that tends to lead withitschin.ThatistosaythatMr.Fordchooses to lead aggressively without caution to achieve thegoalsofConservativethinkingasopposedto whatisbestforthepeopleofOntario.Asaresult, itisdebatablehowoftentheessentialprinciples areactuallyaligned.

In recent days, however, the Ford government has suddenly thrust plans for healthcare privatization on Ontarians. He does thisdespiteknowingthattheplanobjectivesare not aligned with the principles of universal healthcarethatthepeopleofOntariounderstand asfundamentalCanadianvalues.

One would be hard-pressed to find anyone in Ontario who would disagree with the factthatourhealthcaresystemisbrokenandhas been for some time. Unfortunately, it is now failingus,andweneedtodevelopandimplement aplantofixitbeforeitbecomesatotalshamble.

Premier Ford has had a full term since taking the reigns from the Liberals and is now wellintohissecondtermtoformulateaplanand institutenecessarychange.TheJanuary17,2023 edition of the Toronto Star stated, “The Ford governmenthasunspenthealthcarefundingbut is starving our hospitals of needed funds. And while appealing a Superior Court decision that found suppressing nurses' wages to be unconstitutional, the province is also failing to act on retention initiatives in a bid to advance privatizinghealthcare.”

PremierFord'sschemesofarhasbeento starveourhealthcaresystemtothepointoftotal breakdown. The government is knowingly and unnecessarily putting people through anguish, sufferingandevenpreventabledeathsothatthey willgraspdesperatelyatvirtuallyanysolutionto ease their suffering, no matter the long-term consequences - even if that leads to eroding our universalhealthcaresystem.

Right now, we have a surgical backlog that is the result of deliberate healthcare underfunding and staffing shortages. So I'd like Mr.Fordtoexplainwhywehavepublicdollarsto fundprivateclinicsbutnotourpublichospitals? Our hospitals can't get enough funding for our emergencyandsurgeryroomsrightnow.Yet,we havemoneytopayforprivateclinics?Really?

Ontario is battling an orchestrated program failuredesignedtochangeourhealthcaresystem to one that is profit based. And when profit becomestheprimarydriverofdecision-making, there is no question the result will be a two-tier healthcare system. Such principles are not supported by the people of Ontario. Where profits are concerned, the shareholders and executive boards make decisions in their best interest,notthepatients'.

Bernie Robinson, vice–president of the Ontario Nurses Association, says, “It's a despicable move. It will deplete resources and cripplethepublichealthcaresystem.Itwillmake it more difficult to access the health care Ontariansneed.Everyoneintheprovinceshould be concerned. Instead, this government is creatingatwo-tierhealthcaresystem.”

It is almost a certainty that a system that exposes desperate people for surgeries to forprofit clinics will lead to paying for care with their credit cards for products and services not covered by the provincialhealth insurance plan. Patients will be exposed to up-selling of unnecessary procedures, services and products. Minister Jones agrees that this will happen. She has no concerns patients will find it difficult to decideifitisworthpayingforproducts,testsand otherservicesnotcoveredbyOHIP.

PremierFordhasstatedthatcriticsofthe plansaresimply“fearmongering”bysuggesting that Ontarians will end up paying for healthcare with their credit cards. He says such notions are preposterous. However, need I remind readers aboutPremierFord'scommitmentsthathewould never allow development or building on land designated as Greenbelt? Clearly, the Premier chose not to honour those promises. So what is the way to prevent him from breaking promises aboutpayingoutofpocketforhealthcare?

Rather than handing over billions of public dollars to private stakeholders, the government should be investing in relieving nurseoverload,addressingburnoutandretaining nurses in the profession. The Ontario Nurses Association has confirmed that our healthcare system is already over 25,000 nurses short. (No wonder our working nurses are worn out and leaving the profession in droves, trying to cover suchincredibleunderstaffing.)Withthepushfor private health care, for-profit clinics will be clamouring to hire nursing staff. They will, of course, incentivize working nurses to sign on with them, which will drain our already deleted poolofnursesfromourhospitals.

Theplanisforthefor-profitcarefacilities will be handling the less complex and low-risk proceduresthatwillrequireshort-termrecovery. Diagnosis, treatment and surgeries such as cataracts, joint replacement, colonoscopies and soonwillformthebulkofthepatientload.This leavesmorecomplexandhigh-risktherapiesand

surgeries for public hospitals to handle. As a result, the for-profits will be able to schedule treatments and procedures on a Monday-toFridaybasisduringregularbusinesshours.Thus, doctors,nursesandstaff,ingeneral,willbenefit from working conditions that are much more preferable. Who wouldn't want to avoid shift work and weekends for less pay when better conditionsareavailableinfor-profitworkplaces? Premier Ford and Health Minister Sylvia Jones have sworn that our public hospitals will not experienceanyexodusofnursingstaff.Theysay they have a plan that will ensure that as private clinics hire new staff, the facilities will have to provethattheyhavenottappedintoanyhospital workforce.MinisterJonesstatedthattherewould besomeform(?)ofoversiteforthis.

An article from the January 17, 2023 Globe and Mail stated that when asked about draining away scarce hospital staff, Minister Jones responded, “Applicants for these new licences would be required to submit staffing plans meant to “protect our public hospitals and toensurethattheyarenotinanywayimpacted.”

So,dothePremierandMinisterknowof somesecretpoolofhealthcareworkersthatwill fill all the vacant spaces in public and for-profit hospitals?Ifso,whyarewe25,000nursesshort today?

New Democrats are committed to doing all we can to stop the Ford government from moving forward to turn our universal public healthcare system into a two-tiered for-profit system.IencourageyoutowritetoPremierFord at and Minister Jones at premier@ontario.ca moh@ontario.catoletthemknowwhatyouthink and feel free to copy my office at the address below.

Asalways,pleasefeelfreetocontactmy office about these issues or any other provincial matters.Youcanreachmyconstituencyofficeby emailat orbyphoneat mmantha-co@ndp.on.ca 705-461-9710orToll-freeat1-800-831-1899.