OntarioMakingitFasterandEasiertoAccessHealthCareinNorthernCommunities

Three new Northeastern Ontario Health Teamswillbetterconnectandcoordinatecarefor peopleintheircommunity

The Ontario government has approved threenewOntarioHealthTeamsinNortheastern Ontario that will break down barriers to better connect people to care within their community. By working together, Ontario Health Teams ensure people can move between health care providersmoreeasilywithonepatientrecordand oneplanthatfollowsthemwherevertheygo.

“Across the province, Ontario Health

Teams are transforming the way people in Ontario access care and play a critical role in buildingamoreconvenientandbetter-connected health care system,” said Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health. “With the approval of these three new teams, our governmentisensuringprovidersworktogether to provide people faster and easier access to the caretheyneed,whentheyneedit.”

ThethreenewOntarioHealthTeamsare:

· Équipe Santé Ontario Cochrane District Ontario Health Team, serving Chapleau,

INSPECTION Inspection of Herbicide Project for Pineland Forest

The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) invites you to inspect the planned herbicide project for the 2023 season. As part of our ongoing efforts to regenerate and protect Ontario’s forests, selected stands on the Pineland Forest (see map) will be sprayed with herbicide to control competing vegetation, starting on or about: August 1, 2023.

The project description and project plan for the herbicide project is available electronically for public inspection by contacting the EACOM Timber Corporation office (subsidiary of Interfor East Ltd.) during normal business hours and on the Natural Resources Information Portal at https://nrip.mnr.gov.on. ca/s/fmp-online beginning July 1, 2023 until March 31, 2024 when the Annual Work Schedule expires.

First Nation and Métis communities and interested and affected persons and organizations can arrange a remote meeting with MNRF staff to discuss the herbicide project. For more information, please contact:

Meena Gurung, R.P.F.

Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry

Chapleau-Wawa District

190 Cherry Street

P.O. Box 460

Chapleau, ON P0M 1K0 tel: 705-465-6193 fax: 705-864-0681 e-mail: meena.gurung@ontario.ca

Mark Austin, R.P.F.

Interfor East Ltd.

Timmins Division

267 McChesney Road

P.O. Box 150

Timmins, ON P4N 7C9 tel: 705-267-3339 ext. 238 e-mail: mark.austin@interfor.com

Cochrane, Matheson, Iroquois Falls, Hearst, Hornepayne, Missinabie, Kapuskasing, Smooth RockFalls,andTimmins;

· Équipe Santé Ontario Sudbury Espanola Manitoulin Elliot Lake Ontario Health Team, serving Greater Sudbury and Sudbury East, Espanola, Manitoulin, Elliot Lake, and surroundingareas;and

· Équipe Santé Ontario des régions du TimiskamingAreaOntarioHealthTeam,serving the Timiskaming District and surrounding region.

ThisexpansionwillhelppeopleinNortheastern Ontario better understand their health care history,easetheirtransitionfromoneproviderto another, directly connect them to different types of care and provide 24/7 help in navigating the health care system. Ontario Health Teams bring togetherhealthcareprovidersfromacrosshealth and community sectors including primary care, hospitals,homeandcommunitycare,andmental healthandaddictionservicesasonecollaborative team to better coordinate care and share resources.

As part ofYour Health:APlan for Connect and Convenient Care, the government is expanding Ontario Health Teams to deliver better care to communities across the province. With these three new teams, Ontario will have a total of 57 Ontario Health Teams and is one step closer to achieving its goal of full provincial coverage, ensuring that every person in Ontario has the supportofanOntarioHealthTeam.

Robin Timms, R.P.F.

Assistant Management Forester

Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry

Timmins-Kirkland Lake District

5520 Hwy 101 East

P.O. Bag 3090

South Porcupine, ON P0N 1H0 tel: 705-465-6274 e-mail: robin.timms@ontario.ca

Renseignements en français : jennifer.lamontagne@ontario.ca