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Atransformationintoaninnovativeschool

In 2018, École Sacré-Cœur (Chapleau) underwent a transformation to become an innovativeschool.Atotalofthreeclassroomsand the library were transformed into 21st century learningspaces.

To achieve this, a variety of different learningspaceswereaddedtoeachroomtoallow studentstolearnandthrive.Theadditionsinclude modern tables, high tables, sofas, carpets, low chairs, desks on wheels and more.An important elementofthistransformationwastheintegration ofSMARTtelevisionsinclassrooms.

In addition, a beautiful large kitchen has been added to support the lunch program and to allow for cooking. All of these changes have transformed École Sacré-Coeur into an innovative school ready to support future generationsofChapleaustudents.

Unetransformation enécoleinnovante

En 2018, l'école Sacré-Cœur (Chapleau) a vécuunetransformationpourdevenirune écoleinnovante.Untotaldetroissallesde classe ainsi que la bibliothèque ont été transformésenespaced'apprentissagerépondant aux besoins du 21e siècle.

Pouryarriver,une variété d'espaces d'apprentissage différents furent ajoutés à chaque local pour permettre aux élèves de s'épanouir. Parmi les ajouts, on compte des

tables modernes, tables hautes, sofas, tapis, chaisesbasses,pupitressurrouesetplusencore. Un élément important à cette transformation demeurel'intégrationdetélévisionsSMARTaux sallesdeclasse.

De plus, une belle grande cuisine a été

ajoutéeafind'appuyerleprogrammededéjeuner et pour permettre la cuisson. Tous ces changements ont transformé l'école Sacré-Cœur en école innovante prête pour soutenir les générationsfuturesd'élèvesdeChapleau.

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funding to provide nurse practitioner care.As a result, the community's hands are tied with no doctorandnoprimarycare.

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As I was mulling over topics for this week's column, compiling a list in my mind, it occurredtomethatI'vewrittenabouthealthcare issuesseveraltimesinrecentmonths.Iwasabout totossoutthetopicwhenI feltanelectricspark snapinmymind.Ofcourse!It'samajorissuethat ishurtingmanythousandsofOntarians.Clearly, resolving Ontario's healthcare issues will take more than slapping on a Band-Aid, taking two Aspirin and calling the doctor in the morning….orshouldthatbecallingtheMinister ofHealth?

Inrecentweeksandmonths,thenewshas been full of stories about the closure or near closureof emergency departments(ED) in rural and Northern communities across the province. Unfortunately, Algoma-Manitoulin is not immune to ED closures. Thessalon Hospital is partoftheNorthShoreHealthNetwork(NSHN), including hospitals in Blind River and Richards Landing. Thessalon has twice recently had to close its ED doors because no doctors are available temporarily. In the last year, other hospitalsintheregionhavebeenonthebrinkof closing,includingBlindRiveronJune2.Andthis trendwilllikelycontinueallsummerlonginthe North. Let there be no doubt; this will lead to genuineanguishandsuffering.

It is common knowledge that we have a doctorshortageacrossOntario,especiallyherein the North. Premier Ford likes to say he is doing everythinghumanlypossibletofixtheshortage, butsofar,hiseffortshaveprovenineffective.He

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Thessalon Hospital has been without a primary care physician for over two years, as haveotherNorthernandruralcommunities.Asa result,thesehospitalshavehadtorelyondoctors' dedication to patient care to fill in the gaps for years.However,whileourdoctorsareselflessin servingtheircommunities,thereisalimittohow muchextraanyoneiswillingandabletostepup overaprolongedperiod,especiallyonethatdoes notseemtohaveanendinsight.

Thereareseveralreasonsfortheongoing shortage, one being the Rural Northern Physicians GroupAgreement (RNPGA). It was an agreement hammered out in the mid-1990s between Ontario doctors and the Ministry of Health.Thegoalofthedealwastoattractdoctors to work in Northern rural communities where population densities are lower but delivering health care is more complex. Initially, it was a goodagreementthateffectivelyhelpedtorecruit locums and permanent practices in Northern communities. But, as with most anything, times andneedschange,andtheagreementhasbecome outdated and problematic. Therefore, it should notbeshelvedbutinsteadupdated.

There are 37 rural and northern communitiesfundedundertheagreement,which appliestoareaswithsevenorfewerphysicians.In the Canadian Medical Association Journal, Manitoulin Island doctor Stephen Cooper, who workedundertheoriginaldeal,saidthatinitially, the agreement resulted in a significant improvement. But after so many years and changes, it is not working anymore. Dr. Cooper explained,"The RNPGAneedstobeupdatedto reflectchangesin medicalpracticeoverthepast twodecades.(CMAJ,2018,May14)

Oneareaoftheagreementthatneedstobe updated is the parameters that dictate when additionalfundingcanbeappliedwhenthereisa doctor shortage. For example, Wawa has had 6 doctorspracticingformanyyears.However,two of the six have left, resulting in a dire need to replacethem.Theproblemisthatthecommunity cannot apply for extra funding to help cover the void until it loses 50 percent or more. Unfortunately, losing 2 of 6 is only 33 percent. ThereforeWawa does not qualify for funding at alldespitetheneedandformidabledifficultythey faceinrecruiting.

The Town of Spanish lost a long-time doctor who moved his practice to a private forprofitclinicinOttawa,leavingtheregionwithout anydoctor.Thegoodnewsisthattheyhavefound a nurse practitioner willing to sign on. The bad news…? the RNPGA does not permit using its

Thereisawaytoresolvetheshortage,but the agreement terms are outdated. They need to renegotiate to allow flexibility to keep up with changesovertime.

A third issue is that doctors who had agreed to do locum work in Northern regions, includingAlgoma-Manitoulin,were not paid on time. In fact, they were forced to wait many months to be paid for their services. Some have huge student loans to pay back. They have bills andexpensesjustliketherestofus,plusthecosts theyincurinworkingasalocumincommunities away from home. The problem was administrative at the Ministry level and should havebeenfixedimmediately.Whoamonguscan afford to work for months on end without being paidbyouremployer?Whowouldwanttowork for a deadbeat employer with a slow payment history? Word gets around and negatively impactspotentialrecruitmentforthecommunity.

Once again, Northerners suffer because bureaucratsdon'tgrasptheramificationsoftheir failure.

Whenagovernmentimplementspolicies, regulationsandlaws,Ontariansexpectittomake our systems deliver the services we need fairly andefficiently.Weexpectthemtomakeourlives better.Ifacarisnotworkingright,wefixit.Ifa computer program isn't working properly, we updateit.SoiftheRNPGAorotherpoliciesare not improving people's healthcare and lives, the governmentmustupdatethem.

And the longer the government puts this off, the more people are hurting – and not just figuratively.

Naturally, whenyoustepbackandtryto takeinthemanyissuesoftheOntariohealthcare system's issues, it is daunting, maybe even intimidating.Butwhenyouhaveahugemessto cleanup,youbreakitdownintomanageableparts andfocusononethingatatime.Thenmoveonto the next. Next thing you know, the job is not so dauntingafterall,andanendcomeswithinsight.

Someone needs to tell Premier Ford that the time to play the blame game is over. He has successfullywontwoelectionsandisayearinto his second term. Now is the time to get the job done. Northern Ontarians could see real improvementifthegovernmentwouldcommitto updatingtheRNPGA.DougFordcannolonger puttheblameonpreviousgovernments.

The onus of resolving Ontario's healthcarecrisisisofficiallyPremierFord's. As always, please feel free to contact my office abouttheseissuesoranyotherprovincialmatters. Youcanreachmyconstituencyofficebyemailat my new address, mmantha-co@ola.org or by phoneToll-freeat1-800-831-1899.

Chapleau Moments

by MichaelJ. Morris

Robert Lafreniere, Mr. Doody, team manager Doug Prusky, assistant coach Art Madore, secretary-treasurer Denis Desbois, as well as formerMPPforNickelBeltGastonDemersand Marty McAllister the PC candidate for Nickel Belt. Aldee Martel, of the Chapleau Junior 'B' Huskies was also introduced. I was the team's coachaswellasreeveofChapleauatthetime.

Billy Scheer's parents were also in attendance, having travelled from Burlingtonfortheoccasion.

Councillor Evans brought greetings on behalf of the municipality sayingitwasanhonourtowelcomethe distinguished guest speaker from Timmins and to congratulate the Huskies on their good showing in the highlycompetitiveleague.

itafterbecomingmayor.

On this, his first trip to Chapleau, he presented the municipality with a paperweight fromhiscity.

It was then awards time and Bill Scheer was named most valuable player in regular season, leading scorer, rookie of the year and mostsportsmanlikeplayer.

KeithMcAdamwonthebestdefenceman trophy.

Despite the intense rivalry between the ChapleauHuskiesandTimminsNorthstarsofthe Northland Intermediate Hockey League, it did not prevent Timmins Mayor Mike Doody from accepting an invitation to Chapleau to be the guest speaker at the local team's annual award nightinJune1977.

Also,beforeapackedhouseattheMoose Hall, Bill Scheer, in his first year with the Intermediate 'A' team, was the winner of four awards.

Master of Ceremonies Dr. Frank Broomhead got the evening started by introducing many of the guests who included Councillors George Evans, Dr. G.E. Young and

Dr. Broomhead added his congratulations noting that the Huskies hadmadetheplayoffsbothyearsithad been in the league. Just for the historic record, the Huskies and the Northstars metintheleaguesemi-finalsineachof thefouryearsChapleauwasinthe NIHL--and finally the Huskies beat them in year four.Trust me,itwaslikewinningtheStanleyCup!

Councillor Lafreniere introduced Mayor Doody, who had moved to Timmins from Val'Dor,andwasalsothesportsdirectoratCFCL Television. He had been a city alderman for six years andwaselectedtohisfirsttermasmayorin the1976election.

MayorDoodycongratulatedtheHuskies on their success and then surprised everyone by referring to a plaque that the Township of Chapleau had given to the City of Timmins thanking their citizens for assistance when Chapleau was evacuated during the 1967 forest fire. Mr. Doody said hewasmadeawareof

Anotherhighlightoftheeveningwasthe introduction of a trophy to honour Thos. B. Welch, Buddy Swanson and Lorne Riley, the founders of the Chapleau Junior 'B' Huskies. LorneRileywasonhandtopresentthistrophyto Moe Poirier as the most valuable player in the playoffs. Tom, Buddy and Lorne had been involvedinChapleauhockeyformanyyearsand from the ranks of their Junior 'B' teams were manyplayersonthepresentIntermediateteam.

The Denis Martel Trophy for Midget hockey leadership was presented to Danny Law byMidgetcoachDavidMcMillanwhoplayedon the Intermediate 'A' Huskies. Denis had been a Midgetchampionshipwinningcoach.

David McMillan was also issuing challenges to teams to compete against the Huskies in upcoming bed races as part of Summerfest activities. The races would start at thepedestrianoverpassandendatthepostoffice corner.Againforthehistoricrecord,theHuskies wonthebedracechampionshipandIrodeonthe bedwearingahelmet.

Accordingtoareportontheawardsnight in the Chapleau Sentinel, Dr. Broomhead called on Dave McMillan, to present a plaque "to the Chief" from "the Boys". It adds that I was "completely surprised and emotionally at a loss for words which he (I) said didn't happen too often." That's true enough. My email is mj.morris@live.ca

ThankstoJohnTheriaultforthephotos.

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REPORT from OTTAWA Rapport d’Ottawa

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

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is here. Once mostly the domain of cautionary science fiction and tech enthusiasts,AI systems have taken off and become mainstream seemingly overnight. DiscussionssurroundingAIhaveexistedforwell over half a century, when noted Computer ScientistAlanTuringtriedtodefinethescopeof what would make a computer “intelligent” by developing theTuringTest.Whatis clear is that the new wave of AI systems has an impact on serious issues like privacy and data collection, surveillance, intellectual property, national security, disinformation, and more, but regulations haven't caught up with the speed in whichthetechnologyismoving.

Individuals and businesses have been adaptingtoAIquickly.ArecentKPMGCanada survey of businesses notes that 37 percent of companies are looking at how to useAI chatbot systems(suchasChatGPT,whichlaunchedonly six months ago) to improve their operations. A similarpercentage,35percent,saytheycurrently use AI in their operations. 40 percent of those using AI are using them in their call centres. Canadian universities are struggling with crafting new AI policies to combat plagiarism and cheating by students using AI chatbots to write essays. Last month, a song that sounds remarkably like Canadian rapper Drake called Heart on my Sleeve was developed using AI, promptingstreamingservicestoremoveitafterit received hundreds of thousands of downloads. Even the Minister of Immigration, Citizenship and Refugees has stated that his department has been using AI to speed up immigration processingtimes,althoughhewasquicktostate thattheyarenotusedforapplicationapprovals.

AI certainly has its advantages. It can help speed up work processes. It can help perform complicated tasks that would require a comparably large amount of manpower, such as complexdataanalysis.Itcanreducehumanerror. Agoodexamplewouldbeameteorologistusing AI systems to examine weather patterns and gettingamoreaccuratepictureofforecaststhan we are generally used to in the profession. AI systemsmay,inthenearfuture,assistpeoplewith cognitive or language disabilities to better communicate. There is a wealth of applications forAIthatcanactuallybeasignificantbenefitfor society.

However, AI is a new wild frontier that

ArtificialIntelligenceNeedsRegulationtoCatchUp

has already been ethically concerning. Artists havealreadybeensoundingthealarmofhaving theirworksrecreatedinadifferentmannerusing AI. The example using the Heart on my Sleeve song noted earlier was taken down from streaming services because it was in contravention of the copyright of the artists, but thisisfromoneoftheworld'sbest-sellingartists who has the resources to fight it. Small artists don't have those resources to fight back if AI emulatestheirwork.Deepfakes,whichuseAIto emulate people's voices and mannerisms, have the ability to upend our political systems by pushing false statements on social media that political leaders may have never said. This is to saynothingofinherentalgorithmicbiases,which has already been a huge problem with major companies launching chatbots that have made racist or anti-Semitic statements, at times unprompted.

Canada,likealmosteveryothernation,is behind on developing regulation for the use of

AI.Lastsummer,thegovernmenttabledBillC27, the Digital Charter Implementation Act, which is a first major attempt to implement an Artificial Intelligence and Data Act. However, thisbillisalreadyoutofdate,aseventhoughthe billwasfirsttabledayearago,itpredatestherise of most consumer-ready AI systems like ChatGPTandismorefocusedonappropriateuse anddeploymentofAIintheprivatesector.Itwill help develop that framework, and those guiding principles,butevenmembersoftheIndustryand ScienceCommitteehavestatedthatitmaynotbe enough. It has been suggested that AI may require its own special joint House and Senate committeetocallexpertwitnessestohelpguide publicpolicy.

AIisaproverbialBraveNewWorld,one we must get out in front of. We need guidelines for the responsible and ethical use ofAI, and as thetechnologycontinuestoadvance,sotoomust ourscrutiny.

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L'intelligence artificielle (IA) est arrivée. Autrefois cantonnés au domaine de la sciencefiction,quienfaisaitlamiseengarde,etaucercledespassionnésdetechnologie,lessystèmesd'IAont prisleuressoretsesontimposésdujouraulendemainL'IAfaitl'objetdediscussionsdepuisplusd'un demi-siècle;lecélèbreinformaticienAlanTuringavaittentédedéfinircequirendraitunordinateur« intelligent»enmettantaupointletestdeTuring.Unechoseestsûre:lanouvellevaguedesystèmes d'IAauneincidencesurdesquestionsimportantestellesquelaprotectiondelavieprivéeetlacollecte dedonnées,lasurveillance,lapropriétéintellectuelle,lasécuriténationale,ladésinformationetbien d'autresencore,maislaréglementationnesuitpaslerythmeauquellatechnologieévolue.

Les citoyens et les entreprises s'adaptent rapidement à l'IA. Selon un sondage mené récemmentparKPMGCanada,37%desentreprisescherchentàutiliserdesrobotsconversationnels dotésd'uneIA(telsqueChatGPT,lancéilyaseulementsixmois)pouraméliorerleursactivités.Un pourcentagesimilaire,soit35%,déclarerecouriractuellementàl'IAdanslecadredeleursactivités. Quarantepourcentdesentreprisesquiutilisentl'IAlefontdansleurscentresd'appels.Lesuniversités canadienness'efforcentd'élaborerdenouvellespolitiquesenmatièred'IApourluttercontreleplagiat etlatricheriechezlesétudiants,quiutilisentdesrobotsconversationnelsdotésd'uneIApourrédiger leurs travaux. Le mois dernier, une chanson ressemblant étrangement à celles du rappeur canadien Drake, intitulée Heart on my Sleeve, a été créée à l'aide de l'IA, ce qui a contraint les services de diffusionencontinuàlasupprimer,maisseulementaprèsqu'elleaététéléchargéedescentainesde milliersdefois.Mêmeleministredel'Immigration,delaCitoyennetéetdesRéfugiésadéclaréquele Ministèreutilisaitl'IApouraccélérerletraitementdesdemandesd'immigration,toutens'empressant depréciserqu'ilnelefaisaitpaspourapprouverlesdemandes.

L'IAprésentecertesdesavantages.Ellepeutcontribueràaccélérerlesprocessusdetravail. Elle peut aider à effectuer des tâches compliquées qui nécessiteraient beaucoup de main-d'œuvre, comme l'analyse de données complexes. Elle permet aussi de réduire les erreurs humaines. Par exemple, un météorologue utilisant des systèmes d'IA pour examiner les régimes climatiques établiraitdesprévisionsplusprécisesquecellesauxquellesnoussommesgénéralementhabitués.Les systèmesd'IApourraient,dansunavenirproche,aiderlespersonnessouffrantdetroublescognitifsou linguistiques à mieux communiquer. Il existe une multitude d'applications fondées sur l'IA qui peuventréellementreprésenterunavantagesignificatifpourlasociété.

Cependant,l'IAreprésenteunenouvellefrontièreetposedéjàdesproblèmesd'ordreéthique. Les artistes ont déjà tiré la sonnette d'alarme quant à la possibilité de voir leurs œuvres reproduites d'une manièredifférentegrâceàl'IA. Par exemple,lachansonHearton mySleeve,mentionnéecidessus,aétéretiréedesservicesdediffusionencontinuparcequ'ellecontrevenaitauxdroitsd'auteur del'artiste,maisils'agiticidel'undesartistesquivendleplusdedisquesdanslemondeetquiales moyensdesedéfendre.Lespetitsartistes,eux,n'ontpaslesmoyensdeseSuiteP.7

Vousallezsubirunechirurgiedelacataracte?Voicicequevousdevezsavoirsurleslentilles

(EN)Avecl’âge,notrevisionchange.L’unedes affections oculaires les plus courantes liées au vieillissementestlacataracte,quitoucheplusde 3,5 millions de Canadiens chaque année. Les cataractessontcauséesparuneaccumulationde protéines dans l’œil et peuvent entraîner des symptômes comme une vision floue et une sensibilitéàlalumière.

Pendant la chirurgie, le cristallin est remplacé par une lentille artificielle, appelée lentille intraoculaire. Il existe également des optionsencequiconcernecettelentille.Selonle DrMahshadDarvish,ophtalmologistecanadien, unetailleuniqueneconvientpasàtous.

« Votre chirurgien doit comprendre vos besoins,vostypesd’activitésetvosattentes.Par exemple,lavisiondeprèsestimportantepourles rats de bibliothèque, tandis que les cyclistes dépendent de la vision de loin. Beaucoup d’activités quotidiennes sont effectuées à une distance d’un bras, comme le travail à l’ordinateuroulemaquillage.Ilfauttenircompte

decesfacteurslorsduchoixdelentille.

Optionsoffertes

Leslentillesmonofocalessont conçuespouroffrirunevisionnettede loin. Vous aurez probablement toujoursbesoindelunettespourlireet pourlavisiondeloin.

Les lentilles toriques monofocales sont conçues pour offrir une vision nette de loin tout en corrigeant l’astigmatisme, une imperfectiondanslacourburedel’œil qui cause une vision floue. Il est probable que vous ayez besoin de lunettespourlire.

Les lentilles à profondeur focale accrue offrentunebonnevisiondeloinetintermédiaire ainsi qu’une vision de près fonctionnelle. Il est probable que vous ayez besoin de lunettes pour lirelespetitscaractères.

Les lentilles trifocales offrent une bonne

visiondeprès,intermédiaireetdeloin,etunetrès grande indépendance comparativement aux lunettes.

Pour en savoir plus, visitez le pouryvoirplusclair.ca ou consultez votre professionneldelavue.

Mettrel’accentsurlescataractes

(EN) Juin est le mois de la sensibilisation à la cataracte,etlapériodeidéalepourensavoirplus sur cette affection oculaire. Les cataractes touchent plus de 3,5 millions de Canadiens chaque année, et sont l’une des affections oculaires les plus courantes liées au vieillissement.Cependant,elleestmalcomprise pardenombreusespersonnes.

«L’apparitiondecataractesavecl’âgeest

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comparable au grisonnement des cheveux; elles peuvent survenir de manière précoce ou se développerlentementaufildesans»,mentionne le Dr Mahshad Darvish, ophtalmologiste canadien. « Il est important d’être proactif en matière de santé oculaire, surtout en cas de changementsdanslavision.»

Quesontlescataractes?

Elles sont causées par une opacification progressiveducristallindueàl’accumulationde protéines naturelles, ce qui entraîne une vision trouble, une sensibilité à la lumière et une atténuation des couleurs. Si elles ne sont pas traitées,lescataractespeuvententraîneruneperte devisionetlacécité.

Aux stades précoces, seule une observation des cataractes est nécessaire; il est donc important de se présenter aux rendez-vous annuelschezleprofessionneldelavue.Lorsque les symptômes deviennent plus intrusifs, il est tempsdediscuterdelachirurgiedelacataracte.

«Lachirurgiedelacataracteestl’unedes interventionslesplussûresetlespluscommunes au monde. Elle est réalisée en consultation externe,cequisignifiequelespatientsrentrentà la maison le jour même de la chirurgie. Ils commencent souvent à remarquer des améliorations de la vision rapidement », mentionneleDrDarvish.

Préparation

La chirurgie de la cataracte consiste à retirerlecristallindel’œil,puisàleremplacerpar une lentille artificielle. Une seule taille de

lentilles ne convient pas à tous. Les patients ne réalisent peut-être pas qu’il existe différents types de lentilles pour leur chirurgie, mais de nombreusesoptionssontenvisageables.

«Leschirurgiensdoiventcomprendreles besoins des patients, leurs types d’activités et leurs attentes. Par exemple, la vision de près est importante pour les rats de bibliothèque, tandis que les cyclistes dépendent de la vision de loin. Beaucoup d’activités quotidiennes sont effectuées à une distance d’un bras, comme le travail à l’ordinateur ou le maquillage. Ce sont des points à prendre en considération lors du choixd’unelentille»,mentionneleDrDarvish.

Vous devez avoir une conversation éclairée avec votre chirurgien au sujet de vos objectifs afin de sélectionner la lentille de remplacement pour les cataractes qui vous convient.

Pour plus de renseignements, visitez le pouryvoirplusclair.ca.

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Le Canada, comme presque tous les autres pays, accuse du retard dans l'adoption d'une réglementation sur l'utilisation de l'IA. L'étédernier,legouvernementadéposéleprojet deloiC-27,Loide2022surlamiseenœuvrede laChartedunumérique,quiconstituelapremière grandetentativepourmettreenœuvreuneloisur l'intelligence artificielle et les données. Or, le projetdeloiestdéjàdépassé,carmêmes'ilaété présenté pour la première fois il y a un an, il est antérieuràl'apparitiondelaplupartdessystèmes d'IAprêts à être utilisés par les consommateurs, tels que ChatGPT, et il est davantage axé sur l'utilisation et le déploiement appropriés de l'IA dans le secteur privé. Il contribuera certes à l'élaboration de ce cadre et de ces principes directeurs,maismêmelesmembresducomitéde l'industrie et de la science ont déclaré qu'il pourrait ne pas suffire. Il a été proposé que l'on créeuncomitémixtespécialdelaChambreetdu

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WeatherSummaryforOntario

May2023:Dry-EspeciallyintheNorthwestandSouthwest.IntenseHeatReturns.

Temperatures

May was again characterized by both warm and cold anomalies which were generally weaker than in April. When combined over the month, northwest Ontario shows a warmer than averageanomaly(around+3-4oC)whereasmost of the south shows near normal values (see map below).

Forthefirstweek,temperatureswerecoolerthan normal for much of the south and in the second week,aprovincewideweakwarmspelloccurred. Acoldpatterndevelopedintothethirdweekover most of the province. Warming began and intensified provincewide toward the end of the month with temperatures exceeding 30oC (>14oCabovenormal)eveninthenorth.

Precipitation

Overall, May was a very dry month especiallyinthesouthwestandnorthwestwhere some locations saw less than 20% of normal monthly precipitation. Such low May amounts are extremely rare for those regions. Parts of northeastern and eastern Ontario saw near normal amounts whereas in the Far North, there were above normal amounts. During the third week, some rain was recorded mostly provincewidewithdailytotalsashighas38mm inColdwater(19th)and36mminPeterborough (20th).Dryconditionsprevailedthroughthefinal week except in the northwest where storms provided some much-needed rains at the end of themonth.

SignificantEvents

May 1st-2nd: Long-Duration Rainfall Event

ExacerbatesSpringFlooding

An intense low pressure system tracked throughtheprovincefromApril28thtoMay2nd bringing an extended period of rain to northern andeasternOntario.Rainfallamountsof30to60 mm were reported in northern Ontario with the most rainfall, 62.3 mm, reported in Capreol, 35 km north of Sudbury. The heavy rainfall contributedtohighwaterlevelsovertheOttawa

and Mattawa Rivers forcing homeowners to sandbagaroundtheirproperties.OnMay3rd,the town of Mattawa, approximately 60 km east of NorthBay,declaredastateofemergencydueto flooding.At least 10 families were forced from their homes and residents were cautioned to avoid water-covered roadways. In Sudbury, a flood warning was issued by Conservation Sudburybecauseofincreasingwaterlevelsalong theVermillionRiver.Someresidentsresortedto accessingtheirpropertiesviakayakduetowaterlogged roads. Meanwhile, in eastern Ontario 45 to 60 mm of rain fell, with the highest rainfall amount of 60.1 mm reported in Brockville. The heavyrainfallcoincidentwithalreadyhighwater levelsoverportionsoftheOttawaRiverresulted in flooding in the Township of Whitewater Region.Thefloodingforced25peoplefromtheir homes, some roads were under water, and the mayordeclaredastateofemergencyonMay3rd. May29th:PoorairqualitysurroundOntario town

Special Air Quality statements were issued for portions of northern Ontario on May 29thduetoanticipatedhighlevelsofairpollution near the surface because of two large wildfires situatednearWhiteRiver.

The fires began on May 26th and May 27th and forced closures on Highway 631 between White River and Hornepayne twice, while other local roads were closed due to reduced visibility in smoke. The Silver Lake Mine on Highway 631 was evacuated on May 29thduetoanabundanceofforestfiresmoke.

TwoSpecialAirQualityStatementswere issued for portions of northwestern Ontario one on May 15th and the other on May 23rd for concerns of elevated levels of pollution at the surface due to forest fires in western Canada.A busy start to the forest fire season in western CanadathroughoutthemonthofMayallowedfor

smoke to traverse throughout Ontario. On numerous occasions, hazy skies and red sunsets werereportedthroughouttheprovince.

OutlookforJune

Throughout the province, the first week of June is expected to see above-normal temperatures. By the second week of June, temperaturesinsouthernOntarioareexpectedto returntonearnormal,howevermuchofnorthern Ontario could be slightly cooler than normal, whilstportionsofextremenorthwesternOntario may remain slightly above normal. There is no consistent signal for temperature for the second halfofthemonth.

With respect to precipitation, the first weekofJuneisexpectedtobedrierthannormal throughout the province. By the second week, conditions will still be drier than normal if not near normal. The second half of the month will likelyseenear-normalprecipitation,howeverthe level of confidence is lower relative to the outlookforthefirsttwoweeks.