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Public Health Sudbury & Districts’ COVID-19 vaccination rollout efforts on track heading into Phase 2 As Public Health Sudbury & Districts nears the end of Phase 1 of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, its sights are set on Phase 2 to get vaccines into even more arms efficiently and safely. Thanks to extensive planning, coordinated efforts with key community partners, and based on anticipated vaccine allocations, Public Health’s vaccination efforts are on track heading into Phase 2.

“In the early stages of Phase 2, for example, we will be offering vaccines to older adults between the ages of 75 to 79 as well as individuals who have certain health conditions and individuals who live in high-risk settings. In the coming days, we will also transition from our current local booking system to the provincial vaccine appointment system. Our local system allows us more flexibility, so we want to make sure the provincial tool meets our needs before we switch over,” said Dr. Penny Sutcliffe, Medical Officer of Health with Public Health Sudbury & Districts. “Clinics are scheduled for next week and the details to book appointments for those eligible will be communicated broadly in the coming days.”

To date, the number of vaccine doses administered by Public Health Sudbury & Districts is aligned with Long Term the province. As a Forecast proportion of the popuThursday lation, Public Health has High 1 immunized just over Low -8 12% of its population.

Friday The comparable figure is High -1 11.5% for the province.

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tion plan is to provide public health units with similar numbers of doses based on the population. As of Monday, March 22, a total of 23 210 doses of COVID-19 vaccine were administered locally: 21 388 people received their first dose, and 1 822 people have been fully vaccinated.

Public Health thanks everyone for their patience as the Phase 2 clinics and booking system details are finalized and communicated.

Only those currently eligible for vaccination should call the appointment booking line to avoid overwhelming the lines. Call volumes are high and Public Health is focused on ensuring eligible individuals can access an appointment.

The Ontario Ministry of Health recently published the Guidance for Prioritization of Phase 2 Populations for COVID-19 Vaccination, which outlines the prioritization of groups to receive the vaccine under Phase 2 of the provincial rollout.

Those who are considered Primary Priority groups in Phase 2 (based on the Ontario Government’s criteria for prioritization): Photo Kari Luhtasaari Older adults (60 to 79): starting with those aged 75 to 79 and decreasing in 5-year age increments, beginning next week and through the months of April to June.

People with health conditions and certain caregivers: starting with those at Highest Risk, then those at High Risk, followed by people who are At Risk due to health conditions (vaccination timing—April to June).

Residents, essential caregivers, and staff of High-Risk Congregate Living Settings (vaccination timing—April to May).

Those living in Hot Spot Communities, begin-

ning with older adults and decreasing in age (vaccination timing—April to May).

Those who are considered Secondary Priority groups in Phase 2 (based on the Ontario Government’s criteria for prioritization): Remaining individuals with at-risk health conditions.

Essential workers who cannot work from home, beginning with those in the First Group, followed by those in the Second Group (vaccination timing—June).

To date, eligible recipients of the COVID-19 vaccine across Public Health’s service area have included people aged 80 and older (born in 1941 and earlier) as well as to health care workers, those receiving chronic home care services, Indigenous adults (First Nations, Métis, Inuit) and First Nation communities, as well as staff, residents, and essential caregivers of long-term care homes, retirement homes, congregate care settings for seniors, and Elder care homes. Anyone in these groups who does not yet have an appointment is encouraged to follow the instructions below: Adults born in 1941 or earlier, or adults who receive chronic home care services, who have not yet been vaccinated, can now call and book COVID-19 vaccination appointments without pre-registering. To book an appointment, please call 705.674.2299 (toll-free 1.800.708.2505). The call centre is open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. seven days a week.

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Joint statement on Ontario budget from unions representingeducation workers Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens (AEFO), Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario, Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO), Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA), and Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF/FEESO) released the following statement today in response to the Ontario budget announcement.

As the province enters the third wave of the pandemic, the Ford government is delivering a budget that fails to even keep education spending in line with the rate of inflation and enrolment growth. Obviously, education is not a priority for this government.

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jnsigns@gmail.com OBITUARY Ginette Pilote Passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at Chapleau Health Services at the age of 70 years. Dear daughter of the late Marie Jeanne and Edouard Pilote.

Loving mother Frankie Bouchard (Nicole) and Suzie Bouchard. Proud grandmother of Alice (Sierra), Damian, Ta n n e r ( K y l e e ) , B r a n d o n (Destiny) and Ryan (Dayna).

Ginette was very excited for the arrival of her first great grandchild in June 2021. Ginette will be lovingly remembered by her sisters, brothers, nieces, nephews, cousins and many friends. She was predeceased by many of her siblings. At this time, cremation will take place at River’s Edge Cremation Centre, Sault Ste. Marie. A Celebration of Life will be held in the summer of 2021. Memorial donations made to the Alzheimer Society would be greatly appreciated by the family. (Arrangements entrusted to the Kerry Funeral Home, Wawa, 1-800-439-4937). www.kerryfuneralhome.ca

The pandemic has had a profound impact on students, education workers and our communities. In addition to health and safety concerns, regular disruptions have resulted in considerable learning loss and widening achievement gaps. With this budget, the Ford government had an opportunity to provide students with the supports they will need in the months and years ahead. Instead, they continue to exaggerate their investments while actually shortchanging Ontario’s students and families.

The government’s ongoing refusal to invest in measures that would keep schools safe has led to deeply concerning health and wellbeing impacts for education workers, including hospitalization. Their erratic and inconsistent vaccination plan continues to generate confusion and chaos across the province. And their overall failure to respond to the pandemic has extended the crisis and continues to create uncertainty.

To date, the province has refused to make critical investments in publicly funded education,

Wash your hands and Practice Social Distancing AVIS DE DÉCÈS Ginette Pilote Décédée subitement le mercredi 17 mars 2021 aux Services de santé de Chapleau à l’âge de 70 ans. Fille de feux Marie-Jeanne & Edouard Pilote. Elle aimait beaucoup ses enfants Frankie Bouchard (Nicole) et Suzie Bouchard.

Elle était très fière de ses petitsenfants Alice (Sierra), Damian, Ta n n e r ( K y l e e ) , B r a n d o n (Destiny) et Ryan (Dayna). Elle attendait avec impatience l’arrivée de son premier petitenfant en juin qui vient. Ses frères et sœurs, neveux et nièces, cousines et cousins gardent d’elle de beaux et chaleureux souvenirs. Elle rejoint maintenant dans l’au-delà ses nombreux parents et amis qui l’ont précédée. À ce moment-ci, Ginette sera incinérée au River’s Edge Cremation Centre à Sault Ste. Marie. Une célébration de sa vie aura lieu au cours de l’été 2021. Des dons commémoratifs envers la Société d’Alzheimer seraient grandement apprécié par la famille. (Les arrangements funèbres ont été confiés à la firme Kerry Funeral H o m e , Wa w a , 1 - 8 0 0 - 4 3 9 - 4 9 3 7 ) . www.kerryfuneralhome.ca

putting students, education workers and families at risk. The government has disregarded advice from medical experts, refused to enhance safety measures, and looked away as safety concerns and self-isolation requirements result in unprecedented staffing shortages across Ontario.

AEFO, CUPE, ETFO, OECTA, and OSSTF/FEESO call on the Ford government to invest in: • lower class sizes to keep students safe and to address learning loss incurred during the pandemic; • enhanced safety measures to ensure infection control; • mental health supports for students and education workers; and • supports for students with special education needs.

It’s high time Premier Ford and Minster Lecce begin listening to education workers. The Conservative government’s abandonment of publicly funded education is callous, and they must be held to account.

OBITUARY Harold Langlois

Went to rest with his love Mae Pettit and dog Gigi Sunday, February 28th, 2021 in his 82nd year. Born in Port Daniel, Quebec. Son of Charles and Virginie Langlois, brother of Jeannine, Alcidas and Bertrand and pre deceased: Leo, Clemence, Gemma, Claire and Conrad.

Uncle to many nieces and nephews. Papa to Matthew Boyd (Julie Deyo), Andrew Boyd (Kristy MacDonald), Meghan Douglas (Brett Douglas) and Alanna Boyd (Dave Salter). Harold worked in the Forestry sector for many years. He built his home in Sultan, ON where he lived peacefully until his passing. He loved to fish, hunt, ride his quad/snowmobile and spend time with family and friends. Harold had an infectious laugh and a bright smile.

He will be missed dearly. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.

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Michael J. Morris Liz Howard, the 2016 winner of the Griffin Poetry Prize and a finalist for the 2015 Governor General's Literary Award for Poetry is joining Buckrider Books editorial Books editorial board. A news release from the publishers Wolsak and Wynn provided details.

In accepting the position, Liz commented that it was "a great honour".

Here are the details from the news release, Congratulations Liz "Wolsak and Wynn is happy to announce that award-winning poet Liz Howard will be joining the Buckrider Books editorial board, to

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Griffin Prize winner of 2016 Liz Howard joining editorial board of Buckrider books publishers Wolsak and Wynn announce work with senior editor Paul Vermeersch and editor-at-large Jordan Abel to acquire and edit titles for the Buckrider Books imprint.

"Liz Howard’s first book of poems, Infinite Citizen of the Shaking Tent, won the 2016 Griffin Poetry Prize and was also a finalist for the 2015 Governor General’s Literary Award for Poetry.

"Paul Vermeersch said, “I am delighted to welcome Liz Howard to the Buckrider Books editorial board. I’ve long admired her poetry and believe she will bring dynamic new voices to the press.”

"The Buckrider Books editorial board was put in place in 2017. It was the idea of senior editor Paul Vermeersch, who hoped to broaden the reach of the press and help address the lack of diversity in the publishing industry.

The first members of the board consisted of Jordan Abel, Jen Sookfong Lee and Canisia Lubrin. Both Jen Sookfong Lee and Canisia Lubrin have recently left the board to move on to other opportunities in publishing.

"Liz Howard said, “It is a great honour to take up the poetry helm left by the incomparable Canisia Lubrin and I look forward to championing new voices with c o n v i v i a l i t y, r i g o u r a n d passionate enthusiasm. Great thanks, chi-miigwetch to Noelle Allen and Paul Vermeersch for welcoming me aboard.”

Publisher Noelle Allen s a i d , “ I t ’s b e e n w o n d e r f u l working with such talented writers and editors as Canisia Lubrin and Jen Sookfong Lee and we are delighted to see them moving on to editorial positions with greater reach within our industry. I feel that we achieved remarkable things with them at the press; publishing books we would likely never have seen without their keen editorial eyes. We are

happy to see their influence spread out into the Canadian industry. I am looking forward to working with the equally talented Liz Howard, and I know she will bring fresh insight to our publishing program.”

MORE ABOUT LIZ!!! My email is michaeljmorris@ymail,com Publisher Noelle Allen said, “It’s been wonderful Liz Howard’s first book of poems, Infinite Citizen of the Shaking Tent, won the 2016 Griffin Poetry Prize, the first time a debut collection has won the award. The book was also a finalist for the 2015 Governor General’s Literary Award for Poetry. Born and raised in Treaty 9 territory in northern Ontario, Howard received an Honours Bachelor of Science with High Distinction from the University of Toronto. Her poetry has appeared in Canadian literary journals such as The Capilano Review, The Puritan and Matrix Magazine. Her chapbook Skullambient was a finalist for the 2012 bpNichol Chapbook Award. She recently completed an MFA in Creative Writing through the University of Guelph. Her most recent collection, Letters in a Bruised Cosmos, is due out in June 2021.

WELCOME, LIZ!

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Where is the competition in Canada’s telecom sector?

REPORT service, the pandemic has shown how it problems that stem from limited competition from OTTAWA essential should be. But even before COVID hit, the growth worse.

Rapport For generations these telecom giants have in online activity from the federal government alone indicated that internet access is considered a essentially had no competition. They make huge d’Ottawa by/par

Carol Hughes Federal member of Parliament Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing

The internet is always a concern in Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing where the challenges range from connectivity to cost and every imaginable aspect in between. It is a revolutionary technology, but the promise of that revolution hasn’t truly settled on northern or remote parts of Canada. While Canadians in larger centres enjoy quick service and some level of competition that drives pricing for internet and phone services, both become scarce as city limits fade and the rural or remote reality sets in. If competition is meant to level a market, the lack of competition in large parts of the north can help explain why too many of us pay too much for so little. With outcomes like that, it would make sense to ensure that competition in this sector is encouraged to be as robust as possible.

Of course, that isn’t the case and the proposed takeover of Shaw by Rogers will only further shrink the pool of competition among Canada’s telecom sector.

If the internet wasn’t already considered an

basic part of most Canadian’s lives. Proof is found in the manner that the government’s community offices closed as federal services migrated online.

Phone service followed suite which is why it is increasingly difficult to raise a voice on the phone when calling into a government department. And that isn’t the only way internet service has become essential.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic arrived, Canadians have increased their reliance on this technology to stay connected online during times when they can’t be together in person. People came to depend on their cellphone and internet services for work, school, commerce, and to stay connected with family and loved ones, but prices continue to skyrocket, and families are faced with big bills every month.

There have been many pandemic profiteers and big telecom can be included among them.

They have been accused of gouging Canadians and continue to make massive profits in a time where most families are struggling to get by. This is why New Democrats are telling the government that a merger between two of Canada’s biggest providers will just make our challenges bigger and the

profits, and government after government just let that happen. That’s why Canadians pay some of the highest rates in the world for cellphone and internet service. Despite the potential to ensure competition through bandwidth auctions and regulations, governments have been reluctant to use the best tools available to them, preferring to ‘ask nicely’ – a strategy that isn’t paying dividends.

This is why there are repeated calls for action on this front. The pandemic has taken any doubt from the notion that internet and phone services are essential elements of our lives, which is why the government must act to enforce price caps and promote real competition. The time for protecting the profits of telecoms giants has to end for Canadians to overcome our digital disadvantage.

Canadians deserve better access at better prices to secure these essential services. The path to those goals will not run through anti-competitive practices like the merger of Shaw and Rogers which is why New Democrats are telling the government it is time to put the brakes on that and focus on building diversity and true competition into Canada’s telecom sector.

Y a-t-il de la concurrence dans le secteur des télécommunications au Canada?

Le service Internet a toujours été préoccupant dans la circonscription d’AlgomaManitoulin-Kapuskasing, où les défis à relever vont de la connectivité au coût, en passant par tous les problèmes imaginables entre les deux. Il s’agit d’une technologie révolutionnaire. Cependant, la révolution promise ne s’est pas vraiment concrétisée dans les régions nordiques ou éloignées du Canada. Tandis que les Canadiens qui résident dans les grands centres jouissent d’un service rapide et d’un certain degré de concurrence qui influe sur le tarif des services Internet et de téléphonie, ces deux facteurs se font rares au fur et à mesure qu’on s’éloigne des villes et qu’on entre dans des régions rurales ou éloignées. Si la concurrence doit rendre un marché équitable, l’absence de concurrence dans de vastes régions du nord peut expliquer, en partie, pourquoi un trop grand nombre d’entre nous paye trop cher pour un service si médiocre. En raison de tels résultats, il serait logique d’encourager la concurrence dans ce secteur pour qu’elle soit aussi robuste que possible. Évidemment, ce n’est pas le cas. L’achat proposé de Shaw par Rogers ne fera que réduire davantage la concurrence au sein du secteur des télécommunications au Canada.

Si Internet ne faisait pas déjà partie des services essentiels, la pandémie a montré qu’il devrait être ajouté à la liste. Même avant l’émergence de la COVID, la croissance des activités en ligne du gouvernement fédéral a montré, à elle seule, que l’accès Internet fait partie des services de base de la vie de la majorité des Canadiens. Parmi les exemples illustrant cette

situation, il y a la fermeture des bureaux communautaires du gouvernement, quand les services fédéraux sont passés en mode électronique.

Les services téléphoniques ont subi le même sort.

C’est pourquoi il est de plus en plus difficile de se faire entendre lorsqu’on communique par téléphone avec un ministère gouvernemental. Ce n’est pas la seule façon pour laquelle le service Internet est devenu indispensable.

Depuis le début de la pandémie de COVID19, les Canadiens comptent davantage sur cette technologie pour maintenir les liens, alors qu’ils ne peuvent pas se réunir avec d’autres en personne. Les gens comptent sur leur service de téléphonie cellulaire et leur service Internet pour travailler, étudier, faire des achats et maintenir les liens avec leur famille et leurs êtres chers. Cependant, les tarifs continuent d’exploser. Chaque mois, les familles doivent payer des factures énormes.

Plusieurs ont profité de la pandémie. C’est notamment le cas des grandes entreprises de télécommunications. On les a accusées d’escroquer les Canadiens. Elles continuent de faire des profits énormes au moment même où la plupart des familles ont de la difficulté à joindre les deux bouts.

C’est pourquoi le Nouveau Parti démocratique prévient le gouvernement qu’une fusion entre deux des fournisseurs les plus importants au Canada empirera encore plus la situation, tout comme les problèmes découlant d’une concurrence restreinte.

Depuis des générations, ces géants des télécommunications n’ont fait face à quasiment

aucune concurrence. Ils font des profits énormes.

Tous les gouvernements les laissent faire. C’est pourquoi les Canadiens payent parmi les tarifs les plus élevés au monde en ce qui concerne le service de téléphonie cellulaire et d’Internet. Même s’il est possible d’assurer la concurrence dans le cadre de la vente aux enchères de la bande passante et au moyen de règlements, les gouvernements ont hésité à utiliser les meilleurs outils dont ils disposent, préférant « demander gentiment » aux entreprises de résoudre le problème. Il s’agit d’une stratégie qui ne donne aucun résultat.

C’est pourquoi les appels à l’action dans ce secteur se répètent. En raison de la pandémie, il ne fait plus aucun doute que le service Internet et le service téléphonique sont essentiels à notre vie.

C’est pourquoi le gouvernement doit agir pour plafonner les tarifs et promouvoir une véritable concurrence. Il faut mettre un terme à la pratique qui protège les profits des géants des télécommunications, afin que les Canadiens puissent combler l’écart numérique.

Les Canadiens méritent un meilleur accès à un tarif moins cher pour obtenir ces services essentiels. Il sera impossible d’atteindre cet objectif en adoptant des pratiques anticoncurrentielles, comme c’est le cas de la fusion de Shaw et Rogers.

C’est pourquoi le Nouveau Parti démocratique affirme au gouvernement qu’il faut mettre un terme à cette pratique et qu’il faut plutôt chercher à assurer la diversité et la véritable concurrence dans le secteur des télécommunications au Canada.

In recent years I've noticed somewhat of a resurgence in the phenomenon of superhero interest. It's in comic books still but also on the big screen. Subscription TV moguls like Netflix and Prime are even producing series programs on both new and old superhero characters. Some have some pretty interesting superpowers like the Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Dare Devil, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D and of course Super-Man and SuperGirl to name but a few.

Some days when in the political arena, I wish I had the superpower of Luke Cage who has extremely thick skin and muscle tissue to protect me from political snipes and jabs. However, I am quite content to stick to the reality of my own mere mortal powers as I endeavour to serve the people of Algoma-Manitoulin. But lately it seems clear to me that there are some at Queen's Park who have an unsettling interest in super powers that extend way beyond my comfort level.

Working as mere mortals, the NDP has long been trying to champion the cause of access to reliable, affordable high-speed internet; across the province — North and South. This fight stretches back into the previous Wynne Liberal

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CHAPLEAU EXPRESS, March 25, 2021 - Page 5 government. In fact, just recently my NDP What does that matter to Northern Ontarians? colleague John Vanthof presented Bill 226, the Well, that is one way of looking at it. However, Broadband is an Essential Service Act which what's to stop Ford from doing it again, and would set a deadline for 2030 to make affordable again? high-speed internet available province wide.

The laws and regulations are in place for a When the pandemic set in we quickly reason. They are there to ensure we do not learned how essential access to reliable, destroy vital precious lands. They are there for affordable, up-to-date internet is in the daily lives the good of all people. So what makes Doug Ford of all Ontarians. People in rural and Northern think that he needs to play superhero and use Ontario have to pay some of the highest rates and superpowers that break the rules? The yet can only access the slowest most basic service Conservatives are resorting to the use of superpower MZO for purposes that amount to no in the province. It's time for us to catch up.

For these reasons, just days ago, I more than rewarding rich investors and introduced a motion that would improve access developers who only see the land in terms of and affordability of broadband for rural and dollar signs.

So what is there to stop him from using an Northern Ontarians. The motion called upon the Ford government to eliminate the 8 percent MZO closer to our homes? What is there to stop provincial sales tax from broadband bills to help him from using an MZO to develop sensitive, reduce costs. I also called upon the government protected conservation areas, or develop a to legislate that internet cannot be disconnected wetland that is essential to area farmers to filter during a pandemic in the same way that power and drain run off from their tiled farm fields? companies are not permitted to cut power to Without the naturally occurring wetlands, tiled farm fields would get backed up and cease to homes in winter.

Unfortunately, Doug Ford turned his function properly. This would result in the back on helping the people of Ontario. While failure of all the fields in the area that drain into John's bill passed, it has been left to float the wetland. What is there to stop Ford from indefinitely at the committee level where it may developing any lands set aside just to reward deep never see the light of day again. As for my pocketed friends and supporters? The answer is … nothing would stop them if they use their motion, it was outright defeated. superpowers.

And this is where the Conservatives unsettling Let's call it what it is. This is plain desire for not just power but superpowers come in backroom deal cronyism and is an injustice to the to play.

After defeating the above bill and motion, people of Ontario. All of us have to abide by the government turned around and presented rules and regulations, even if we want to do their own version, Bill 257, the Supporting something that would improve our business or Broadband and Infrastructure Expansion Act. It help a family member or friend. So why should is important to note here that this bill is divided up Doug Ford be exempt from the obeying the law? into 3 schedules. The first two deal with the It would not surprise me of Doug Ford is also broadband by improving both access and service having fantasies of having the superpowers of levels. (Sound familiar?) Schedule one and two characters like Superman so he could just fly are definitely worthy of further debate and away from the pandemic issues or controversy.

Or maybe the superpowers of Invisible Girl so possible support of the NDP. that he could just disappear from the Legislature But the third schedule allows the during question period or from a media scrum province to override Ontario laws and when put upon the hot seat. regulations that are in place to protect our There is nothing wrong with the concept precious natural spaces, greenbelts and wetlands that are essential to our ecosystem. Schedule of superhero's and superpowers if it is just three has a much to do with broadband legislation imaginary. But in the real world there is no place as does the price of tea in China. If Bill 257 for a government that resorts to superpowers to passes it would exempt Ministerial Zoning override their own laws and regulations.

As always, please feel free to contact my Orders (MZO) from planning laws and policy. It would give the go ahead for environmentally office about these issues, or any other provincial destructive projects, even if they are in violation matters. You can reach my constituency office of basic planning rules by allowing the orders to by email at mmantha-co@ndp.on.ca or by phone at 705-461-9710 or Toll free 1-800-831-1899. override the Provincial Policy Statement (PPS).

In other words, it is providing Doug Ford with a superpower to help his deep pocketed supporters and developers to profit, all to the detriment of the People of Ontario. This is in direct contrast to characters such as the superheroes The Flash or Supergirl who use their powers for justice and to protect all people.

Now some would say, what the heck, it's Call 705-864-2579 just one wetland that would be paved over for chaexpress@sympatico.ca development way down south in Pickering.

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Ford’s budget robs Ontarians of hope when they need help most: Horwath Official Opposition Leader Andrea Horwath says Ontario’s 2021 budget was an opportunity to give people help to make it through the pandemic and hope for the future, but it didn’t do that.

“The pandemic’s not over. The pain continues for people and families. This budget was an opportunity to give people the help they need to get to the other side, and to give folks a future with hope. This budget doesn’t do that,” said Horwath.

“If this were our budget, the NDP would invest urgently to get more help to the survivors in long-term care. But this budget maintains the disastrous status quo. We would hire more teachers and education workers to help students through this rocky time. Instead, the government is taking those caring adults away from them. We would tackle the backlog of surgeries like the urgent crisis it is, but underfunding has dimmed the hope for a quick surgery date for people waiting in pain. And we would focus on jobs, equity and the she-covery.

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Despite the ongoing need to save local businesses and recover all the jobs we’ve lost, Doug Ford is sticking with the same failed programs and neglect that allowed countless entrepreneurs to lose their businesses in the first and second waves.”

The Ford government’s 2021 budget does not add any new supports for long-term care residents, sticking with a timeline that doesn’t add PSWs or achieve four hours of hands on care for another four years or more. It also slashes $790 million from schools, compared to spending during the pandemic year — taking Ontario back to 2019 spending levels, when the Ford government was cutting 10,000 teachers and education workers and hiking class sizes. Knowing that well over $700 million is necessary to tackle the still-growing surgical backlog, the budget allocates only $300 million.

Missing from the budget are paid sick days, and paid time off for people to get vaccines. Also missing is a new hospital for Brampton, and the emergency room that Peel

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CHADWIC HOME, FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE. Offers shelter, emotional support, and information for women and their children who are in crisis situations. We have a Toll Free Crisis Line which is staffed 24 hours a day. We can arrange for free transportation to the Centre for women who live in the Algoma/Chapleau area. We also offer support to women who live in the communities of Chapleau, White River, Dubreuilville, and Hornepayne through our Outreach Program. Our Outreach Worker travels to those communities to meet with women who need emotional support as well as information about their rights and options. If you need to speak with the Outreach Worker when she is in your community, you can call the Centre at any time to set up an appointment. You do not need to be a resident of the Centre in order to use our services. If you need someone to talk to or if you just need someone to listen, call our Toll Free Crisis line at 1800-461-2242 or you can drop in at the Centre. We are here for you.

Memorial needs. Scarborough families are also denied any more hospital capacity.

Overall, the budget cuts $4.8 billion from program spending. Most of that is due to the end of pandemic funds — while the pandemic isn’t over.

“Now is the time to invest in people.

Ontarians deserved a budget that gave them help getting to the other side of the pandemic, and hope for a future they can look forward to,” said Horwath. “They’re still counting on us, and New Democrats will keep fighting for investments to help people make it to the other side, and build a better future.”

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March calendar features fun events at École Sacré-Coeur At École Sacré-Cœur (Chapleau), every day in March is a special day. Since March 1, a letter of the alphabet has been associated with each school day, allowing the school community to experience a theme day that begins with the

letter in question. For example, March 1 was the day of the letter ‘’A’’ and the theme was abracadabra and included activities related to magic. March 3 was Crazy Hair Day as the letter "C" was marked on the calendar. Thus,

throughout the month, students enjoyed a variety of enriching activities such as Invention Day, Kahoot Day and Numbers Day. At École SacréCoeur, March is a month of exciting and fun activities!

L’alphabet au calendrier de Sacré-Coeur – des journées thématiques amusantes À l’école Sacré-Cœur (Chapleau), chaque jour du mois de mars est une journée spéciale. Depuis le 1er mars, une lettre de l’alphabet est associée à chaque journée scolaire permettant à la communauté scolaire de vivre une journée thématique qui débute par la lettre en question. Par exemple, le 1er mars était la journée de la lettre ‘’A’’ et la thématique était abracadabra et comprenait des activités reliées à la magie. Le 3 mars était la journée des cheveux fous puisqu’on retrouvait la lettre ‘’C’’ au calendrier. Ainsi, tout au long du mois, les élèves ont profité d’une panoplie d’activités enrichissantes telles que la journée d’inventions, la journée Kahoot et la journée des nombres. À l’école Sacré-Cœur, le mois de mars est excitant et riche en activités!

Long-term care: Liberals vote against abolishing profits in long-term care facilities Today, Liberal and Conservative MPs voted against the NDP motion to abolish profits in long-term care (LTC). This motion, proposed by the NDP would remove all profit from longterm care facilities. Profit has no place in the care of our loved ones.

“The pandemic has shown Canadians the cost of government inaction and neglect. We’ve seen devastating losses of loved ones in longterm care centres across the country, including in the riding of Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing”

said MP Carol Hughes. “We need a government on the side of seniors, their families, and frontline health care workers – instead of on the side of wealthy investors.”

Decades of Conservative and Liberal cuts crippled our health care system and while he claimed to be different, Justin Trudeau maintained Conservative cuts to health care transfers. During the pandemic, for-profit homes experienced much higher infection rates than non-profit and publicly owned homes. A recent

Public Health Sudbury & Districts’ COVID-19 vaccination rollout efforts on track heading into Phase 2 Cont’d from P.1 have not already booked an appointment: h t t p s : / / w w w. p h s d . c a / h e a l t h - t o p i c s programs/vaccines-immunizations/coronaviruscovid-19-vaccine/upcoming-vaccination-clinics-forspecific-priority-groups/#preregister

Health care workers classified as highest priority, very high priority, and high priority are eligible for appointments this week. Moderate priority health care workers will be eligible next week, but should pre-register this week.

The vaccination efforts are aligned with the Province’s phased vaccination approach as well as the Ministry of Health’s guidance on

Health Care Worker Prioritization (PDF, 485 KB).

Public Health Sudbury & Districts COVID-19 Vaccination Program Playbook (PDF, 4 MB) provides details about the local vaccination plans. For a visual summary of the three phases of Public Health’s vaccination program, view the At-a-Glance plan.

For more information or if you have questions about the COVID-19 vaccine, please visit phsd.ca/COVID-19 or call Public Health Sudbury & Districts at 705.522.9200 (toll-free 1.866.522.9200).

report showed that Ontario's for-profit nursing homes have 78% more COVID-19 deaths than non-profit homes and showed that chain private ownership is one of the main risk factors for serious outbreaks.

The NDP has a plan to fix this broken long-term care system and implement a Care Guarantee with a commitment to our loved ones that they will be safe, a commitment to families that they can count on their loved ones receiving the care they deserve, and a commitment to workers who care for our loved ones. With this plan, the NDP will also take profit out of longterm care.

Liberal MPs voted against the NDP’s plan to fix this broken long-term care system and implement a Care Guarantee. This plan would save thousands of lives across the country and create better working conditions for long term care workers.

“Thousands of Canadian families have experienced hardship at the hands of long-term care centres this year. COVID-19 has claimed the lives of thousands of Canadians in long-term care homes – the highest proportion in the OECD,” said MP Charlie Angus (TimminsJames Bay). “Profit should not come before the health and wellbeing of our loved ones.”

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