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Vol. 25, Issue 35, May 6, 2021
Fraud charges against two priests are withdrawn
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harges of fraud against two priests in the diocese of Hearst-Moosonee and their parish secretaries were dropped by the Crown on Tuesday, April 13th. On July 9, 2020, members of the James Bay Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) concluded a lengthy investigation involving numerous unauthorized money transactions at two churches. The investigation began in October of 2018 when a member of the Diocese reported unauthorized transactions at a church on Cedar Street in Kapuskasing and at a church on 5th Street in Cochrane. An internal audit was completed and between the two churches, over $200,000 was illegally used in numerous unauthorized transactions. Subsequently four people were arrested and charged. Priest Hervé Sauvé, retired parish priest Rémi Lessard and their secretaries were charged with fraud over $ 5,000 by the Ontario Provincial Police. During a hearing at the Cochrane courthouse on April 13th, the lawyer representing the accused, Mr. Pierre Dumais, said he had reviewed the disclosure of evidence from top to bottom with the Crown. There is no reasonable prospect of conviction, he told the court. Judge Michel Labelle, who has presided
over this case since the start of the proceedings, has therefore indicated his intention to withdraw the charges against Hervé Sauvé, Rémi Lessard, Elizabeth McInnis and Hélène Gauthier. “We've been living this injustice for months and I always felt in my heart that I had nothing to blame myself for.” said :Hervé Sauvé, priest He calls the fraud charges a "misunderstanding" and insists the money was sent to an orphanage in the Caribbean, not into his own pockets. In July 2020 , the Ontario Provincial Police alleged that unauthorized transactions had taken place in St. Patrick's parishes of Kapuskasing and The Transfiguration of Cochrane. Cumulative, these amounted to more than $ 200,000, according to the PPO. The withdrawal of these accusations shows that there was nothing to reproach the diocese in the administration of a mission to help an orphanage in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, according to the apostolic administrator of the diocese, Bishop Terrence Prendergast. "There might have been some accounting issues, how it was arranged, but no one took advantage of this money except the poor in the third world," he says. The diocese of Hearst-Moosonee does not Luhtasaari yetPhoto have Kari a bishop following the resignation of Bishop Mgr Robert Bourgon last November.
It is the Archbishop Emeritus Mgr Terrence Prendergast who ensures the apostolic administration while awaiting the imminent appointment of a new bishop. “It is a great joy for us! We are very happy that the Crown has decided that there are no reasons for the [accusations] of fraud said Bishop Terrence Prendergast, apostolic administrator of the diocese of Hearst-Moosonee.
COVID-19 outbreak declared at Health Sciences North Long Term Forecast Thursday High 8 Low -2 Friday High 6 Low -1 Saturday High 5 Low -3 Sunday High 7 Low 0 Monday High 6 Low 0 Tuesday High 11 Low 2
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ublic Health Sudbury & Districts has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Health Sciences North’s Ramsey Lake Health Centre affecting the sixth floor, south tower. Public Health is actively working with the hospital to investigate the outbreak and ensure patients and staff are protected. Public Health or Health Sciences North will
directly contact anyone identified as a close contact and provide further direction. “The need for everyone to monitor and screen for COVID-19 symptoms daily and to stay home when ill is critical in limiting the spread of the virus. If you have any COVID-19 symptoms, please take it seriously, and get tested,” said Stacey
Laforest, Director, Health Protection Division, Public Health Sudbury & Districts. The protection of our most vulnerable populations and health care system is of the utmost importance. Everyone is urged to continue following public health measures to protect others and stop the spread of COVID-19.
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Weather Summary for Ontario - April 2021: A Variable Month Temperatures and Precipitation In April, temperatures were normal to above normal in Ontario with anomalies up to +3°C. Above-normal anomalies were observed in parts of the Far North, all of northeastern Ontario, and most of the South. The largest departures from normal were observed in the Northeast, along the Quebec border. While the month started below normal, a warm event began moving in from the Northwest on April 2nd, remaining until the 14th. Significantly, this mild spell broke single-day records in southern Ontario on April 8th, and in the northeast on April 11th. Similar to February and March, April saw large temperature swings, with daily anomalies ranging from -12 to +16°C. Precipitation amounts varied across Ontario in April. Northern Ontario received more precipitation than usual, especially west of Lake Superior, where some areas received double the normal amounts. The Far North and parts of the Northeast received normal precipitation amounts, whereas, southern, central and parts of northeastern Ontario experienced a dry month with anomalies ranging from 25 to 75%. Snowfall was below normal for the majority of Ontario. However, on April 19th and 20th, new daily snowfall records were set in Geraldton and Hamilton, respectively. From the end of March to the end of April, snow depth in northern Ontario changed considerably. By the end of April, Ontario was mostly snow free, with the exception of the Far North, which had up to 20 cm remaining. Significant Events April 7-9: Mix of Precipitation in Northwestern Ontario A nearly stationary low-pressure system resulted in a prolonged period of precipitation for northwestern Ontario. Areas west of Lake Superior received rainfall amounts in excess of 40 mm, particularly near the Minnesota border. Farther north, areas between Sandy Lake and Fort Severn experienced intermittent freezing
Observations compared to the 1981-2010 Normals for April 2021:
City Windsor London Welland Toronto Pearson Kingston Ottawa Airport Sault Ste Marie Thunder Bay1 Kenora Sudbury Timmins Moosonee Kapuskasing
Mean Temperature ( °C ) Difference Monthly Normal from Mean Mean Normal 9.5 8.9 0.6 8.1 6.8 1.3 7.8 7.3 0.5 7.9 7.1 0.8 7.0 6.6 0.4 8.2 6.3 1.9 5.0 3.6 1.4 3.2* 2.9 0.3 4.1 4.1 0.0 5.6 3.8 1.8 3.9 1.8 2.1 0.4 -1.8 2.2 2.8 1.2 1.6
Total Precipitation (mm) Monthly Total
Monthly Normal
Total as % of Normal
34.8 72.9 48.4 55.8 68.5 61.7 54.1 83.3* 41.6 44.0 43.8 20.8 81.7
83.0 83.4 75.4 68.5 78.1 74.5 65.5 41.5 36.3 65.7 56.2 38.1 54.6
42 87 64 81 88 83 83 201 115 67 78 55 150
rain. April 11: April Showers in Southern Ontario Following a fairly dry start to the month, southern Ontario received its first appreciable rainfall, stemming from an upper-air feature passing over the region. The greatest rainfall amounts occurred in an area between Brantford, Stratford and Guelph with a range of 20 to 35 mm reported. A second corridor between Barrie and Cobourg received a range from 20 to 30 mm of rain. April 19-21: Winter’s Reprise A low-pressure system passing across Lake Superior ushered in wintry weather for much of northern Ontario beginning early in the morning April 19. Parts of northwestern Ontario received snowfall amounts in the range of 10 to 30 cm by midday. The system progressed eastward, bringing significant snowfall amounts to areas north of Lake Superior towards James Bay. Sections of Highways 11 and 17 were disrupted due to snow, and numerous power outages were reported across northwestern Ontario. Another system passing just south of the Lower Great Lakes brought a blast of winter weather to southern Ontario beginning late
overnight April 20 into the morning of April 21. Sections of Highways 401 and 402 were closed due to poor road conditions and vehicle collisions. The highest snowfall amounts were reported along the north shore of Lake Erie, ranging from 10 to 20 cm. April 30: Strong Winds and Another Bout of Snow in Southern Ontario Widespread wind gusts of up to 80 km/h affected a large portion of southern Ontario, mainly southeast of Georgian Bay. Some power outages and broken tree limbs were reported as a result of these strong winds. Outlook for May Near-normal to slightly above-normal temperatures are expected for most of Ontario through the first week to week-and-a-half of the month, though parts of northwestern Ontario could see below seasonal temperatures through this period. There are some indications that a few low-pressure systems will cross the Great Lakes over the first week of May, bringing precipitation mostly in the form of rain, however there is still a chance of some snow, mainly north of Lake Superior.
2020, including a massive bonus – up from 2019’s bonus. Sienna’s outgoing CEO pocketed $4.7 million last year including a huge bonus. Extendicare and Sienna received $157 million in public dollars to help with COVID-19. On top of those massive rewards and payments to shareholders, the Ford government gave Lisa Pearson, Vice President of Public Affairs for Extendicare, a plum appointment to the board of the IESO. “ E x e c u t i v e s o f f o r - p r o f i t LT C corporations cut corners on care. They left seniors to die of dehydration and neglect. They let COVID-19 ravage their residents, and failed to
provide comfort or care. Doug Ford didn’t protect seniors from those corporations – but he’s protecting and rewarding the corporations,” said Horwath. “We should be investing every dollar into the quality of care and quality of life for our precious parents and grandparents, not shoveling public dollars into private companies that just siphon the cash away for payouts to CEOs and shareholders. I’m calling on the government to commit to getting the profits out of long-term care, and to stop standing in the way of families seeking justice.”
Ford lets long-term care corporations cash in after thousands of seniors died Official Opposition NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is blasting the Doug Ford government for rewarding for-profit long-term care companies that left residents to live, and die, in horrifying conditions. New revelations show the for-profit companies paid out big bonuses to executives for 2020, while the Ford government gave an Extendicare vice-president a cushy appointment. Horwath’s NDP has released a plan to make the entire home care and long-term care home system public and not-for-profit. According to a Globe and Mail report, Extendicare’s CEO banked $1.71 million for
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Chapleau Moments
Dr. G.E. 'Ted' Young transformed garbage dump to town beach all at his own expense in Chapleau
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Michael J. Morris Dr. G.E. "Ted" Young, who returned home to practise medicine (for six months!) after doing his internship at Columbia University in New York City was instrumental in transforming the town's garbage dump into a beach for the community.. Recently memories of Dr. Young and the beach have arisen on Facebook, with many comments about how important the beach was to Chapleau kids. I decided to reflect on this project. It appears in the group Chapleau History and Genealogy and was started by Leo Vezina.. Thanks Leo. As World War II was drawing to a close, Dr. Young arrived home to replace a doctor for six months -- the rest of course is history as Dr. Young stayed, and within a few years had undertaken the creation of the beach behind Chapleau Public School, completing the project in the early 1950s There are few if any left who will recall that the location was the site of the old town dump, and Dr. Young had to have all the garbage
Dr. Young with his first Buick circa 1950
The Chapleau Beach (Bob Lewis Collection) hauled away before he could begin the restoration, complete with change rooms, wading pools, grass, benches, picnic tables, diving towers on a dock and fresh sand hauled to the site yearly -- all at his own expense. He also had truckloads of fresh sand dumped on the beach area each year. Also in the beach area were the bandstand where the Chapleau Town Band would give concerts on special occasions and summer evenings, a canteen and pavilion, a very popular spot for playing games of chance at community celebrations. In 1948, the council led by Reeve B.W. "Bubs" established the first Chapleau Recreation Commission with Councillor J.M. "Jack" Shoup as its first chairperson, but the beach project was Dr. Young's, although in later years the annual "Beach Day" in August raised funds to maintain the area. Dr. Young served on the Beach Committee, as the recreation commission was commonly called, and interestingly his father George Young was a member of Chapleau council in 1951. Dr. Young, who loved swimming, also became famous for his swim from the town dock area to his family's camp at Mulligan's Bay. When I once asked him about it, he played down his fame on this one: "Well, I started out to swim to the point, and when I got there I just decided to keep
going and ended up in Mulligan's Bay.".. Dr. Young and I had a great chat about Chapleau on two occasions. since I moved to Cranbrook. I stayed with him when I returned home for the 100th anniversary of the incorporation of Chapleau in 2001, and he came to visit me in Cranbrook I often think of Dr. Young's contribution in undertaking this project and providing a beach area for the people of Chapleau - especially the children. And modest person that he was, Dr. Young never took much credit for transforming the town dump into a scenic waterfront for his community. Dr. George Edward "Ted" Young died on November 14, 2010 in Chapleau at age 95. Growing up in Chapleau I sure played and swam at the beach. We all owe a debt of gratitude to Dr. Young. May he rest in peace. My email is mjm19411@outlook.com
MJM and Dr Young on a visit to Creston, his mother's hometown
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Grassroots art sends a strong message as we mark Red Dress Day REPORT impressed with the energy and determination Expression which showcases an incredible range of from OTTAWA attached to the REDress Project. This important talent and multiple works rooted in loss and the and symbolic campaign uses a simple object to MMIW phenomenon. Rapport While viewing the gallery I was reminded convey so many concepts along with strong d’Ottawa emotions. Now, it is also being used to amplify of the work of Espanola resident Christie Belcourt. by/par
Carol Hughes Federal member of Parliament Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing
If you see a red dress hanging in a public space you are witnessing a true, grassroots movement, the REDress Project. The brainchild of visual artist Jamie Black, the REDress Project is rooted in political action that the artist witnessed in Colombia in 2010. That’s when she saw a group of women wearing red dresses and demonstrating over missing family members who have been ‘disappeared’, a consistent feature of that country’s decades long struggle with armed conflict. Black recognized the parallel between those Colombian women and the families of Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women (MMIW) in Canada. This was also at the same time as the Truth and Reconciliation Commission was starting to hold events across the country. The project dovetailed nicely with the spirit of the times and soon grew beyond Black’s installations taking on a life of its own in public spaces and on social media. Since its inception, I have been more than
other voices that have been marginalized, specifically two-spirit, lesbian, gay, trans, bisexual, queer, questioning, intersex and asexual individuals who have faced similar discriminatory and violent behaviour. The project is also transcending borders with red dresses being displayed in this manner in the United States too. The MMIW crisis is similar in that country with Indigenous women being murdered at a rate of ten times the national average. Given America’s long history, it is incredible to consider that the current administration is the first to include a Native American, Deb Haaland who is serving as Secretary of the Interior. She recently announced the US will set up a special unit to investigate MMIW. In Canada we have undertaken a National Inquiry into Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls which only concluded with its report a few years back in 2019. The legacy of that work can be tied to the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and may represent a real turn in the road for our country. The website for the National Inquiry is a treasure trove of information and includes a Gallery of Artistic
Already recognized as a talented artist, she is the creator and lead coordinator of Walking With Our Sisters, a 2012 art installation commemorating the MMIW of Canada and the United States. Like Black’s work, this project has toured North America with the help of local activists and continues to inspire action. Part of the ingenuity of the REDress project is its simplicity and the use of the dress as a motif has certainly grown to the point that we mark Red Dress Day on May 5th. In 2018, it was central to the inception of the Lil’ Red Dress Campaign that sold red dress shaped pins to raise money towards the costs of creating and installing missing person signage on Vancouver Island. The dresses also show up in bead work, paintings, photographs, and other forms of artistic expression. By hanging red dresses in public spaces, we can challenge society to come to terms with violence that should never be allowed to define us. In a sense, these dresses are revoking permission from abusers and reclaiming public spaces, one dress at a time. This is an important step on our journey towards reconciliation, which can’t even begin without understanding.
L'art populaire envoie un message fort à l'occasion de la Journée de la robe rouge Si vous voyez une robe rouge suspendue dans un espace public, vous êtes témoin d’un véritable mouvement populaire, le projet REDress. Né de l’imagination de l’artiste visuelle Jamie Black, le projet REDress s’inspire d’une action politique dont l’artiste a été témoin en Colombie en 2010. Cette année-là, elle a vu un groupe de femmes portant des robes rouges manifester pour des membres de leur famille « disparus », les « disparitions » étant une caractéristique constante du conflit armé qui fait rage depuis des décennies dans ce pays. Mme Black a reconnu le parallèle entre ces femmes colombiennes et les familles des femmes autochtones disparues et assassinées au Canada. C’est aussi à cette époque que la Commission de vérité et de réconciliation commençait à organiser des activités dans tout le pays. Le projet s’inscrivait parfaitement dans l’esprit de l’époque et a rapidement dépassé les installations de Mme Black, volant de ses propres ailes dans les espaces publics et sur les médias sociaux. Depuis sa création, j’ai été plus qu’impressionnée par l’énergie et la détermination que suscite le projet REDress. Cette campagne importante et symbolique se sert d’un simple objet pour transmettre de nombreux concepts et de fortes émotions. Aujourd’hui, le projet sert également à amplifier d’autres voix qui ont été marginalisées, notamment celles des personnes bispirituelles, lesbiennes, gays, trans, bisexuelles, queer, en questionnement, intersexuées et asexuées, qui ont
été confrontées à des comportements discriminatoires et violents semblables. Le projet dépasse également nos frontières, puisqu’on voit aussi des robes rouges suspendues un peu partout aux États-Unis, où la situation des femmes et des filles autochtones n’est pas plus enviable que chez nous. En effet, dans ce pays, le taux d’assassinat de femmes autochtones est 10 fois supérieur à la moyenne nationale. Compte tenu de la longue histoire des États-Unis, il est incroyable de constater que l’administration actuelle est la première à compter dans ses rangs une Autochtone, Deb Haaland, qui occupe le poste de secrétaire à l’Intérieur. Celle-ci a récemment annoncé que les États-Unis allaient mettre en place une unité spéciale pour enquêter sur les femmes autochtones disparues et assassinées. Au Canada, nous avons entrepris une Enquête nationale sur les femmes et les filles autochtones disparues et assassinées, dont le rapport a été publié il y a quelques années à peine, en 2019. L’héritage de ce travail peut être lié au travail de la Commission de vérité et de réconciliation et peut représenter un véritable tournant pour notre pays. Le site Web de la Commission nationale d’enquête est une mine d’informations et comprend une galerie d’expression artistique qui présente un éventail incroyable de talents et de multiples œuvres liées à la perte et au phénomène des femmes autochtones disparues et assassinées. En visitant la galerie, je me suis souvenue
du travail de Christie Belcourt, une résidente d’Espanola. Déjà reconnue comme une artiste talentueuse, elle est la créatrice et la coordinatrice principale de Walking With Our Sisters, une installation artistique de 2012 commémorant les femmes autochtones disparues et assassinées du Canada et des États-Unis. Comme l’œuvre de Mme Black, ce projet a fait le tour de l’Amérique du Nord avec l’aide de militants locaux et continue d’inspirer l’action. L'ingéniosité du projet REDress réside en partie dans sa simplicité et l'utilisation de la robe comme motif s'est certainement développée au point que nous marquons maintenant une journée de la robe rouge le 5 mai. En 2018, ce vêtement a été au cœur de la création de la campagne Lil’ Red Dress, qui vendait des épingles en forme de robe rouge pour collecter des fonds destinés à couvrir les coûts de fabrication et d’installation d’affiches des personnes disparues sur l’île de Vancouver. Les robes se manifestent aussi dans des ouvrages de perles, des peintures, des photographies et d’autres formes d’expression artistique. En accrochant des robes rouges dans des espaces publics, nous pouvons mettre la société au défi d’accepter la réalité de la violence, sans pour autant la laisser nous définir. En un sens, ces robes invalident la permission des agresseurs et reconquièrent les espaces publics, une robe à la fois. Il s’agit d’une étape importante de notre voyage vers la réconciliation, qui passe nécessairement par la compréhension.
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Préparez-vous à vous faire vacciner contre la COVID-19 prendre à l’avance. Durant la vaccination -Tenez-vous droit pendant qu’on vous vaccine. Si vous avez déjà éprouvé des sensations de faiblesse ou de vertige lors d’une autre vaccination, on vous suggérera peut-être de vous allonger. -Ne tendez pas les muscles du bras – gardez-les souples et mous comme du spaghetti cuit. -Prenez de grandes respirations pour vous aider à rester calme et détendu. -Si vous vous sentez étourdi, serrez les genoux ensemble ou allongez-vous. -Changez-vous les idées – utilisez votre téléphone ou votre tablette, ou engagez la conversation avec quelqu’un. -Enfin, si vous êtes nerveux, ditesle. À la clinique, on vous donnera peut-être d’autres trucs ou conseils pour vous distraire ou vous réconforter. Après votre rendez-vous En stimulant votre organisme, les vaccins induisent une protection contre la COVID19, phénomène qui peut s’accompagner d’un inconfort léger ou modéré et de symptômes analogues à la grippe. Les effets secondaires les plus souvent signalés sont une légère fièvre ou douleur, une rougeur ou une inflammation au point d’injection. Si vous ressentez un malaise important ou éprouvez
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Chapleau Wins Third Place and Confirms Its Fishing Hot Spot Status
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NDP calls for plan to address hospital capacity crisis Story emerges of cancer patient losing life after facing surgery delays Following a CityNews report of a cancer patient losing their life after facing surgery delays, Jeff Burch, NDP MPP for Niagara Centre, is again calling on the Ford government to put forward a plan to address to growing hospital capacity crisis in the province. “The Ford government’s failure to prepare for the third wave has left our hospitals on the verge of collapse,” said Burch. “This means that while ICUs and beds are overflowing, thousands of essential medical procedures have to be put off. “Tragically, we’re now hearing a story of a cancer patient who has lost their life after facing surgery delays.” The surgery backlog in Ontario is now more than 250,000 procedures and counting, and close to a million cancer screenings haven’t happened. In the 2021 budget, the Ford government allocated less than half the funding needed to clear it. “The Ford government’s failure to provide hospitals with the support they need is only going to make stories of patients dying after waiting for life-saving surgeries more common,” said Burch. “The government shouldn’t pat itself on the back for avoiding the worst-case triage scenario — the rationing of care is already having a devastating impact. Ontario needs a plan to address the hospital capacity crisis, and we need to invest the money to implement it now and save lives.”
The pandemic was responsible for the Rotary Club of Chapleau postponing its annual Pike Ice Fishing Derby. However, knowing that anglers in Chapleau are passionate, the Rotary Club of Chapleau sponsored Chapleau's entry fee in the Ontario Ice Fishing Challenge hosted by Angler's Atlas. This province wide tournament ran for a few weeks starting in February and provided Chapleau and area anglers with the opportunity to win prizes for catching pike, pickerel, trout and the largest variety of fish species. We are pleased to report that among all communities in Ontario who participated in the 2021 Ontario Ice Fishing Challenge, Chapleau came in third place!! Not bad for a small town. This just goes to show that our anglers are indeed passionate and that Chapleau is an awesome fishing destination. Thank you anglers!
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On May 23, 1934, famed fugitives Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker are killed in a police ambush near Sailes, Louisiana. They died in a two-minute fusillade of over 150 bullets. The Barrow Gang was believed responsible for the deaths of 13 people, including nine police officers.
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The other day I had an opportunity to speak at length with a senior constituent about some concerns she needed assistance with. At some point during our conversation, she mentioned that in her lifetime she has had not only several jobs but actual multiple careers. A very talented and interesting lady. Like many people, I've had a good number of jobs of different descriptions over the years. Everything from physical slugging, to sitting behind a desk, to standing in the Ontario Legislature bringing the voices of Northern Ontarians to Queen's Park. I can honestly say that I did not always enjoy the work that I did, but I can say that I did learn something from every job. Some more than others. One thing that I observed that bothered me then, and still does, is co-workers who demonstrate reprehensible tactics to avoid doing certain jobs they find distasteful, even if it means piling hardship and extra work on the shoulders of their co-workers. I recall as a young man a particular coworker who I know CHOSE not to understand how to do something, even after being shown how to do the task over and over again for weeks. As a result, the supervisor gave up and assigned the particular task to someone else, thus doubling their exposure to a difficult, strenuous job. The thing that really got me was that that guy who was shirking his duties could not have cared less. It just wasn't fair and that experience always stuck with me and burns my craw even today. The interesting thing about this is that such behaviours are not limited to just labour intensive jobs like I had back then. Such callous behaviour is
unfortunately evident in virtually any workplace environment – including politics. Case in point; paid sick days for Ontario workers. Among the first priorities when Doug Ford came to office, his government eliminated the paltry two paid sick days that the Liberals had legislated not too long before the 2018 election. In truth, Premier Ford was always opposed any program that offers help to workers to stay home when they are sick. He even went out of his way to speak against the federal program while refusing to bring in provincial paid sick days, and spent the spring attacking any notion of provincial paid sick days. · June 5, 2020: “I don't support it. We have legislation that protects jobs that people, if they, you know, again, if they don't feel safe, they don't have to go into work.” · February 16: “waste of taxpayer's money” It is extremely obvious that Doug Ford does not care about the people of Ontario. He has been told by countless officials, public health care experts, the Ontario Medical Association, Ontario Hospital Association, many municipal leaders including, Ontario Federation of Labour, the science advisory table, even Dr. Williams, the provinces own Chief Medical Officer that Ontario needs to immediately legislate paid sick leave for Ontario workers. Essential workers are disproportionately represented by marginalized groups, including Black, Indigenous and racialized people, largely from lower-income families. It is a fact that essential workers cannot afford to stay home if it means being unable to pay rent, or put food on the table. So they go to work sick or work with others who are sick resulting in widespread infection. So what use is a province-wide lockdown when essential workers continue to infect one another because they can't afford to stay home? Scientific data shows that paid sick leave is a public health measure that will save lives and is an effective means to bring the pandemic under control. Ontarians watched Doug Ford offer what at first glance sounded and looked like an apology for letting the people down. But in the end, no one
knows even now exactly what he apologized for. As well, it is important to note that a real apology includes a statement of what one did wrong, a promise to do better and, most importantly, if sincere, actions that demonstrate positive change. What did Ontarians get from Ford in the end? They got an “I'm sorry” and a promise to do better. He promised his government would legislate the best sick pay plan in all of North America. As for following through with actions which demonstrate a positive change in direction, what did Ford do to help working Ontarians? He tried to negotiate a deal with the federal government to contribute to the same federal sick pay program which by no means actually offers any meaningful help to Ontarians. Then, days ago, the Ford government passed a bill that only offers people a pathetically inadequate three paid sick days. It is not good enough — especially not during a global pandemic that makes people sick for at least 14 days. Doug Ford is just playing political games knowing that Ontarians are paying a devastatingly high price. Clearly he doesn't care about regular Ontarians. All he cares about is looking after his own interests and those of his well connected, wealthy supporters. He's that guy who chooses not to understand just so he doesn't have to do the work. Premier Ford blames young people for partying; he blames people coming across provincial borders; he blames the federal government for not getting the vaccine out and into the arms of the public. He blames everybody except the right body. No one, ever, should have to go to work sick because they can't afford not to. No one should catch the virus at work because their co-worker needs rent money. No one should face going hungry because of exposure to illness. New Democrats are going to keep fighting for 14 paid sick days during a pandemic, plus regular permanent paid sick days. As always, please feel free to contact my office about these issues, or any other provincial matters. You can reach my constituency office by
COVID-19 vaccine appointment booking now available for adults 50 and older in 2021 Public Health Sudbury & Districts is pleased to announce that starting tonight, individuals who are 50 years of age and older in this calendar year (born in 1971 or earlier) can call to book an appointment to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. At this time, appointments are available only through phone bookings. As of Thursday, May 6, 2021, online booking for those who are 50 years and older this year will be possible using the provincial online booking system. How to book an appointment in a Public Health clinic Book by phone Starting May 3, adults 50 years of age and older in 2021 can call to book an appointment. Individuals
can also help people who are eligible by calling to book an appointment on their behalf. Main line: call 705.674.2299 (toll-free: 1.800.708.2505), between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., seven days a week. To help with call volumes, an additional call centre has been set up. Alternate line: call 1.844.782.2273, between 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., seven days a week. Who can book an appointment in a Public Health clinic All vaccination clinics are by appointment only and COVID-safe measures are in place. You must not attend a clinic if you have any symptoms of COVID-19 or if you are in isolation due to a
COVID-19 exposure. Currently, across Greater Sudbury and the districts of Sudbury and Manitoulin, Public Health is continuing to offer COVID-19 vaccine to all previously eligible groups. Visit phsd.ca/COVID-19/vaccine-clinics for details on local vaccine eligibility, for booking information, and for upcoming vaccination clinic dates and locations. 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). Public Health returns all calls received; however, at times, inquiry volumes are high. Patience is appreciated.