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Vol. 26, Issue 11, November 18, 2021
CHS100th Reunion Committee News
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he C H S E S C H S 100th Reunion Committee is hard at work getting ready for the event of the summer. Still considering whether to attend or not? Check out the perspective from David Freeborn, currently residing in Calgary but still calling Chapleau home. What better way to meet literally everyone, than to handle the bar….!! This was my mindset over the last reunion as I worked Long Term multiple shifts in all Forecast venues, which gave me Thursday the opportunity to say High 2 hello to old friends, Low -4 shake hands with those Friday whom I hadn't seen in High -1 decades and in a fashion Low -3 similar to speed dating, Saturday High 2 Low 0 Sunday High 2 Low -3 Monday High -3 Low -13 Tuesday High -6 Low -7
and meet literally everyone in the venue for a few minutes. It was fantastic… This became a family affair as my parents and sibling worked similar shifts and had the same experiences. Although we were working, or should I say volunteering, it certainly felt like we were part of the party, listening to the great tunes over several genres, having some great conversation, making people smile with a refreshment, and of course exchanging a few good- natured insults with those close enough to us, for that to be appreciated…all in good fun. Funny story, on the last night of the event, I was working at a particular venue that was outside of my own personal genre. Although I wasn't totally motivated by that work assignment, I ended up having the time of my life. In that venue, several of my older cousins were present, and their friends whom I had met offand-on, through my time in Chapleau and had not seen in years. I ended up alone behind the bar by 10 pm with no “beer runner” who would have been restocking the fridges. A bit of a disappearing act of sorts, I guess – I digress… I sold out in about an hour and then it became a one man show, as I had to close the bar repeatedly “to a host of booo's” while I hauled cases from cold storage to the fridge. Supply was going out so fast, that I was simply handing out refreshments from the case – brand became insignificant as those short bar closures created huge demand….I managed to serve everyone (repeatedly) who had waited patiently and eventually those booo's turned to a “Standing O” at the end of the night. I even managed to save myself a refreshment or two, as I was totally exhausted but what a night….phenomenal…! BTW – cousin Frosty
was my favorite customer, with cousin Keith a close second – I miss him. So, in 2022, I'm back behind the bar. I can't wait to see old friends and acquaintances, hopefully make a few people smile, while participating in the festivities, all in the spirit of volunteerism. I strongly encourage anyone able and attending the reunion to get involved, volunteer, work the bar, or help in any of the hundreds of tasks required to make this event a success. Believe me, you'll be an important part of the event and it won't impact the amount of enjoyment you will have…this I can guarantee. A huge thanks to David for sharing his experience with us. You don't want to miss this event - send your address to nadialee@gmail.com and please take a moment to check out our website at chsreunion.ca for all the latest information on the reunion. Looking forward to seeing everyone in 2022 - your CHS ESCHS Reunion Committee!
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Ontario Combating Gun and Gang Violence The Ontario government is investing $75.1 million to reinforce the fight against gun and gang violence in communities across the province. The funding will support initiatives that will dismantle criminal activity, enhance investigative supports, increase collaboration throughout the justice sector and stop the flow of illegal guns across the border. “Gun and gang violence will not be allowed to thrive in Ontario” said Premier Doug Ford. "We will do everything in our power to support our frontline policing personnel and justice sector so they have the resources and supports needed to tackle illegal activity. We will spare no expense to keep our communities and kids safe today, tomorrow and for years to come.” Building on 'Ontarios Guns, Gangs and Violence Reduction Strategy, this three-year investment will include:
· Establishing the Office of Illicit Drug Intelligence to disrupt the drug supply chain coming into Ontario and provide enhanced investigative support to identify and prevent cross-border drugs, guns, and human trafficking · Enhancing support for gun and gang specialized investigations to assist with firearms analysis and tracing enforcement, allowing for the timely identification of gun traffickers, their networks, and their smuggling routes · Creating a new Gun and Gang Mobile Prosecution Unit to prosecute major gun and gang cases from the moment charges are laid in priority regions across the province · Creating a provincewide joint analytics working group to enhance the ability among police services to collect and share information on gun and gang activity and trends · Increasing the presence of Border
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We are continuing the monthly “featured articles” for the UCFO boutique. This month, we are presenting
other hand-made items needed during the cold weather: mitts, scarves, and tuques. Tuques and mitts are knitted, and they come in various colors and sizes. Scarves are either knitted or crocheted and come in different styles including plain, neck warmer or ruffled. We also have 2022 calendars for sale. These calendars give you a chance to win every day! The prizes range from $25 to $500. Only 1,500 calendars are sold in the province, so your chances of winning are good. Even better, the winning calendar number is put back in the bag, so it means you can win more than once with the same calendar. Calendars sell for $ 20 each. We will have our annual Open House on Friday, November 26 from 2 to 9 p.m. A 15% discount is given for purchases made during the Open house. This year we will also have a table of sale items. We are located at 40 Birch Street (basement of post office - side door). If you are not able to make it that day, the boutique is open Monday to Friday 9:30 to 11:30 am. To set up a different time, call the center at 705-860-3033 or Rachel at 705-864-0969 or message us on Messenger. Our Facebook page is: L'Union culturelle des FrancoOntariennes, local de Chapleau.
Enforcement Security Teams in Ontario to curtail the flow of illegal firearms entering the province · Supporting provincial Joint Forces Operations to formalize collaboration among jurisdictions in response to information and intelligence · Creating a provincial database of gun and gang activity to ensure consistency in the classification of relevant data and enhance information flow to combat gangs. “These strategic initiatives will help to effectively disrupt gang activities and the revenue streams that fund criminal activity including drug and human trafficking,” said Solicitor General Sylvia Jones. “There is no place for gun violence or other illegal activity anywhere in our province and we will provide our frontline officers with the tools they need to keep our communities safe.”
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Chapleau Sound of story dominant sound in our Moments lives according to Reynolds Price by
Michael J. Morris I am one of those most blessed people who have never really worked one day because I have been able to spend it living, in the words of Reynolds Price, the American writer, with the sound of story as the dominant sound in my life. Since I was a child growing up in Chapleau, story has been central to me whether I was playing in the living room or creating my own plays for the Junior Red Cross Society performances in Grade 4 at Chapleau Public School. Our most famous play was in Grade 4 where we did a swashbuckler...with Alison McMillan , now McMullen, and Brian and Teddy Demers. My grandfather George Hunt taught me the History of England on the living room floor. When King George VI died in 1952, I was able to rhyme off the monarchs of England to my friends at Chapleau High School. I am not sure to this day if they were impressed. I didn't try to tell them the entire history of England though.My Grandpa Hunt, his wife Edith, and their daughters Elsie and Muriel arrived in Chapleau
King George VI
from England in 1913. Thanks to my mother, Muriel E (Hunt) Morris, who instilled a love of reading in me before I could hardly walk, and gave me the freedom to explore all the great children's literature of my time, story has been the place where I have lived. Little did I realize that my experience as the Chapleau High School reporter (with Joy Evans) for the long gone Mid North News in 1957, and a television program on CHAP TV in 1958 (with Phyllis Chrusoskie,and others) would lead to a lifetime spent telling stories and talking about the stories of others in classrooms in Ontario and British Columbia. And people even hired me to write stories about people and events in daily MJM with good stick while storytelling newspapers, for television, in magazines and the internet and of so many former students who are taking time books. to share part of their stories with me on I worked as a reporter and/or editor at Facebook, and telling stories about me too. several daily newspapers including the Star- Thank you so much. Phoenix (Saskatoon), Kingston Whig-Standard, I agree with Reynolds Price, the writer, Timmins Daily Press, Chatham Daily News, that to "tell and hear stories is essential" -- and he Brampton Times and was northern Ontario argues it comes second after nourishment and correspondent for the Toronto Star. before love and shelter. "Millions survive And I never expected that I would be without love or home, almost none in silence; the sharing Chapleau Moments with you in the opposite of silence leads quickly to narrative, Chapleau Express for over 12 years now. Wow!! and the sound of story is the dominant sound of I hope to attend the 100th anniversary reunion of our lives, from the small accounts of our day's Chapleau High School in 2022 and come up with events to the vast incommunicable constructs of m a n y m o r e n e w C h a p l e a u M o m e n t s . psychopaths.” And yes, as any of my students will tell In my life for sure, in the brightest and you, I loved to tell stories. Not all were necessar- darkest moments, the sound of story is the ily appreciated of course and I was once criti- d o m i n a n t cized in student evaluations when I was at sound. Think College of the Rockies for talking too much about it. For about my beloved cat Buckwheat. example I have A student wrote that he/she got nothing just come from from my course because "All he ever did was tell F r i d a y stories about his cat Buckwheat." Yes, for sure at M o r n i n g times I got carried away on my favourite topics, C o ff e e C l u b like hockey when I was in Chapleau. where the When I mentioned to one of my former sound of story students in a talk on Facebook that I was also into r i n g s l o u d l y Chapleau politics, she replied, "Yes, I know, but e v e r y w e e k . really you did hockey." And yes, to any of my Thanks guys. students who may read this, I know that Monday M y e m a i l i s was hockey story day if we won, and no com- mikejmorris41 @outlook.com ment when we lost! MJM telling stories. Today I am learning to listen to the voices
CHAPLEAU EXPRESS, November 18, 2021- Page 4 he is not enjoying his regular reading or watching TV. Going for walks is not so great because he can't see all the beauty around him. And he is nervous to even drive to the grocery store. He has been told he is not permitted to schedule an eye test at the optometrist because, as a senior, his eye tests are covered by OHIP. So he can't even pay out of pocket to have the test. He said he'd love to have Doug Ford walk a mile in his shoes. He is beyond frustrated and depressed. He feels It is common and the norm for politicians that seniors are just forgotten in this mess. to receive large quantities of phone calls, letters, People with diabetes are calling to express their and emails about particular issues in the fear that they are going to lose their sight entirely. headlines. Those who read this column last week It began way back with the Liberals when will understand why I think this is a good thing. they underfunded vision care, and they delisted Readers will recall that my staff and I see this as a it. Even now, years later, and despite months of means of keeping our fingers on the pulse of the advance notice of job action by the optometrists riding. It tells me what the problems are and association, the Ford government refuses to work enables my team and I to be effective in Queen's out a deal with optometrists. Children and Park to bring about change. It also helps us to seniors have been left in a lurch for three months reach out to help constituents when we become now. Still, Doug Ford refuses to negotiate a fair aware of a program or avenue that might bring deal with optometrists. Ford does not seem to relief to some individuals. understand that eye care IS health care. As of late, it seems that my team has Look at what happened to vulnerable noticed some interesting trends in the calls and s e n i o r s u n d e r t h e w a t c h o f t h e F o r d correspondence we have been receiving. It is not Conservatives during the pandemic. More than the usual deluge of 'form' emails and letters we 3800 died in Ontario's long-term care homes are receiving. Instead, we have noticed a (Toronto Star, Nov. 9, 2021). Their negligent substantial increase in the number of senior decision to end regular surprise inspections of constituents who are reaching out to ask for any long-term care centres paved the way for some sort of relief or assistance for a wide variety of seniors to lay alone, scared, suffering the issues. The very fact that these appeals for indignity of laying for days in their own feces and assistance are NOT coming in waves of letters urine in their final days. Seniors are calling my and emails but instead are individuals office to share this fear for their friends, loved experiencing a wide variety of issues. The fact ones, and themselves. that they are calling or writing to share their The Conservatives said they got the personal circumstances is quite telling. You message loud and clear and promised to make don't have to have a Ph.D. in sociology to things right in their Fixing Long-Term Care Act, determine that Ontario Seniors are struggling in which passed in October. However, the Toronto general. And I'd even go out on a limb and say Star published an opinion column, written by that Northern seniors, in particular, are suffering Birgit Umaigba, Dr. Amit Arya, Dr. Gaibrie because of geographic and economic realities. Stephen and Dr. Naheed Dosani in the November It is important to note that, without 9th edition. The column stated that with the bill, exception, these contacts are in no way reflecting Ontario got nothing more than a promise to step the tone of that of the news anchor Howard Beale up already failing enforcement by unqualified in the movie Network. They are not screaming inspectors who really have no teeth to order the iconic line, “I'm mad as hell, and I'm not changes when they do find infractions. going to take it anymore.” The people who are The column went on to point out several calling take pride in their independence and are significant failings of the new act, including the not in the habit of looking for an easy ride. They lack of a plan to address the mass exodus of are proud to call themselves Northerners, and nurses and PSWs from the job market, no plans they love their communities and this land where to hire more staff and end temporary work and they've raised their families. I don't allow myself increase fill time jobs with reasonable rates of to forget that these are the folks who struggled to pay among other things. make this land what it is today, so I have no It is also of significance that the article's writers qualms saying they now deserve something in touted the same argument as the NDP. The return. writers pointed out a fatal flaw with the concept The other day a senior called who was so of for-profit long-term care companies compared very frustrated because he is having trouble to not-for-profit care centres. The column stated seeing. He said everything is all out of focus, so that for-profit LTC centres' primary objective is
to generate profits for the company shareholders. In contrast, not-for-profit policies ensure that every dollar invested in long-term care goes towards actual care. It puts the entire system in public and not-profit hands. That's precisely what an NDP government will do. As I said above, the seniors I am talking to on the street and calling and writing my office are proud of their independence and communities. They want to live in their own home for as long as they can. And if the day comes when they just can't live as independently as they once did, they don't want to be forced to leave their family, friends and community miles away. They want to stay close by where they feel happy, safe and they feel like they belong. While visiting the Thunder Bay region, Andrea Horwath recently shared part of the NDP's plan to make life better for Ontario seniors. Andrea said, “The healthiest, happiest place for many seniors is at home. Older adults in Northern Ontario deserve so much better than being sent to the nearest big city when their needs increase. And it doesn't have to be this way — we can make sure people have a place to live and receive the care and support they need to stay. Seniors should be able to age in place — in their own neighbourhood, living on their own terms.” I share the vision of building small senior homes that actually feel like a home and phase out older long-term care beds as we go. We need to develop new provincial standards to ensure that all new long-term care homes are based on home-like settings. We must base our system on the best practices from around the world. For example, we can have smaller living spaces shared by groups of six to 10 people, with shared facilities including kitchen, dining, and living rooms. These homes tend to be embedded in our communities so that residents can continue to socialize with family and friends from their own neighbourhood. In our own small Northern towns, they could look like a typical family home. In bigger cities, it could look more like a neighbourhood of villas. We must show our seniors the love and respect they deserve and have earned with their hard work. Whether or not the Ford Conservatives see or acknowledge them or not, they matter. No one should have to face hardship, financial stress and fear in retirement. We need leadership with a positive outlook, a willingness to bring about change and a commitment to making life better for all Ontarians – of all ages. As always, please feel free to contact my office about these issues or any other provincial matters. You can reach my constituency office by email at mmantha-co@ndp.on.ca or phone at 705-461-9710 or Toll-free at 1-800-831-1899.
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UCFO Nous poursuivons la série des « articles vedettes » du mois de la boutique « Doigts de fée » des dames de l'UCFO. Pour ce mois ici, nous vous présentons d'autres articles pratiquent durant les temps froids: les mitaines, les foulards et les tuques. Les tuques et foulards sont tricotés et ont diverses couleurs et grandeurs. Les foulards sont soit tricotés ou crochetés. Il y a différents styles de foulards : ordinaire, cachecou et à volants. Des calendriers 2022 sont en vente au centre. Ces calendriers vous donnent la chance de gagner tous les jours, car il y a un tirage quotidien. Les prix à gagner varient de 25$ à 500$. Seulement 1 500 calendriers sont vendus en province, alors vos chances de gagner sont bonnes. De plus, le numéro du calendrier gagnant est remis après chaque tirage ce qui veut dire que vous pouvez gagner plus d'une fois
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avec le même calendrier! Les calendriers se vendent à 20$ chacun. Nous aurons notre Journée porte ouverte annuelle le vendredi 26 novembre de 14 h à 21 h (2-9 p.m.). Un rabais de 15% est donné pour les achats faits durant la porte ouverte. Cette année, nous allons aussi avoir une table d'articles en soldes. Nous sommes situés au 40, rue Birch (sous-sol du bureau de poste – porte de côté). Si vous n'êtes pas disponible cette journée-là, la boutique est ouverte du lundi au vendredi de 9 h 30 à 11 h 30. Si vous voulez y aller à un autre temps, appeler le centre au 705-860-3033 ou Rachel au 705-864-0969 ou envoyez-nous un message sur M e s s e n g e r. N o t r e p a g e Facebook est : L'Union culturelle des FrancoOntariennes, local de Chapleau.
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Last weeks solutions MOMENTS IN TIME On Dec. 3, 1984, an explosion at a Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, leads to the worst industrial accident in history. At least 2,000 people died and another 200,000 were injured when toxic gas enveloped the city. Plant workers had failed to act when gauges showed a dangerous build-up of pressure in the tanks.
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OPP Lays Charges Following Domestic Dispute On October 30, 2021, at approximately 8:53 a.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a domestic dispute on Planer Road in the Town of Chapleau. As a result of the investigation, a 26year-old person, from Chapleau, was charged with the following: · Criminal Harassment - repeatedly communicate, contrary to section 264(2)(b) of the Criminal Code (CC), · Assault with a Weapon - Spousal, contrary to section 267(a) of the CC, and · Uttering Threats - Cause death or Bodily Harm, contrary to section 264.1(1)(a) of the CC. The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Chapleau in November, 2021.
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