Spikeinoverdosestriggersalertabout ‘extremelypotentopioids’inChapleauarea
Aspikeinthenumberofoverdoses inaFirstNationcommunitynear Chapleau has police issuing a communitysafetyalert.
Nishnawbe Aski Police Services (NAPS) says there's been an "apparent highnumberofoverdosesinandaround BrunswickHouseFirstNation."
"Suspectedoverdosecasesdueto extremely potent opioids have been observed in a relatively short period of time,"NAPSsaid.
Brunswick House First Nation is onHighway101eastofChapleau.
Policesaythatfentanylandother potent substances are increasingly
presentinNAPScommunities.
"Fentanylisextremelypotentand can be absorbed through the skin.
Fentanyl can be various colours in powderform(blue,pink,brown,white),a clear patch or disguised in other ways (tablets,etc),"readstheadvisory
"Community members are encouraged to possess naloxone and monitor those suffering from drug addiction. If you require assistance, contact emergency services immediately."
TheNAPSBrunswickHouseFN detachment can be reached at 705-8641732or1-888-310-1122.
NDPbringsin$1.1millioninjust10weeks 20,000contributionsfromacrosstheprovinceleadtohistoricfundraisingresults
TheOntario NDPsmashedtheir“Election Sprint” fundraising target set by Leader Marit Stiles, raising $1.1 million in just the 10 weeks leading up to Labour Day This historicsupportshowsthatpeoplearereadyfora real alternative to Doug Ford and his politicians.
The people of Ontario are trusting Marit and the Ontario NDP to maketheirlivesbetter
“Earlier in the summer, Marit set us a clearandambitiousgoal
– to rapidly accelerate our work to be electionready if Doug Ford decides to call an early election.” said Kevin Beaulieu, Ontario NDP's provincialdirector “Thesenumberssendaclear message that Ontarians are stepping up behind Marit We are seeing a fired-up grassroots movementwhoknowthatitistimeforbetterand are motivated to be a part of it. Under Marit's leadership,we'renotjustmeetingourgoals-we are exceeding them. There has never been a clearer sign that Marit and the Ontario NDPare the ones to defeat Doug Ford and his politicians tobringthechangethattheprovinceisreadyfor.” Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles
designated June 24th to September 2nd as an “Election Sprint” period, tasking the party with accelerating their preparations for a potential earlyelection.Con’tonP.5
WeatherSummaryforOntario August2024:TorrentialDownpoursAgainintheSouth,ContinuedDryintheNorth
Temperatures
Themeandailytemperatureaveragedover the month was near normal for most of the provincecontinuingthetrendfromJuneandJuly Parts of the north and Far North were slightly aboveaverage,asevidentinthemapbelow,being warmesttowardtheshoreofHudsonBay
The month began very warm and humid fortheentireprovincewithlocationsinthesouth seeing humidex values above 40. The mercury soaredtorecordhighsof34.0oCatPetawawaon the1stand33.6oCatTimminsonthe2nd.Cooler airthensweptacrosstheprovinceintothesecond week Warmer conditions returned for the beginningofthethirdweek,especiallyacrossthe FarNorth.Noticeablychillyairthenagainswept acrosstheprovincebringingthecoolestspellseen for many months, both in intensity and duration (especially for southern parts). Many record low maximumdailytemperaturesweresetinthesouth on the 19th (17 9oC in Brampton,19 1oC in Peterborough and 19.2oC in Picton). Toward the end of the month, warm and humid air returned briefly for several days (Amherstburg reached 34.5oConthe27th).
Precipitation
Precipitationfor the month varied greatly acrossOntario.InthenorthandFarNorth,itwas mostlyaverydryAugust,continuingthetrendthis summer Some regions saw only roughly 40% (Moosonee)oftheirmonthlynormalamount.For southern Ontario however, some parts received very high amounts of precipitation mainly in torrentialdownpours,especiallyintheGTAdown to Windsor and into extreme eastern Ontario. Some of the highest anomalies include Toronto Pearsonwith266%ofthenormalmonthlyamount (and one of the highestAugust values on record) andWindsorwith156%.
SignificantEvents
Monday, August 5, 2024: Niagara Region Tornadoes
Three tornadoes were reported in the late morning and early afternoon in southeastern NiagaraCounty.AnEF-1(EnhancedFujitascale) tornado in Fort Erie removed a roof from a hardware store, flipped trailers in a parking lot, damagedhomes,anduprootedtrees.Additionally, a second EF-1 tornado in Stevensville/Port Colbornedamagedbuildingsandtrees.Abarnwas destroyed, and a horse was critically injured. On one street, more than a dozen trees were either knockedoverorhadbranchesshearedoff.Athird tornado (EF-0) at Fort Erie Beach caused no damageinOntariobutmovedontoBuffalo, NY, whereconsiderableEF-1damageoccurred.
Friday, August 9, 2024: Intense Downpours aroundNationalCapitalRegion
Widespreadsignificantrainfall(80to120 mm) were reported in extreme eastern Ontario, near the Quebec border In Ottawa, several roads were closed, severely damaged or even washed out. In West Carleton, hundreds of basements were flooded, roads were damaged, and some businesseswereclosed.
Near Cornwall in Akwesasne, the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe reported several roads and many basements flooded. Residents along one road were advised to evacuate Saturday due to risinglevelsontheSt.RegisRiver.Boaterswere advised to beware of debris, as the storm caused docks to become loose and float down the river Residents were also advised of a travel ban in effectforadjacentSt.LawrenceCounty,NY. Saturday,August17,2024:KitchenerTornado andRecord-SettingDelugeinMississauga
Consecutive rounds of thunderstorms produced severe weather over southwestern OntarioandintotheGTA AnEF-1tornadosouth of Kitchener uprooted trees and damaged structures and vehicles. In the town of Ayr, the twistercausedsignificantdamagetoawarehouse roof and caused a wall to collapse. Four empty railcars were flipped on their side, and a large grain load arm was detached. A boat-trailer was tossed, and the roof of an outdoor facility ripped off. Later and farther east, extreme torrential downpours fell over Mississauga and western/northernTorontocausingsevereflooding to roads and basements. Fire crews rescued 27 people from the water over the weekend, includingstrandeddriversandpedestrians,and8 peoplewererescuedfromdisabledelevators.
For transportation, sections of Highways 403,401,and410wereaffectedbytheflooding.A groundstopwasplacedatPearsonAirportduring the storms, resulting in numerous flight diversions. Flights were delayed as long as 6 hours, and some cancelled.As of 11:15 PM 14%
of flights were cancelled While downtown Toronto escaped the storm, central and northern sectionswereaffectedresultinginfloodingagain in the DonValley, forcing the closure of the Don Valley Parkway off-ramp to Bayview Avenue. Pearson airport reported an all-time daily record 128.3 mm of rain Saturday, with Downsview recording 94 8 mm The Toronto Regional Conservation Authority reported 153 mm at MississaugaRathwoodwith81mmfallinginone hour,and98mmatMississaugaWorksYard. Thenextday,torrentialdownpoursstruck Mississauga again in the afternoon causing significantfloodinginareasaffectedonSaturday Mississaugafirefightersrescuedtheoccupantsof 5vehiclesSundayeveningstrandedonaflooded sectionofHighway410.Asmallboatwasneeded to free occupants from 3 of the vehicles. All southboundlanesofHighway410wereclosed,as wellastheramptoHighway407.
OutlookforSeptember
Modelguidanceishintingatwarmerthan normal temperatures in the Far north and normal values in the south. Precipitation guidance is mixedbetweenmodelswithnostronganomalies.
Chapleau Moments by Michael
J. Morris
If you had been suspended high above Chapleau in 1885, all you would have seen at first glancewouldhavebeenavirginforest,manylakes andriversandtwothinribbonsofsteelthathadbeen laidinaclearedsectionandwerecuttingthroughthis vastuninhabitedareaofCanada.
Vince Crichton tells us in his book "PioneeringinNorthernOntario"thattheribbonsof steel were rails of the Canadian Pacific Railway leading381mileswesttoFortWilliamand170miles southeasttoSudbury.
RecentlyaftertenyearsofwritingChapleau Moments weekly I have been spending time with Vince's book, the Richard Brownlee Papers as well asmaterialonthe ChapleauLibrarysite,compiled primarilybyHughKuttnerandthelateDougGreig.
Vince noted that there were very few signs of life except along the railroad, and at the trading posts.YoumayhaveseenCreeandOjibwaytrappers
in canoes going to and from their trapping grounds withtheirwinter'scatchoffur
When it became clear that Chapleau would beaterminaloftherailroadsomehomeswerebuilt onthehillinthevicinityoftheLadyMintoHospital,
PioneerscarvedChapleauoutofwildernessas"ribbonsofsteelarrivedin
openedin1914.Thiswas called "Old Chapleau" and a long board walk connected it to the CPR stationarea.
Meanwhile,T.A. Austin had opened his storeinatentinthatarea and Mr Brownlee who arrivedinFebruary1886 a barber shop. Later in 1886 both had moved to buildings on Birch street w
PhotocourtesyBrian
business district to this day. Several stores had beenopenedby1887.
Fast forward to 1914 and Chapleau had two schools, three churches, a hospital, two doctors,anOperaHouse,threeconfectioneryandice creamshopsandavarietyofcommercialenterprises tofilltheneedsoffamilies." Awaterworkssystem had been installed and electricity provided. The Town Hall also opened in 1914. The YMCA was completedby1908.
grandmother did all the cooking on it for several years. The house was never warmer, and her meals wereawesometoo!!
Mr Fortin brought us the supply of wood eachyear
Vince described heating and cooking in homes: "Allofthehouseswerekeptwarmwithapot bellied stove with a large gaping mouth through which the fire was banked for the night with a copious amount of good white birch. The kitchen stoveonwhichtheladyofthehousecookedandwas herprideandjoyalsoburnedwood"'
In 1945 when my mother Muriel E (Hunt) Morris and my grandparents Edythe and George Hunt and I moved into our house on Grey Street, a wood stove primarily heated the house and my
Mr Brownlee,inhisownhandwritingrefers to an article about Chapleau written to mark the Royal Tour in 1939 "Considering its wild surroundings the stranger is agreeably surprised to findaspotsoremotefromwhathecallscivilization so completely up-to-date as Chapleau -- no shack town!"
The winters were "long, cold and exhilarating.."accordingtoVince.Notmuchchange there!!
In a real sense the pioneers of Chapleau carvedacommunityoutofthewilderness.
Publicschool
Firststationcirca1886
from OTTAWA Rapport d’Ottawa
by/par Carol Hughes Federal member of Parliament Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic,thefederalgovernmentmadechangesto theTemporaryForeignWorkersProgram(TFWP) to help businesses cope with low unemployment rates that made it hard for some of them to find employees. While changes to the new stream of low-skilled temporary foreign workers may have been a short-term necessity for some businesses, theprogramhadbecomeripeforabusebyunscrupulouscompanies,withtemporaryforeignworkers being hit with threats of deportation for speaking out, and wages being supressed for the youngest and least-experienced workers in the Canadian labourmarket.
For those unaware of how the TFWP works,itbeganin1973asawayforbusinessesto beabletohireskilledlabourtoaddressshortagesin the Canadian labour market. Most people hired through this system were in skilled areas such as health care. Employers who would benefit from skilledlabour,butwereunabletofindaCanadian, would have to conduct a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) to prove that there is a need for a foreign worker to fill the job. It's a viable strategy, one employed by most industrialized nationstoensurethatthereisalwaysamixofskill sets that match skill needs. But in 2002, a new category for "low-skilled workers" was added to theTFWP,allowingcompaniestohireforjobsthat didn't require a specific skill set to fill gaps in Canadianemployment.Thiswaslikelythebiggest change to the program over the years, and while most employers use the program as intended, the low-skilled stream in particular has been rife with abuse.
Theprogramhasbeenflaggedforanumber of abuses over the years, under both Conservative andLiberalgovernments,andinvolvingmajorand minor companies, including McDonalds, Microsoft,and RBC ButperhapsthemostdamningreportwasreleasedjustthisJuly,withthe UN report by Special Rapporteur Tomoya Obokata calling it a “breeding ground for contemporary slavery.”The report details the potential for abuse and exploitation for TFWs because they become reliant on employers to retain their status and prevent deportation. The report lays out many issueswiththeprogram,stating“reportsofunderpayment and wage theft, physical, emotional and verbalabuse,excessiveworkhours,limitedbreaks, extracontractualwork,uncompensatedmanagerial duties, lack of personal protective equipment, including in hazardous conditions, confiscation of documents and arbitrary reductions of working
AbusewithinTemporaryForeignWorkersProgramNeedstoEnd
hours.” Although the vast majority of employers are compliant with the system, there is a need to addresstheabusethatisoccurring,andtheneedto dealwiththeproblemswithinthelowskillstream in the TFWP. These may include the potential suppressionofwagesofyoungCanadiansbecause some employers try to work the system to hire cheaper foreign labour A recent Senate report foundsimilartroublingallegations.Furthertothis, theTorontoStarrecentlyreportedthatEmployment and Social Development Canada staff had been directed to suspend routine checks for abuse in 2022toprocessapplicationsfaster.
Lastweek,theFederalgrantedtheQuebec government requested the suspension of the TFW program in Montreal.As a result, applications for theTFWlowskillstreamhavebeensuspendedfor six months in the economic region for jobs below themedianwageof$27.47anhour.Followingthis, the government initiated further restrictions to the programacrossthecountry,limitingthemaximum number of low-wage TFWs to 10 percent of a company'stotalworkforce,andeliminatingaccess to TFWs entirely in regions with unemployment
ratesabovesixpercent.Whilethismaycurbsome abusesoftheprogramintheshort-term,long-term fixesareneeded.
The federal government needs to address thestructuralimbalancesintheprogramthatallow companies to exploit TFWs in the first place. Workers live in fear that they will be deported, creatingapowerimbalancewiththeemployerthat cannot be fixed with the way the system currently works. One way to do this would be to provide TFWswithlandedstatuswhenarrivinginCanada sotheycannotbethreatenedwithdeportation.The Senate report also details further recommendations,includingthedevelopmentofaMigrantWork Commission,phasingoutclosedworkpermits,and making unannounced inspections of workplaces using the TFW program the standard. This last pointisvital,becausedetailsrecentlyuncoveredby the NDP show that 80 percent of site inspections are done virtually, and only seven percent of inspectionsareunannouncedsitevisits. Withseriousissuesmounting,Canadamuststamp out human and workers' rights abuses in the TFW programimmediately.
IlfautmettrefinauxabusduProgrammedestravailleursétrangerstemporaires
Auplusfortdelapandémiede COVID19, le gouvernement fédéral a fait des changements au Programme des travailleurs étrangerstemporaires(PTET)pourvenirenaide aux entreprises qui avaient du mal à trouver des employés à cause des faibles taux de chômage. Bien que les changements apportés au nouveau volet des travailleurs étrangers temporaires (TET) peu qualifiés puissent avoir été nécessaires à court terme pour certaines entreprises,leprogrammeestdevenupropiceaux abus commis par des entreprises sans scrupules qui brandissent la menace de l'expulsion pour réduire les TET au silence et qui abaissent le salairedesjeunesetdesnovicessurlemarchédu travailcanadien.
Pour les personnes qui ne connaîtraient paslefonctionnementduPTET,ceprogrammea été créé en 1973 pour permettre aux entreprises d'embaucher des travailleurs qualifiés en cas de pénuriedemain-d'œuvresurlemarchédutravail canadien. La plupart des personnes ainsi embauchées travaillaient dans un secteur spécialisé comme les soins de santé Les employeurs qui ne trouvaient pas de Canadiens qualifiésdevaientréaliseruneétuded'impactsur le marché du travail (EIMT) pour démontrer la nécessité d'embaucher un travailleur étranger. Il s'agit d'une stratégie viable que la plupart des paysindustrialisésutilisentpours'assurerd'avoir constammentaccèsàunevariétédecompétences quicorrespondentauxbesoins.Or,en2002,une nouvelle catégorie est venue s'ajouter au PTET, celle des « travailleurs peu qualifiés ». Elle permet aux entreprises d'embaucher des
travailleurs pour doter des postes qui ne nécessitent pas des compétences spécialisées introuvables sur le marché canadien. C'est sans doute le changement le plus important qui a été faitauprogrammedepuissacréation,etmêmesi la plupart des employeurs s'en servent à bon escient,levoletdestravailleurspeuqualifiésaété considérablemententachéd'abus. Aufildesans,tantsouslesconservateurs que sous les libéraux, il y a eu de nombreux signalementsd'abusmettantencausedepetiteset de grandes entreprises, dont McDonald, Microsoft et la Banque Royale du Canada. Le rapport le plus accablant est sans doute celui fraîchement publié en juillet dernier par le rapporteur spécial des Nations Unies Tomoya Obokata, qui qualifie le PTET de terreau fertile pour l'esclavage moderne. Ce rapport explique que le programme ouvre la porte aux abus et à l'exploitation des TET, qui dépendent du bon vouloir de leur employeur pour conserver leur statut et éviter l'expulsion. Il énumère de nombreuxproblèmessuscitésparleprogramme, y compris des cas de rémunération insuffisante, de vol de salaire, de violences physiques, émotionnelles et verbales, d'horaire de travail excessif, de pauses limitées, de tâches extracontractuelles, de fonctions de gestion non rémunérées,d'accèsinsuffisantàdel'équipement de protection individuelle (parfois dans des conditions dangereuses), de confiscation de documents et de réduction arbitraire du nombre d'heures de travail. Même si la grande majorité des employeurs agissent en conformité avec le système,ildemeurenécessaireSuiteP.7
Newfoundland’sonlynewspaperprintingpresstoclose
The closure of this facility would leave Newfoundland and Labrador as the only province without the ability to print newspapers
ManyemployeesoftheTelegramandits Austin St. printingpress in St. John’s havebeen laidoff.
“Thisisadarkdayforjournalism,andfor the dedicated workers who have given their blood,sweatandtears–somefordecades–atthis historicprintingpressthathasoperatedfornearly
150 years,” said Unifor’s national president Lana Payne “This personally feels like a punch in the gut, as the Telegram was my first home in journalism. We will continue to support our members any way we can, including those who will be transferred to Postmedia, duringthisuncertaintime.Weneed tostopthebleedinginthisindustry, andweneedgovernmentstostepup tohelp.”
Thereare37UniforLocal441-G members working as reporters, videographers, printing press operators, and in advertising at the Telegram–withthemajorityofmembersworkinginprintingpressoperations.
The union advocated for members’jobs and for local journalism as Postmedia and SaltWire worked through the CCAAprocess in the courts. During the court hearings, legal
counsel for Unifor expressed concerns over the fate of the Austin St. printing press, which was not included in Postmedia’s Asset Purchase Agreement,statingtheomissionofthisfacilityin the deal creates uncertainty about the future of that operation and consequently the future of printmediainNewfoundlandandLabrador
The closure of this facility would leave Newfoundland and Labrador as the only provincewithouttheabilitytoprintnewspapers.
“Localnewsisvitalineverycommunity, but particularly in many of the more rural communities of Newfoundland and Labrador,” said Unifor Atlantic regional director Jennifer Murray. “It is truly heartbreaking to witness the closureoftheprovince’sonlywideformatpress that also services other community publications and pamphlets for labour, community and government clients. This will have a damaging ripple effect on the province, impacting how Newfoundlanders and Labradorians understand andinteractwiththeircommunities.”
Gélinas:Conservatives'FailuretoActWillResultinanUnrecognizableHealthcareSystemby2032
Official Opposition NDP Health Critic France Gélinas released the following statement today after the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU) report revealed a huge shortfall between the hospital capacity required by 2032 andtheFordgovernment'sten-yearplan: “This government has been deliberately underfunding our healthcare system, leaving Ontarianswithoutthecaretheyneedanddeserve.
Healthcareshouldbebasedonneeds,notmeans. For years, governments have ignored the growing crisis, pretending it doesn't exist while hospitals close, nurses are driven out of the profession,andhallwayhealthcareworsens.
Sylvia Jones needs to be held accountable—if she can't recognize and address this crisis, we needsomeoneinthatpositiontodaywhowill.If thesituationisseverenow,wecanonlyimagine
Stiles NDPbringsin$1.1
millioninjust10weeks
Cont’dfromP.1
In that time the party raised $1,079,259 from 19,989 contributions – usually a quieter period for fundraising in the summermonths.
Theaveragedonationwasjustunder$52.
The Ontario NDP relies primarily on smaller donations fromalargernumberofordinaryOntariansthantheotherparties. These smaller donations under $200 are not reported in quarterly ElectionsOntariofilings.
1,246 brand new donors contributed to the Ontario NDP forthefirsttimeeverduringthepast10weeks.
Outside of fundraising, the Ontario NDP has ramped up nominations with 10 nomination meetings completed or scheduled, and hosted two campaign schools to train local organizers.
· This summer the Ontario NDP has launched an election planningcommitteechairedbyveteranstrategistBrianTopp,and appointedDaveClarkascampaigndirectorforthenextelection.
theextentofthecrisisby2032ifthisgovernment continuestoneglectsourhealthcaresystem. Healthcare is Ontario's backbone, our pride and joy, but under conservative leadership, our healthcare professionals are leaving for other provinces,andoursystemisunrecognizable.It's time for real action and substantial investments so Ontarians can finally receive the care they deserve.”
Lastweekssolutions
MOMENTS IN TIME
OnSept.18,1973,futurepresidentJimmyCarterfiled areportwiththeNationalInvestigationsCommitteeon Aerial Phenomena, claiming he had seen a UFO several years previously in Leary, Georgia, which he described as a silent ball of light that changed size, brightnessandcoloroveraperiodof10-12minutes.
delaP.4 de mettre fin aux abus qui se produisent et de résoudre les problèmes liés au volet des travailleurs peu qualifiés du PTET, comme l'éventuelle diminution des salaires des jeunes Canadiens causée par des employeurs profitant du système pour embaucher des travailleurs étrangersàdessalairesinférieurs.Dansunrécent rapport, le Sénat a signalé des allégations troublantes du même genre Par la suite, le Toronto Star a indiqué dans un récent reportage qu'en 2022, le personnel d'Emploi et Développement social Canada avait reçu la directivedesuspendrelesvérificationsderoutine effectuées pour déceler les abus afin d'accélérer letraitementdesdemandes.
La semaine dernière, le gouvernement fédéralaapprouvélademandedugouvernement du Québec visant à suspendre l'application du PTET à Montréal En conséquence, on a suspendu pour une période de six mois le traitement des demandes liées au volet des travailleurspeuqualifiéspourlesoffresd'emploi situées dans la région économique de Montréal dontlesalaireestinférieurautraitementmédian (27,47 $/heure) Le gouvernement a ensuite appliqué des restrictions supplémentaires au programmeàl'échelleduCanada:ilaplafonnéà 10%del'effectiftotald'uneentrepriselenombre de TET à bas salaire, et il a tout à fait éliminé l'accèsdesemployeursauxTETdanslesrégions où le taux de chômage est supérieur à 6 %. Ces mesures pourraient freiner une partie des abus à courtterme,maisilnousfautdessolutionsàlong
terme.
Legouvernementfédéraldoitcorrigerles défauts dans la structure du programme qui permettent à la base aux entreprises d'exploiter les TET Les travailleurs vivent dans la crainte d'être expulsés, ce qui crée un déséquilibre des pouvoirs par rapport aux employeurs, et le fonctionnementactueldusystèmenousempêche de régler ce problème. Une solution possible serait d'accorder le statut d'immigrant reçu aux TET à leur arrivée au Canada, afin de les prémunir contre les menaces d'expulsion. Le rapport du Sénat contient des recommandations supplémentaires, dont celles d'établir une Commission sur le travail des migrants, d'éliminer progressivement le permis de travail lié à un employeur donné, et d'effectuer des inspections non annoncées dans les lieux de travailquiontrecoursauPTET.Cedernierpoint est essentiel, car des détails récemment révélés par le NPD montrent que 80 % des inspections deslieuxdetravailsonteffectuéesvirtuellement, alorsqueseulement7%desinspectionssontdes visitesinopinées.
Compte tenu des problèmes qui s'aggravent, il est urgent que le Canada ferme la porte aux atteintes portées aux droits de la personneetauxdroitsdestravailleursaumoyen duPTET.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND
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CHADWIC HOME, FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE. Offers shelter, emotionalsupport,andinformationforwomenandtheirchildrenwhoarein crisissituations WehaveaTollFreeCrisisLinewhichisstaffed24hoursa day WecanarrangeforfreetransportationtotheCentreforwomenwho liveintheAlgoma/Chapleauarea Wealsooffersupporttowomenwholive in the communities of Chapleau, White River, Dubreuilville, and HornepaynethroughourOutreachProgram OurOutreachWorkertravels tothosecommunitiestomeetwithwomenwhoneedemotionalsupportas wellasinformationabouttheirrightsandoptions Ifyouneedtospeakwith 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 residentoftheCentreinordertouseourservices Ifyouneedsomeoneto talktoorifyoujustneedsomeonetolisten,callourTollFreeCrisislineat1800-461-2242oryoucandropinattheCentre Wearehereforyou
OntarioProtectsMoosefromIllegalHunting
TheOntariogovernmentissafeguarding moose populations by ensuring hunters only harvestwhattheyhavetagstohunt
Louie Frustaglio of NorthYork pleaded guiltytohuntingacowmoosewithoutalicence, making a false statement to a conservation officer and possessing an illegally killed cow moose.Hewasfined$5,500.
Michael Fardella of Palgrave pleaded guiltytohuntingacowmoosewithoutalicence, making a false statement to a conservation officer and possessing an illegally killed cow moose.Hewasfined$5,500.
Marco Paolini of Nobleton pleaded guilty to possessing an illegally killed cow moose and making a false statement to a conservationofficer.Hewasfined$3,500.
IanFrazierofEchoBaypleadedguiltyto possessing an illegally killed cow moose and failingtocompletehismandatoryhunterreport. Hewasfined$2,000
Kellie Frazier of Echo Bay pleaded guilty to possessing an illegally killed cow mooseandwasgivenasuspendedsentence
The court heard that on October 21, 2022,agroupwashuntingformooseduringthe openseasonnearMashagamaLakeinRenwick Township Members of the group shot at and
killedacowmooseforwhichthegroupdidnot have a valid licence To cover up the illegally harvestedcow,oneofthemembersdrovetothe nearest licence issuer to purchase their unclaimedcowtagafterthefact.Thegroupthen removed the moose from the bush and divided the meat amongst the members. During the investigation, members of the group conspired to create a false narrative to mislead investigators
Various justices of the peace heard the case throughout 2023 and 2024 in the Ontario CourtofJusticeinSaultSte Marie
To report a natural resource problem or provide information about an unsolved case, membersofthepubliccancalltheministryTIPS line toll free at 1-877-847-7667 You can also callCrimeStoppersanonymouslyat1-800-222TIPS. For more information about unsolved cases,pleasevisitontario.ca/mnrftips.
Elevategameday:Theultimatehockeyparentpicnic
Certain messages need to be repeated several times
(NC)Astheleavesturnandtheairchills, families across Canada return to the rinks, cheeringontheiryounghockeyplayers.Hoursin the cold stands can make mealtime a challenge, often leaving parents to settle for the typical concession fare of hamburgers and lukewarm coffee Let’stransformthisexperiencethisseason withahockeyrinkpicnicthatbringswarmthand gourmetflairtogameday.
Transforming the rink into an elevated picnic experience: Imagine trading the usual fast food for a spread that matches the excitement on the ice. Start by setting the scene with a picnic blanket in the team’s colors, creating a cozy and spirited base for your meal. Equip yourself with reusable utensils, napkins and hand sanitizer to keep things clean and green This setup isn’t just for hockey parents – swimming, dance and all extracurricular supporters can adopt this stylish approachtosidelinesnacking
Gourmetpicnicmenu:Elevateyourgame day with a menu that’s both delicious and nutritious BeginwithaselectionofGranaPadano PDO (protected designation of origin) cheese, assortedcrackersandfreshfruitsforasimpleyet sophisticated starter Then, delight in caprese sandwiches layered with succulent Prosciutto di ParmaPDO,aperfectmatchforthecrispautumn weather. For something heartier, bring a grilled garden vegetable salad, topped with shavings of GranaPadano(soyouuselesssaltinthedressing) and adorned with slices of Prosciutto di Parma. Keep a thermos filled with warm soup, freshly brewed tea or coffee to fend off the rink’s chill And for a festive touch, pack some beverages or mocktails in reusable bottles, ensuring everyone stayshydratedandhappy
This reimagined hockey parent picnic
enhances the game-day experience and fosters a sense of community and celebration around our children’s activities. It’s about more than just watchingthegame;it’saboutcreatingmemorable
