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Vol. 25, Issue 3, September 17, 2020

Bears Sighted In The Chapleau/Wawa Areas

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ntario is asking area residents to be aware of bear sightings in the municipalities of Chapleau and Wawa to take the necessary steps to avoid attracting bears into local neighbourhoods.

In the past few weeks, people in the Chapleau and Wawa areas have reported numerous interactions with black bears. Of these reported incidents, some involved items such as household garbage, poultry food and crab apple trees.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is reminding the public that fall is the time of year when bears need to put on weight to prepare for the winter months and hibernation.

Bears will take advantage of easy food sources such as garbage, bird food including suet, seed and nectar, odours from barbecues and ripe fruit left on trees or on the ground. Removing these attractants can help keep bears out of the area.

Currently, natural foods for bears in the Chapleau and Wawa areas are very low. When the availability of natural foods is limited, bears will look for alternative food sources, often in communities. When bears cannot gain access to non-natural foods such as garbage, they will not stay in the area.

• If a bear poses an immediate threat to public safety by exhibiting threatening or aggressive behaviour, call 911 or your local

police at 705-864-1715 for Chapleau and 705856-2233 for Wawa.

• For advice on removing bear attractants, call the Bear Wise reporting line toll-free at 1866-514-2327, Hearing Impaired (TTY) 1-705945-7641. You will be connected with a live operator during bear season (April 1 to November 30).

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES • What to do in emergency and none m e r g e n c y s i t u a t i o n s : https://www.ontario.ca/page/prevent-bearencounters-bear-wise .

• Read more about bears at ontario.ca/bearwise.

Des ours ont été vus dans les régions de Chapleau et Wawa

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'Ontario informe la population que des ours ont été vus dans les municipalités de Chapleau et de Wawa et lui demande de prendre les précautions nécessaires pour ne pas les attirer dans les zones habitées.

Au cours des dernières semaines, plusieurs interactions avec des ours ont été signalées dans les régions de Chapleau et Wawa.

Parmi les incidents signalés, des ordures, de la nourriture pour volaille et des pommettes étaient Long Term à blâmer.

Forecast Le ministère des Thursday High 10 Richesses naturelles et Low -2 des Forêts rappelle à la Friday population que High 9 l'automne est la saison Low 9 pendant laquelle les Saturday High 11 Low 3 Sunday High 15 Low 5 Monday High 18 Low 9 Tuesday High 19 Low 9

ours ont besoin d'accumuler du poids pour se préparer aux mois d'hiver et à l'hibernation. Les ours profiteront de n'importe laquelle source facile de nourriture, comme les ordures, les aliments pour oiseaux, y compris le suif, les graines et le nectar, les résidus de barbecue et les fruits mûrs laissés sur les arbres et sur le sol.

Enlever ces attraits peut contribuer à éloigner les ours des zones habitées. À l'heure actuelle, les sources alimentaires naturelles des ours dans les régions de Chapleau et Wawa sont très faibles. Quand les quantités d'aliments naturels sont faibles, les ours cherchent des sources de remplacement, souvent dans les zones habitées. S'ils n'ont pas accès à des aliments non naturels, comme les ordures, ils ne resteront pas dans la région. · Si un ours présente un danger immédiat

en se comportant de manière menaçante ou agressive, faites le 911 ou téléphonez au service de police local, au 705 864-1715 pour Chapleau et au 705 856-2233 pour Wawa. · Pour obtenir des conseils en ce qui concerne l'élimination de ce qui attire les ours, téléphonez à la ligne Attention : ours, au 1 866 514-2327 (sans frais) ou au 1 705 945-7641 (ATS). Vous pourrez parler à une personne de vive voix durant la saison des ours (1er avril au 30 novembre).

POUR EN APPRENDRE DAVANTAGE · Ce qu'il faut faire en situation urgente et en situation non urgente : https://www.ontario.ca/fr/page/prevenez-lesrencontres-avec-des-ours-attention-ours. · Renseignements supplémentaires sur les ours : ontario.ca/attentionours.

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Letters to the Editor If you’ve grown up and fell in love with Northern Ontario’s pristine wilderness, now is your time to protect it from the “proposed” continued use of non-essential chemical herbicides by the forestry industry. September 14th, 2020 is the deadline for comment on the 20212031 Pineland Forest plan, a vast region between Timmins, Foleyet, Chapleau, and Gogama.

Email your comments to Kelly.Ellis@Ontario.ca and Ryan.Milne@EACOM.ca …. To have any real impact though, you will also need to CC your MPP, Hon Gilles Bisson GBisson@ndp.on.ca , and your favorite environmental groups to let them also know that the issue of non-essential chemical herbicides matters to you, and you will fight and vote to protect the environment.

In 2001, the province of Quebec banned the use of these same chemicals by the forestry industry to protect the environment and human health. Since 2001 in Quebec, they have instead required replanting to be done earlier, with larger more mature tree seedlings, and rely on mechanical (and manual) forestry tending as needed to control faster growing deciduous trees (birch, poplar, aspen) from outcompeting replanted conifers (spruce, pine, fir). On what will be the 20 year anniversary of Quebec’s ban, Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is proposing to do the exact opposite – continue allowing EACOM to dump tanker truck loads of chemicals out of helicopters onto Ontario’s pristine crown forests …. (In case your wonderOBITUARY Jaime Temple (née Collins) It is with heavy hearts that we announce the sudden passing of Jaime Temple (née Collins) at the tender age of 41. Survived by the three loves of her life, Ethan, Liam and Harper.

Jaime was born on March 13, 1979 to Doug and Gail Collins, special sister to Jeffrey (Jessica), Jenna (Jevon) Gawadza, Joshua (Venessa) and Jerika (Alex) Christie. Special friend of Brian. Fondly remembered by her grandfather George. Predeceased by her grandparents Roy and Carmen May and Gloria. She will be dearly missed by her nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.

A private memorial service was held. In lieu of flowers, donations to SARI Therapeutic Riding in memory of Jaime, in honour of Ethan, are appreciated. For information and online condolences, please visit www.westviewfuneralchapel.com

- Page 2 ing, the picture attached showing hundreds of full grown DEAD birch trees is what glyphosate spray regions look like about 2 years after being sprayed - I took the photos) As a bushpilot who has flown more than 25,000 low level flights in the Timmins, Foleyet, Chapleau and Gogama area I can tell you from my visual experiences that the animals NEVER return to previously sprayed areas in concentrations anything like before. Ask any moose hunter and they will confirm what I’m telling you based on their experiences on the ground.

From the air, I can also at times see where these chemicals have leached through low level marshes (killing all vegetation along the route) and entered lakes, rivers, and streams. It’s been a sad fall season for me to watch the hills along my favorite childhood trout streams in the Foleyet area sprayed with tanker truck loads of glyphosate (basically Roundup) by helicopter knowing that some will inevitably enter the water, and my family food supply…

Many non-fishermen and non-hunters might say “Why should I care, It doesn’t affect me?” With that in mind, please understand that

even sophisticated water filtration systems like those used in Toronto are incapable of removing these chemicals (or their break down products) from the water supply before delivery to your kitchen tap. The lakes are fed by rivers, which are fed by streams, which stretch out far beyond the imagination, which all collect toxins which eventually make it into your nightly tea. And the waters drain north, south, east, and west from Ontario’s boreal forest meaning that it’s not just a “northern” issue ....

Please take 10 minutes today and get out an email to Hon. Gilles Bisson letting him know that you care about Ontario’s crown forests. It’s a simple choice really - a slight increase in shareholder profit margins for multinational forestry corporations OR healthier ecosystems that remain “organic”, clean chemical free water, more big game animals, more employment opportunities, etc, etc, etc….

Captain Joel M. Theriault Bush Pilot, Fishing and Hunting Outfitter, Environmental Lawyer Foleyet, Ontario 705-221-5354

Public Service Announcement: new confirmed case of COVID-19 reported by Public Health Sudbury & Districts Public Health Sudbury & Districts is reporting a new COVID-19 case in a resident in our service area (Greater Sudbury, Sudbury District, and Manitoulin District). Through contact tracing, Public Health will notify all close contacts directly.

If you are not contacted by Public Health, you are not considered a close contact.

Details of confirmed case(s) Case number Exposure category S t a t u s Tested (dd/mm/yy) Area Case #100 Travel-related Selfisolating 14/09/2020 Manitoulin District Gatherings, physical distancing, and social circles Although permissible for up to 50 people indoors and 100 outdoors, non-essential in-person gatherings of any size should be limited. Limiting our contacts and in-person interactions as much as possible is critical in reducing transmission of COVID-19. With few exceptions, gatherings are currently maxed at 50 people indoors and 100 outdoors. Unless people are from the same household or social circle, they should keep 2 metres (6 feet) apart and wear a face covering if distancing is not possible. Face coverings must be worn in all indoor public spaces, and they must also be worn in other indoor spaces where distancing is not possible.

Close contact is permitted within “social circles” and among members from the same household. A social circle can only include up to 10 people and must always be with the same people.

You can only belong to one social circle.

Prevent the spread of COVID-19 !Wash your hands often and when visibly dirty for 15 seconds. !Cover your cough or sneeze with your arm or a tissue, throw the tissue in the garbage and wash your hands. !Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth. !Continue to practise physical distancing, because any close contact could be a possible exposure to COVID-19. !Masks or face coverings must be worn in all indoor public places in Sudbury and districts, and they should also be worn in other settings where physical distancing cannot be maintained. !Avoid contact with people who are sick. !Self-monitor for symptoms of COVID-19. !Stay home if you are unwell and get tested.

If you have a COVID-19 symptom, get tested. People who are asymptomatic, who are concerned that they have been exposed to COVID19, or those who are at risk of exposure to COVID19 through their employment are also encouraged to contact an assessment centre and get tested.

Travel information: All residents who are planning to travel should be aware that COVID-19 is still circulating at different levels around the province. The safest options are to stay in the area of your home community or to stay in the region.

For anyone who has recently travelled, visit the Public Health Agency of Canada website for updates on COVID-19 exposures.

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Chapleau Pine cones dropped like boom of a Moments drum on Chapleau school in a tent by

Michael J. Morris The very first school in Chapleau was in a tent, according to an article In the Chapleau Post of December 3, 1945.

One of the first students was Mrs. W.R. McAdam, who the article notes was a "very little and very young girl" attending the first school attempted in town. Apparently the teacher at this tent school was a Mr. Hagar in 1889 but by 1893 the first organized public school was established.

For a time it moved to the vestry of the Roman Catholic Church where Collins store now stands at Birch and Lorne streets then back to a tent beside Trinity United Church..

The Chapleau Post article notes "a big tent was pitched right on the spot where the United Church parsonage now stands. It was a very pretty spot and the tent nestled among the big pine trees that grew there and how the kids had fun when the pine cones dropped down ker plunk, making a thud like the boom of a drum, and usually when the teacher was expounding some important point too."

There were 12 rough hewn seats in the school.

Another feature of this school was the big stove in the middle of the tent. "The kids who sat around it were fried on one side and frozen on the other, and it wasn't much different at home either in those days" In due course, the first school building was located on Pine Street beside the Anglican church rectory, which was demolished in 2020.

In 1921 a ratepayers meeting empowered

Chapleau’s first school

a board for a new public school and it made decision to locate the school to where it was on Pine Street until it was demolished in 2014.

The first board who selected plans was V.T, Chapple, W.R.McAdam and George Young, the father of Dr. G.E. "Ted" Young and they supervised construction.

Chapleau High School was opened in 1922 and will be celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2022.

T h e high school

was located on Pine Street beside St John's Church but was demolished circa 1976. The new high school opened in 1966 on the hill beside Chapleau General Hospital. It is now part of Chapleau Elementary and Secondary School.

As I worked on this column, it struck me that over the years, many buildings have been demolished from the earliest years on. My email is mj.morris@live.ca

Chapleau High School

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REPORT from OTTAWA Rapport d’Ottawa by/par

Carol Hughes Federal member of Parliament Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing

There is a lot of speculation about how we will pay for our pandemic response these days.

Incredibly, there are still some who are trotting out the tired and predictable mantra of tax-cuts as a method to stimulate and grow the economy. While the notion that more money in people’s pockets means more money spent in their community is reasonable, that’s hasn’t been the way tax cuts have usually worked. Instead, they have been offered to those at the very top of the pyramid, where the ‘extra money’ tends to freeze up. The upshot is that these tax cuts don’t perform and the wealthiest just become wealthier.

The government’s fiscal snapshot, released earlier in the summer, is a perfect example of people who really don’t pay attention to the outcomes of the policies they promote. Upon learning the scope of our debt, conservative (small c intended) politicians and talking heads immediately called for tax cuts.

This is a hangover from the days of Ronald Reagan and the notion that tax cuts create jobs has been consistently disproven in the decades that follow.

The idea became known first as Reaganomics and

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Tax breaks aren’t going to pay our pandemic debt later as trickle-down economics, but the name is the only difference. What’s more important is that it hasn’t worked through recessions, in good times, or bad. The problem is generally who receives the break and who is left to cover the gap in national revenues.

Even the modestly named Middle Class Tax Cut that was trotted out after the Liberals won the 2015 election didn’t help more people arrive in the middle class. It only cemented the status of those at the top with the lion’s share going to those who were in no danger of falling out of their status any time soon. When approached in that manner, tax cuts create pools of wealth that don’t perform, especially when compared to true performers like statesubsidised daycare programs, basic income initiatives, or even targeted tax breaks like those dependent upon businesses actually hiring people or ensuring their productivity by modernizing.

We hear a lot about institutional racism these days and people are beginning to understand the scope and breadth of that problem. Another institutional issue that requires attention is the manner in which our taxation practices disproportionately offers advantages to those who can afford them and isn’t truly engaged in helping more people arrive at that coveted status of middle class.

Tax cuts are one of the problems, but there are myriad of schemes available to help wealthy individuals retain that status. Whether that’s the lack of interest in rooting out off-shore tax cheats, or even

reticence to re-introducing an estate tax – which could be set to a palatable level that avoids most households- it is clear there is little official interest in ensuring the wealthiest Canadians contribute to the finances of our country. Of course, these are generalities and there are wealthy individuals who go out of their way to ensure they play by the rules, but they need a lot more company from their financial peers.

That’s why we should pay some attention to recent analysis from the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) on the subject. That report confirms the numbers in an NDP proposal that would raise new revenues from the ultra-wealthy, stimulate the economy, and provide better services to Canadians.

In addition to our call for a one per cent tax on people who have more that $20 million in assets, the PBO estimates at least $25 billion is being hidden from Canadian taxation in offshore tax havens.

Most of us will never know the problems associated with hiding huge sums of money from tax officials, but there remains a lot of support for tax breaks that create those ‘headaches’. We would all like to be financially independent, but the longer we support these false measures, the further away attaining that goal becomes. We are experiencing unparalleled stresses on our national purse and the tired old solutions won’t address the challenge.

Perhaps it’s time to investigate the ideas that aren’t being supported by those who can afford to attend $1,000 a plate fundraisers for politicians who will always trot out tax breaks as the appropriate response to any fiscal issue.

Les allégements fiscaux ne nous permettront pas de rembourser la dette engendrée par la pandémie Ces jours ci, il y a beaucoup d’hypothèses sur la façon dont nous absorberons le coût des mesures de lutte contre la pandémie. Aussi incroyable que cela puisse paraître, il y a encore des gens qui croient que les allégements fiscaux permettront de stimuler et de faire croître l’économie. Cette solution est éculée et prévisible.

Bien qu’il soit raisonnable de croire que les gens pourront dépenser davantage dans leur collectivité s’ils ont plus d’argent en poche, ce n’est pas de cette manière que les allégements fiscaux fonctionnent habituellement. En effet, ils sont accordés à ceux au sommet de la pyramide, qui ont tendance à ne rien faire avec cet « argent supplémentaire ». Au bout du compte, les allégements fiscaux ne donnent aucun résultat, si ce n’est d’enrichir encore plus les mieux nantis.

Le portrait budgétaire du gouvernement, publié plus tôt cet été, présente un parfait exemple de personnes qui ne prêtent pas réellement attention aux résultats des politiques qu’elles promeuvent. Après avoir appris l’ampleur de notre dette, les porte parole et les politiciens conservateurs (la minuscule étant de mise) ont immédiatement réclamé des allégements fiscaux. C’est un vestige de l’époque de Ronald Reagan. La notion selon laquelle les allégements fiscaux créent des emplois a été sans cesse réfutée durant les décennies qui ont suivi. Au début, on parlait d’économie Reaganienne; plus tard, d’économie du ruissellement. Or, seul le nom a changé. Ce qui importe le plus, c’est que cette solution n’a pas fonctionné pendant les récessions, bon an, mal an. Le problème réside généralement dans les personnes qui bénéficient des allégements fiscaux et celles qui doivent combler le manque dans les recettes nationales.

Même la baisse d’impôt pour la classe moyenne, si modestement intitulée, qui a été instaurée par les libéraux après leur victoire électorale de 2015 n’a pas aidé davantage de personnes à accéder à la classe moyenne. Cette mesure n’a fait que cimenter la position des mieux nantis, avantageant surtout ceux qui ne risquent pas de perdre cette position de sitôt. Quand ils sont instaurés de cette manière, les allégements fiscaux créent des bassins de richesse et ne donnent pas de bons résultats, par rapport à des mesures réellement efficaces comme les programmes de garderies subventionnés par l’État, les initiatives visant à assurer un revenu de base, ou même les allégements fiscaux ciblés qui requièrent que les entreprises embauchent des gens ou se modernisent pour favoriser leur productivité.

Nous entendons beaucoup parler de racisme institutionnel ces jours ci, et les gens commencent à comprendre l’ampleur et la portée du problème. Un autre problème institutionnel qui nécessite de l’attention : la façon dont nos pratiques fiscales avantagent de manière disproportionnée les personnes qui n’en ont pas besoin et n’aident pas réellement davantage de gens à accéder à la classe moyenne tant convoitée.

Les allégements fiscaux ne sont qu’une partie du problème. En effet, il existe une myriade de stratagèmes pour aider les riches à conserver leur position. Il est clair que les autorités ne sont pas très intéressées à s’assurer que les Canadiens les plus riches contribuent aux finances nationales. On le voit par le manque d’efforts déployés pour débusquer les fraudeurs de l’impôt qui se servent de paradis fiscaux et par la réticence à réinstaurer un droit de succession, qui pourrait être établi à un taux

acceptable et ne pas être imposé à la majorité des ménages. Bien sûr, ce sont là des généralités, et il y a des riches qui font tout pour respecter les règles, mais ils sont bien trop peu nombreux.

C’est pourquoi nous devrions prêter attention à une analyse récente sur le sujet menée par le directeur parlementaire du budget. Dans son rapport, ce dernier confirme les chiffres avancés dans la proposition du NPD. Cette proposition permettait de trouver de nouvelles sources de revenus auprès des ultra riches, de stimuler l’économie et de fournir de meilleurs services aux Canadiens. Nous réclamons l’imposition d’une taxe de 1 % aux personnes ayant plus de 20 millions de dollars d’actifs. Par ailleurs, le directeur parlementaire du budget estime qu’au moins 25 milliards de dollars, qui devraient être payés sous forme d’impôt, sont plutôt cachés dans des paradis fiscaux à l’étranger.

La plupart d’entre nous ne dissimuleront jamais d’énormes sommes d’argent aux agents du fisc et ne sont donc pas conscients des problèmes qui y sont associés. Pourtant, beaucoup de personnes continuent à être en faveur des allégements fiscaux qui sont à la source de ces problèmes. Nous aimerions tous être financièrement indépendants.

Cependant, plus nous appuyons ces fausses mesures, plus nous nous éloignons de l’atteinte de cet objectif. À l’heure actuelle, l’économie nationale subit des pressions sans précédent, et proposer les mêmes solutions éculées n’aidera pas la situation. Il est peut être temps d’explorer des idées qui ne jouissent pas de l’approbation de personnes qui ont les moyens d’assister à des activités de financement à 1 000 $ le couvert pour des politiciens qui proposeront toujours des allégements fiscaux comme solution à tout problème financier.

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Collins Home Hardware Donates Patio Set to Hospital Services de santé de Chapleau Health Services would like to extend a huge thank you to Collins Home Hardware for their donation of a patio set to the hospital.

Due to health and safety reasons related to the COVID-19 pandemic, our outdoor patio has only been available for use by our long-term care residents. The generous gift from Collins Home Hardware allowed us to set up a temporary space for our acute patients to also enjoy the outdoors over the summer months.

On behalf of the patients and staff at SSCHS, thank you!

Collins Home Hardware fait don d'un ensemble de patio à l'hôpital L'équipe des Services de santé de Chapleau Health Services (SSCHS) tient à remercier chaleureusement Collins Home Hardware pour l'ensemble de patio qu'il a offert à l'hôpital.

Seuls les résidents de soins de longue durée peuvent utiliser la terrasse extérieure pour des raisons de santé et de sécurité liées à la pandémie de COVID-19.

Le généreux don de Collins Home Hardware nous a permis de créer un espace temporaire pour que nos patients aigus puissent également passer du bon temps à l'extérieur pendant les mois d'été.

Au nom des patients et du personnel du SSCHS, merci!

Ontario Launches New COVID-19 Screening Tool to Help Protect Students and Staff New Tool Part of the Government’s Plan for the Safe Reopening of Schools The Ontario government launched a new voluntary interactive screening tool to assist parents, students and staff with the daily assessment of COVID-19 symptoms and risk factors that is required before attending school.

The results will let parents, students, and education staff know whether they should attend

Public Service Announcement: new confirmed case of COVID-19 reported by Public Health Sudbury & Districts Cont’d from P.2 or outside of Ontario) where you may have been exposed to COVID-19, call us at 705.522.9200 (toll-free 1.866.522.9200).

Anyone who has travelled outside of Canada is directed to self-isolate for 14 days from their arrival in Canada.

Updates about C O V I D -19 testing, confirmed cases, and outbreaks in Greater Sudbury, the District of Sudbury, and the District of Manitoulin are posted online.

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

Visit Ontario’s website to learn more about the province’s response to COVID-19.

school each day or guide at-risk individuals to proper resources. This tool is another layer of prevention that the province is using to protect the health and safety of students, staff, and the communities where they live and work.

Details were provided today by Premier Doug Ford, Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, and Peter Bethlenfalvy, President of the Treasury Board.

“We are doing everything we can to keep students and staff safe, and that includes this new screening tool which will help people protect themselves and others from COVID-19," said Premier Ford. "It's everyone's responsibility to screen themselves or their child for symptoms before going to school. If you're sick or someone in your household is sick, even with mild symptoms, please stay home."

The new easy-to-use tool is voluntary and available for all parents, students and staff to use to help screen for symptoms of illness every day.

Users will simply respond to clinician-informed symptom and risk questions, and the tool will then immediately inform users whether it is safe to attend school that day. The tool protects privacy and does not collect any personal health information. The tool was also developed in house by the Ontario Digital Service at no additional cost to taxpayers.

"Our government is taking every

preventive action to safely reopen our schools, including the introduction of Ontario's new COVID-19 screening tool for students and staff," said Minister Lecce. "We have made tremendous progress as a province, which is why we must continue to heighten our vigilance by stepping up screening of each student and staff member before they enter our schools."

Earlier this summer, Ontario unveiled the nation's most comprehensive plan for the safe reopening of schools in September. The plan is supported by $1.3 billion in critical supports to hire more teachers and increase physical distancing, purchase personal protective equipment (PPE), enhance cleaning of schools and school buses, improve ventilation, hire more custodians, and add more school leadership positions and administrative support for virtual schools. The province has also established a mandatory masking policy for grades 4-12, and a robust surveillance and testing strategy to ensure a successful return to classrooms.

In addition, local public health units have filled over 530 nursing positions, or 85 per cent, of the additional 625 nursing positions created to help keep students and staff safe. The nurses will be providing rapid-response support to schools and school boards in facilitating public health and preventative measures, including screening, testing, tracing and mitigation strategies. In order Cont’d on P.12

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New Gold Mine Will Support Economic Recovery in Northern Ontario Project Will Create Hundreds of Jobs and Contribute Billions to the Economy The Ontario government is supporting the construction of IAMGOLD's new Côté Gold Mine, a project that will drive long-term economic growth and support a strong recovery in Northern Ontario. When fully operational, the mine is expected to employ 450 people, generate more than $5 billion in wages, and contribute $10 billion to Ontario's gross domestic product over its 18-year life span.

Today, Premier Doug Ford was joined by Greg Rickford, Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines and John Yakabuski, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry to participate in the official ground-breaking ceremony marking the start of construction in Gogama, Ontario.

"The opening of this mine is a prime example of how the Ontario government can help businesses grow and create jobs by cutting red tape and removing regulatory roadblocks, without cost to taxpayers," said Premier Ford. "I want to thank IAMGOLD for making this significant investment in Northern Ontario, which will create good-paying jobs for the local community and support the long-term prosperity of both the region and Ontario as a whole."

To support the project, the Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, and the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks worked together through the One-Window Multi-Ministry Team to help coordinate on the environmental assessment process, review the closure plan for the mine, and move the

permitting process forward. The government continues to work collaboratively with IAMGOLD, First Nation and Métis communities, the federal government, interest groups and forest industry to reduce delays and remove regulatory barriers for permitting and approvals to help support construction of the project.

"Mining is a key driver of our provincial economy and our government is proud to support Ontario's world-class mining industry," said Greg Rickford, Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines; Minister of Indigenous Affairs. "The opening of Côté Gold Mine will propel economic recovery forward in the region, once again signalling to the world that Northern Ontario is open for business, jobs and investment."

The Côté Gold Mine project has gold reserves of more than seven million ounces.

During the construction phase alone, the project will create more than 1,000 jobs and generate business for hundreds of local mining supply and services companies. Once construction is complete, the mine is expected to reach full production by 2023.

"Northern Ontario is a resource-rich area with considerable economic development potential, and our goal is to encourage economic growth and create good-paying jobs in these communities," said John Yakabuski, Minister of N a t u r a l R e s o u r c e s a n d F o r e s t r y. " O u r government supports development that is beneficial to our communities while maintaining

our commitment to conservation."

With all regions of Ontario having entered Stage 3 of reopening, the government is moving forward with its made-in-Ontario plan for renewal, growth and economic recovery. For a list of restrictions that remain in place for Stage 3, please visit ontario.ca/reopen.

Ontario is a leading global jurisdiction in mineral exploration and production. In 2019, the province produced $10.7 billion worth of minerals, or 22 per cent of Canada’s total mineral production.

Ontario’s mining sector supports approximately 71,000 jobs in mine production and processing, mineral exploration and mining supply and services.

There are 40 active mining operations in Ontario, including 20 gold mines. The Côté Gold Mine and others, such as Pure Gold’s Madsen Project, are expected to add to these numbers in the coming years.

There are more than 900 mining supply and services companies in Ontario, over 300 of which are in Northern Ontario.

In 2019, Ontario was once again Canada’s leader in mineral exploration expenditures, totalling $497 million — roughly 24 per cent of all mineral exploration expenditures in Canada.

At 11 per cent, the mining industry workforce has one of the highest proportions of Indigenous workers of all industries in Ontario.

Around two-thirds of Ontario mining jobs are in Northern Ontario.

Une nouvelle mine d'or favorisera la reprise économique dans le Nord de l'Ontario Le projet créera des centaines d’emplois et générera des milliards de dollars dans l’économie.

Le gouvernement de l'Ontario appuie la construction de la nouvelle mine Côté Gold d'IAMGOLD, un projet qui stimulera la croissance économique à long terme et favorisera une solide reprise dans le Nord de l'Ontario. Une fois pleinement opérationnelle, la mine devrait employer 450 personnes, générer plus de 5 milliards de dollars en salaires et contribuer à hauteur de 10 milliards de dollars au produit intérieur brut de l'Ontario durant sa durée de vie de 18 ans.

Aujourd'hui, le premier ministre Doug Ford était accompagné du ministre de l'Énergie,

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du Développement du Nord et des Mines, Greg Rickford, ainsi que du ministre des Richesses naturelles et des Forêts, John Yakabuski, pour assister à la cérémonie officielle d'inauguration des travaux qui marque le début de la construction à Gogama (Ontario). « L'inauguration de cette mine constitue un excellent exemple de la façon dont le gouvernement de l'Ontario peut aider les entreprises à croître et à créer des emplois en réduisant les formalités administratives et en éliminant les obstacles, sans frais pour les contribuables, a déclaré le premier ministre Ford.

Je désire remercier IAMGOLD de réaliser cet investissement considérable dans le Nord de l'Ontario, ce qui créera des emplois bien rémunérés pour la collectivité locale et favorisera la prospérité à long terme de la région et de l'Ontario dans son ensemble. » En appui au projet, le ministère de

l'Énergie, du Développement du Nord et des Mines, le ministère des Richesses naturelles et des Forêts et le ministère de l'Environnement, de la Protection de la nature et des Parcs ont travaillé ensemble, au moyen de l'équipe multiministérielle à guichet unique, pour aider à coordonner le processus d'évaluation environnementale, examiner le plan de fermeture de la mine et faire avancer le processus d'octroi du permis. Le gouvernement continue de travailler en collaboration avec IAMGOLD, les collectivités des Premières Nations et des Métis, le gouvernement fédéral, les groupes d'intérêt et l'industrie forestière afin de réduire les délais et d'éliminer les obstacles réglementaires liés à l'octroi de permis et aux autorisations afin d'appuyer la construction du projet. « L'exploitation minière représente un moteur clé de notre économie provinciale, et Cont’d on P.16

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Winning To The ‘MAX’: Retired Hearst Man Drives 10 Hours To Claim And Celebrate $65 Million Lotto Max Jackpot Prize James Wickman of Hearst loaded 24 family members on a rented coach bus and drove almost 10 hours to OLG’s Prize Centre in Toronto.

He was excited and anxious to collect his massive $65 million jackpot from the Tuesday, September 8, 2020 LOTTO MAX draw.

“The last time I won a big prize was in 1972 – $5,000 in a gas station contest,” recalled the 67-year-old retired electrical contractor.

“Back then $5,000 was big money, but nothing compared to hitting a $65 million jackpot. Wow!” James was in his vehicle when he heard on the radio there was one winning ticket sold in the Timiskaming/Cochrane region for the $65 million LOTTO MAX draw and thought, “I just may be that winner.”

He rushed home to check his ticket using the OLG Lottery App and saw a message that he had won $65 million. “I showed my wife the message on the app, but she couldn’t believe it and thought it was an error,” said James. “So, I went to the store to have the ticket checked through the lottery terminal and that’s when all the bells and whistles went off!” James’ daughter, one of his four adult children, was at the store with him when he got confirmation of the win. She was overwhelmed and called the rest of her siblings to share the tremendously good news.

James is a regular lottery player, buying

one or two tickets a week. “I always ask the retailer for Quick Pick numbers and that’s what won me the jackpot,” he smiled.

Regarding plans for this life-changing windfall, James says he now has a team of advisors to help him with this monumental task. He is certain he wants to share the winnings with his four children and will set up trust funds f o r h i s 11 ( s o o n t o b e 1 2 ) grandchildren. “I want to make sure I set them up well for the rest of their lives.” He then joked, “But I am still not sure what I am going to do with the other $64 James Wickman (right) and his wife Eerikka (left) of Hearst drove to million!”

Toronto with family to collect a $65 million prize cheque. James won the Since its launch in jackpot from the Tuesday, September 8, 2020 LOTTO MAX draw.

September 2009, Ontario James Wickman (droite) et sa femme Eerikka (gauche) de Hearst, LOTTO MAX players have won accompagnés de leur famille, ont conduit jusqu’à Toronto pour percevoir un over $5.7 billion, including 77 chèque de 65 millions de dollars. M. Wickman a gagné le gros lot du tirage de j a c k p o t w i n s a n d 6 1 1 LOTTO MAX du mardi 8 septembre 2020.

MAXMILLIONS prizes, right across the province. in any one set, to win the jackpot or the LOTTO MAX draws are twice a week – MAXMILLIONS prizes. on Tuesdays and Fridays. For each $5 play, players The winning ticket was purchased at the receive three sets of seven numbers ranging from Canadian Tire Gas Bar on Front Street in Hearst. one to fifty. Players must match all seven numbers,

Gagner Au Max : Un retraité de Hearst fait 10 heures de route pour réclamer le gros lot de 65 millions de dollars de Lotto Max et célébrer James Wickman, de Hearst, a fait monter 24 membres de sa famille dans un autocar loué et a fait près de 10 heures de route pour se rendre au Centre des prix OLG à Toronto. Il était heureux et impatient de réclamer l’énorme gros lot de 65 millions de dollars qu’il avait remporté lors du tirage LOTTO MAX du mardi 8 septembre 2020. « La dernière fois que j’ai gagné un lot important, c’était en 1972 – j’avais remporté 5 000 $ dans un concours de station-service », s’est rappelé l’entrepreneur-électricien retraité de 67 ans. « À l’époque, 5 000 $, c’était beaucoup d’argent, mais ce n’est rien comparativement au fait de gagner un gros lot de 65 millions de dollars. C’est incroyable! » M. Wickman était dans son véhicule lorsqu’il a entendu à la radio qu’un billet gagnant du tirage de 65 millions de dollars de LOTTO MAX avait été vendu dans la région de Timiskaming/Cochrane. Il s’est dit : « Je pourrais bien être ce gagnant. » Il s’est précipité chez lui pour vérifier son billet à l’aide de l’appli Loterie OLG; un message a alors indiqué qu’il avait gagné 65 millions de dollars. « J’ai montré le message sur l’application à ma femme, mais elle n’y croyait pas et pensait que c’était une erreur », a déclaré M. Wickman. « Alors, je suis allé au magasin pour faire vérifier le billet au

terminal de loterie et c’est à ce moment-là que les cloches et les sifflets se sont fait entendre! » M. Wickman, qui a quatre enfants adultes, était au magasin en compagnie de sa fille lorsqu’il a reçu la confirmation du gain. Cette dernière a été renversée par cette excellente nouvelle, qu’elle s’est d’ailleurs empressée d’annoncer aux autres enfants.

M. Wickman joue régulièrement à la loterie, achetant un ou deux billets par semaine. « Je demande toujours au détaillant une Mise-éclair et c’est ce qui m’a fait remporter le gros lot », a-t-il expliqué en souriant.

En ce qui concerne les plans pour ce gain transformateur, M. Wickman indique qu’une équipe de conseillers l’aide maintenant à réaliser cette tâche monumentale. Il est toutefois certain de partager le gain avec ses quatre enfants et de créer des fonds fiduciaires pour ses 11 (bientôt 12) petits-enfants. « Je veux leur assurer un bel avenir pour le reste de leur vie. » Il a ensuite plaisanté : « Je ne suis toujours pas sûr par contre de ce que je vais faire des 64 autres millions de dollars! » OLG accepte de nouveau les réclamations de lots en personne (sur rendez-vous seulement) pour les clients qui ont remporté un lot de 1 000 $ ou plus et qui désirent se rendre au Centre des prix OLG. Afin de mieux protéger les clients et le

personnel, OLG a mis en place des protocoles de santé et de sécurité appropriés, conformément aux lignes directrices des autorités de la santé publique, notamment des mesures d’éloignement physique, l’utilisation d’équipement de protection individuelle et le triage des visiteurs avant de permettre l’entrée.

Les joueurs doivent communiquer avec le Centre de soutien OLG au 1-800-387-0098 pour discuter des options de réclamation de lot qui s’offrent à eux ou prendre rendez-vous.

Depuis le lancement du jeu en septembre 2009, les joueurs de LOTTO MAX de l’Ontario ont gagné plus de 5,7 milliards de dollars en lots : il y a eu 77 billets gagnants d’un gros lot et 611 billets gagnants d’un lot MAXMILLIONS dans toute la province.

Les tirages de LOTTO MAX ont lieu deux fois par semaine, le mardi et le vendredi. Pour chaque jeu à 5 $, les joueurs obtiennent trois séries de sept numéros de un à cinquante. Les joueurs doivent faire correspondre les sept numéros de l’une ou l’autre de leurs séries aux sept numéros gagnants pour remporter le gros lot ou les lots MAXMILLIONS. Le billet gagnant a été acheté à Canadian Tire Gas Bar, rue Front, à Hearst.

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New Modern Provincial Police Detachment Opens in Parry Sound State-of-the-art facility will ensure the OPP have the tools to better protect residents The Ontario government is opening a new Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) detachment in Parry Sound to better serve the surrounding communities. The $20 million stateof-the-art facility will ensure the local OPP have the tools and equipment they need to continue to provide residents with high-quality police services.

"As we continue to respond to the unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 recovery, our government will always put Ontarians' safety first," said Solicitor General Sylvia Jones. "With this new detachment, we are ensuring our frontline police officers have access to the leading-edge tools and equipment they need to continue to protect the people of Ontario and do their jobs safely."

The West Parry Sound Detachment provides approximately 17,000 square feet of space, the latest infrastructure design to support ever-changing technology requirements, five holding cells, facilities to secure evidence, and closed-circuit television technology and other advanced security features.

The detachment is part of the OPP Modernization - Phase 2 project, a $182-million initiative announced in 2018 to replace nine aging OPP facilities across the province that are at the end of their lifespan and no longer meet the requirements of today's police operations.

"This impressive new facility will enable our West Parry Sound Detachment officers and civilian members to continue to deliver on a shared commitment with our government to safe communities and a secure Ontario," said OPP Commissioner Thomas Carrique.

"Infrastructure modernization projects like this new detachment are essential to the safety and security of our communities, while ensuring our first responders have what they need to do their jobs as effectively as possible," said Laurie Scott, Minister of Infrastructure.

"Today's announcement affirms the government's commitment to the more than $60 billion dollars worth of investments highlighted in our P3 project pipeline released in June."

"Parry Sound will now be served by a

modern policing facility that will provide local OPP officers and staff with the best tools and supports to keep people safe," said Norm Miller, Member of Provincial Parliament for Parry Sound-Muskoka. "This new investment underscores our government's commitment to the Ontario Provincial Police and rural communities."

The new West Parry Sound Detachment is located at 1 North Rd., Parry Sound.

The new facility is accessible and designed to meet the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Silver Standard, which recognizes buildings with reduced environmental impacts.

This project has been delivered by Infrastructure Ontario through its publicprivate partnership (P3) model.

All nine new detachments are being built by a team led by Bird Capital OMP Project Co Inc. Construction for this project began in spring of 2019.

Ouverture d'un nouveau détachement moderne de la Police provinciale à Parry Sound Un établissement de pointe assurera que la Police provinciale dispose des outils nécessaires pour mieux protéger les résidents Le gouvernement de l'Ontario ouvre un nouveau détachement de la Police provinciale de l'Ontario à Parry Sound, afin de mieux servir la population environnante. L'établissement ultra moderne, d'une valeur de 20 millions de dollars, assurera que les membres locaux de la Police provinciale disposent des outils et du matériel dont ils ont besoin pour continuer à fournir aux résidents des services policiers de première classe. « Pendant l'effort de reprise face aux défis sans précédent causés par l'épidémie de COVID19, notre gouvernement donnera toujours la primauté à la sécurité de la population, a affirmé la solliciteure générale Sylvia Jones. Avec ce nouveau détachement, nous donnons à nos agents de police de première ligne accès aux outils et au matériel de pointe dont ils ont besoin pour continuer à protéger la population et exercer leurs fonctions en toute sécurité. » D'une superficie d'environ 17 000 pieds carrés, le détachement de West Parry Sound est doté de la toute dernière conception d'infrastructure compatible avec les exigences technologiques changeantes, de cinq cellules de détention provisoire, d'installations sécurisées pour conserver les éléments de preuve, d'un système de télévision en circuit fermé et d'autres caractéristiques de sécurité avancées.

Le détachement s'inscrit dans le cadre de

la 2e tranche du projet de modernisation de la Police provinciale, une initiative d'un budget de 182 millions de dollars, annoncée en 2018, pour remplacer au total neuf établissements vieillissants à la fin de leur cycle de vie, qui ne conviennent plus aux besoins d'opérations policières de notre époque. « Ce nouvel établissement impressionnant permettra aux agents et aux membres civils du détachement de West Parry Sound de continuer à respecter l'engagement, que partage notre gouvernement, de veiller à la sécurité des collectivités et de l'Ontario », a fait observer le commissaire de la Police provinciale de l'Ontario, Thomas Carrique. « Des projets de modernisation de l'infrastructure comme ce nouveau détachement sont essentiels pour améliorer la sécurité des collectivités tout en procurant aux premiers intervenants ce dont ils ont besoin pour faire leur travail aussi efficacement que possible, a renchéri Laurie Scott, ministre de l'Infrastructure. L'annonce d'aujourd'hui confirme l'engagement du gouvernement de mettre en œuvre les investissements de plus de 60 milliards de dollars décrits dans notre opération Pipeline des P3, annoncée en juin. » « Parry Sound bénéficiera désormais d'un centre de police moderne, qui procurera au personnel et aux agents locaux de la Police

provinciale les meilleurs outils et soutiens pour assurer la sécurité publique, a déclaré Norm Miller, député de Parry Sound-Muskoka. Ce nouvel investissement souligne l'engagement de notre gouvernement envers la Police provinciale de l'Ontario et les communautés rurales. » Le nouveau détachement de West Parry Sound est situé au 1, chemin North, à Parry Sound.

Le nouveau bâtiment est accessible et conçu en vertu de la norme LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) de niveau Argent, qui valide les bâtiments dont les effets sur l'environnement sont réduits.

Ce projet a été exécuté selon le modèle de partenariat entre les secteurs privé et public d'Infrastructure Ontario (P3).

Les neuf nouveaux détachements sont construits par une équipe dirigée par Bird Capital OMP Project Co Inc. Les travaux de construction pour le projet ont débuté au printemps 2019.

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Tasty ways to eat more naturally Add anti-inflammatory fermented food and improve health superfoods to your diet (NC) As we try to be more health conscious and make smarter eating decisions, a welcome trend many of us are embracing is more naturally fermented foods. Research shows this can support digestion, boost immunity and improve heart health.

Fermenting food is a way to preserve food that enhances the taste and bioavailability of certain nutrients. It involves using microorganisms or enzymes to convert carbohydrates into alcohol or organic acids. The health benefits of this process can include a lower risk of illness, an increase in good bacteria and better gut health, which is linked to better overall health.

Some popular fermented foods you might be familiar with include yogurt, kimchi and sauerkraut. But if you’re just starting to try fermentation or have picky eaters at home, it might be better to ease into the trend with foods you’re already familiar with, like bread.

Stonemill Bakehouse crafts naturally fermented bread that is flavourful and wholesome but also contains no artificial preservatives, flavours or colours and is non-GMO. The loaf starts with naturally fermented dough, allowing the flavour to develop over time for up to 12 hours. The result is a bread that is as wholesome as it is delicious.

“More and more of us are becoming increasingly aware of our dietary needs,” says Abbey Sharp, culinary expert and registered dietitian. “Stonemill Bakehouse’s selection of naturally fermented breads proudly boast nothing-tohide ingredients without compromising on the most important factor – taste!”

You can enjoy naturally fermented bread on its own or use it in a decadent artisanal toast recipe.

Nutritious recipe ideas to fuel at-home working and learning (NC) As remote work and school continue for many families across Canada, we’re all looking for quick and easy ways to fuel up that won’t break our focus. But with the snack cupboard just steps away, it’s easy to skip healthier meals that can take longer to cook in favour of less nourishing ready-made foods.

If you’re looking for something simple yet nutritious and delicious, why not upgrade to better-for-you versions of everyday staples?

Enjoy carbs you can feel good about by choosing naturally fermented bread, like from Stonemill Bakehouse.

The bakery ferments their dough for up to 12 hours for a more flavourful, wholesome bread. Containing no artificial preservatives, flavours or colours and non-GMO, this bread is a great choice. You can try it yourself at home with this delicious ricotta toast recipe, courtesy of Abbey Sharp,

culinary expert and registered dietitian.

Ricotta Toast Prep time: 5 minutes Serves: 1 Ingredients: 2 slices Stonemill Sprouted 3-grain bread 6 tbsp ricotta cheese, whipped 1 strawberry, sliced 6-8 blueberries 4 raspberries 2 sprigs thyme, leaves removed 2 tbsp crushed pistachios 2 tsp honey, or to taste Directions: Toast bread, then smear with the ricotta cheese.

Top with the berries, thyme leaves, pistachios and honey.

Find more recipe inspiration at stonemillbakehouse.com.

(NC) Edamame beans and avocados have valuable antiinflammatory properties that could help manage the symptoms of arthritis. Enjoy this protein-powered recipe from the dietitians at the Arthritis Society. It’ll provide a great boost of energy when spread on whole-grain toast.

Edamame and Avocado Spread Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 10 minutes Serves: 2 Ingredients: ¼ cup cooked edamame beans 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 tbsp tahini paste Juice of 1 lime 1 tsp minced garlic 2 tbsp chopped cilantro ½ avocado 1 green onion, chopped Salt and pepper to taste Directions: Cook edamame beans as per package instructions.

If using whole edamame pods, cook for 5 minutes in salted boiling water then remove beans from pods once cooled.

In a food processor, mix edamame, avocado, tahini, olive oil, lime juice, cilantro, green onions, salt and pepper until smooth.

Divide spread between two slices of whole-grain toast.

Tips: If you’re unable to find edamame in your area, you can use peas as a replacement.

Try pan-frying the edamame beans with seasoning, instead of boiling them.

Place a sunny-side up egg cooked in olive oil on top of the toast for a balanced breakfast or light lunch.

Nutritional information (per serving): Calories: 200; protein 5g; total fat 19g; saturated fat 3g; monounsaturated fat 9; carbohydrates 6g; fibre 1g; sodium 22mg.

Find more arthritis-friendly recipes at arthritis.ca.

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Ontario Supports Film and Television Industry in the North Funding will create new jobs and promote economic development The Ontario government is providing more than $5.5 million to help support the thriving film and television industry, create jobs and promote economic development in North Bay and surrounding area. Funding is being delivered to four production companies through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC).

"Our government is proud to support the region's film and television industry," said Vic Fedeli, MPP for Nipissing. "As we continue to navigate the impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak, we remain committed to supporting northern production and post-production projects developing skilled, local talent and creating good jobs for our next generation."

NOHFC investments include: ! $3 million for Hideaway Pictures Inc. to produce, in and around Powassan, season two of the television series When Hope Calls.

! $1.5 million for Hideaway Pictures Inc. to

produce, in and around North Bay, the television movies Crossword Mysteries 3, Crossword Mysteries 4 and Crossword Mysteries 5. ! $500,000 for HP Christmas D Productions Inc. to produce, in and around North Bay, the television movie Too Close For Christmas. ! $462,628 for Mythic Trips Entertainment Corp. to produce, in and around North Bay, the feature film Flee The Light. ! $122,457 for Post Production North in North Bay to expand its current service offerings to include digital descriptive video. Digital descriptive video is the vocal description of the action and visuals taking place in between dialogue in a movie or television show. " A s w e f o c u s o n r e c o v e r y, o u r government is proud to make targeted investments in growing and emerging sectors,

such as the north's film and television industry," said Greg Rickford, Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines. "Today's investments will help stimulate employment opportunities and economic diversification and development."

The N O H F C promotes economic development across Northern Ontario by providing financial assistance to projects - big and small, rural and urban - that stimulate growth, job creation and skilled workforce development.

Since June 2018, the NOHFC has invested more than $193 million in 1,386 projects in Northern Ontario, leveraging more than $748 million in investment and creating or sustaining 3,912 jobs.

With all regions of Ontario having entered Stage 3 of reopening, the government is moving forward with its made-in-Ontario plan for renewal, growth and economic recovery. For a list of restrictions that remain in place for Stage 3, please visit ontario.ca/reopen.

L'Ontario appuie l'industrie cinématographique et télévisuelle dans le Nord Le financement aidera à créer de nouveaux emplois et à promouvoir le développement économique Le gouvernement de l'Ontario accorde plus de 5,5 millions de dollars pour aider à appuyer l'industrie cinématographique et télévisuelle florissante, à créer des emplois et à promouvoir le développement économique à North Bay et dans les environs. Le financement sera consenti à quatre maisons de production par l'entremise de la Société de gestion du Fonds du patrimoine du Nord de l'Ontario (SGFPNO). « Notre gouvernement est fier d'appuyer l'industrie cinématographique et télévisuelle de la région, a déclaré Vic Fedeli, député de Nipissing.

Tandis que nous continuons de surmonter les effets de l'éclosion de COVID-19, nous maintenons notre engagement à appuyer les projets de production et de postproduction dans le Nord, aidant ainsi à développer les talents locaux et à créer de bons emplois pour la prochaine génération. » Les investissements de la S G F P N O comprennent : ! trois millions de dollars pour permettre à Hideaway Pictures Inc. de produire, à Powassan et dans les environs, la deuxième saison de la série télévisée When Hope Calls. ! 1,5 million de dollars pour permettre à Hideaway Pictures Inc. de produire, à North Bay et dans les environs, les films télévisés Crossword Mysteries 3, Crossword Mysteries 4 et Crossword Mysteries 5. ! 500 000 $ pour permettre à HP Christmas D Productions Inc. de produire, à North Bay et dans

les environs, le film télévisé Too Close For Christmas. ! 462 628 $ pour permettre à Mythic Trips Entertainment Corp. de produire, à North Bay et dans les environs, le long-métrage Flee The Light. ! 22 457 $ pour permettre à Post Production North à North Bay d'élargir sa gamme actuelle de services afin d'y inclure la vidéo descriptive numérique. La vidéo descriptive numérique est la description vocale de l'action et des visuels qui a lieu dans les pauses d'un dialogue pendant un film ou une émission télévisée. « Tandis que nous mettons l'accent sur la reprise économique, notre gouvernement est fier de réaliser des investissements ciblés dans les secteurs en croissance et secteurs émergents, comme l'industrie cinématographique et télévisuelle du Nord, a déclaré Greg Rickford, ministre de l'Énergie, du Développement du Nord et des Mines. Les investissements annoncés aujourd'hui aideront à créer des possibilités d'emploi et à stimuler la diversification et le développement économiques. » La SGFPNO encourage et appuie le développement économique à l'échelle du Nord de l'Ontario en accordant une aide financière aux projets - petits et grands, ruraux et urbains - qui stimulent la croissance et la création d'emplois et qui favorisent le développement d'une maind'œuvre qualifiée. Depuis juin 2018, la SGFPNO

a investi plus de 193 millions de dollars dans 1 386 projets dans le Nord de l'Ontario, produisant ainsi des investissements totalisant plus de 748 millions de dollars et aidant ainsi à créer et à soutenir 3 912 emplois.

Toutes les régions de l'Ontario étant passées à la troisième étape de déconfinement, le gouvernement poursuit la mise en œuvre de son plan de renouveau, de croissance et de reprise économique. Pour une liste des restrictions qui demeurent en vigueur à l'étape 3, visitez le Ontario.ca/déconfinement.

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The pandemic has forced all of us to make some major changes to so much of what we do in our lives and daily routines. Some of the changes are pretty small and hardly noticeable while others seem gargantuan in nature. Of late I've read and/or heard from small business owners expressing devotion and commitment to their business, employees and community. I'm proud to say that Northern Ontarians are resilient and resourceful. We will come out of this strong, proud and ready to grow.

I recall well an experience that I had back when I was just a lad. For some reason it has stayed with me all these years. One summer afternoon I was with my mom when she stopped at the side of a farm field where a farmer was selling fresh corn from his farm wagon. Mom was peeling back the husks on some of the cobs checking their quality when the farmer walked up with a smile as big as a barn door and said there was not need to do that because every ear was perfection. I'll never forget the beaming pride in his eyes as he quickly joined my mom in pulling back the husks too. That farmer's proud smile really had a lasting impact on me. That was a devoted and proud business man.

I've said many times that small business is the backbone of our economy – and that is a good thing. A builder knows that when you are bracing joining beams, there is so much more strength when many smaller nails spread over a larger surface than when you use just a few big

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CHAPLEAU EXPRESS, September 17, 2020 - Page 13 spikes alone. In the same way, small business evictions, leaving more on the brink of shutting provides reliable stability when ill winds begin to down forever and laying off more of their workers. blow and dark storms come to call.

While the pandemic is having profound The other day I was talking with a business owner who has been very successful, effects on all Ontarians, it isn't affecting us employing many people over the years. The equally. Women have lost the majority of jobs, fellow is a solid guy who comes across as and many women have been unable to get back confident and strong to his customers and into the workforce or get their businesses back on employees. I asked him to share with me how track. The she-cession has affected Black, things were going for his business in light of Indigenous, racialized and disabled women most having to learn to cope with the realities of a severely, as they work disproportionately on the COVID-19 economy. He started off strong as I frontlines in health care and service jobs and are had expected, but within minutes I could see a at the most risk of contact with the virus. change coming over him as he laid it out straight It doesn't have to be this way.

Weeks ago, the NDP proposed the Save and true for me so that I might understand in order to help others. Suffice to say it was hard for Main Street plan. The Save Main Street plan is my friend to keep a strong upper lip. He has put designed with small business in mind and will his heart and soul into his business and has such create good, stable, well-paying jobs for more pride in his ability to raise a family from his Ontarians. Back in April, Andrea Horwath efforts. You don't have to have a business degree proposed a pandemic survival plan for small and medium-sized businesses, charities and to understand why today he is worried The latest data released by Statistics community-based non-profits. It calls on the Canada reveals an uneven and uncertain province to commit to: A 75 per cent commercial rent subsidy up economic recovery where many Ontarians feel · left behind. So many families are still struggling to $10,000 a month for three months for to pay the bills and get back to work. The businesses that continue to struggle with economic crisis has wiped out many small decreased revenue as a result of COVID-19 A utility payment freeze businesses and jobs in this province, and · A remote-work, physical-distancing and Ontarians are afraid of what the future holds for · them and their kids. Our economy is recovering safe re-opening set up fund, to help with too slowly, without the support we need from the expenses like technology to help people work Ford government, and so many Ontarians are from home, and supplies and upgrades to help workplaces reopen safely for staff and the public, being left behind.

Unemployment remains above 10 per including plexiglass barriers, P P E, and cent in Ontario, double what it was before the ventilation upgrades An auto insurance grace period for taxis pandemic hit, and there are over 400,000 fewer · jobs than this time last year. For young people, and car-sharing drivers, established in the unemployment rate is a staggering 27.7 per partnership with the insurance industry and the cent, and employment rates are much lower Financial Services Regulatory Authority A designated emergency fund for small among Black, Indigenous and racialized · businesses and entrepreneurs who have faced Ontarians.

Stats-Can figures show the pandemic is historic barriers to accessing traditional capital making our province less equal. Low-wage, gig With a well designed plan and strong support, we economy workers, and many middle class can build an inclusive economic recovery that families are still losing out. Many Ontarians are i n c l u d e s e v e r y o n e a n d r e c o g n i z e s t h e being forced to take on precarious part-time and devastating impact of the pandemic on women. gig work that will leave them even more That means investing to ensure schools are safe so parents can return to work, direct relief for vulnerable in this uncertain recovery.

Here in Algoma-Manitoulin many of the small businesses, and supporting workers in jobs are at minimum wage in hospitality and food sectors that will be unable to recover for months services. Provincially such jobs are down by over to come.

125,000 compared to last year, and jobs in health As always, please feel free to contact my office about these issues, or any other provincial and social services are down 22,200.

Doug Ford continues to refuse to provide matters. You can reach my constituency office by small businesses with the support they need. He email at mmantha-co@ndp.on.ca or by phone at recently lifted the temporary ban on commercial 705-461-9710 or Toll free 1-800-831-1899.

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Une nouvelle mine d'or favorisera la reprise économique dans le Nord de l'Ontario Le projet créera des centaines d’emplois et générera des milliards de dollars dans l’économie.

Cont’d from P.8 notre gouvernement est fier d'appuyer l'industrie minière de classe mondiale de l'Ontario, a déclaré le ministre de l'Énergie, du Développement du Nord et ministre des Affaires autochtones, Greg Rickford. L'inauguration de la mine Côté Gold propulsera vers l'avant la reprise économique dans la région, indiquant une fois de plus au monde que le Nord de l'Ontario est propice aux affaires, aux emplois et à l'investissement. » Le projet de mine Côté Gold recèle des réserves d'or de plus de sept millions d'onces.

Uniquement durant l'étape de la construction, le projet créera plus de 1 000 emplois et générera des affaires pour des centaines d'entreprises locales d'approvisionnement et de services miniers. Une fois la construction terminée, la mine devrait atteindre son plein rendement d'ici 2023. « Le Nord de l'Ontario est une région riche en ressources, qui possède un potentiel de développement économique considérable, et notre objectif est d'encourager la croissance

économique et de créer des emplois bien rémunérés dans ces collectivités, a déclaré le ministre des Richesses naturelles et des Forêts, John Yakabuski. Notre gouvernement appuie un développement qui profite à nos collectivités tout en maintenant notre engagement envers la protection de la nature. » Alors que toutes les régions de l'Ontario sont passées à l'étape 3 du déconfinement, le gouvernement va de l'avant avec son plan conçu en Ontario pour promouvoir la croissance, le renouveau et la reprise économique. Pour voir la liste des restrictions qui demeurent en vigueur à l'étape 3, veuillez visiter ontario.ca/reouverture.

L’Ontario est un chef de file mondial en exploration et production minières. En 2019, la province a produit 10,7 milliards de dollars de minéraux, ou 22 % de l’ensemble de la production minérale du Canada.

Le secteur minier de l’Ontario procure environ 71 000 emplois en production minière et traitement des minerais, en exploration minière et

en approvisionnement et services miniers.

L’Ontario compte 40 exploitations minières en activité, dont 20 mines d’or. La mine Côté Gold et d’autres, par exemple le projet Madsen de Pure Gold, devraient s'ajouter à ces chiffres au cours des prochaines années.

La province compte plus de 900 entreprises d’approvisionnement et de services miniers, dont plus de 300 se situent dans le Nord de l'Ontario.

En 2019, l’Ontario était une fois de plus le chef de file du Canada en dépenses liées à l'exploration minière, pour un total de 497 millions de dollars — environ 24 % de toutes les dépenses en exploration minière au Canada.

La main-d’œuvre de l’industrie minière compte l’une des proportions les plus élevées de travailleurs autochtones de toutes les industries en Ontario, soit 11 %.

Environ deux tiers des emplois du secteur minier de l’Ontario se situent dans le Nord de l’Ontario.

Ontario Launches New COVID-19 Screening Tool to Help Protect Students and Staff New Tool Part of the Government’s Plan for the Safe Reopening of Schools Cont’d from P.5 to ensure that schools are supported from the start of the school year, several public health units have temporarily redeployed existing nurses while recruitment activities continue.

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transparency, and in partnership with the Ministry of Heath and the Ontario Digital Service, the Ministry of Education has also launched a webpage to report COVID-19 cases in schools and child care centres. This page will be updated every weekday with the most up-todate C O V I D -19 information available, including a summary of cases in schools and licensed child care centres and agencies. This important resource will help parents and guardians know whether a COVID-19 case has been confirmed at their children's school, and where the numbers come from.

"As students across the province return to school, it's more important than ever that we provide families with the tools and information they need to stay safe and healthy," said Minister Bethlenfalvy. "Throughout the pandemic, our government has worked swiftly to leverage technology and innovation that puts vital programs and services at your fingertips. This tool is another example of how we're building a government that works for you."

The government also released the Operational Guidance: COVID-19 Management in Schools document. This guide was developed in consultation with public health experts, including Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health, and aims to help schools identify and isolate COVID-19 cases, reduce the spread of C O V I D-19 in schools, and prevent and minimize outbreaks.

Ontario has committed to making $1.3 billion in COVID-19 resources available to school boards in support of the COVID-19 outbreak, which includes $381 million in federal funding to support provincial back-to-school plans and $50 million in provincial funding for air quality and ventilation in schools.

For September, the government has delivered over 37 million pieces of PPE to Ontario’s 72 school boards and 10 education authorities, including more than 19.5 million masks, 16 million gloves, 317,000 face shields, 320,000 bottles of hand sanitizer, and 218,000 containers of disinfectant, among other critical supplies.

The Ontario government has named Dr. Dirk Huyer as Coordinator, Provincial Outbreak Response. In this role, he will lead the province’s efforts to prevent and minimize COVID-19 outbreaks in a number of sectors, including the education, child care, agriculture, and health care sectors.

The voluntary screening tool is one of several tools Ontarians should use to stop the spread of COVID-19. Other tools include Ontario’s self-assessment tool, which helps people check whether they have symptoms of COVID-19, and the COVID Alert app, which lets people know if they’ve been exposed to COVID-19—and alert others if they test positive.