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Northern p fighting Keepfivaccine fi ghting Keep ghting eligibility expands as tuberculosis againsttuberculosis tuberculosis against pandemic’s third wave gains momentum Editor: To To thethe Editor:
is a highly contagious disease, Tuberculosis (TB) a highly contagious disease, Tuberculosis (TB) is ais highly contagious disease, Each year, caused TB caused claims the lives Each bacteria. Each year, claims lives by by bacteria. year, TB TB claims thethe lives le worldwide. ismillion not only a worldwide. of million people worldwide. is not only of TB 1.71.7 people TB TB is not only a a he last ofin April saw good news and bad news orld countries, but also here problem in Third World countries, but also here problem in week Third World countries, but also here in in for north. the north theprevalence province asina whole when it er prevalenceCanada, inCanada, the with aand higher prevalence in the north. with a higher the north. comes to the seemingly interminable COVID-19 vaccination, disease prevention to the lack of vaccination, disease prevention DueDue to the lack of vaccination, disease prevention pandemic, about to stretchAdditionally, into its 15th month in Manitoba. Additionally, TB bacteria is most important. Additionally, some bacteria is some most important. some TB TB bacteria On thechanged bright northerners and those who the years, giving rise toside, forms have changed over years, giving rise to forms have over thethe years, giving rise towork forms here longer haveresistant toresistant watch the age of vaccine eligibility ant TB, which means treatment of multi-drug which means treatment ofno multi-drug TB,TB, which means treatment creep slowly downward a yearand orand two at a time, as vaccine ted and accompanied bycomplicated severe is lengthy, complicated accompanied severe is lengthy, accompanied by by severe taskside force medical side effects.lead Dr. Joss Reimer announced April effects. 26 that Northern Regional Health Authority, as this well t one in four people in this world Did you know that in four people in world Didthe you know that oneone in four people in this world as Churchill, where health services are administered by is World TB day, raising awarehave TB? March 24 is World TB day, raising awarehave TB? March 24 is World TB day, raising awaretheness Winnipeg Regional Authority,towas of funds thefunds an opportunity to mobilize fundsHealth ness and providing opportunity to one mobilize and providing an an opportunity mobilize additions to the province’s priority area when it as as ion. I am latest glad to seeTB Canada as towards TB elimination. I am glad tolist see Canada towards elimination. I am glad to see Canada to vaccinations. As of Monday morning, anyone 18 lobal fundcomes toa fight tuberculosis. a top donor to the global fund to fight tuberculosis. top donor to the global fund to fight tuberculosis. or over in the north, or who lives elsewhere butfuture mitment continues inlives the future I who hope that this commitment continues in the I hope that this commitment continues in the future regularly works here, can book appointments to be vacour goal to stop TB. that can meet our goal to stop so so that we we can meet our goal to stop TB.TB.
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cinated at super sites and pop-up sites. This news follows on theKarolin announcement last week that the Ma-Mow-We-Tak Klement Karolin Klement Karolin Klement Friendship Centre in Thompson would be the siteCalgary ofCalgary a Calgary clinic aiming to immunize more Indigenous people. Due to open the week of May 3, the site will even provide some Editorial Editorial walk-in services for those who are unable or unwilling to book an appointment. More people getting immunized in the north, where many First Nations people have already been vaccinated, is a good thing moving forward. How we got here, of course, is another story. During a technical briefing about the vaccination eligibility expansion, Reimer noted that the north was added to the priority list because people here at at greater risk, have had more severe outcomes and have poorer access to icing testing that is found at are selling electricity? The elsewhere and instead keep medical treatment in general. Infection rates were higher BY VOLKER BECKMANN feet above sea level. the world for is changing rapidly! that moneycitizens for hydroelecFor over 30 years, Thomphere during the second wave and so far into the third wave. mer councillor manymer of councillor the peopleLuke workload around and for40,000 reducing members, of Thompof Thompmer councillor Luke many people workload aroundand andcitizens reducing members,thethe Thompothoth ofLuke Thompmany of ofthethe people workload around for reducing members, citizens of of ThompPresident Joe Biden’s reEven at the equator. Which is tricity to stay in Manitoba. son has been a centre for The reason northerners don’t have to wait any longer to Robinson, who served local opposed to the plan allows for greater diwhether they belong son elected more truly son’s localRobinson, Robinson, who served opposed theplan planallows allows for greater di-whether whether they belongsonson elected more truly son’s who served opposed to tothe for greater dithey belong elected more truly thing to do –board for your independent-thinking cent announcement to canThe world is realizing that winter of weather testing for to a good get vaccinated is council that they are more in need of vaccination one term on are the regular critics versity viewpoints, the school electedbodies bodies one termon oncouncil council are the regular critics versity of viewpoints, to the school board independent-thinking elected one term are the regular critics versity of viewpoints, to the school board independent-thinking safety and mine! cel the Keystone pipeline the less fossil fuels are used, variousRyan transportation sectors oraircouncil, to protect them. fromhave 2010 considered to considered 2014 be- proof council who though Land was is Ryan that it was candidates who aren’t profrom 2010 to 2014 becouncil who attendAs though Land council, thatitthe itcandidates candidates who aren’t toattend 2014 beof of council who attend though Ryan Land or orcouncil, is is that who aren’t the world moves to- was project may be bad news cleaner our atmosphere – cars, trucks, snowmobiles, Thehave bad news is that, while thefrom rate of2010 new COVID-19 fore posals being defeated by the meetings and ask their mostly correctand inand saywill save money. The married tosave aligning posals to reduce the fore being defeated by meetings ask their mostly correct in saywill money. The married to aligning to reduce fore being defeated by meetings ask their mostly correct in saywill save money. The married to aligning infections in the north is holding steady, it is increasing in helicopters and jet engines. wards clean, sustainable for Alberta, but good news will become. Reduced travMayor Dennis Fenske elected quesing elected that, in officials terms amount is that, notin in large themselves with any number of representaMayor Dennis Fenske elected officials terms ofamount amount notlarge large themselves with number ofhealth representaMayor Dennis Fenske quesinging that, terms offor is themselves with el on the road and in the airanyany energy and zero-emission Manitoba. Hisisnot directive Over the past few years,ofit isquesother Manitoba regions, some ofofficials which have caught in upthe race to become tions week after week, class and ethnicity, the overall – about $20,000 particular side, because tives comprising them race become tions week after week, class and ethnicity, overall – about $20,000 particular side, because tives comprising them in in thethe race to to become tions week after week, class ethnicity, overall – about $20,000 particular side, because vehicles toand provide a clean-thethe to convert 600,000 federal during the pandemic showed being predicted that a “disto the north when it comes to the number of new cases head of council lastmade their opinions trustees really innot salarright the number and one of them head ofmay council last their opinions may trusteesaren’t aren’t really incouncillors’ councillors’ salarright now, number one of them council their opinions may trustees really innow, salarright now, thethe number er councillors’ atmosphere, many comgovernment fleet vehicles how pollution levels were ruption inaren’t transportation” isnot perand day, while Winnipeg hasmade blownhead past us.ofMuch of not this islast time that Thompsonites be enough to dissuade a microcosm of the ies per year plus apof opinions on council a choice March 13 not time that Thompsonites be enough to dissuade a microcosm of the ies per year plus apof opinions on council a choice March 13 not time that Thompsonites be enough to dissuade a microcosm of the ies per year plus apof opinions on council panies are making the tranpowered by gas and diesel reduced. No doubt, this full due to the greater transmissibility of COVID-19 variants, coming, as the world moves went the polls the majority from forSchool District of Mysproximately half that is togenerally twovehicles –half for shrink its went the polls majority from forSchool District Mysproximately halfis that generally two – for sition to meet marketplace clean electric transition may take atwo generatototo shrink its about numbers, went the polls thethe majority from forSchool District of of Mysproximately that is is generally – for toward clean, sustainable which have resulted innumbers, 34 infections intotheto north so about far,about three-and-half years ging three-and-half ahead, especially tery Lake’s population onLake’s average, and demand. Tesla haspopulation become theagainst. impetus to spur theaverage, clean tion, and your old family car as school board trustthree-and-half ging ahead, especially tery population amount, average, and against. energy use. Thompson is amount, andashundreds ofboard others throughout the province. Partyears ofyears school trustging ahead, especially tery Lake’s amount, on on and against. ago was in favour of sinceago of as asince whole. you’ve and Maybe the lowHis turnfastest-growing energy economy. prom-andand may be around for a while researching what for it is–ees also due to recent loosening ofthe public health orders ees voted 6-1 against ago –number was favour of since thenumber number ofannual as a travel whole. If you’ve annual travel Maybe the low turnvoted 6-1 against – was in in favour ofcurrently theIf ofthe as a whole. Ifelectric you’ve forfor annual travel Maybe the low turnvehicle (EV) manufacturer ise to have 50,000 fast charyet.out Orout willofit?ofThat depends reducing the numbers, people who care about been to many school expenses. For the city, out of people with needs to be done to attract andapeople gathering together more often and for longer a resolution trusteereducing reducing numbers,people people who care aboutbeen beento tomany manyschool schoolexpenses. expenses. the city, people with resolution by by trustee thethe numbers, who care about ForFor the city, people with in the world. Ford, GM,ofand ging stations installed in the ofon government newthis vehicle manufacturers with theRyan other seven opthis way or other another board meetings which has ameetings budget opinions on because they can, even ifonly maybe they shouldn’t. Land (the onlyone with seven opthis way or another board meetings (and which has ahow budget ofopinions opinionspolicies, how Ryan Land (the with thethe other seven oponeone way or(and another board (and which has a budget on on inhow Chrysler are building their USA is the icing on the cake. centives, and penalties, as are to do their winter and cold There are lots of sayings about how mistakes are how posed. Although coundoesn’t even reach apart from members around $30 million, many councillors there vote in support) to reposed. Although coundoesn’t even reach apart from members around $30 million, many councillors there vote in support) to re- posed. Although coun- doesn’t even reach apart from members around $30 million, many councillors there ownofrepresents electric platforms in or-you There will berepresents more currently being testing in Northern learn, but when it on comesdouble the pandemic, cilyou hasn’t yet voted digits. of weather the media, well, you that probshould be represents isn’t an hydroex-probduce number cil hasn’t yet voted on double digits. of media, well, you that probshould be isn’t duce thethe number ofto of cilCOVID-19 hasn’t yet voted on double digits. thethe media, well, that should beimplemented isn’t an an ex-exder to compete. Fiat Chrysler electricity sales required. in Europe and China. Somebutbut Manitoba. it isn’t always evident that that is the case. Manitoba got second reading of seven that or not the haven’t), you or would ably less than a you drop pression of apathy trustees from seven tosecond second reading that Whether Whether or thehaven’t), haven’t), youin would ably less than a drop pression of apathy trustees from toWhether reading of of that notnot the would ably less than abut drop in inpression of apathy a new EVthey plant don’t There is no turning back. countries in Europe are alOf course, not trans- theis building off five. pretty the first wave, the north entirely, bylaw, thelightly nextin stage number of almost councillors know that they don’t proverbial bucket, of pragmatism. Experifive. bylaw, the next stage number of councillors know that proverbial bucket, pragmatism. Experibylaw, the next stage number of every councillors know that they don’t thethe proverbial bucket, of of pragmatism. Experiin Ontario. More so, many The global trend is clear. ready using a reward and quite portation manufacturer wants and people took that to mean that we had beaten it. They towards it becoming ofor school board trustoften feature nearly as though it is about a ence has shown quite One night night earlier, earlier,towards towards it becoming school board trust-often often feature nearly thoughit itis isabout abouta aence ence shown One it becoming of-of-or or school board trustfeature nearly as asthough hashas shown quite countries Europe are ban- often The move to clean energy malice plan – offer incentives extreme cold to or test. divSnowresumed moreatnormal activities andficial, helped usher in the ficial, there’s leastthan athan ees bethere’s reduced much fifth of much theindebate overall cost that council slightlymore more least ees should reduced debate div-fifth fifth of overall costoften often that this council slightly a ashould ficial, there’s at at least a aeesdebate should be be reduced much or ordivofthis thethe overall cost this council ning the sales of gas-powhas many advantages for to buy zerothat emission vehicles mobile companies often just second wave, which sickened thousands and killed hunbetter than even chance is not the sort ofeven quesisionis as city council of the mayor and coun– andofothers before itand – coun-– and half-dozen Thompsonbetter than even chance is not the sort of quesision as city council of the mayor – and others before half-dozen Thompsonbetter than chance not the sort of quesision as city council the mayor and counothers before and Manitoba. (ZEV) and penalties if youit –it – need earlyat snow and not ice at cil.ered cars after 2025. The is Thompson dreds.will Months of strict restrictions later, as things slowly that it be approved. tion that forthat which there is meetings, least going to do what the ites showed up to voice it will be approved. tion for which there is meetings, at least not cil. is old going what ites showed up to voice it will be approved. tion for which there is meetings, at least not cil. going to to do do what your gas-powered carthethe opened up, it may have been tempting to imagine that just below freezing to test oil giant, Shell, will install As a 98 per cent sustain- useis As watchers of council aproright or watchers wrongofanover a the past couple Critics of the promajority of its members their opinion on a As of council a right or wrong anover the past couple Critics of the promajority of its members their opinion on a proAs watchers council right or wrong anover the past couple Critics of the promajority of its members we wouldn’t make the same mistake twice, but as chief their latest sleds before they 500,000 EV charging sta- able energy province using too long. Where is Manitoba will posed have noticed, the swer.will On the pro side the ButOn they’ve posed reduction say think isposed right, regardposed bylaw that would will have noticed, the pro side of years. they’ve reduction think right, regardbylaw that would have noticed, swer. the side ofacross years. ButBut they’ve posed reduction think is is right, regardtions the world in the hydroelectricity and wind-saysay in all this? hityears. theswer. raceOn circuit inpro North provincial pubic health officer Dr. Brent Roussin said on ofthe proposals that make of keeping the current made their decision that it will prevent less of what the most see council shrink from proposals that make of keeping the current made their decision that it will prevent less of what the see council shrink from proposals that make of keeping the current made their decision that it will prevent less of what the most next five years. PetroCan and mills as its energy sources, A tsunami energy shift is most Monday, the province is basically in the same place it America in November. Jet it was toeight the floor numbers, the option and it numbers, appearsthe there “new blood” from being vocal taxpayers think. councillors the council floor the option anditTire itappears appears there “new blood” from being vocal taxpayers think. councillors to it it to to the council floor numbers, option and there “new blood” from being vocal taxpayers think. Canadian are already Manitoban EV owners could coming very quickly that engine manufacturers – Rolls ateight thecouncil end of October, justtobefore the second wave have a six, tendency to this be time that allhave but of the will bethat school elected and, theoreticIf divert that is theof case, does not including the a tendency bethat all but one the seven school elected and, theoreticIf that is the case, does six, not including the have a one tendency be all but one of of the willwill beinbe seven school elected and, If that is the case, does doing that Canada along some the $2theoreticbillion Manitoba should take adRoyce andseven Pratt and Whitney exploded. Hopefully around, things won’t beto soto approved by Only atOnly least school board members board trustees atengines least reduce the diversit really matter how mayor. approved least school board members board trustees at least reduce the diversmatterhow how Trans-Canada Highway spent aally, year on gasthe and diesel vantage of.really The opportunities mayor. oneone of ofapproved by byat least school board members board trustees atfrom least ally, reduce diversit itreally matter – bring the largest in ally, dire, not thanks to people necessarily smartening up at but two-thirds of its memopted for, is theofarguuntil 2022. itycoast ofuntil opinions, that many of there tountil coast. 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