the Government of Ontario is implementing a new emergency order to ensure that staffing and resources are available to help care for and protect long-term care residents during the COVID-19 crisis. These temporary measures provide further flexibility for long-term care homes and allow homes to redirect their staffing and financial resources to essential tasks. In addition, the Ministry of Long-Term ...
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mesures d’urgence pour venir en aide aux foyers de soins de longue durée durant l’éclosion de COVID-19
Le gouvernement de l’Ontario met en œuvre un nouveau décret d’urgence afin de faire en sorte que du personnel et des ressources soient disponibles pour aider à prendre soin des personnes résidentes des foyers de soins de longue durée et à les protéger pendant la crise de la COVID-19. Ces mesures temporaires accordent une plus grande souplesse pour les foyers ...
Read More »Second Case of COVID-19 in Algoma District
Late in the evening of Friday March 27th, Algoma Public Health (APH) confirmed the second Algoma resident to test positive for COVID-19. A woman in her 40s with recent travel to Michigan developed respiratory symptoms on the night of Saturday March 21st. She went to Sault Area Hospital on the late night of March 23rdand was tested on March 24th. Hospital staff took ...
Read More »First Case of COVID-19 in Thunder Bay District
March 27, 2020 – Today, Dr. Janet DeMille, Medical Officer of Health of the Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU), confirmed the first case of COVID-19 in the TBDHU region. A male in his sixties who resides in Thunder Bay is the first confirmed case of COVID-19 for TBDHU. His spouse is considered a probable case. The couple had recently returned ...
Read More »Significant Rain Expected Saturday Night (Montreal River and East)
5:16 AM EDT Saturday 28 March 2020 Special weather statement in effect for: Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Heavy rainfall possible Saturday night into Sunday. Rain, heavy at times, is forecast to begin overnight Saturday and continue into Sunday. Thunderstorms may accompany the rain, starting in Southwestern Ontario in the ...
Read More »Letter – Rotary Annual Auction
To the Citizens of Wawa and Rotary Supporters, The Rotary Club of Wawa had been well underway with preparations for the Annual Auction which was to have held on April 25 . Under the current circumstances it is necessary to postpone the event for now, but hold it at the soonest possible opportunity. Our main partners in this venture have all been extremely understanding ...
Read More »Ontario Provides $3.3 Billion More to Increase Health Care Capacity
The Ontario government is providing an additional $3.3 billion to support frontline health care workers and increase health care capacity in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. This funding will allow the province to take immediate action to increase the number of assessment centres, add more acute care and critical care beds, improve testing and provide more protective equipment for frontline ...
Read More »NDP calls for immediate help for Kashechewan First Nation to move to Site 5
Sol Mamakwa, the MPP for Kiiwetinoong and critic for Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation, and Guy Bourgouin, the MPP for Mushkegowuk-James Bay, said that Kashechewan First Nation is facing a dire situation due to the arrival of the spring flood season, and is calling on the government to step in, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, and help Kashechewan move to ...
Read More »Bold Ventures Signs Farwell Gold and Base Metal Option Agreement-Closes Non-Brokered Private Placement
Bold Ventures Inc. (TSXV:BOL) (the “Company” or “Bold”) is pleased to announce it has signed the formal Option Agreement to acquire the Farwell Gold and Base Metal property (“Farwell”). The Farwell claims are located approximately 55 km northwest of Wawa, Ontario. They are road accessible and consist of 103 Cell claims, 6 Multi-Cell claims and 6 Boundary claims comprising approximately ...
Read More »Ontario Enabling Financial Relief for Businesses
The Ontario Government is enabling $1.9 billion in relief for employers to reduce the financial strain on business brought on by COVID-19. The measure, which will run through the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB), will see premium payments deferred for six months for all businesses in the province. “During this unprecedented period of uncertainty and hardship, our government is ...
Read More »Letter – Mr Duncan Middlemiss, President and CEO of Wesdome Gold Mines
Open letter to Mr Duncan Middlemiss, President and CEO of Wesdome Gold Mines Dear Mr. Middlemiss: I read your press release dated Mar 23, 2020, in which you say, “Our vigilance will go a long way to keeping everyone safe”. I couldn’t disagree more. I would have liked to discuss this with you today, but I was unable to reach ...
Read More »La députée Rempel Garner demande la surveillance du système de pistage des téléphones cellulaires
Aujourd’hui, l’hon. Michelle Rempel Garner, la ministre du Cabinet fantôme responsable de l’Industrie et du Développement économique, a fait la déclaration suivante au sujet des récents reportages selon lesquels le gouvernement pourrait envisager d’utiliser des données de téléphonie cellulaire pour faire le suivi d’individus dans le cadre de la quarantaine et des efforts de suivi des contacts pendant la pandémie ...
Read More »MP Rempel Garner Calls for Oversight of Cell Phone Tracking
Today, Hon. Michelle Rempel Garner, Shadow Minister for Industry and Economic Development, issued the following statement on recent reports that the government may consider using cell phone data to track individuals as part of quarantine and contact tracing efforts during the COVID-19 epidemic: “The need to stop the spread of COVID-19 is urgent and cell phone data is increasingly being ...
Read More »Plan d’action de l’Ontario contre la COVID-19
Aujourd’hui, le ministre des Finances Rod Phillips a rendu public le Plan d’action de l’Ontario contre la COVID-19 (Mise à jour économique et financière de mars 2020). Le plan d’action du gouvernement représente la première étape dans son intervention face à la COVID-19 et comprend des ressources supplémentaires de 7 milliards de dollars pour le système de santé et un soutien direct ...
Read More »Ontario’s Action Plan: Responding to COVID-19
Today, Finance Minister Rod Phillips released Ontario’s Action Plan: Responding to COVID-19 (March 2020 Economic and Fiscal Update). The government’s action plan is a first step in its response to COVID-19 and includes $7 billion in additional resources for the health care system and direct support for people and jobs. It also will make available $10 billion in support for ...
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