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To donate, go to https://ca.gofundme.com/f /sd5m9t-help-ashley- rebuild-her-home. UCDSB screening SD&G – High school students in the UCDSB will need to be screened daily and confirm their screening, before or on arrival to begin their school day. At the end of each day, they have to use COVID- 19 Self Screening Tool via smart phone, etc., to confirm they have been screened. When students complete the screening, the school will be automatically notified. Students without internet access must confirm they have completed self- screening upon arriving to school. Crysler Mission accomplished Winter Carnival Photo on the left is a resident of the Dundas Manor in Winchester, Annie Bouwhuis and Cornwall-SDG Paramedic, Mike. Together they CRYSLER – The celebrated as she receives her second and final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Photo on the right is of Garry Gainer. He was one of the carnival will take place first residents to get the second dose. Courtesy Photos over two days Feb. 13 and Feb. 14; the event will include scavenger hunts, photo and colouring Second dose of COVID-19 Landfill bombshell forces expansion contests, pet pictures and The most recent volumetric scan was Tik Tok dances. vaccine – done! completed in December 2020. This year there will be a WINCHESTER – Residents at Dundas Manor received application “Each year, as part of a best practice friendly competition their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Sat., Feb. 6. Sandy Casselman standard, the landfill is subject to a between the north and “It was another successful day, and we are so happy that our residents are now protected,” noted administrator Susan Poirier. LJI Reporter volumetric scan,” she explained, noting the south part of the town; you “We will continue to do everything we can to keep everyone safe.” MORRISBURG – With only a year of scan takes the total volume in the existing must accumulate points for Perhaps the best comments came from Facebook when capacity left at the Matilda Landfill, landfill and compares it to the final your side of town (north is the announcement went out. “You are working so hard on Municipality of South Dundas politicians are approved contours from the original landfill blue and south is red). the well-being of residents, staff and community – pursuing a 40,000 cubic metre expansion. design. Check out the ad at inspiring!” noted Manjit Banga Aitken. “Fantastic folk – During the Feb. 1 council meeting, She said the 20 per cent increase could https://www.facebook.com/ glad you have been looked after in this worrisome time. Environmental Services director Danielle be attributed to several factors: Last year CryslerCommunityCentre/. Thanks to everyone,” added Jean Porteous. And there was See page 5 for more details. Watson told council that although they was the first year Williamsburg Landfill has even an animated Tony the Tiger yelling GRRRRRREAT! started 2020 thinking they had 2.6 years of been closed; the COVID-19 pandemic stay- Special thanks to our partners at the Cornwall-SDG capacity left at the local landfill, the at-home order saw more residents taking on paramedics and nurses from the Eastern Ontario Health updated calculation revealed that capacity both small and large home clean-up Unit who assisted at the clinic. Although the residents have now received both vaccines, has been reduced to a single year. projects, leading to larger and more all safety protocols such as wearing masks, the use of “In 2020, Matilda Landfill accepted 7,267 frequent loads to the dump; and low tipping personal protective equipment, and visitor restrictions will cubic metres of garbage, which is significantly fees from January to October 2020 are also remain in place. In addition, staff and essential caregivers larger than our past history,” Watson said. “It’s thought to be a factor. will continue to be tested for COVID-19 on a weekly basis. about a 20 per cent increase.” Continued on page 2 The Oldford Team: The Trusted Name to Do it Right Are you planning to build your dream home? Need more space? Improving your business? Why not live or work where you want! Going the extra mile WE HAVE LOTS FOR YOU! 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Environmental Compliance Approval time would allow staff to pursue recycling facility in Ottawa. Morewood resident Christopher Paré has started up a Go (ECA) to increase the volume at whichever direction council wished “I wish we had a better plan, so Fund Me Page to help the family out. Matilda for an additional 40,000 to go in terms of long-term garbage we didn’t have these things jumping Paré is the children’s grandfather. cubic metres,” Watson said. “The disposal options. out at us every once in a while,” Brooklyn who was four and Kiersten six, died when their reason why we’re only proposing Council members briefly Coun. Archie Mellan said. “I think house in La Pêche, Que. was destroyed by fire on Sat., Feb. 6. 40,000 cubic metres is because that’s discussed waste diversion we’re sort of heading in the right Paré’s daughter Ashley, the children’s mother and her a simple amendment to our existing opportunities, as well as the future of direction. I don’t think we have any boyfriend escaped the fire by jumping out of a window. application, whereas anything over garbage disposal in South Dundas, other choice.” Once safely outside the home Ashley went back in to 40,000 would require an whether that be through a transfer All agreed that, for now, the look for her children and sustained serious injuries. environmental screening process, station or a larger landfill expansion. proposed application for a 40,000 She is currently in a Montreal hospital in a medically which sometimes requires an “Even though it buys us five cubic metre expansion would “buy induced coma. environmental impact assessment to years, I still think we should get time” until a long-term decision Her boyfriend was treated for minor injuries. be done, and those take quite a few pretty aggressive with diversion could be made. Mayor Steven The cause of the fire is still under investigation. years.” programming,” Deputy Mayor Byvelds said he would like to see To donate to the Go Fund Me Page please go to If approved, the increased Kirsten Gardner said. that decision made by this summer. Christopher Paré’s Facebook page. Lockdown continues for a while yet Joseph Morin through the clouds,” said He listed all the be able to reopen. Record Staff Premier Ford. measures designed to help He said people should TORONTO – The most “Transmission rates are stop the spread of the be hopeful but should not Your recent provincial pandemic down and less people are pandemic, however he let their guard down. ESTATE update from the province is being hospitalized.” said, “We can’t return to He said, “Let me be optimistic but at the same He said the measures normal, not while our clear, if we see the PLANNING time guarded. are working and staying hospitals can be numbers spike again, we Specialists Premier Ford in a press home is saving lives.