October 23 , 2014 • Issue 968 • $1.00 Serving St. Joseph Island since 1995
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Visit us online at www.islandclippings.com Tel: 705 246-1635 email: [email protected] Fax: 705 246-7060 Ontario Joins the Fight Against Ebola Funds Donated to Support Emergency aid and health care workers who are there, responding to the Response in West Africa West African crisis. The help is badly needed, and the situa - tion is becoming worse each day. As international concern steadily grows about the Ebola out - break in West Africa, the Ontario government announced “This contribution will assist our teams in their efforts to Monday that it is providing $3 million to help the front-line prevent the spread of Ebola and save the lives of those who responders fighting to contain it. The Government is also en - are infected. This contribution will also help us address the couraging the public to match the donation. needs of thousands of people who can no longer access health care in these countries due to their health care systems Ontario is providing $1 million to Médecins Sans Frontières, collapsing, another deleterious consequence of this terrible (Doctors Without Borders) and another $2 million to the outbreak.” said Stephen Cornish, Executive Director of Red Cross to support these organizations’ efforts to treat pa - Médecins Sans Frontières Canada. This sentiment is shared tients in affected countries, train staff, raise awareness and by senior Canadian Red Cross officials as well. prevent further transmission. Of course, it’s also a major concern to all of us that Ontario The current Ebola outbreak, which began in West Africa in has the right tools and protocols in place to contain and treat March 2014, is unprecedented. The World Health Organiza - any potential case of Ebola that might appear here, and to tion declared Ebola a public health protect the safety of all On - emergency of international concern tarians, including health care on August 8, 2014 and things seem workers. to be quickly getting worse. So how prepared are WE for “I know that many Ontarians are an Ebola outbreak, here in concerned about the rapid spread Ontario? of the Ebola virus.” said Kathleen Wynne, Premier of Ontario. “These Monday’s announcement of funds will help those on the front the aid to front line workers lines in West Africa in their coura - in West Africa was accompa - geous efforts to treat patients and nied by a joint statement by prevent further transmissions of Dr. Eric Hoskins, Minister of this deadly disease. The people of Health and Long-Term Care Ontario are compassionate and and Dr. David Mowat, In - caring and I know they will con - terim Chief Medical Officer tribute to this important effort.” of Health on Ontario’s pre - paredness for an Ebola out - It’s an important contribution to break. the tireless efforts of those brave Continued on next page David Nelson Sales Representative “Your Island Realtor” The Real Estate Stop 949-7867 • 246-2757 EBOLA ..c ontinued from cover “We know that Ontarians may have concerns related to the ongoing challenges in West Africa and recent events in the United States regarding the spread of the Ebola virus. Let us assure you that the safety of Ontario’s health care workers, pa - HILTON BEACH GIANT tients and the public are our top priority.” “We are confident that Ontario is prepared and ready to con - tain and treat any potential case of Ebola virus in our province — protocols are in place and we’ve seen the system work well in Ontario hospitals.” With the experience and lessons learned from the Severe CRAFT SALE Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) epidemic, our health Saturday, November 1 care facilities now have sophisticated infection control systems and procedures to protect health care providers, patients and 10 am to 4 pm all Ontarians. They are fully equipped to deal with any poten - Hilton Beach Hall tial cases of Ebola.” Twenty-five exhibitors on two floors! The statement also confirms that Ontario health authorities Come and see the work of the returning are working with health care employers to ensure that their staff receives appropriate training on personal protective aVnoldun ntaeryw do enaxthionibs airteo drivsid. ed between the Admission: equipment as well as health and safety measures. New guide - St. Joseph Island Museum and the lines are expected by the end of this week. Hilton Beach Recreation programs. benefit the Hilton Union Public Library “The government … is monitoring the Ebola situation and is Proceeds of the lunch Sponsored by the Hilton Beach Recreation Committee. continually assessing our state of readiness should a case of Ebola ever occur in Ontario.” the statement ends. For more information call 705 246-2242 At this time, there are no confirmed cases of Ebola Virus in Ontario although ten Ontario patients have recently been tested for possible Ebola infection. They all tested negative. In the meantime, new measures are being put in place, such FLU as: Directives about new personal protective equipment and VACCINATIONS training requirements as well as enhanced procedures for con - HAVE ARRIVED taining and treating Ebola. at MacKay’s Island Pharmacy. Designating Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Hamilton Health Sciences, Health Sciences North, Hospital for Sick Come in any time we are open Children, Kingston General Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre, The Ottawa Hospital, St. Michael’s Hospital, Sunny - “No Appointments Necessary” brook Hospital, and University Health Network’s Toronto and we would be happy to help you Western Hospital as the referral hospitals to treat potential receive your Flu vaccination. cases of Ebola. Enhancing the province’s inventory and availability of per - Open Monday-Friday 9:30 am - 5:00 pm sonal protective equipment, including ensuring the availabil - ity of N95 protective respirators. Testing Ebola specimens at Public Health Ontario’s provincial labs starting on Monday October 20, 2014. Creating a formal Minister’s Advisory Table on Ebola Pre - paredness which will include frontline workers and health care providers, and which will meet regularly to provide ongo - ing advice to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care.
Page 2 Creating an Ebola Command Table which will be chaired by the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, and which will include the Interim Chief Medical Officer of Health, the DOGS Deputy Minister, Public Health Ontario, the Ministry of NLY Labour and other partner ministries and representatives from O the province’s LHINs and designated referral hospitals, 8709 Hwy 17 E. ROOMING BY among others. Bruce Mines, ON G 705 785-3739 HELENA Assigning appropriately outfitted ambulances to transport S potential cases of Ebola to the designated hospitals for treat - ment. Truly personal attention... Grooming one dog at a time - yours! Our provincial health authorities are working closely with Professional dog grooming services for all breeds the Public Health Agency of Canada and other provincial counterparts to ensure Canada’s preparedness. “The steps we are taking to update and enhance our readiness procedures, protocols and resources ensure the health system is prepared.” assures Dr. Mowat, Ontario’s Interim Chief Give th e Cook Medical Officer of Health. “Our hospitals have sophisticated infection control systems in place that are designed to limit the Day Off! the spread of infection, protect health care workers, and pro - Stop in for a stack of Pancakes, vide the best care possible for the patient.” delicious sausages & Island Syrup It’s reassuring to know that strong and thorough precautions at the are being implemented. Hopefully, our health authorities will not repeat recent history elsewhere, being lulled into a false Lions Club sense of security … guarding the doors while the enemy sneaks in through a window. Pancake Breakfast Sunday, October 26, 2014 Hilton Community Hall BRDHC Board of Trustees on the • All you can eat Pancakes, Sausages & real St. Joseph Road. Island Maple Syrup and of course coffee & juice. The Blind River District Health Centre (BRDHC) Board of • Serving from 10 am until 1 pm Trustees will meet in Bruce Mines on Tuesday October 28, • Adults $8.00 2014 – the first of 2 regular meetings beyond the board room. • Children (5 to 10) $5.00 • 4 & under free Serving a distance greater than 160 kms –from Spanish in the • Special immediate family rate East, to Echo Bay in the West –the Board has identified com - (2 adults, 2 children) $21.00 munity engagement as one of its top priorities. As a result, and in accordance with the BRDHC’s by laws, at least two of All proceeds to be used for the nine regular meetings each term will be held at alternate community based projects locations throughout the catchment area. www.stjoelionsclub.org “In order to ensure that the Board operates in an open, trans - parent and accessible manner, it is very important to have the opportunity to schedule meetings in the communities throughout our catchment area,” said Gaston Lavigne, CEO. “We invite everyone to attend, and on this particular occa - sion, we look forward to meeting with the residents of Bruce Mines and area.” The open meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 pm at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 211, 9248 Hwy 17 in Bruce Mines.
Meeting materials will be made accessible by Friday October 24, 2014 on the BRDHC’s website at: http://www.brdhc.on.ca/trustees/. Page 3 Island Hosts First CASS Hockey Duathlon! By Carole Hunt-Ford
Despite freezing temperatures and high winds, the CASS hockey team held their annual Duathlon fundraiser at the Centen- nial Grounds in Richards Landing on Saturday, October 18th. Hockey players are all required to participate with a minimum of $50 in pledges and must also get ‘mile marker’ sponsors. This year’s event raised over $4,400 to help coverage bus trans- portation costs to season tournaments.
The top overall finisher was the team of Aksel Pollari (formerly of the Island) and CASS staff member Ray Gowlett (who bikes with the Island crew regularly) with a time of 55 minutes and 5 seconds, fol- lowed by Island team Nolan Ford and Dan Ableson with a time of 56 minutes and 21 seconds. Dan had the fastest bike time (30 min 26s) from the Centennial Grounds to the Free Methodist Church and back, while Aksel had the fastest run times (15 min 29 s and 8 min 22 s)for the 2 runs on the beautiful, leaf-strewn trail from the Centennial Grounds to the Trefry Centre. A special thank you to our Island mile marker sponsors, Kentvale Home Hard-
Continued at bottom of next page ÀiÌÊ,> 3 8* , -V Ê >À`Ê/ÀÕÃÌii]Ê 3 ,"1 3 iÌÀ>Ê}>]Ê!LGOMA $ISTRICT 3CHOOL "OARD 3 /" /VER THE PAST YEARS MY CHILDREN HAVE ATTENDED OUR LOCAL ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND )VE LEARNED lRST HAND ABOUT PUBLIC EDUCATION IN #ENTRAL !LGOMA !ND SERVING SEVEN YEARS AS A 4RUSTEE REP RESENTING #ENTRAL !LGOMA ON THE !LGOMA $ISTRICT 3CHOOL "OARD ) RECOGNIZE THE CHALLENGES THAT LIE AHEAD FOR THIS AREA OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS AND WANT TO BE A PRO ACTIVE AND EFFECTIVE ADVOCATE FOR EACH OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS #ENTRAL !LGOMA 3ECONDARY 3CHOOL STUDENTS FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES 4HROUGH MY RELATIONSHIP WITH ORGANIZATIONS MUNICIPALITIES AND STAKEHOLDERS ) KNOW ) CAN OFFER EXPERI ENCE IN THE EDUCATION SECTOR AND ) HAVE VALUABLE EXPERTISE WORKING WITH ALL THE PARTNERS INVOLVED IN ACHIEVING WORKABLE SOLUTIONS TO CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES AHEAD FOR OUR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES 4HROUGH MY WORK ON SEVERAL AREA BOARDS AND COMMITTEES AS A MUNICIPAL POLITICIAN AND 3CHOOL "OARD 4RUSTEE AND MY EXISTING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE OTHER 4RUSTEES AND SENIOR ADMINISTRATION )M READY NOW TO BEGIN WORK ON DAY ONE OF THE NEXT TERM 4HANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND ) WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT ON /CTOBER h) WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORTv %LECTION $AY -ONDAY /CTOBER Page 4 TSSA Officials to Meet with Local Service Station Operators in Belly Richards Landing Here’s some great news! Township of St. Joseph Mayor Jody Dancing Wildman has confirmed that TSSA Fuels Safety Program Di - rector, John R. Marshall will be meeting with area Service Sta - C L A S S E S tion Operators in Richards Landing on November 11th. $54 for six weeks “I had contacted TSSA Ombudsperson, Sandra Cooke who then met with Mr. Marshall,” said Mayor Wildman. “He will classes begin also bring their Regional Director with him so they can hear directly from Operators and try to address some concerns.” october 30th Mr. Marshall was scheduled to attend the TSSA Regional Time: 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Town Hall in Sault Ste. Marie and Mayor Wildman had re - quested a public meeting on the Island explaining that many Hilton Beach Community Hall residents would find it difficult to attend the Regional Town Hall at the time it was scheduled. Instructor: Morgan Garside This is a fun, inclusive class for all ages, “Mr. Marshall was concerned that the issues to be discussed shapes and sizes. Moves and technique will with the individual businesses might be confidential in na - be taught. ture,” said Mr. Wildman. “He would prefer the general public try to attend the meeting in the Sault on November 12th.” To register or for more information call . Mayor Wildman was also recently contacted by Minister of 246-2242 HILTON BEACH RECREATION COMMITTEE Government and Consumer Services, David Orazietti to dis - cuss the situation on St. Joseph Island as a follow-up to corre - spondence he had received from Wildman and conversations with Algoma-Manitoulin MPP Mike Mantha. RE-ELECT “It was very good of him to call me directly to get more details and express his concern over how the loss of these businesses BRUCE IBBITSON will affect small towns and rural communities,” said Mr. Wild - TOWNSHIP OF ST. JOSEPH COUNCIL man. “Minister Orazietti is very cognizant that the central Accomplishments: function of TSSA is to ensure public safety, but he did hope • Two term Councillor for the Township of St. Joseph that there might be opportunities for flexibility in meeting • Trustee for the Blind River District Health Centre this goal.” • Director for the North Channel Marine Tourism Council • Chair of the Marina Committee Minister Orazietti also confirmed he will be attending the • Roads Committee member TSSA Regional Town Hall in Sault Ste. Marie on November • Personnel Committee member 12th. • Algoma District Municipal Association (alternate) • Planning Board member (Past Chair) HOCKEY DUATHON ..c ontinued from page 4 With over 25 years of experience in the Project Management and ware, Ambeault’s Confectionery, Island Enterprises and the Is - Technical sectors, I promise to continue to make informed, land Market for their support and to all who pledged our logical decisions on your behalf. hockey players. Also, thank you to the Township of St. Joseph for the use of the Grounds and bike racks, and to our Island I am very proud of the accom - plishments made by Council and volunteers Brian Read, Mac Dorscht, Raymond and Brielle the Municipal Staff over the last Ford. four years, within some very dif - Catch our Huskies Hockey team in action starting this week - ficult and restricting financial end with exhibition play in Thessalon on Friday at 7 pm and times. again Saturday at 10 am against the Manitoulin Mustangs, and then next Wednesday, October 29 at the Essar Centre at 6:30 Now is not the time for pm for the East-West hockey game. change. Keep experience working for you!
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Letters to the Editor printed in the Island Insight Column reflect the views of the writer ,6/$1'+20(,03529(0(17 and not necessarily those of the Island Clippings. RIeSmLoAdNeDlin gH•ORMenEov IaMtioPnR•OMVaiEnMtenEaNnTce There are a few points I would like to make regarding last week’s cover article about GENERAL HANDYMAN SERVICES the TSSA. Call GREG 989• 7794 [email protected] 1. First, just to be clear, I have no political or policy-making affiliations - federal, Re-elect Lorraine Aelick provincial, or municipal. My priorities lie with what is best for my family and that is to Council well known. 2. A drilled well is the water source for my family, as it is for many. If there was any Experienced chance of this being contaminated by old or corroded underground gas tanks I would Dedicated certainly want the TSSA to enforce environmental responsibility. I am sure this senti - Trusted ment is shared by the affected business owners. Committed 3. The Hwy 17 E Trading post recently underwent a similar overhaul by replacing its tanks and safely removing contaminated soil. By [their] choosing to remain open, we Get the ISLAND SCOOP for were able to patronize this business and support their removal process. I’m sure the Fall and Christmas! affected businesses will also be supported during their tank renovations. Handmade Alpaca socks, mitts and hats, leg warmers, boot toppers, scarfs... 4. I grew up on the Island. We have always known how to be prepared. If you need a Embroidered Tea Towels, Aprons, placemats & runners...Jewelry, Goat’s Milk loaf of bread or roll of tape at midnight, it will be there because we know how to plan Soaps, Candles, Incense. ahead for our area. In the sad event that no gas stations fulfill the TSSA’s safety re - Local Maple Syrup, Icewine Dark Chocolates, Maple Cream quirements and are forced to close, we will survive. We always have. Chocolates & more. Last Call for Ice Cream! 705 989 4102 Safety and health should continue to be the number one priority.
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