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Algoma Public Health confirmed a new case of COVID-19 in Elliot Lake and area Thursday night. This is the first case in the region since the first wave of the pandemic last spring. The new case was part of an announcement which involved eight new cases in Algoma. The other seven new cases were from Central and East Algoma. Case 129 is close contact while case 130 is unknown exposure. Case 131 is close contact while case 132 is unknown exposure. Case 133 is close contact while case 134 is unknown exposure. Case 135 and 136 are both close contact and all new cases are self-isolating.
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A virtual book launch for Red Dresses on Bare Trees: Stories and Reflections on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, by Michael Hankard, PhD and Elder Joyce Dillen and released through J. Charlton Publishing Ltd., will be held on Jan. 18 at 2 p.m. via Zoom.
“The book deals with missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, an extremely painful topic one that we struggled at times to write or think about, and it raises some painful memories and feelings, not only for us but particularly those whose stories and reflections are within it,” the publisher said in a release.
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There are always champions.
But this year there are Public Health Champions, awarded by Algoma Public Health to those who took the extra steps to keep people safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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“The Public Health Champion nomination process has shown us that the people who call Algoma home are compassionate, kind and have demonstrated community spirit in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Dr. Spruyt, Medical Officer of Health. “Over the next few weeks, we will recognize nominees and the great work they did across our great region.”
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Jordan Cheff’s Cold Water 4 Clean Water campaign came to a close Saturday after he spent a month taking daily swims in Lake Nepahwin to raise awareness about the lack of clean water in Indigenous communities across Canada.
Some of these communities have been without potable water for upwards of 25 years, as is the case with Ontario’s Neskantaga First Nation, and there are more than 30 Indigenous reserves currently under some form of water advisory in Ontario alone. Many Indigenous people in Canada have spent most of their lives without reliable access to clean drinking water.
Author of the article: DAVID BRIGGS • For The Standard
Publishing date: Dec 10, 2020 • December 10, 2020 • 1 minute read •
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The city’s plans for developing an arts and culture hub are coming along, Elliot Lake’s CAO Dan Gagnon, informed council at its Nov. 23 meeting. Gagnon mentioned that last week he had presented to Serpent River First Nation’s band council to inform them of the city’s plan to build a new arts and culture hub that would replace the contents of the civic centre. “It was well-received,” Gagnon said, adding that the band council has appointed a councillor to sit on the project’s steering committee.