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14          Issue #108 January 2022                                                              www.sportsenergynews.com


                                              for our elementary students.          changes to create better-paying  billion in total direct support for
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                                                It was rewarding to see the early   jobs in sectors that especially  families, workers, and employers,
        ventilation in our classrooms by      results of our Government’s $45       need workers, notably in skilled  and  $11.3  billion  in  cash  flow
        installing an additional 70,000       billion three-year plan, returning    trades. For example, as part of our  support. This investment included
        HEPA units.  The program              Ontario as the country’s economic     Skilled Trades Strategy, we have  pandemic  support  payments  of
        achieved great success with very                                            invested $24 million to increase  up to $40,000 to small businesses
        little spread within the schools,     leader. Fuelled by a jobless rate     training and upgrade equipment  that endured a loss of income.
                                              that fell six straight months,
        especially in our high schools        there are almost 115,000 more         for apprentices. As a result, we  Non-profit  cultural  and  tourism
        where  students  were  eligible  to   Ontarians with a job, compared to     are building the climate to meet  organizations         also    received
        receive vaccinations. The current     the pandemic’s start in February      expectations  that  one  in  five  much-needed help.
        program to vaccinate those                                                  jobs by 2024 will be in skilled
        children five years old and older     2020.  While creating any job         trades. The plan also gave $13.5        The Government continues to
                                              is essential, we are fostering                                              improve services for our most
        should  create  the  same  benefits
                                                                                                                          vulnerable residents.  As part of

                                                                                                                          an objective to build 30,000 new
              january   crossword   puzzle
                                                                                                                          long-term care beds by 2028, our
                                                                                                                          Government has approved several
                                                                        RIGHT ON Q
                                   RIGHT ON Q                                                                             local projects for redevelopment
                                                                                                                          and expansion, including Parisien
                                                                                                       DOWN
                   1       2       3       4                      5       6      7       8                     9     10     11     1  They were Mod, in the 60s   Manor,  Revera  Heartwood,
                                                                                     2  Leading man, usually              Woodland       Villa,     Maxville
                 12                13          14                    15              3  Where the eagle has landed

                                                                                     4  Word of warning                   Manor, and Dundas Manor.  We
                 16                          17                    18                5  Too much of this, for The Bard    also committed to providing the

                 19                           20                   21                6  Rings, as in 3, Jacques           necessary funding to increase

                                                                                     7  Malaise                           direct care in our LTC homes
                 22                 23     24     25                     26                    8  ___ chance (Could happen)
                                                                                     9  Copper: Comb. form                to four hours per day, including
                                         27     T              28                          10  Independent emirate        the educational programs to train
                                                                                   11  Belonging to the Queen, of pop
                 29     30     31     32         33                34          35          36     37     38   13  Impartial, formerly   the required nurses and PSWs.
                                                                                   15  Worth repeating, like Yogi Berra   We also announced permanent
                 39                40                  41    42                         24  Guaranteed contraction        funding for the local community
                                                                                   25  Word of warning
                 43                         44     45                  46              26  “Not a chance!”                paramedic  program  that  treats
                                                                                   29  Tyke                               seniors at home, allowing them
                                47          48        49

                                                                                   30  US int’l news source founded       to remain at home longer.
                 50     51     52                53                   54        55     56     57         in 1942
                                                                                   31  Proverbs chapter 6 ‘worker’          One of the biggest complaints
                 58                       59                        60     61                   32  Just about            that I have received during my
                                                                                   34  Med. immobilizer
                 62                    63              64        65                    36  Red or black in MLB            political time is the lack of adequate
                                                                                   37  Dolly the clone was one            cell and internet coverage. I am
                 66                    67                     68                   38  Truman-created 1947 advisory grp.
                                                                                   40  Five on a die, Jacques             proud of our Government’s $4
                 69                    70                          71              42  Jacob’s brother                    billion commitment to connect
                                                                                   45  Europe 1939 to 1945                all of Ontario’s homes and
                                                                                       48  Uncle Henry’s wife - in Kansas   businesses to a minimum of 50/10
                        ACROSS                            ACROSS                       50  Greenish blues
                1  Kobe’s ’02 teammate            41  Ebbs                             51  It comes from ‘nuncheon’, meaning   Mbps service and eliminate  the
                5  Best of the suits              43  Singer Labelle                  noon drink                          province’s cell gap by 2025. The
                9  Titanic’s call, before SOS          44  Before the ‘best of times’            52  Imbibe, to Jacques
              12  ‘Waiters’, with tickets            46  The prez, for one              53  The Phantom’s operatic music   pandemic highlighted the need
              14  Impress with force               47  After the press conf.              54  Eng. gentry members         for superior internet connectivity,
              15  Seine public path ___ d’Orsay         49  Anecdotal collection              55  One twelfth of a ream    and as a result, we committed to
              16  Strip a vessel                   50  US city with 2 Qs in its name            56  Brit actor Alan
              17  Follows yes, optionally            55  NFL ‘sneakers’                57  Opening tube                   the most aggressive program in
              18  Sale sign words with a            58  “What?” said Jacques              61  Suitor’s expectation from Dad   Canada.
                    percentage off                 59  Jacques ‘nose’ the answer                 on the first visit
              19  Asian spitz dog                  60  Occupy an uninhabited building          64  Laughing cow?            As we approach the year-end
              20  Same old status                        unlawfully                                                       holiday season, I want to wish
                         nd
              21  Algeria’s 2  largest port city         62  One, or more?               Should the word coupon be pronounced     everyone a Merry Christmas and
              22  Hair salon sign? - ‘Do’ or ‘___’        63  12 ounces to a pound weight          ‘Q’ pon or ‘Koo’ pon’?  Since it comes
              23  Wind up $pecialists             65  ‘Agreeable’ Brit comeback           from the French word couper, which is    the very best in 2022. Remember
              27  Mardi’s English abbrev.           66  43,560 square feet             pronounced Koo pay and means to cut,    to stay safe, follow the latest
              28  Pain-relieving letters                   67  Painful response, in Pretoria          why is it many say ‘Q’ pon?  During the    safety measures, and as always,
              29  Terrible leader?                68  Femme fatale                    Great Vowel Shift (1400-1700), Q took
              33  Tilt or roll                    69  Spanish ella, to English            on a ‘Key-oo’ sound instead of the ‘ka’        ensure you have a safe ride home.
              35  Peer Gynt playwright            70  Biblical inheritors             sound which is the norm in the Mideast.
                                                                                                                            Regards,
              39  Mr. Peanut sports one,            71  It’s what gives a lemon its
                    wink, wink!                         ‘appeal’                       Puzzle by Douglas Taillon                Jim McDonell
                                                                                   Solutions on page 31
                                                                                                                            MPP for Stormont-Dundas-
                                     Prepared Locally by Douglas Taillon                                                  South Glengarry
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