April 13th, 2016

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Ontario Passes Legislation To Support First Responders With Ptsd

Pictured L-R: Shane Bukowski, Sam Rowe, Dr. Kirby, Gigi Dumont, Kadean Ogilvie-Pinter, Louise Needham and Anita Kraly. The LDHC Oncology Unit would like to give a warm thank you to the Wawa Emergency Service’s for their generous donation. The money raised from the Charity Hockey Game will be used to support oncology patients in our community. We will be putting together “Chemo Comfort Kits” for

new oncology patients dealing with the difficult diagnosis of cancer and facing chemotherapy. Our Comfort Kits will be packed with high quality comfort items that are most needed by patients undergoing treatment: a journal, soothing tea, moisturizer, lip balm, soft tooth brush, warm hand crocheted hat,

and much more. Our goal of the kit is to make life a little easier and more comfortable for our patient’s undergoing treatment. So again I would like to thank everyone involved for making these Comfort Kits possible. Louise Needham R.N. 705-856-2335 ext 3413 LDHC Oncology Unit

Ontario is providing $20 million in 2016-17 to municipalities across the province through the Connecting Links program to make roads and bridges safer, create economic growth, and create or sustain jobs.   Premier Kathleen Wynne announced this funding in Barrie today with Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca. The City of Barrie will receive $675,000 to rehabilitate part of its connecting link on Highway 26 -- a one-kilometre section of Bayfield Street from Livingstone Street to the city limit.   Connecting links are municipal roads or bridges that connect two ends of a provincial highway through a community, or to a border crossing. The province is providing $20 million to 23 municipalities to repair these connecting links. Funding for the Connecting Links Program will increase to $25 million in 2017-18 and $30 million in 2018-19.   Ontario is making the largest investment in public infrastructure in the province's history -- about $160 billion

over 12 years for projects such as roads, bridges, transit systems, schools and hospitals. This investment is supporting 110,000 jobs every year across the province. In 2015, the government announced support for more than 325 projects that will keep people and goods moving, connect communities and improve quality of life.   Investing in infrastructure is part of the government's economic plan to build Ontario up and deliver on its number-one priority to grow the economy and create jobs. The four-part plan includes investing in talent and skills, including helping more people get and create the jobs of the future by expanding access to high-quality college and university education. The plan is making the largest investment in public infrastructure in Ontario's history and investing in a low-carbon economy driven by innovative, high-growth, export-oriented businesses. The plan is also helping working Ontarians achieve a more secure retirement. QUICK FACTS • There are about 350 kilo-

metres of roads and 70 bridges along connecting links in 77 municipalities across Ontario. The Connecting Links program was launched last November, and applications were received early this year. Successful applicants will receive funding starting this spring. Connecting Links funding covers up to 90 percent of eligible project costs, to a maximum of $3 million. The eligible costs are for the design, construction, renewal, rehabilitation and replacement of connecting link infrastructure. A recent report by the Broadbent Institute and the Centre for Spatial Economics found that, on average, investing $1 in public infrastructure in Canada raises GDP by $1.43 in the short term and up to $3.83 in the long term.

$20MConnectingLinksFundingWill Repair Municipal Roads &Bridges •

Ontario passed legislation that will create a presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosed in first responders is work-related.   Under the Supporting Ontario's First Responders Act, the presumption allows for faster access to WSIB benefits, resources and timely treatment. Once a first responder is diagnosed with PTSD by either a psychiatrist or a psychologist, the claims process to be eligible for WSIB benefits will be expedited, without the need to prove a causal link between PTSD and a workplace event.   The presumption applies to police officers, firefighters, paramedics, certain workers in correctional institutions and secure youth justice facilities, dispatchers of police, firefighter and ambulance services, and emergency response teams.   The act also allows the Minister of Labour to request

and publish PTSD prevention plans from employers of workers who are covered by the presumption.   This act is part of the province's strategy to prevent or mitigate the risk of PTSD and provide first responders with faster access to treatment and the information they need to stay healthy. QUICK FACTS • Evidence shows that first responders are at least twice as likely compared to the general population to suffer from PTSD, due to the risk of frequent exposure to traumatic stressors. • The legislation applies to more than 73,000 first responders in Ontario. • On March 5, 2015, Ontario hosted the Summit on Work Related Traumatic Mental Stress. The province’s strategy builds on the dialogue and feedback from the Summit.

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