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Beating the COVID winter blues

By Fred Sherwin The Orléans Star

Connor and Ryan Ouellette take a break to play shinny with a friend on an outdoor rink built by their father Guy Ouellette on their property in Cumberland. FRED SHERWIN/PHOTO

Is the seemingly endless COVID-19 pandemic getting you down? Are you suffering from cabin fever while doing your best to obey the provincial stay-at-home order? Well there are a number of ways you can get some fresh air while staying socially isolated.

Thanks to the volunteer efforts of outdoor rink managers, you can go for a skate in almost every neighbourhood in the east end, just as long as you wear a face mask and there’s no more than 25 people on the ice at a time – and no hockey sticks allowed.

Thanks to the recent cold weather, the skating conditions on outdoor rinks in Cumberland Village, Navan, Cardinal Creek, Fallingbrook, Queenswood Heights, Convent Glen, Chapel

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Francoeur in charge of flooding the rink, keeping it clear of snow and organizing a small team of rink ambassadors to make sure everyone respects the COVID-19 rules.

“The rink is fairly small so we don’t get that many people. It’s mostly being used by parents who bring their kids,” says Francoeur who feels the rink is especially important this year with everything going on. “It’s one of the rare things you can do outdoors without worrying about the virus.”

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In addition, Paul has been contacted by two people running similar projects on a smaller scale elsewhere in the city and he has shared tips and insight with them. As of last week the Bégins had “gifted” 500 computers which is a testament to the generosity of the community whose support and donations make the program possible.

Arteast online juried exhibit to open on February 11

ORLÉANS – Arteast is proud to present its 39th annual Arteast Juried Awards Exhibition which can be viewed on their website at www.arteastottawa.com from Feb. 11 to March 16. The exhibition will showcase the works of 63 Arteast members in various media on a diversity of subjects. The show is juried and awards have been presented in each medium category. This is an opportunity for the public to enjoy, encourage and support local artists in their community. Arteast is a highly active, notfor-profit visual arts organization serving Eastern Ontario. Membership in Arteast is open to artists, both amateur and professional, and all who enjoy and want to participate in the visual arts

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Michel and Lucie Neveau (left) take a break from ice fishing on Petrie Island with another couple. FRED SHERWIN/PHOTO

From snowshoeing to ice fishing, there is lots to do in Orléans Continued from page 1

For every neighbourhood rink in Orléans there are several dozen backyard rinks. In fact, outdoor rinks have even been popping up in some front yards.

Guy Ouellette created an outdoor rink on his property near Sarsfield around a car, an old combine and a basketball net. His three kids use it every day.

“It’s a perfect excuse for them to get outside and get some fresh air, especially when all their classes were online. When you’re online five and six hours a day you need a break from the computer,” says Ouellette, who also created a two-kilometre snowshoe trail and a toboggan hill on the four-acre property.

Orléans residents are indeed lucky to have so many parks and pathways-turnedsnowshoe trails in their midst. On any given day, you can see kids sledding in the Apollo Crater or Gardenway Park in Fallingbrook, Sunview Community Park in Queenswood Heights or Decarie Park in Orléans Wood.

One of the most popular destinations for people seeking a break from the COVID winter blues is Petrie Island, where people can go snowshoeing, cross country skiing, and arguably one of best suited activities for social distancing – ice fishing.

Petrie Island has always been a popular destination for the winter pastime, going back to when Orléans was a small rural village on the road to Montreal.

During a visit to Petrie Island last Saturday, there were no fewer than 75 ice fishing huts on the ice.

Joanne has been ice fishing near the island since she was a little girl. On Saturday, she was there with her partner and her father.

“It’s nice to get away from the house and be out in the fresh air. It’s very therapeutic,” said Joanne who has caught a 4 lb. pike and an 8 lb. pike while ice fishing near the island.

In order to cut down on the number of sightseers who visit the ice fishing village, Oziles’ Marina and Tackle Shop, which manages the site, has prohibited vehicles from coming on to the ice, which is fine by long-time Petrie Island ice fisherman Michel Niveau.

“It’s a lot quieter, that’s for sure,” said Neveau who can often be found keeping an eye on the fishing lines around his hut, “The Blue Moon”, with his wife Lucie.

The couple have been coming to Petrie Island every chance they can during the recent shutdown. Like many of their fellow ice fishing enthusiasts they see it as the perfect way to stay isolated while still enjoying the great outdoors.

“Everyone is six feet apart. You get lots of fresh air and sunshine. And you sleep well at night,” says Neveau.

“Besides there’s nothing left to watch on Netflix,” Lucie chimes in.

A basic full day ice hut rental with a stove costs $85. The premium package which includes eight tip up fishing lines, eight drilled holes, minnows and a dipping spoon costs $145. It’s best to reserve your rental in advance by calling the Oziles’ Marina and Tackle Shop at 613-841-0778.

East end wards see 30% decrease in new COVID-19 cases

By Fred Sherwin The Orléans Star The number of new COVID-19 cases in Ottawa’s three east end wards is back on the decline. After increasing five-fold between Dec. 14 and Jan. 11, the number of new cases in the east end dropped by 30 per cent between Jan. 11 and Jan. 25.

According to the last update of Ottawa Pulic Health’s COVID Ward Map, there were 161 new cases reported between Jan. 11 and Jan. 25, that’s down from the 273 new cases that were reported during the previous two-week period between Dec. 28 and Jan. 11.

There were 44 new cases reported in Orléans Ward, down from 59 new cases reported between Dec. 28 and Jan. 11; 58 new cases in Innes Ward, down from 71 new cases during the previous two-week period; and 59 new cases in Cumberland Ward down from 143 new cases between Dec. 28 and Jan. 11.

The decrease in new cases is indicative of an overall drop in new cases city-wide.

According to the Ottawa Public Health COVID-19 dashboard, there were 1,004 new cases in Ottawa between Jan. 11 and Jan. 25, down from 1,821 new cases during

the previous two-week period. The number of active cases reported in Ottawa as of last Saturday stood at 674; that’s less than half of the number of active cases just two weeks previous when there were 1,716 active cases in the city. The positivity rate is also below three per cent for the first time since Christmas and well below the seven per cent positivity rate recorded on Jan. 12.

Another leading indicator of the impact of the COVID-19 virus is the number of hospitalizations it has caused. In Ottawa, the number of people being treated for the coronavirus has remained in the 30s since Jan. 6. Last Friday, there were 34 people being treated for the virus in Ottawa area hospitals, six of whom were in intensive care. On Jan. 12, there were 13 patients in intensive care. Thirty people have died since Jan. 1, bringing the total number of COVID-related deaths in Ottawa to 422.

The dramatic decrease in new cases and hospitalizations has result in a renewed call to lift the provincial stay-at-home order in the region and allow businesses to reopen under the existing COVID-19 protocols.

The province has allowed schools to reopen, leaving business owners hoping they’re not far behind.

Number of new cases reported in east end wards between Dec. 28 and Jan. 11

Orléans Ward 44 cases

Innes Ward 58 cases

According to Ottawa Public Health, there have been 660 cases in Cumberland Ward since the pandemic began, excluding longterm homes and retirement residences: 502 cases in Innes Ward and 368 cases in Orléans Ward.

All told, there have been 340 cases in long-term care homes and retirement residences in the three east end wards since the outbreak began, nearly a third of which

Cumberland Ward 59 cases

have been at the Madonna Care Community home on St. Joseph Blvd. The number includes both residents and staff.

The city began vaccinating the staff and residents at long-term care homes starting with staff members in December.

As of Jan. 18 when vaccinations were suspended due to a delay in the supply, Ottawa Public Health had administered 25,097 doses.

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When the COVID-19 pandemic first reached Ontario a year ago and Doug Ford declared a state of emergency – shutting down restaurants and other non-essential businesses for several months – we were told that is was being done to prevent a surge on the provincial health care system and buy time.

The general assumption was that the province wanted to buy time to increase hospital capacity, improve our testing capabilities and develop effective treatments and vaccines. They have failed miserably in the first two areas and while the medical research community has had mild success in developing treatments vaccines the federal government has so far refused to consider the construction of our own domestic manufacturing facility as they’ve done in the U.K. where the British government has contributed $275 million to build a Vaccine Manufacturing and Innovation Centre. The project announced last May. Once it’s completed next fall it will be able to produce enough doses of the vaccine to vaccinate their entire population in three months. Meanwhile, here in Canada we’re entirely dependent on the global supply chain.

But getting back to the excuse for the need to buy time to improve hospital capacity and our testing capabilities. It is clear that A) the capacity of hospitals to treat COVID patients, at least in our fair city, has not increased one iota, and B) our testing capabilities are still seriously inadequate. You would think that after nearly a year of this madness, we would have a lot more ICU beds and ventilators, trained more nurses and increased our testing capabilities to allow for mass testing of the general population which would enable the powers that be to get a handle on just how prevalent the virus is in our community, including the percentage of people who are asymptomatic.

At least there is a glimmer of hope on that front with the news that Health Canada recently approved a rapid-testing device developed by Spartan Bioscience here in Ottawa. The device could prove to be a game-changer if enough are made. They would be perfect in schools, at airports, in senior care facilities and even in businesses where employees could be tested simply and quickly. They would eliminate the need for mindless closure orders and travel bans and allow businesses to reopen.

More importantly they could allow for true mass testing of the population without having to wait 48 to 72 hours to get the results back.

But according to a recent Toronto Star report, the federal government has already procured 38 million rapid tests from various sources and at least 14 million rapid tests have been distributed to the provinces, including Ontario. So why aren’t they being used? Will the Spartan Bioscience device end up with the rest of them? This is just another giant failure on the part of a provincial government whose only response to the pandemic is dramatic shutdowns and stay-at-home orders.

Ontario residents deserve better, but we have to speak up. As someone much wiser than me once said, if you act like sheep you will be treated like sheep.

– Fred Sherwin, editor

Fredrick C. Sherwin, Editor & Publisher fsherwin@orleansstar.ca The Orléans Star is a bi-weekly publication distributed to 44,000 residences in Blackburn Hamlet, Orléans and Navan. The newspaper is locally owned and operated by Sherwin Publishing Inc., 745 Farmbrook Cres., Orléans, ON. Inquiries and delivery issues should be sent to info@orleansstar.ca.

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Orléans residents invited to take part in pre-budget consultations I want to start by recognizing that February is Black History Month, a month where we honour the legacy of Black Canadians and their immense contributions, resilience and strength. I want to thank you for your community engagement and for your most valuable contributions to our culture and to the entire community of Orléans.

Last week marked the 11th Bell Let’s Talk Day. Now more than ever, it is essential that we take the time to have an open dialogue on mental health and to take care of ourselves and others. Always remember that, no matter what you’re going through, you are not alone. Never hesitate to dial 2-1-1 for advice and 24/7 support.

This year, I am pursuing my tradition of highlighting women and young girls from Orléans who have demonstrated exceptional leadership through their volunteerism. If know of someone who is deserving of this recognition, you can request your nomination form by emailing my office before Feb. 21.

On that topic, I am pleased to congratulate Eunice Oladejo for being selected as the Orléans delegate for the Equal Voice’s Daughters of the Vote program of 2021, which will take place in March. Congratulations, Eunice!

As we are all excited to see vaccination being rolled out – now that free, safe, and effective vaccines are here – the federal government is working hard to

deliver them to provinces and territories.

Canada is well-positioned to provide a vaccine to every Canadian who wants one by September 2021, thanks to agreements with seven manufacturers developing COVID-19 vaccines. Our long-term vaccination plan remains on schedule and we are most fortunate to have one of the world’s most diverse portfolios.

When COVID-19 will be further under control, Canada’s economy will be ready for growth and we need to hear from you as the 2021 pre-budget consultations are currently underway.

This is an opportunity to share our ideas and priorities on how the government can make investments to grow the economy.

I invite you to take part by joining me for a conversation on Monday, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. for the English session or on Thursday, Feb. 11, at 7 p.m. for a French session. Send an email to Marie-France.Lalonde@ parl.gc.ca to receive your Zoom registration link.

You can also visit LetsTalkBudget2021.ca until Feb. 19 to complete an online questionnaire and further share your views.

Let’s remind ourselves that even if we are marching in the right direction, we have to keep the pace in following public health guidelines and being patient until things comes back to a new normal.

Trumpeted COVID -19 vaccination targets don’t add up For the past year, I have read more news coverage, opinion articles and medical journal abstracts on COVID-19 than any other subject in my life. The subject dominates every daily or weekly email subscription I receive. From news to science to sports and entertainment, the pandemic is omnipresent.

In sharing nuggets of this on Facebook, some posts have angry reactions devolving into nasty spats that we would never tolerate in a real conversation. Sadly, the comfort of the keyboard can eclipse the angels of our better nature. And yours truly has not been immune to a few 76-words per minute (thank you Grade 9 typing) outbursts.

However, some semblance of selfpolicing has set in my social media sphere or perhaps is simply pandemic fatigue. Another explanation could be the creeping realization that Canada’s vaccination efforts are abysmal and the targets that our Ontario government have set are woefully inadequate.

Even as vaccine supplies resume with a predictable frequency in late February and early March, summer 2021 for mass vaccination of Canadians is a pipe dream.

The math simply does not add up.

With new COVID-19 variants circulating, public health officials around the world

Walter Robinson Guest Column have coalesced around a figure of 80% mass vaccination to reach herd immunity.

Rounding our population up to 38 million, this means 30.4 million Canadians receiving a complete vaccination regimen.

Canada is supposed to receive up to six million vaccine doses by the end of March.

Even if all these arrive and were administered in the next eight weeks, assuming zero spillage or waste, only three million Canadians will have been vaccinated or be on the path to a second shot and complete immunization. This leaves 27.4 million Canadians still requiring a completed regime for us to approach notional herd immunity.

Canada would have to average one million completed vaccination regimes per week from April 1 to late October to reach herd immunity. And in Ontario, we need to be completing 400,000 per week as part of this

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effort. Simply put, we are not in any position to get even close to this steady output in April or May if you look at the various plans that provincial public health officials have released. This is why the Economist Intelligence Unit has predicted that Canada’s mass vaccination efforts will not conclude until late Q1 or early Q2 2022.

Over 100 days ago I noted that the science of vaccines was going to be the easy part of this whole pandemic when historians look back. And I postulated that humanity’s capacity to undertake the most ambitious and complex undertaking in human history – vaccinating the world in time – was (and remains) an open question. The full column can be found here: https://medium.com/anidea/vaccinating-the-world-dcc179d883bd.

And to be clear, I do not relish writing this column to scare you or deepen any sense of despair. As Canadians we have given our leaders a lot of runway for the past year. They, and we, are in uncharted territory and despite some policy and public health guidance mistakes, I sincerely believe they have been doing their best with the information that is available at the time when decisions are made.

But the asphalt on this runway is coming to end. Another year of societal and

economic disruption will push many more people and businesses past their breaking points with ramifications that will echo until 2030 or later. I encourage you to watch the vaccination effort ramp up and insist our public health officials think outside the box in their vaccination efforts, especially since traditional mass gathering and long line lineups in crowded facilities will not work this time around.

I want them to succeed and prove me, and The Economist, wrong.

Returning to social media, a meme is circulating stating COVID-19 is not worse than a typical flu season. This is utter stupidity and nonsense. As I wrote this column, Canada surpassed 20,000 deaths due to COVID. This represents 53 deaths per 100,000 of population. In a typical flu season, we experience 9 to 13 deaths per 100,000 population. So COVID-19 is five to six times more deadly than seasonal influenza.

Yet another reason for us collectively to get vaccinated when it is our turn and use our voices to push our public health officials to put their foot on the gas this spring and summer to make our turn with a needle jab (or two) that much sooner. Be well and be safe.

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City ready to ramp up COVID Nordic Ski Club keeps crossvaccinations as supply allows country trails in tip top shape It was a very busy week at City Hall launch these clinics as well as mobile teams between the joint Planning and Agriculture and possible drive-thru sites if our supply and rural affairs committee meeting, city allows for us to do so. council and a vaccine rollout update from We are currently working through Phase 1 Dr. Etches and Anthony of the COVID-19 VacDiMonte. cine distribution plan Despite how busy it in alignment and accorTim was, I was very glad to see dance with the provincial Tierney phased rollout. The some good news coming through. I know many city plan is meant to be parents and students are Beacon Hill-Cyrville Ward 11 flexible and scalable looking forward to our based on supply and schools reopening on Feb. 1, as well as demand, but it is important to know that being able to provide some routine and we are ready and will be doing as much as stability for school age kids. With Bell Let’s possible to ensure folks are vaccinated in a Talk Day that just passed, we see that now safe, timely and efficient manner. more than ever we need those supports and I know it’s been a tough time adjusting structures in place. and readjusting as the case numbers rise and With our vaccine update this past week, fall, but we are doing well so it’s not time to I am feeling optimistic for the future and stop yet! Keep washing your hands often, we will see the world start to normalize stay home and only go out for necessities, this year. We were briefed that Ottawa is limit your close contacts to members of prepared and has the capacity to administer your household and wear your mask when 8,400 doses a day through seven community you can’t physically distance from others. clinics and 2,400 doses a day through two As always, if you need any assistance hospital clinics. If the city receives an please contact my office at tim.tierney@ abundance of vaccines, we are prepared to ottawa.ca.

Access to outdoor recreation activities demic-related social distancing. have never been so popular, or necessary, A bonus is that the network is groomed than in this winter season, when the pandemic for multiple winter activities, including cross has kept us at home and indoors. country and skate skiing, fat bikes, snow Many of us are turnshoeing and walking/ ing to winter sports jogging. as a means of staying The Orléans Nordic Laura active and healthy, while Ski Club has groomed the Dudas maintaining physical distrails around the Hornets tancing. That’s where Nest and the SuperDome Ski Heritage East and the on Bearbrook Road, since Innes Ward 2 Orléans Nordic Ski Club 1980. This year, the trail come in. was expanded and groomed through Woodhill This winter season, Ski Heritage East Park, to the edge of the Glen Ogilvie Public lengthened its winter trail to a whopping School yard. As an avid cross-country skier, 30 kilometres along the Ottawa River, from you will often find me out on these trails Blair Road to Trim Road. When conditions enjoying the peace and beauty of the east end’s are right they extend the trail further to the natural spaces. I appreciate the hard work of Aviation Parkway and to offshoots running the volunteers that care for these trails and I off the main trail. encourage anyone who has not had a chance The City has provided annual funding to visit one or both trails to do so. for the trail network; in 2020 contributing Should you need any assistance please feel $10,000 towards maintenance, including free to contact my office at laura.dudas@ creating wider trails to accommodate pan- ottawa.ca.

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HAVE YOUR SAY! À VOUS LA PAROLE! The government launched the 2021 pre-budget consultations and Orléans MUST have its say!

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Orléans speedskating pair win double gold in Dutch bubble national events for months, thus the lowered expectations.

Heading into the opening World Cup event in Heerenveen, Blondin expressed the feelings of her teammates.

“In my mind I’m telling myself this is a training camp to lay off the pressure,” Blondin told the CBC the day before the competition started. “I’m trying to be realistic. I don’t think there will be many podiums and that’s OK.” Less than 24 hours later the Canadian girls captured gold.

The Canadian team arrived in the Netherlands on Jan. 9 after testing negative for the coronavirus and waiting out a 14-day quarantine period, giving them just two weeks to prepare for the competition.

Blondin had the good fortune of being able to train with the Hungarian team for a nearly a month before entering the bubble.

She left for Europe on Dec. 14 after marrying Hungarian team member Konrad Nagy in Kananaskis, Alberta on Dec. 3.

After training for two weeks with the Hungarian short track team in Budapest, Blondin joined the Hungarian long track team in Inzell, Germany for additional training before entering the bubble with Team Canada.

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As two-thirds of Canada’s female pursuit team they won back-to-back gold in the first two World Cup events of the season held in a bubble in Heerenveen, Netherlands.

In both instances, they beat the favoured home team which includes Dutch veterans Irene Schouten and Irene Würst. In the second event held on Saturday, Jan. 29, they not only won the gold medal, they set a new track record in the process on the Dutch team’s home ice.

The results surprised the speed-skating world, not to mention the members of Team Canada whose training was severely curtailed this year when the ice making plant at the Calgary Olympic Oval suffered a critical mechanical failure on Sept. 5, forcing the team to rely on dry-land training and the odd training session on outdoor ice.

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THE COVID-FREE 2020 SPECIAL Valid until Feb. 28/2021 At Symphony, we want to celebrate keeping our seniors safe from COVID-19 for all of 2020!

We thought we would give back to our community by offering your 6th month free when you move in before Feb.28/21.

Move in today and don’t pay for August!

For more information and to book a virtual tour, contact Glenese at: (613)-366-4969.

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SENIOR LIVING

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ADVERTORIAL

Canadian company offers the ultimate in air cleaners STAR STAFF – A small company in Concord, Ontario is producing a wholehouse air purifier that provides the ultimate in coronavirus protection while allowing to sleep worry-free at night.

The CinQuartz whole-house duct mounted HEPA air cleaner with ultraviolet light and photo catalytic filter made by Five Seasons Comfort Inc. offers the ultimate in air filtration and sterilization.

The patent-pending combination uses HEPA, UVC Germicidal Light (non-ozone producing) and Photo Catalytic Oxidation.

It removes and destroys allergens, lung damaging atmospheric dust, biological and chemical contaminants and odors, such as formaldehyde, toluene, benzene, cooking odors, tobacco smoke, bacteria, viruses, mold and lots more. It is ideal for people with allergies, asthma, respiratory illness, auto immune diseases, multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) or environmental hypersensitivity.

Millions of airborne pollutants are carried through the return air ducts of your heating/cooling system. The CinQuartz air purifier has been designed to be installed on the return air duct of your furnace. A portion of this return air is by-passed through an opening on the back of the unit and passes through a 5-stage filtration system.

The air passes through a pleated Carbon Prefilter in the first stage which removes lint and large particles to extend the life of the HEPA filter.

Smaller particles then pass through a long-life, 99.97% HEPA (High Efficiency Particulate Air) Media Filter in the second stage which captures particles 0.3 micron (1/84,000 of an inch) and larger.

In the third stage, the clean air passes through a reflection chamber where two ultraviolet germicidal lamps emit powerful UVC light rays which are designed to kill or inhibit bacteria, viruses, mold, fungus and microbial growth. These are non-ozone

producing lamps.

The ultraviolet lights are also used to activate the unique CinQuartz Media located below the UVC lamps in the fourth stage. The Photo Catalytic Oxidation (PCO) Filter is a Quartz media coated with nanoparticles of Titanium Dioxide (TiO2). The combined action of the UVC light and the TiO2 decomposes organic materials into basic molecules such as H2O and CO2 and reduces odors and VOCs as a result.

In the fifth and final stage a carbon/ potassium permanganate filter further reduces the VOCs and light gases. The purified clean air is then discharged back into the return air duct.

The whole-house duct mount HEPA air cleaner with ultraviolet light and photo catalytic filter is rated to do 45 air changes per day in a 1,000 sq. ft, home and 23 charges per day in a 2,000 sq. ft. home. The unit is especially effective when paired with a CinQuartz portable true HEPA Air Cleaner

with UV light and photo catalytic filter.

The CinQuartz air purifier is available through J.G. Lemay Heating and Air Conditioning. They can be reached by calling 613-835-2648 or 613-830-1661.

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