" $ 5 6 " - * 5 4 r / & 8 4 LA POLICE EST BLANCHIE STEPHEN JEFFERY stephen.jeffery@eap.on.ca
L’Unité des enquêtes spéciales, le chien de garde des services policiers en Ontario, n’a trouvé aucun acte cri- minel commis par l’officier en fonction lors de la mort par noyade d’un homme à Clarence-Rockland l’année dernière. Le 22 août dernier, un homme est entré dans la rivière des Outaouais à partir du quai du parc du Moulin après avoir été abordé par un agent de la Police provinciale de l›Ontario (OPP). Le service de police d›Ottawa a demandé à la PPO du comté de Russell de l›aider à retrouver l›homme après avoir été porté disparu de l’hôpital Montford plus tôt dans la journée. Le corps de l›homme de 71 ans avait été retrouvé trois jours plus tard. Dans une déclaration publiée lundi matin dernier, l›Unité des enquêtes spéciales a déclaré qu›il n›y avait pas de motifs raison- nables de croire que l›agent avait commis une infraction pénale en relation avec la mort de l›homme. Le directeur de l›Unité spéciale, Joseph
The Special Investigations Unit has found no criminal wrongdoing by police over the drowning death of a man in Clarence- Rockland last year. — supplied photo Martino, a déclaré qu›il était convaincu que l›officier avait fait ce qu›il pouvait dans les circonstances et que les preuves suggé- raient qu›il n›avait jamais été à moins de 15 mètres de l›homme pendant l›incident.
JML ARENA WILL BECOME VACCINATION CENTRE FOR CLARENCE-ROCKLAND
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GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
When the COVID-19 vaccine becomes available in the City of Clarence- Rockland, the Jean-Marc Lalonde Arena will be the place to go to get it. Council gave unanimous approval during its March 1 session to a report from Cla- rence-Rockland Fire Chief Pierre Voisine outlining the steps necessary to prepare the arena to serve as mass vaccination centre in future. The report is part of the response from the city’s emergency services EFQBSUNFOU UPB SFRVFTU GPS UIF&BTUFSO 0OUBSJP)FBMUI6OJU &0)6 GPSDPPQFSBUJPO in preparation for the ongoing provincial distribution of COVID-19 vaccine. “They’ve already given us the green light,” TBJE$IJFG7PJTJOF SFHBSEJOH&0)6BQQSPWBM for use of the JML Arena as a mass vaccina- tion site. “There’s still a lot of unknowns yet.” The main unknown factor, observed Chief Voisine, is when supplies of vaccine will become available for the Clarence-Rockland area. The federal government is still working on confirming new supplies of vaccine from various sources as well as developing a made-in-Canada source of vaccine. General Rick Hillier (Canadian Armed Forces, retired) is in charge of the Ontario Vaccine Task Force. Under his direction 600,000 doses of vaccine have been distri- buted throughout the province for vaccination of frontline health workers, residents of long-term care facilities, and other priority recipients. General Hillier met online with representatives for all municipalities to urge their communities to start working with local health units on emergency vaccination plans. The report to council is the result of consultation and review work by a community planning group, which included represen- tatives from the Clarence-Rockland Family Health Team. Clarence-Rockland’s mass vaccination plan will use the JML Arena
as the main site with mobile vaccination teams sent out to homes or other locations for people who may not be able to get to the arena. The main advantages of the JML Arena, Chief Voisine noted, are its large capacity and accessibility for residents who may have mobility problems. Other potential sites in Clarence-Rockland either may not have the capacity to handle a mass vaccination situation or else present access problems for people with walkers or wheelchairs. “It’s a good plan,” said Councillor André J. -BMPOEF SFHBSEJOHUIFSFQPSUi8FSFHPJOH to need that site prepped and ready for when the vaccine does arrive.” Voisine’s report estimated the cost to prepare the arena to serve as a mass vaa- cination site at about $102,000. That will be covered through a $122,000 COVID-19 provincial assistance grant to the city. 8IFOUIFBSFOBQSFQBSBUJPOXPSLJTEPOF and a vaccine supply is confirmed, the city will announce a mass vaccination plan and encourage residents to get their COVID-19 vaccine dose. Residents are advised to check the municipal website for any updates on the plan. Lorsque le vaccin contre le COVID-19 sera disponible à Clarence-Rockland, l’arène Jean- Marc Lalonde sera l’endroit à privilégier. La ville prépare le bâtiment de l’aréna pour servir de futur centre de vaccination de masse. —photo Gregg Chamberlain
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