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en français, d’obtenir des services gouverne- mentaux dans notre langue et d’être repré- sentés auprès des acteurs politiques. » Même si l’usage de la langue officielle française à diminué, le nombre de fran- cophones vivant en Ontario ainsi que les personnes pouvant s’exprimer en français a augmenté. D’autres données intéressantes du recen- sement appartiennent aux catégories des familles et duménage. En général, à travers le pays, le nombre de couples vivant sans enfants a augmenté plus rapidement que ceux qui vivent avec des enfants – avec cer- tains écarts entre l’est et l’ouest du Canada. L’Ontario est l’une des régions où le nombre de couples vivant avec des enfants est le plus élevé, suivant de près le Nunavut et les Territoires du Nord-Ouest. Plus particulièrement, le pourcentage des ménages d’une seule personne est au som- met dans l’histoire du Canada, à 28,2 %. Glo- balement, le recensement reflète la diversité du pays en termes de langues et de familles. The current medical marijuana regula- tions in Canada for growing marijuana for medical purposes came into effect in August 2016, and the amount of marijuana that can be grown by a registered patient depends on how much marijuana they have been prescribed per day. According to the Seed 2 Weed partners, growing provides a way more affordable option for patients. Full legalization of marijuana appears to be on track for July 2018, which will make Canada just the second nation in the world, after Uruguay, to completely legalize the cultivation, sale and possession of the drug for medical and recreational purposes. “We are going to be selling cannabis, we are just waiting for the green flag,” added Lamoureux, who envisions the business as a Costco for cannabis. “Our goal is not to get the weed from the street, it’s to go through the licensed dispensaries and sell their weed. We want to be the leading front.” During the meet-and-greet barbecue, which will be held outside in the back of their offices (866 Notre Dame Street, Embrun) on August 26, the educational professionals will be available to answer any questions on their new services - ranging from growing equipment and growing consultations, to professional grow room setup. “Move Over” rule The OPP remind motorists that they are sup- posed to move out of the way of emergency vehicles headed their way with lights flashing and sirens blaring, or make sure do a slow and careful detour around a police, fire or ambulance unit seen parked along the road with its emer- gency lights flashing. Ontario’s Move Over Law imposes fines ranging from $400 to $2000 for violations, depending on circumstances, along with three demerit points on a driver’s licence upon conviction. – Gregg Chamberlain
West Nile virus detected in Ottawa Ottawa Public Health (OPH) has confirmed the first confirmed presence of West Nile virus in the municipality this year. The virus source is the Northern house mosquito, which thrives in human-inhabited areas. One infected mosquito has been confirmed in the urbanized area of the city. The OPH stated it will proceed with a “proactive plan” to deal with the situation through regular weekly monitoring of man-made standing water sites like ditches and storm water management ponds on municipal land. The OPH will also apply a larvicide in these areas. The bacteria in the biological control method attacks mosquito larvae but does not harm anything else. Homeowners are urged to make sure to drain any sources of standing water on their property and take measures to protect themselves from mosquitoes when outside. – Gregg Chamberlain Embrun-based clinic Info-Cannabis will soon be launching a new service called Seed 2 Weed for registered patients using marijuana, providing themwith the equip- ment, products and expertise to grow their own cannabis. Sevenmonths ago, Jeff Lamoureux, ama- naging consultant, partnered with InfoCan- nabis owner and director FrankMedewar to bring the clinic to the next level, and help patients discover how cannabis can help Statistique Canada a récemment publié les points saillants du recensement canadien de 2016. Ceux-ci incluent des données pro- venant des catégories suivantes : familles, état matrimonial, le ménage et la langue. Le taux de bilinguisme français-anglais a atteint un nouveau sommet au Canada, les deux tiers de cette croissance étant attri- buée au Québec. Le taux de bilinguisme au pays a augmen- té pour la première fois depuis 2001, passant de 17 % à 18 %. Le nombre de personnes qui considèrent le français comme leur langue officielle a baissé, enOntario, de 0,2 %depuis 2011. L’Assemblée de la francophonie de l’Ontario (AFO) a publié une déclaration et s’inquiète de cette baisse relative du français. « L’avenir de la communauté franco-on- tarienne est menacée en Ontario, a expli- qué Carol Jolin, le président de l’AFO. Cette diminution affecte notre capacité de vivre VICKY CHARBONNEAU vicky.charbonneau@eap.on.ca
Statistics Canada has recently released the key highlights of the 2016 Canadian Census. Most notably, the percentage of one-person households is at an all-time high in Canada’s 150-year history. Ontario is one of the areas with the highest percentage of couples living with children, whereasWestern Canada is trending the opposite. Bilingualism in the country is also at an all-time high – showing the French language losing grounds in Quebec, as well as in predominantly francophone parts of Ontario. —photo submitted
Seed 2 weed, a one-stop-shop for medical cannabis
Les partenaires Jeff Lamoureux (consultant en gestion), à gauche, et Frank Medewar (propriétaire et directeur) organisent un barbecue le 26 août prochain afin de lancer la nouvelle branche d’InfoCannabis, visant à fournir l’équipement, les services et les produits enmatière de culture du cannabis. Seed 2Weed offrira des services exhaustifs en matière de cannabis, afin que les patients ayant légalement recours à lamarijuana pour des raisons médicales, puissent faire pousser leurs propres plants de façon sécuritaire et surtout, légale. Avec la mission d’éduquer la population sur les bienfaits médicaux du cannabis, l’entreprise locale s’est donnée le mandat de rapprocher le patient du médecin, et jusqu’à maintenant, du producteur autorisé. Bien que située à Embrun, InfoCannabis et Seed 2 Weed offrent des consultations à domicile dans l’ensemble de la région d’Ottawa-Gatineau, de Hawkesbury ainsi que Carleton Place, Kemptville et Brockville. —photo Vicky Charbonneau
them with their chronic illness. Education of cannabis in its varying ways and forms is the main concern for the two educational professionals. “We have women with endometriosis, who can actually take a suppository and it removes the pain,” explai- ned Medewar. In fact, more andmore statistics and sto- ries are supporting the medical powers of weed, as the owner himself witnessed: “We have a madam who had stage four cancer. Last year, when I first sat downwith her, they gave her maybe a month and a half to live. Two weeks ago, she got her results and has nothing but scar tissue left where the tumor was. She used cannabis oil.” Fromfirst time users of cannabis to pallia- tive care patients, the goal of the two educa-
tors is to help anyone who also has a current medical diagnosis in Canada, and provide themwith solutions other than strong phar- maceutical products. “It’s pretty phenomenal,” said Lamou- reux, explaining howmarijuana contributes to changing patients’ way of life. “They go from taking morphine and being stuck to the couch not doing anything, to taking CBD (cannabidiol) oil and being able to cut the grass, to eat and almost do backflips.” Cannabidiol (CBD) is one of themost pre- valent chemical compounds in the cannabis plant. Unlike the more famous molecule, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), CBD is com- pletely nonpsychoactive, meaning patients don’t get “high” off of this organic chemical. CBD is all relaxation without intoxication.
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