詹嘉禮市議員：COVID-19每日更新 – 2020年4月8日
我想感謝各位居民抽空參加了我本人與國會議員葉嘉麗，省議員白必勤，公立學校教育委員黃婉貞和天主教學校教育委員Mike Del Grande等士嘉堡愛靜閣政府代表的電話會議。我正在計劃於4月17日晚上七時再舉行另一個電話會議。如果您有意抽空參加，請於以下網頁登記: http://karygiannis.net/wp/teleconference/
我在過去的一個月中曾經呼籲各界為我們的前線工人捐款。在本週一，我很高興看到豐泰Warden向愛靜閣社區服務協會食物銀行捐贈了1000個購物袋。這些袋子將幫助向有需要的人分發食物。我借此感謝豐泰Warden和所有其他社區合作夥伴在此事上的幫助。
有關本星期一的捐贈和COVID-19大流行期間情況，請瀏覽於以下網頁裡面的報導以及公告: http://karygiannis.net/wp/category/covid-19-community-corner/。如果您希望將您的社區組織或團體的服務和更新發佈在我的公告欄，請電郵至This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
多倫多市府
• 任何使用公園裡已封閉的設施（例如健身器材，遊樂場和無繩狗場）的人可能會被罰款最高可達$ 1000加元。
• 任何在公園不保持身體距離的人可能會被罰款最高可達$ 1000加元。
• 由即日起，所有GO Train 火車線將按照縮短的時間表運作。GO Bus 公車服務班次亦將會重整。請瀏覽以下網頁取得最新的時間表: https://www.gotransit.com/en/trip-planning/seeschedules/full-schedules
安大略省府
• 本省將把重要建築頁目（例如醫療、衛生和保健領域的重要項目）的建築時間至每天24小時。新醫院、醫院擴建和COVID-19評估中心將會二十四小時不停工加快建設。
• 從2020年4月7日起，本省將暫停對這些重要建築活動場所的噪音管制。延長工作時間也令工地經能夠更靈活地為員工安排輪班，限制工地人員數量並根據最新的建築工地指南採取合理的預防措施以確保工人安全健康。
• 在COVID-19大流行期間，安大略省通過以下措施保障全省重要的工作場所的安全：
O 重新部署30多名就業標準官員，以幫助企業瞭解並遵守健康與安全要求
O 將安大略省健康與安全呼叫中心的電話線路從25條增加到50條
O 根據《就業標準法》為因COVID-19而需要自我隔離或照顧親人的工人提供在工作受保障下的假期
O 邀請最近退休的視察員返回其職位
O 為市民提供遵守各項規定的協助並執行《緊急措施和民防法》下發佈的各項緊急法令
加拿大聯邦政府
• 截至本週一，367萬個加拿大人已經申請了加拿大緊急救助補貼（CERB）或其就業保險（EI）被轉移至CERB。
• 加拿大緊急工資補貼將會被調整。新的規例將會變得更加靈活，並不限制於收入已減少30%的企業。
O 企業可以使用2020年1月和2020年2月的收入作為比較來衡量其收入下降的程度，這將有助於新創立的和正在擴張的公司
O 另一項擬案將計劃調整3月份所需下降的收入由30％降至15％
• 為了鼓勵企業雇用年輕人，政府正在調整「加拿大暑期工作」計劃，支付通過該計劃雇用的員工的工資的100％。
• 50萬個來自3M公司的口罩已經抵達本國，並已分發到有需要的地方。
• 加拿大人已開始通過直接存款的方式獲得加拿大緊急救助補貼。
Jim Karygiannis COVID-19 Updates – April 8 2020
I would like to thank the residents who joined in the teleconference with the Scarborough-Agincourt government representatives, Jean Yip, Aris Babikian, Manna Wong, Mike Del Grande and myself. I am looking to host another teleconference with residents on April 17, 2020 at 7:00 pm. If you are interested, please sign up at: http://karygiannis.net/wp/teleconference/
Over the past month, I have called for donations for our front line workers. On Monday, I had the pleasure of witnessing the donation of 1000 bags from Foody Mart Warden to the Agincourt Community Services Association Food Bank. These bags will help with food distribution for those who are in need. I want to thank Foody Mart Warden and all other community partners for responding to calls for help during this time. Click here
For details regarding Monday’s donation and going-ons during the COVID-19 outbreak, please take a look at the COVID-19 Community Corner at this link: http://karygiannis.net/wp/category/covid-19-community-corner/. If you would like your community association or group’s services and updates to be posted on the Community Corner, please e-mail me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
City of Toronto
• Anyone using a closed parks amenities such as fitness equipment, playgrounds and off-leash dog parks could be fined up to $1000.
• Anyone not keeping physical distance with others in a park could get a $1000 ticket.
• Starting today,all GO train lines will operate on a reduced schedule. GO bus service will also be adjusted. Revised GO schedules are available here: https://www.gotransit.com/en/trip-planning/seeschedules/full-schedules.
Government of Ontario
• Ontario is extending construction hours for essential construction projects, like critical projects in the health care sector, to 24 hours a day – work on new hospital builds, expansions, and COVID-19 assessment centres will be able to continue 24 hours a day in order to accelerate the construction.
• Ontario will temporarily suspend local noise bylaws on these essential construction activities beginning April 7, 2020 – extending hours will also give worksite managers more flexibility to stagger shifts, limit the number of people in one place, and take reasonable precautions to keep workers safe and healthy under the recent guidelines for construction sites
• Ontario is making essential workplaces across the province safe during COVID-19 pandemic by:
O Redeploying more than 30 employment standards officers to help businesses understand and comply with health and safety requirements;
O Doubling the capacity of Ontario’s Health and Safety Call Centre from 25 to 50 phone lines;
O Providing job-protected leave under the Employment Standards Act for workers who need to self-isolate or care for a loved one due to COVID-19;
O Issuing a call to recently-retired inspectors who may be able and willing to return to their positions; and,
O Providing compliance assistance and enforcing the emergency orders issued under the Emergency Measures and Civil Protection Act.
Government of Canada
• As of Monday, 3.67 million Canadians have applied for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) or have had their Employment Insurance claims transferred over to CERB.
• The Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy is being adjusted. Instead of businesses requiring a 30% drop in revenue, more flexible rules are being put in place.
O Businesses can use January and February 2020 as comparison months to measure their revenue drop which should help new or scaled-up businesses
O Another proposed adjustment reduces the required revenue drop of 30% for the month of March to 15%
• In an attempt to encourage companies to hire young people, the government is adjusting the Canada Summer Jobs program to cover 100% of the wages for those hired through this program.
• 500,000 3M facemasks have arrived and are being distributed where they are needed.
• Canadians are beginning to receive the Canada Emergency Response Benefit through direct deposit.
Regards,
Jim Karygiannis,
Councillor, Ward 22 Scarborough-Agincourt
3850 Finch Ave E G7
Scarborough Ontario M1T 3T6
(416) 392 1374 Phone
(647) 723 0287 Fax
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