詹嘉禮市議員COVID-19每日更新 – 2020年4月17日
我非常感謝各位抽空出席在士嘉堡慈恩醫院外舉行的「向前線員公致謝」活動。圍繞醫院致謝的車隊包括了不少於三百輛來自區來居民、警方、消防部門、救護服務和多倫多動物園的車輛。
士嘉堡醫院聯網主席及首席執行官Elizabeth Buller 在和我的電郵對話中說道:
「感謝你組織了今天在慈恩醫院的遊行。這是一個了很不起的活動！在你的努力，以及社區、醫護人員、救護員、警察和消防員積極反應的面前，我感到十分謙卑。我想我們有300多輛車加入！一眾醫生及醫療人員因大家的支持感到十分振奮。正如Lisa所說，這遊行在充滿壓力的脆弱時刻帶來了歡樂。所有人都能感受到你的熱情，謝謝！我期待在這個充滿挑戰的時刻繼續與你合作，盡我們所能支持前線員工。」
多倫多市府
·市政府已啓用新的網站，用以陳示有關多倫多市內COVID-19帶例數據和圖表。請瀏覽以下網頁查看: https://www.toronto.ca/home/covid-19/covid-19-latest-city-of-toronto-news/covid-19-status-of-cases-in-toronto/
·自行車共享計劃將在COVID-19大流行期間繼續運作。對自行車的清潔將會加強。
安大略省政府
·安大略省政府已發佈了用以保護弱勢社群的新緊急法令:
·限制護老院員工只能在一個院捨或醫療機構上班。
·提升「本地衛生協調網絡」對家庭護理服務的分配能力，並將前線護理人手分配到最有需要的家社、社區護理場所、長期護理院、支持性住房、護老院等地方。
·在疫情爆發期間提升有需要的市政府和地區社會服務管理委員會的自由度，以便在某些有需要的地方重新分配包括托兒，執法和公共衛生服務等人員。
·安大略省政府正在擴大合資格接受「緊急托兒服務」的基本行業工人的名單。有關合資格行業的列表，請參閱以下網頁：:https://www.news.ontario.ca/opo/en/2020/04/Ontario-offers-emergency-child-care-to-more-frontline-staff.html
加拿大聯邦政府
·加拿大政府正在向能源業投資17億加元。這些資金將用於清理Alberta，Saskatchewan 和British Columbia 的孤井或已停產油井。
·政府將斥資7.5億加元建立重點是甲烷排放的減排基金。
·7500萬加元將用於幫助離岸工業減少在Newfoundland和Labrador的排放。
·將向地區發展機構和社區發展網絡提供9.62億加元資金。這些款項將用於協助尤其是在農村地區的小型企業獲得所需的支持。
·將向「Futurepreneur」計劃和「工業研究助手」計劃提供2.7億加元，以支持不符合領取加拿大緊急工資補貼資格的創新者和早期開發公司。
·5億加元將撥給加拿大文化遺產局，以支持在加拿大藝術領域工作的員工。
·加拿大緊急應變補助金已支付了超過750萬筆款項。
COVID-19 Updates – April 17 2020
I want to thank everyone for joining in the ‘Thank You’ to our Frontline Workers at the Scarborough Grace Hospital today. Over 300 vehicles including those of the residents, the Toronto Police, the Toronto Fire Department, the Toronto Paramedics Services, and the Toronto Zoo drove around the Scarborough Grace to show their support.
Elizabeth Buller President and CEO of the Scarborough Health Network states in an email:
“ I wanted to send you a quick note to thank you for organizing today’s parade at Birchmount. What an amazing event! I am humbled by your efforts and the great response from the community and our partners in care; EMS, Police, Fire. I think we had over 300 vehicles join! The staff and physicians were overwhelmed and inspired by the demonstration of support. As Lisa said, “it brings joy in a stressful, vulnerable time.” Your enthusiasm and passion was contagious for everyone. Thank you!
I look forward to continuing to work with you to do what we can to support our frontline workers during this challenging time. “
City of Toronto
·The City has launched a website to display and chart data regarding COVID-19 cases in Toronto. Please click here: https://www.toronto.ca/home/covid-19/covid-19-latest-city-of-toronto-news/covid-19-status-of-cases-in-toronto/
·The Bike Share program will continue during the COVID-19 pandemic. Bikes will be subject to enhanced cleaning.
Government of Ontario
·The Government of Ontario has issued new emergency orders to protect vulnerable people by:
o Restricting retirement home employees from working in more than one retirement home, long-term care home or health care setting;
o Providing Local Health Integration Networks with the ability to direct home care service provider organizations to safely reassign frontline staff to areas where they are most needed, including home and community care settings, long-term care homes, supportive housing, retirement homes and hospitals;
o Providing municipalities and District Social Service Administration Boards with the flexibility to offer reassignment of certain staff where needed during the outbreak, including child care, by-law enforcement and public health services.
o The Government of Ontario is expanding the list of essential workers eligible to receive emergency child care. For a full list of eligible workers, please visit: https://www.news.ontario.ca/opo/en/2020/04/ontario-offers-emergency-child-care-to-more-frontline-staff.html
Government of Canada
·The Government of Canada is investing $1.7 billion into the energy sector. These funds will be used to help clean up orphan or inactive wells in Alberta, Saskatchewan and British Columbia.
·The Government will spend $750 million to develop an Admission Reduction Fund which will focus on methane.
·$75 million will be used to help the offshore industry cut emissions in Newfoundland and Labrador.
·$962 million will be provided to regional development agencies and the Community Futures Network. This will help small businesses, especially those in rural areas, to get the support they need.
·$270 million will be given to Futurepreneur and the Industrial Research Assistants program to support innovators and other early stage development firms that are not eligible for the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy.
·$500 million will go to Heritage Canada to support those who work in the arts sector in Canada.
·Over 7.5 million payments have been made through the Canada Emergency Response Benefit.
Regards,
Jim Karygiannis,
Councillor, Ward 22 Scarborough-Agincourt
3850 Finch Ave E G7
Scarborough Ontario M1T 3T6
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