詹嘉禮市議員 ： COVID-19每日更新 – 2020年4月29日
我將在接下來的數幾周內將會舉行一次電話會議，內容將談及如何協助在COVID-19疫情期間留在家中的本區的學童和父母。我將與我們的教育委員、老師和心理學家一起，向各位家長和學生提供有關在家學習以及保持身心健康的建議。電話會議將於2020年5月1日下午7:00至8:00舉行。如果您想參加這次電話會議，請於以下網頁註冊：点击这里。請將你的提問經電郵發送至This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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多倫多市政府
• 市議會將在明天上午10:00召開線上會議。市長期望市議會能夠每數周舉行一次電話會議。
• 市議會將延長緊急狀態的有效期。
• 市長將推出「模塊房屋計劃」，該計劃將在今年秋天建造110個支援性住房，並在明年前增至250個單位。
• 市政府工作人員從今天開始協助露宿者搬至臨時房屋入住。
• High Park 將關閉本年的年度櫻花盛會。市民可透過實時視頻及虛擬漫遊觀看櫻花。希望透過虛擬媒介體驗該活動的人士請瀏覽詳情: https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/festivals-events/cherry-blossoms/
• 因COVID-19疫情爆發，Jesse Ketchum 托兒所將在未來兩周內維持關閉。
安大略省政府
• 省政府正在進一步擴大在COVID-19爆發期間獲得免費緊急托兒服務的合資格工種。現在能夠使用緊急托兒服務的前線工種包括:
O 超級市場員工
O 持A級和D級駕駛執照的貨車司機
O 食品供應鏈中的工作人員, 包括食品加工的工人
O 護老院員工
O 衛生保健機構中的輔助人員，包括醫院和長期護理院的廚師和清潔人員
O 為聾啞及聽障人士提供服務的傳譯員／護理員
O 自然資源和林業部（MNRF）的應急人員
O 省級官員和在安大略法院上班的工作人員
O 在省內工作的加拿大武裝部隊和國防部人員
O 維持公共安全和懲教服務的工作人員
O 請參閱以下網頁查看緊急托兒中心列表: https://www.ontario.ca/page/child-care-health-care-and-frontline-staff
加拿大聯邦政府
• 聯邦政府將在5月份提高育兒津貼。
• 補交尚欠薪俸稅期限延至8月。
• 下議院將於明天召開面對面會議。
• 加拿大武裝部隊內的雪鳥特技飛行隊將從本週末從在Nova Scotia 省開始全國之旅，並從下星期一起一路向西飛越加拿大，向正在努力歇止疫情的前線工人致敬。
COVID-19 Updates – April 29 2020
Families Coping with COVID-19 – Teleconference with Educators
I will be hosting a teleconference to help Ward 22’s schoolchildren and parents cope with staying at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. I will be joined by our trustees, educators and psychologists who will offer advice on home learning and maintaining mental and physical well-being. The teleconference will be held on May 1st, 2020 from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM. If you would like to join this teleconference, please sign up here. Please send in your questions for the panelists by e-mail toThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Please take a moment to pass along this message to your family, neighbours and friends. If you would like to sign someone up for our e-mailing list, please send me their e-mail addresses at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
City of Toronto
·City Council will convene tomorrow at 10:00 AM virtually. Mayor Tory expects Council to convene every few weeks via teleconference.
o Council will be expected to extend the state of emergency in the City of Toronto.
o Mayor Tory will introduce a modular housing initiative that will see the creation of 110 supportive housing units for this fall and a total of 250 by next year.
o Starting today, City staff is helping people living in encampments to move into interim housing.
o High Park will be closed for the annual cherry blossom event. Residents may watch a livestream of the cherry tree grove and videos featuring virtual walk-throughs of the cherry tree blossoming. To experience the event virtually, please visit https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/festivals-events/cherry-blossoms/
o The Jesse Ketchum Child Care Centre will be closed for the next 2 weeks due to an outbreak of COVID-19.
Government of Ontario
·The Provincial Government is further expanding the list of essential workers eligible to receive free emergency child care during the COVID-19 outbreak. The additional frontline workers who can now access emergency childcare services include:
o Workers in grocery stores and pharmacies;
o Truck drivers (driver's licence Class A and Class D);
o Workers in the food supply chain, including food processing;
o Workers in retirement homes;
o Auxiliary workers in health care settings, including cooks and cleaning staff in hospitals and long-term care homes;
o Interpreters and interveners who support people who are deaf, deafened, hard of hearing and deafblind;
o Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) emergency personnel;
o Provincial officers and onsite staff in Ontario courts;
o Canadian Armed Forces and Department of National Defence staff working in Ontario; and,
o Additional workers supporting public safety and correctional services.
o A list of emergency child care centres is available at: https://www.ontario.ca/page/child-care-health-care-and-frontline-staff
Government of Canada
·The Federal Government will be boosting the Child Care Benefit in May.
·Those who owe income tax have until August to make their payment.
·The House of Commons will meet in person tomorrow, April 29th.
·The Canadian Forces Snowbirds will be embarking on a cross-Canada tour starting in Nova Scotia this weekend and working west throughout next week. The Snowbirds will be flying over Canada to salute frontline workers who are working to stop the spread of COVID-19.
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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www.karygiannis.net