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École Mgr Scheffer Honours Local Winners of the 23rd OSEntreprendre Challenge!

4/23/2021

 
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Les Chefs – Classe EHDAA – École Mgr Scheffer

​LOCAL NEWS - APRIL 23, 2021 - Congrats to the winners of the CSSL for the 23rd OSEntreprendre Challenge!

The OSEntreprendre Challenge is a major Québec movement that acknowledges the entrepreneurial initiatives of thousands of participants each year, from young people from elementary school to
University to new entrepreneurs. The OSEntreprendre Challenge is deployed and takes root at the local, regional and provincial levels. More than 350 representatives are mobilized in all 17 regions of Québec to help carry the OSEntreprendre Challenge and shine the spotlight on projects in their communities.


In total, nine projects from six schools were submitted for this 23rd edition. Sixty-six young entrepreneurs, from kindergarten to secondary 5, put in hundreds of hours of work on projects that will have a concrete impact on their community. The jury was impressed by the quality of the projects submitted and hopes to see the projects of our youth spread throughout our region.

École Mgr Scheffer held a ceremony on Thursday morning (April 23rd) at the playground of the school to honour the school's winners of the OSEntreprendre Challenge: 

  • Les Chefs – Classe EHDAA – École Mgr Scheffer
  • Spectacle Anticovid – Classe de 6e année – École Mgr Scheffer

Other winners of the challenge on the Centre de Services Scolaire du Littoral territory are: 

  • Herboristes en herbe – Classe francophone – École Netagamiou
  • La Soupère Charrette écologique - Tous les élèves du primaire et du secondaire – École St-Joseph
  • Summer Greens – Brayden Boland-Shattler et Cayden Anderson – École St Augustine

Congratulations to all of the students and teachers, what a remarkable achievement you have made!

UPDATE: Sarah Iris Foster, Student Life Animator for the CSSL, informed CFBS this afternoon that 2 schools on the Lower North Shore have won the regional competition. Congratulations to:

  • Les Chefs – Classe EHDAA – École Mgr Scheffer
  • Herboristes en herbe – Classe francophone – École Netagamiou

​Both of these finalists will be moving on the the provincial competition! BRAVO to all, we will be cheering for you! You can catch the live 
OSEntprendre Côte-Nord Gala this evening at 6:30 pm by clicking on the following link here.


​Abbygail Wellman
CFBS Journalist

Mandatory 14 Day Isolation when Returning to the North Shore Region for Stays of More than 24 hours in Another Region

4/14/2021

 
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LOCAL NEWS - APRIL 14, 2021 - The North Shore becomes an orange zone tonight at 8PM

As of 8 PM this evening, the North Shore region will be designated at Level 3-Alert (orange). A curfew has been reinstated to begin at 9:30 PM until 5 AM each evening until further notice. Unnecessary social contacts are not allowed, e.g. gatherings with family or friends, etc...

The Surete du Québec will also be on patrol in the region to ensure that the health guidelines are being followed. Police officers continue to ensure compliance with health measures and can intervene when individuals are outside their homes during curfew hours, only reasons deemed as essential will be accepted, the Quebec government list of acceptable reasons can be found here. Offenders are liable to fines now ranging from $1,000 to $6,000 if they are unable to adequately justify why they are outside the home. Young people 14 years of age and over are subject to a $500 fine.

To enable individuals who are travelling during the curfew because of their work to readily demonstrate that such travel is legitimate, employers are asked to complete the Employer Attestation Concerning Travel During the Curfew Decreed by the Gouvernement du Québec found here.


A press briefing was held this afternoon by the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux de la Côte-Nord (CISSS de la Côte-Nord) regarding the COVID-19 situation on the North Shore. The press briefing was by zoom with Mr. Claude Lévesque, interim CEO of the CISSS de la Côte-Nord, and Dr. Richard Fachehoun, medical specialist in public health and preventive medicine. This situation unfolding thus far during the 3rd wave of COVID on the North Shore continues to concern the CISSS de la Côte-Nord.

The region has seen an increase in the number of cases in April, with 51 cases, which are mainly in the Haute-Côte-Nord and Manicouagan MRC's, but also in other MRC's as well. Most of our positive tests are due to the British variant, which is 1.7 times more contagious and more virulent. The border regions of the North Shore are seeing an increase in the number of cases.

There is a limited capacity of the hospitals in Baie-Comeau and Sept-Îles to treat any people  hospitalized with severe forms of COVID who may require intensive care, and there would be impacts if there was an offloading of cases to other areas. As previously mentioned, an increased number of cases and hospitalizations will cause a postponement of non-urgent surgeries and diagnostic examinations.
 
To reduce the number of cases during the third wave and to prepare for the summer, the CISSS de la Côte-Nord along with Public Health are issuing the following directives :


  • We must limit the introduction of the virus in the region
  • Ban on travels from red and orange regions to the North Shore;
  • Avoid non‐essential travels;
  • Mandatory 14‐day self‐isolation for residents who return from a stay of more than 24 hours outside of the North Shore region;
  • A screening test upon arrival and after 7 days for the Lower North Shore, Minganie and Caniapiscau.

If symptoms of COVID develop or if you have COVID related questions, residents are asked to call Santé Publique at 1-877-644-4545, and they will guide you through the steps of what to do.


Abbygail Wellman
CFBS Journalist

The Epidemiological Situation on the North Shore is Getting Worse

4/12/2021

 
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Dr. Richard Fachehoun, medical specialist in public health and preventive medicine

​LOCAL NEWS - APRIL 12, 2021: NORTH SHORE – CISSS PRESS BRIEF COVERAGE


​A press briefing was held this morning by the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux de la Côte-Nord (CISSS de la Côte-Nord) regarding the COVID-19 situation on the North Shore. The press briefing was by zoom with 
Dr. Richard Fachehoun, medical specialist in public health and preventive medicine, and Mr. Claude Lévesque, interim CEO of the CISSS de la Côte-Nord.

The epidemiological situation on the North Shore is getting worse. There is an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases, with 44 cases confirmed since the beginning of April: 25 cases in the Manicouagan RCM, 16 in Haute-Côte-Nord and 1 case each in the Sept-Rivières, Caniapiscau and Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent MRC's.

Dr. Richard Fachehoun points out that there have been seven active outbreaks: 3 in Manicouagan, 2 in Caniapiscau and 2 in Haute-Côte-Nord so far during the 3rd wave. "I am very worried because almost all cases (83%) are related to the United Kingdom variant, which is 1.7 times more contagious," said Dr. Fachehoun. "Close to 300 close contacts are currently isolating. The increase in the number of cases will probably continue this week, but the decisions you make will allow us to limit the transmission of the virus and move on to a decrease in the number of cases. The situation is critical. You must reduce your social contacts now and not later, because then it will be too late," he added.

An increase in cases is often followed by an increase in hospitalizations, which could affect the health condition of people who need treatments unrelated to COVID-19 (surgeries, for example). The collaboration of the population is essential to make it through this very difficult time.

The
CISSS de la Côte-Nord would like to remind the population of the importance of the following:

  • Avoid non-essential travels to other regions
  • Avoid private gatherings
  • Wear a mask and stay at least two meters away from anyone who does not live with you
  • Get tested as soon as you have symptoms and follow isolation instructions

Abbygail Wellman
CFBS Journalist

Mayor Wanda Beaudoin Updates the Population on Various Municipal Files

4/1/2021

 
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Wanda Beaudoin, Mayor of the Municipality of Blanc-Sablon

​LOCAL NEWS - APRIL 1, 2021 - MAYOR WANDA BEAUDOIN GIVES AN UPDATE TO THE POPULATION 

An update from the Mayor of the Municipality of Blanc-Sablon, Wanda Beaudoin, regarding:
  • Repairs on the municipal roads 
  • Th municipal tax bills
  • The sewage project
  • The Municipal Building
  • The urban plan for the municipality
  • Covid precautionary reminders

Listen to the interview with Mayor Beaudoin by clicking on the sound files below (click on the speaker icon next to the sound file and a media player will open up to hear the interview).

Abbygail Wellman
​CFBS Journalist
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PART 1 - Mayor Beaudoin Update for Population April 1st, 2021
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PART 2 - Mayor Beaudoin Update for Population April 1st, 2021
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Free Maritime Safety Management System Training Being Offered to Crew of Fishing Vessels in the Region

4/1/2021

 
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LOCAL NEWS - April 1, 2021: NORTH SHORE – Free Security training for fishermen being offered in the coming months, sign up now!

CFBS was speaking with
 Geneviève Gélinas, from the Fisheries Workforce Sectoral Committee, to talk about the free training being offered on the maritime safety management system. The training will be offered this summer, but captains interested must sign up soon to take advantage of this training opportunity for themselves, and their crew members on their vessels. For those who would like the training in English, an interpreter will be provided as well at no charge. This new fishing vessel safety requirement was put in place by Transport Canada since 2017 for owners or operators of a fishing vessel.

You can register for this free safety training by calling Geneviève Gélinas (418)-361-2626, or by email to formation@pechesmaritimes.org


Listen to the interviews with Geneviève Gélinas and I in English, and with Chrissy Letemplier in French, by clicking on the sound files below (click on the speaker icon next to the sound file and a media player will open up to hear the interview).

Abbygail Wellman
​CFBS Journalist


PART 1 - Genevieve Gelinas Speaks about Free Maritime Safety Training Being Offered in the Region
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PART 2 - Genevieve Gelinas Speaks about Free Maritime Safety Training Being Offered in the Region
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FR - Geneviève Gelinas parle de la formation gratuite à la sécurité maritime offerte dans la région
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