School Divisions continue to transition to new learning realities

Michael Oleksyn, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
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School Divisions continue to transition to new learning realities

School divisions in Prince Albert continue to transition to new learning methods and practices in with schools closed in response to COVID-19.

The Prince Albert Roman Catholic Division will be using this week to contact parents and families while the Saskatchewan Rivers School Division  completed their process last week.

“I think that the relationship that our students have with our teachers really speaks to the Catholic education community,” Catholic division education director Lorel Trumier said.

 “We are reconnecting with our families and our families are so pleased and have been so appreciative of what we are trying to do here. So I would like to thank all of the students and families for their support and patience as we try to retool our education processes.”

Sask. Rivers education director Robert Bratvold said last week’s process seemed to go smoothly.

“There was certainly varying degrees of trepidation and anxiety in staff and families as we move forward, and there will be bumps on the road as we journey together, but the week was excellent,” he said.

He explained that the staff at all levels have been adaptable and dedicated to making things work.

“I don’t want to minimize the challenges and difficulties that exist, because there certainly are obstacles, but we have risen to the challenge,” Bratvold said.

Last Friday, in a letter to families from Sask Rivers indicated most families are choosing to participate in the supplemental learning program. Between 80-100 per cent of families in the division indicated a desire to be part of the program. About a third of schools report that between 50-80 per cent are participating.

“I was very pleased by the numbers of families that have chosen to participate in the supplemental learning program.  Think about this:  students have a chance for a long holiday, with no negative impact on their grades, but most of them are choosing to keep learning. I think that speaks volumes about the relationship between students and staff and between the school and the family,” Bratvold said.

About one-third of Sask Rivers schools families prefer a non-tech method. The division is working with the Chief Medical Officer of Health and others to determine the safest and most appropriate way to  provide these kinds of delivery methods. Bratvold was pleased that they were able to contact most families during the week.

“I am concerned about the families that we have not been able to reach, but we will continue to find ways to connect with those families or confirm that they are connected with a school elsewhere,” he said.

“Many of our families are in P.A. for work or school but may have returned to their northern home community when SaskPoly, UofS, GDI, FNUC cancelled classes or when businesses started to lay off staff,”  Bratvold said.

Meanwhile, in the Catholic Division, they have begun to make contact this week ahead of learning beginning again on April 20. Last week they did training on working from home with things like grade-alike meetings to reconnect.

“Grade 4 teachers from across our school division met and talked in a team meetings approach with a coordinator and consultants and we tried to look at different processes we could establish” Trumier said.

“It was a really intense week for our teachers but they are troopers. They are really wanting to get back to teaching, none of them signed up to teach from home and this is a brand new experience for everyone so their learning curve is probably just as straight up as the students will be and the families will be,” she said.

The Roman Catholic Division will be contacting parents between April 6 and April 9.

Trumier explained that families have been very supportive through the whole process and can’t wait to get re-engaged.

“This week we observe Holy Week and so there are great opportunities to continue to pray,” Trumier said.

“I think our families are ready start here on April 20 and so are our teachers.”

More COVID-19 recoveries than new cases reported Monday

Michael Oleksyn, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
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More COVID-19 recoveries than new cases reported Monday

Saskatchewan reported more recoveries than new cases of COVID-19 on Monday.

Four new cases were added on Monday, with 14 people reported as recovered from the virus.

In his Monday press conference with Chief Medical Officer Shahiq Shahab Premier Moe wouldn’t say if this was a trend but called it good news.

“It shows that what we are doing is working, together we are reducing the spread, we are flattening the curve. Once again I say to all of the people of Saskatchewan thank you for your efforts,” Moe said.

He added that the efforts need to continue. Moe also updated on the report of loss projections which begin tomorrow.

“Last week I committed that the Saskatchewan Health Authority would provide an update on Saskatchewan’s loss projections and the capacity that our health system is building to deal with any potential surge in COVID-19 cases. I can confirm that the Saskatchewan Health Authority will be providing an in-depth briefing,” he said.

Moe explained that the SHA would begin to be offered every Tuesday going forward.

“This briefing will include a number of modelling scenarios of the impact of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan. And it will include an overview of the SHAs’ surging capacity. The Saskatchewan Health Authority is providing this update because we feel it is important that the public has access to the latest and to ensure that the public consistently has the latest information available,” Moe said.

Over the weekend, the province reported 11 cases on Saturday and 18 on Sunday — an increase of 29 cases.

Nineteen more people were announced as recovered over the weekend. Combined with Monday’s 14 recoveries, the provincial total is now 81.

Saskatchewan now has a total of 253 cases of COVID-19. Of these, 169 of the cases are considered active, or confirmed cases minus those reported as recoveries and deaths.

Saskatchewan’s activeCOVID-19 cases decreased on April 6 after more recoveries were reported than new cases. Total case numbers are the top line in blue, with active cases below that in dark blue. Travel-related cases are in green, community contacts (including mass gatherings) in light blue, recoveries in grey and unknown contacts in yellow. The bottom line in orange is the cumulative number of deaths due to COVID-19 in Saskatchewan. The province changed the way it accounted for community spread on April 1. (Peter Lozinski/Daily Herald)

“Starting today we are now reporting active cases. These are the total number of confirmed cases minus the number of confirmed and recovered,” Moe said.

The province said in their daily release that the active case count may be overestimated based on recovery information reported to date.

Of the 253 cases in the province, 112 cases are travellers, 77 are community contacts (mass gatherings included), 14 have no known exposures and 50 are under investigation by local public health. As in Sunday’s update, there continue to be four people in hospital in the province. In Monday’s update, one more person has moved to ICU care in Saskatoon, joining the one previously reported in Regina.

Prince Albert’s region, the north, reported 47 cases, the same as in Sunday’s update. 127 of the cases are from the Saskatoon area which increased by four over Sunday’s update, 51 are from the Regina area, 15 are from the south, 10 are from the central region and three from the far north.

“Our numbers keep going up and down but they seem to be fairly low in this way and we need to keep it there,” Shahab said.

According to Shahab Saskatoon sees a high number of cases due to travel and a mass event according to Shahab. The north sees high numbers due to a mass event.

So far, 11 cases involve people aged 19 or younger. The rest are adults.

The 20-44 age range had 110 cases on Monday, an increase of two from Sunday’s update, 89 cases are in the 45-64 age range, an increase of one from Sunday and 43 cases are in the 65 or older age range which is a decrease of five from Sunday’s update; 53 per cent of the cases are males a decrease of one percent from Sunday’s update and 47 per cent are females.

No additional deaths were reported on Monday or over the weekend. The provincial total remains at three. To date, 14,178 COVID-19 tests have been performed in the province.

Shahab explained that essential services such as healthcare, grocery stores and others need to be supported among themselves and members of the public. This is done through good physical distancing practices in the workplace.

“Sometimes in the workplace, it is easy to fall back into your old habits whether you sit down closer together for a meal or you are using the washroom and not being as attentive in terms of hand hygiene and not touching your face and eyes and opening doors,”

Shahab also explained that cases are coming from grocery shopping and encouraged better practices such as only having one person from each household do the shopping once a week. Shahab also discouraged browsing when shopping.

Shahab also discussed cloth masks which were a topic of conversation on the weekend because of NDP leader Ryan Meili advocating their usage. He continued to stress staying home and practicing proper social distancing even on walks.

“As long as you are not symptomatic whether you use a mask or not does not make a difference. In settings where you may be going grocery shopping, again all of those other things — physical distancing, not touching your eyes, nose and mouth do apply,” Shahab said.

“Obviously, if you would choose to wear a cloth mask the benefit would be if you cough or sneeze and you don’t cough or sneeze in your elbow but do into a mask you can stop droplet transmission to other surfaces. But having said that we all need to practice good hand hygiene and not touch your eyes, nose and mouth.”

Meili encourages use of cloth masks to protect from spread of COVID-19

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Meili encourages use of cloth masks to protect from spread of COVID-19

In another one of his YouTube press conferences on Sunday, opposition NDP leader Ryan Meili encouraged people to use cloth masks to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Evidence, he said, points in the direction that is better than not using masks in public when you have to be in contact with others. As well, on his personal YouTube channel Meili has posted some videos on making and taking off cloth masks.

“What we are learning now as we look at the science as we know it to date is there is a role for the wearing of personal masks and protecting yourself and probably, more importantly, protecting those around you,” Meili said.

He explained that there has been a number of mixed messages on the subject. When asked about contradicting the message of the federal government and health authorities he said that evidence is developing and coming from around the world. He said Federal Medical Health Officer Dr. Teresa Tam is reviewing the evidence.

“We think it is time to have a real simple message that masks are useful but they should not be taking away masks from healthcare providers,” he said.

“I think there are times when we have to respond to what the public is asking for and people really want to know the clear message here. Absolutely 100 per cent we stay with what Dr. Tam has had to say. We should not be taking away masks from healthcare workers. But there is good evidence that using a mask of your own, a cloth mask, is a helpful addition in protecting yourself and more importantly protecting those around you,” Meili said.

He encouraged the use of cloth masks — not masks identified for healthcare or essential work usage. He also emphasized it is not a replacement for other physical distancing.

“A mask can really help you prevent passing on the virus by coughing or sneezing or other ways of sending out droplets. That can really be a helpful way of reducing the spread of the virus. If used properly they can really help. The key points though and the key things that I want to emphasize, yes we encourage people to use a personal mask when they are out in public when they come in contact with other people. It is a good thing for people to do, it helps,” he said.

He emphasized using them safely.

“We have put some videos together on how to make masks and also how to take them off properly so you don’t wind up potentially making things worse by touching the virus that was on the front of your mask after you have been out and about. And there are steps to take to avoid causing infection with the masks,”

Other things that he emphasized were that healthcare masks like N95s and surgical masks are for healthcare workers and should not be used as public masks.

He explained that a cloth mask can be made or found online and he wants to see more produced locally.

” And then the other thing to think about as we think about the importance and make sure that masks are available for folks on the front lines. That becomes even more important as we see what President Trump is up to trying to prevent 3M from sending N95s to Canada makes it even clearer why we need to make sure every healthcare mask is with healthcare folks. And the other really important thing that we want to emphasize very strongly is that having a mask is not a replacement for not shaking hands, washing your hands regularly and staying home avoiding physical, avoiding contact with other people,” he said.

Before beginning his talk he discussed how impressed he is by Saskatchewan people for using correct practices.

“Saskatchewan people are working really hard to avoid being into contact with each other, they are staying home, they are practicing physical distancing, they are doing a great job with that and it is really incredible to see,” Meili said.

Sunday sees 18 more COVID-19 cases

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Sunday sees 18 more COVID-19 cases

On Sunday, the province saw another 18 cases of COVID-19. There have also been 12 recoveries in the past day, bringing that total to 67.

Of the 249 cases in the province, 109 cases are travellers, 71 are community contacts (mass gatherings included), 14 have no known exposures and 55 are under investigation by local public health. As in yesterday’s update, there continue to be four people in hospital in the province. Three people are receiving inpatient care in Saskatoon and one person is receiving ICU care in Regina.

Prince Albert’s region, the north, reports 47 cases, adding four more, 123 of the cases are from the Saskatoon area, 51 from the Regina area, 15 are from the south, 10 are from the central region and three from the far north.

The province announced said 11 cases involve people 19 years of age and under while the rest are adults.

The 20-44 age range has 108 cases, 88 cases are in the 45-64 age range and 48 cases are in the 65 or older age range; 54 per cent of the cases are males and 46 per cent are females.

There have been no additional deaths reported as of Saturday and the provincial total remains at three. To date, 13,528 COVID-19 tests have been performed in the province.

Heart of Youth Pow Wow postponed

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Heart of Youth Pow Wow postponed

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused another postponement.

The Third Annual Heart of the Youth Community Pow Wow has been postponed. The event was scheduled for Friday, May 22 at Kinsmen Park and the committee has not scheduled a new date but they hope to announce one when they are able.

Liz Settee of the organizing committee explained that May will not be the same without it. However they had to postpone for the health and safety of dancers, drummers, dignitaries and everyone involved until people are safe to gather in large crowds again.

“It was a huge disappointment and heartbreaking since the previous two were so successful. Last year’s event exceeded 3,000 people,” she explained.

She explained that they will announce a new date once everything settles down and crowds can congregate again.

The Heart of the Youth Community Pow Wow is non-competitive which also makes it special.

 “Many of the youth do not have the confidence or skills required to enter competition Pow Wows. Not that this is of less importance but many do not have the way or means to go on the Pow Wow trail,” she said.

She explained that as soon as the committee knows that people can start gathering safely they will hit the ground running. First by putting up new flyers, updating Facebook, emails and any form of communication to let people know it is back.

“The more we follow government restrictions and staying home the quicker we can be rid of COVID-19, be Healthy and be safe,” Settee said.

Sask. adds 11 more novel coronavirus cases; seven more recovered

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Sask. adds 11 more novel coronavirus cases; seven more recovered

Saskatchewan now has a total of 231 cases of COVID-19.

On Saturday, the province saw another 11 cases. There have also been seven recoveries in the past day, bringing that total to 55.

Of the 231 cases in the province, 106 are travelers, 65 are community contacts (mass gatherings included), 13 have no known exposures and 47 are under investigation by local public health. Currently, there are four people in hospital in the province.  Three people are receiving inpatient care in Saskatoon and one person is receiving ICU care in Regina.

Prince Albert’s region, the North, reports 43 cases adding one additional case, 112 of the cases are from the Saskatoon area, 50 from the Regina area,  13  are from the south, 10  are from the central region and three from the far north. The 20-44 age range has 104 cases, 82 cases are in the 45-64 age range and 38 cases are in the 65 or older age range.

There have been no additional deaths reported as of Saturday and the provincial total remains at three. To date, 12,670 COVID-19 tests have been performed in the province. 

Mandatory 14 day quarantine now in force for travellers

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The federal government has announced a mandatory 14 day quarantine for travellers returning to Canada and will impose penalties on those who defy the order.

Health Minister Patty Hajdu announced Wednesday that the previous directive for travellers to self-isolate for 14 days to stop the spread of COVID-19 would now be mandatory.

“Effective at midnight tonight travellers returning to Canada with the exception of essential workers will be subject to a mandatory 14 day isolation under the Quarantine Act,” Hajdu said before the Senate when discussing the new emergency legislation to free up money to assist in the response to COVID-19.

She explained that the new measure is in place to provide clarity for those re-entering the country about the need to self-isolate.

“Individuals who exhibit symptoms upon arrival in Canada are forbidden also from using public transit to travel to their places of self-isolation. Travellers who return to Canada will not be able to leave their homes or have visitors for two weeks following their return to the country,” Hajdu said.

“Individuals who exhibit symptoms upon arrival in Canada are forbidden also from using public transit to travel to their places of self-isolation. They will also be forbidden to self-isolate in a place with vulnerable people. Alternative arrangements for people in these circumstances will be made by the Public Health Agency of Canada” such as through hotels.

“Earlier this month, we asked all travellers to self-isolate when they returned to Canada. Today, we are making this isolation mandatory under the Quarantine Act to better protect our most vulnerable”. Hajdu tweeted in the morning.

The new rules come into effect at midnight and are not applied retroactively. The measures also apply to individuals returning from the United States. Those deemed essential workers will not be eligible.

The Health Minister is using powers under the Quarantine Act to impose these new restrictions.

She also said all travellers who do not have private vehicles will be provided transportation.

Later in the day Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland provided more clarity in the daily Ministers press conference. She explained that it applies at midnight to all travellers into Canada.

“And just let me remind people that already when people fly into Canada already at those kiosks which you are familiar with you get a screening which strongly recommends that you self-isolate for 14 days and you have to acknowledge that you received that strong recommendation,” she said.

Beginning at midnight, travellers will give contact details of all people coming into Canada.

“But let me emphasize you should be doing it already. This is a step we can all take to protect the health and safety of Canadians and ultimately to insure our economic rebound comes more quickly. If we can flatten the curve than we can go back to normal life more quickly,” Freeland said.

Maximum penalties could include fines of up to $7,500 and six months imprisonment.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addressed the move during his morning update Thursday.

He thanked the vast majority of travellers who have been self-isolating for 14 days when they arrive.

Then, he turned to those who aren’t.

“The premiers, Dr. (Theresa) Tam and public health officials have all been very clear on this. Go home and stay home for 14 days,” he said.

“Some people have not been taking this seriously. They’re stopping by the grocery store. They’re getting together with friends. This kind of conduct is not just disappointing, it’s dangerous.”

That’s why, he said, the federal government was forced to enact the quarantine act.

“We know the vast majority of Canadians have been following the guidelines set out for their own protection and the protection of all of us. Unfortunately, there are a number of people not following the guidelines which is why we’ve had to take this next step so Canadians who do not … self-isolate for 14 days immediately upon entering Canada will be facing fines and jailtime.”

He faced criticism from reports who asked why it had taken this long for the quarantine measures to come into force.

He said that the requirement to self-isolate was there from the beginning, and instructions were given to returning travelers. Many followed those instructions.

“They know it’s about protecting their own safety, the safety of their loved ones and the safety of (health care workers),” he said. “Unfortunately, too many have not.”

Trudeau said public health officials will follow-up with returning travelers to ensure they are following the rules. Enforcement, he said, will happen with police and other enforcement officers.

Canada urging US not to send troops to border

Trudeau also addressed concerns that US President Donald Trump was intending to send the military to the border to stop Canadians from trying to sneak into the US and bring COVID-19 with them.

“Canada and the United States have the longest unmilitarized border in the world and it is in both our country’s interests that it stay this way. We have been in discussions with the United States about this.”

He said Canada has told the US it’s important that border remain unmilitarized.

The US has 63,570 cases to date, the third-most in the world behind only China and Italy. According to the WHO, 884 Americans have died from COVID-19.

Canada has 4,018 confirmed cases. A total of 35 Canadians have died from the illness.

–with files from Peter Lozinski

New $2,000 benefit part of COVID-19 aid package

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New $2,000 benefit part of COVID-19 aid package

The federal government’s multi-billion dollar aid package has been passed into law.

After a day of deliberations, the House of Commons passed what is now known as the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) and later in the evening it passed the Senate. The passing of the Covid-19 aid package was delayed by Conservative objections to certain elements introduced by the Liberals. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he would back off of those elements.

One element of the newly passed $107 billion aid package is the Canada Emergency Response Benefit which combines the previously announced Emergency Care Benefit and Emergency Support Benefit.

“For businesses we moved very quickly to help them bridge through this time to help them get the liquidity they need at a time of crisis and significant slowdown in the economy,” Trudeau said in his daily press conference at Rideau Cottage on Wednesday.

“For people at home we recognize that loosening up rules around credit is also a possibility. We have taken actions on that, we know people are anxious, we know that their final paycheques from two weeks ago last week are starting to come in and they don’t know where the next one is coming. That’s why the Canada Emergency Response Benefit is going to flow as a way of giving them $2,000 every month for the next four months so that we can get through this together,” he explained.

He also explained that the government would be redeploying 1,300 staff to process the claims. The portal for accessing the CERB will be available in early April. The payments would begin within 10 days of application. It would be paid every four weeks and available from March 15 to October 20.

The Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) is a taxable benefit that would provide $2,000 a month for up to four months for workers who lose their income as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. After negotiations it combined the previously announced Emergency Care Benefit and Emergency Support Benefit.

The CERB would cover people who lost their job, are sick, quarantined or taking care of someone who is sick with COVID-19. It will also cover working parents who stay home without pay to care for children who are sick or at home because of school or daycare closures.

It would not apply to wager earners as well as contract workers and the self-employed who would not otherwise be eligible for EI.

Workers who are employed but are not receiving income because of disruptions to their work situations due to COVID-19 would also be eligible. This was put in place to help businesses keep employees as they navigate the situation and ensure they can resume operations quickly.

The EI system was not designed to process the nearly one million applications received in the last week at last report. In response, residents, whether they are EI-eligible or not, can receive the CERB.

Those who are already receiving EI and sickness benefits as of the announcement would continue to receive them and should not apply. If the EI benefits end before October 3 they could apply for the CERB once they stop if they are unable to return to work due to COVID-19. Anyone who has already applied and not had their EI processed do not have to reapply. Individuals who are eligible for EI and sickness benefits would still have access to their normal benefits if they are still unemployed after the 16-week period covered by the CERB.

The portal for accessing the CERB will be available in early April. The payments would begin within 10 days of application. It would be paid every four weeks and available from March 15 to October 20.

Medication supply in good shape if you are responsible

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Medication supply in good shape if you are responsible

The Pharmacy Association of Saskatchewan are not at present concerned about possible shortages of medications during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Myla Bulych Director of Professional Practice for the Pharmacy Association of Saskatchewan medication supplies are stable at present in the province.

She explained that at present the vast majority of medications are available as per usual. There have been shortages in the past and medication supplies remain stable because of policies in place that limit the ability to stockpile.

“Most medications are being offered in 30 day supply just so that we can make sure absolutely everybody can get what they need. In this time people can panic and they might think that need a little bit more but in fact that can cause issues for somebody else,”

“I think as long as we continue to fill prescriptions as needed there is not going to be an issue,” she added.

“Because the supply is there if we get anxious and are filling more than what is needed it will have implications. But we are hoping that these measures that have been put in place will prevent that and so far so good for the vast majority of medications out there.”

Bulych advised that people should continue to take their medications as prescribed, contact their pharmacist 24 hours in advance by phone and limit their interactions not just in the pharmacy but everywhere.

“If patients protect themselves it translates into protection for our healthcare workers and we need all of our healthcare workers healthy and at their best so they can provided services to the patients that need it most,” she said.

She added that Saskatchewan’s pharmacists are committed to maintaining continuity of care, working closely with physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals to help us meet the challenge of the COVID-19 together.

“In this time patients might see some differences in how their pharmacies are providing services. And this is just to help protect not only the public but also our pharmacies across the province in light of shortages of things like masks and gloves,” Bulych said.

She explained that physical distancing should be practiced in pharmacies to prevent the passage of the COVID-19 virus. As well they advise you contact pharmacists 24 hours in advance to fill prescriptions. Pharmacies are also offering curbside pickups and home deliveries. If you can’t see your doctor a pharmacist will be able to do so. They are doing this in order to make sure people get their medication and limit exposure or eliminate exposure completely by delivery if they have that ability.

They advise that you call your pharmacy for direction if you are feeling ill and are requiring medications. Your pharmacy will direct you appropriately and this way you are keeping the pharmacy staff and other people as safe as possible.

“I would like to add that the world is shifting very quickly on how healthcare is being delivered. We are seeing policies change and be modified based on what is needed most right now so we are asking the public to be patient and be respectful of our healthcare workers because they are doing the best that they can. And we are just asking them to follow all of the rules that we ask of them so that we can try to maintain the best level of patient care during this time,” she explained.

Council moves options on 2020 Civic Election to administration

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Council moves options on 2020 Civic Election to administration

Discussion continues on the 2020 Civic and In-City School Board Election Options at Prince Albert City Council’s special meeting on Monday, March 23. The options were moved to administration for consideration at an upcoming council meeting.

Ballots for the Civic election will not be rotated to save money. The automated ballot option will cost $19,500 as opposed to the $41,250 that the rotated ballot would cost. Ward 8 Coun. Ted Zurakowski sought clarification on whether the ballots would be rotated or alphabetical.

In the discussion Ward 2 Coun. Terra Lennox-Zipp raised some concerns about a few items in the report. She sought clarification on whether those who pay for bus passes would also be subsidized in the free transit for Election Day. The estimate shows approximately 1,566 routes from the 2016 election at a cost of $861 in lost revenue.

“I believe this is the rides that would be applicable to not including those people with passes,” Corporate Legislative Manager Terri Mercier said.

Lennox-Zepp plans to send an inquiry to administration to clarify what a loss of revenue means in this context.

Another change in the report is regarding the $100 nomination fee. The report suggests that unlike previous elections, candidates would not get the deposit back if they complied with election bylaws. Instead the city would keep the deposit unless the person was victorious.

“I do not like the idea in the report that perhaps the city can keep all of those deposits unless you win. In a democracy maybe you don’t want that and a major financial impact for people to actually run,” she said.

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