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Vol. 30, Issue 35, May 21 2026
Diane's Dream Kicks Into High Gear by Steven Ellwood he empty cans and bottles are being donated in numbers so great that Diane DaigleDinel and friends have stepped up their efforts just to keep up - and they are thrilled. Chapleau has embraced Diane's cause and the whole community is benefitting. This week alone Diane donated $500 to the C h a p l e a u A r c t i c Wa t e r s h e d Snowmobile Club AND did another draw for an additional $500. The latest spin of the digital wheel, live on Facebook, landed on Chapleau's Library Leaf. Check in next week for additional details. Watch this space!
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Ontario Expanding Adult Correctional Capacity to Keep Dangerous Offenders Behind Bars Province adding more than 2,500 permanent jail beds across the province
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s part of the government’s plan to strengthen the bail system and keep dangerous offenders behind bars, Ontario is increasing adult correctional Long Term capacity by adding more Forecast than 2,500 permanent Thursday High 14 jail beds within the next Low 2 decade. The province’s Friday $3 billion investment in High 16 corrections capacity Low 8 expansion will ensure Saturday High 20 Low 2 Sunday High 16 Low 7 Monday High 17 Low 9 Tuesday High 13 Low 1
the system can keep pace with tougher bail and sentencing laws while supporting frontline staff with increased hiring, supports and resources. The investment includes building new correctional facilities and expanding existing facilities, with projects currently underway across the province. “When violent and repeat offenders break the law, Ontarians expect them to be kept behind bars and not back on our streets,” said
Solicitor General Michael Kerzner. “That’s why we’re strengthening bail and making generational investments to increase correctional capacity so there is always room to hold criminals accountable, today and into the future.” Cont’d on P.4
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