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ADDING A DOCUMENT TO EDOCMAN

1. Navigate to Components -> Edocman
2. If the new document belongs to an existing Category, click on Documents (icon or menu item), or first create a new category for the document
3. Click the green New button in the top left corner
4. Enter the name of the document in the Title section, this is NOT the filename but a generic, descriptive name that will be used as the documents link.  
   This link needs to be somewhat generic, for example you would use "Animal Control By-law" and NOT "By-law No. 2019-024" because if the by-law gets updates the By-law number would change but not the text name  of the by-law
   If adding agendas or minutes, the naming convention needs to remain consistent so they continue to appear in the correct order,  YYYY-MM-DD Committee Name Agenda/Minutes
5. Click on the "Choose File" button to upload the file
6. In the right column, select the Category the document belongs to.
7. Save & Close

UPDATING A DOCUMENT IN EDOCMAN

1. Navigate to Components -> Edocman
2. Find the document that you wish to update and click on the title to open the document details
3. Click on the "Choose File" button to upload the new document.
4. DO NOT change the Title (if the document is only linked in a Category view then an updated Title would appear, but if the document has been linked as a single file, then updating the title will have no effect on the title that appears in the K2 Item and you would have to find all of the occurrences of the document in K2 and change the title name.
5. Save & Close

ADDING A SINGLE DOCUMENT TO A K2 ITEM

To add a document link to a K2 Item, simply click on the "Edocman" button below and select the desired file.

For example to link to the Stategic Plan, click on "Edocman", enter the word "strategic" in the Filter box and click on the Search button to quickly find the document, and finally, click on the title of the document.  The name of the document will appear as follows and will be linked to the document -  Strategic Plan 2019-2024

ADDING A DOCUMENT CATEGORY TO A K2 ITEM (List of all documents in a single category)

To a list of all documents in a single category, you need to know the ID of the category that you want to display.

1. First, navigate to Components -> Edocman  and click on Categories (either the icon or menu item)
2. Find the Category that you want to display and make a note of the category.  For example, to show the 8 documents in the "Financial Highlights" category, the ID is 5.
3. Navigate now to the K2 Item where the list of documents will appear and go to the place on the page where you want the list to appear.
4. Type the following : {edocmancategory ID_OF_CATEGORY} on a new line,
   for example 
   

   Financial Highlights

   	2017 Financial Highlights	View
   	2016 Financial Highlights	View
   	2015 Financial Highlights	View
   	2014 Financial Highlights	View
   	2013 Financial Highlights	View
   	2012 Financial Highlights	View
   	2011 Financial Highlights	View
   	2010 Financial Highlights	View

   
   will show all of the documents in the "Financial Highlights" category.

On Friday, May 15th, Valley Heartland CFDC will announce NEW Funding available through the Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF)

As our Chamber office has received many concerns from our businesses regarding the strict federal subsidy criteria and lack of funding for seasonal, small and sole-proprietor businesses. We are sending you this email to give you a jump start on the RRRF Program as it will be released on Friday, May 15^th through the Valley Heartland website.The Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) provides financial contributions (interest-free loans) to help support fixed operating costs of SMEs, where business revenues have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

In southern Ontario, $252.4 million is available as follows:

• $213 million for SMEs facing financial pressure; and
• $39.4 million to provide rural businesses with access to capital and business support, delivered by southern Ontario’s Community Futures Development Corporations.

Valley Heartland CFDC is the lead for the counties Regional Relief and Recovery Funds (RRRF).The details that have been shared are:

• Max. loan amount of $40,000
• 25% which is forgivable (based on repayment terms)

Priority for:

• Businesses that DO NOT qualify for other funding sources
• Sole-proprietorship businesses
• Tourism businesses
• Downtown businesses
• Manufacturing businesses
• SME businesses
• Tech businesses

Again, we were just notified this morning by Valley Heartland with basic details. More program information on criteria and eligibility can be found by visiting FedDev Ontario, visiting Valley Heartlands website https://www.valleycfdc.com/covid19 or their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/valleycfdc/ tomorrow.
 
The Chamber will send out confirmed funding details tomorrow when more information is shared with us.

With the nicer weather here, it is tempting to head out to a cottage. It may seem like a great place to retreat to for COVID-19 self-isolation. But before heading out, the Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit would like everyone to really think through their decision. 

“Consider the impact your decision has on your family and your neighbours,” says Dr. Paula Stewart, Medical Officer of Health for the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark Area. “Consider, as well, the demands on the local community and health care system.”

If deciding to go to your cottage, think about the following:

• If you have to check on your property for insurance purposes, try to make it a day trip.
• Opening a cottage may involve hiring services. Is this essential work right now?
• Going to a cottage may involve a long car ride with multiple stops for gas or food. This could put you in contact with more surfaces and people along the way. Reduce your risk by packing your own snacks and drinks for the trip, and practicing physical distancing and good hand hygiene at stops.
• If your cottage takes you away from your usual stores, this may create tension on the retail supply in a smaller rural community and make it difficult to maintain a physical distance at the store. Bring enough food from your own grocery store to eliminate the need to shop.
• Determine a plan if you or a family member becomes ill. You may think you can drive to your own hospital or health care provider for care, but COVID-19 symptoms may come on abruptly and you could be severely ill. Is there adequate cell phone service to call for help? Could emergency services access your road and get to you in a timely manner?
• Cottage life may encourage riskier activities like climbing ladders, water sports, and driving ATVs. These may lead to hospital visits or the use of local first responders; services that may already be stretched. Avoid risks or take smart ones. Check out these safety tips.
• Be prepared for ticks; they prefer to live in humid, wooded areas. Bring along insect repellent containing DEET or Icaridin, tweezers to remove a tick, and proper clothing and footwear.
• If you have to access your cottage by boat, ensure this can happen. At this time, marinas are not open to the public and can only let people use their boats to go to their primary place of residence. Check in with your local municipality to see if you can launch your boat there.
• Socializing and cottages often go hand in hand. Remember, gatherings of more than 5 people are still not permitted.
• Comply with other Provincial orders as well; avoid recreation facilities and amenities that are identified as closed.

Don’t forget to bring along all the public health measures you’ve been doing so far. Limit contact with others, practice physical distancing, and hand hygiene. If you are ill, stay at home and don’t go to the cottage! We are all giving up a lot right now to protect ourselves and others. By staying at your primary residence you could be saving lives, including your own!

The Health Unit has staff answering COVID-19 related questions and concerns for the public from 8:30am to 4:30pm every day at 1-800-660-5853 extension 2499. Public Health Inspectors are also available to discuss environmental health concerns. You can also get more information about COVID-19 by visiting www.healthunit.org/coronavirus or by connecting with LGLHealthUnit on Facebook and Twitter.

New legislation will allow for more virtual or remote transactions during COVID-19

TORONTO — The Ontario government is extending the Declaration of Emergency under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act. This additional time will ensure the province has the necessary tools and health care capacity to contain COVID-19, while gradually reopening businesses, services, and amenities safely.

Passed during a special sitting of the Ontario Legislature today, the Declaration of Emergency has been extended until June 2. The declaration will allow Ontario to continue to enforce current emergency orders, such as restricting retirement and long-term care home employees from working in more than one facility and prohibiting events and gatherings of more than five people. Since the emergency was first declared on March 17, the government has taken over 150 actions to help protect individuals, families, and businesses from the impacts of COVID-19.

A full list of emergency orders can be found on the e-Laws website, under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act.

"We are making steady progress to flatten the curve and get more people back to work safely, including our legislators, but we still have far to go in defeating COVID-19," said Premier Ford. "Extending the declaration of emergency will allow us to continue to take action to protect Ontarians, while carefully and cautiously reopening more parts of our economy."

The House also passed the COVID-19 Response and Reforms to Modernize Ontario Act, 2020, which will help people conduct business while practising physical distancing by:

• Providing authority to address in-person attendance rules for school board trustees' meetings in regulation. This would provide the flexibility in certain emergency situations to allow trustees to meet virtually during school closures;
• Enabling corporations to call and hold meetings virtually, as applicable, and extending the time period in which annual meetings must be held in specific circumstances;
• Allowing designations of a beneficiary to be provided electronically for Retirement Savings Plans, Retirement Income Funds, Locked-in Retirement Accounts, Life Income Funds and Tax-Free Savings Accounts;
• Allowing electronic filing of business registration documents, and the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services to accept copies of business registration documents and e-signatures;
• Allowing for regulations to set out the parameters for remotely commissioning or notarizing a document;
• Extending, on a one-time basis for 2020, the legislated four-year period during which a Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) election is mandated to be held to give more time to support remote voting.

The Expenditure Estimates for the 2020-21 fiscal year were also tabled in the Legislature. This includes program spending to support the $17 billion announced as part of Ontario's Action Plan 2020: Responding to COVID-19 to ensure the province's health care system, communities, and economy are better positioned to weather challenges posed by the pandemic.

"Today's legislation is just one step further in the fight against COVID-19," said Government House Leader Paul Calandra. "We are all eager to reopen the economy and return to work, while physical distancing remains an important reality. Today's legislation helps to modernize some of our economic and community activity and make many necessary interactions that much easier and safer."

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

• Learn more about A Framework for Reopening our Province.
• See how your organization can help fight COVID-19.
• Information and advice to help your business navigate the economy during COVID-19.
• Visit Ontario’s website to learn more about how the province continues to protect Ontarians from COVID-19.

CONTACTS

Ivana Yelich
Premier’s Office
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Office of the Premier
http://www.ontario.ca/premier

Animal Control By-law being a by-law with respect to the regulation and control, protection and identification of dogs and for prohibiting the keeping of animals of any class thereof.

Local people often look forward to pike and pickerel fishing as well as getting out on the water to enjoy the many lakes and rivers in the area. Because of this, some local municipalities/cities/towns are opening their boat launches this weekend. Check your local area website for information on which ones are open.

The Health Unit is offering tips on safe boating and fishing during the COVID-19 response.

1. Keep the physical distance of 2m/6ft when using boat launches
2. Gatherings of more than 5 people are still not permitted
3. Boat or fish by yourself or with people you live with – do not fish where prohibited
4. Do not move any barriers placed by the municipality/city  
5. The marinas are still off limits for public use – pay attention to local signage (Recent government changes are permitting staff to prepare the marinas for opening dates which are yet to be determined.)
6. Be mindful of where to empty garbage
7. Be safe when boating, kayaking and canoeing
8. Do not use recreation facilities and amenities that are identified as closed under the provincial emergency orders such as parks, playgrounds, ball diamonds, water access points, washrooms and picnic tables.

The Health Unit staff are answering COVID-19 related questions and concerns from 8:30am to 4:30pm every day at 1-800-660-5853 extension 2499. Public Health Inspectors are also available to discuss environmental health concerns. You can also get more information about COVID-19 by visiting www.healthunit.org/coronavirus or by connecting with LGLHealthUnit on Facebook and Twitter.

Government continues to prepare for the next stages of reopening the economy

TORONTO — As people gradually begin returning to work, the Ontario government continues preparing for the next phase of restarting the provincial economy through the implementation of its Framework for Reopening our Province. At the same time, the government has been supporting struggling business owners directly impacted by COVID-19 by providing tax deferrals and commercial rent relief, and by removing regulatory roadblocks.

Today, Premier Doug Ford, Rod Phillips, Minister of Finance, and Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, highlighted the ongoing preparations for reopening the economy, including the work of the Ontario Jobs and Recovery Committee.

"The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on people's lives and livelihoods, but thanks to the incredible efforts of our frontline health care workers and all individuals and families, we can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel," said Premier Ford. "By Monday, thousands of people will be returning to work at hardware stores, retail outlets and garden centres across the province. Now with the right framework and the right guidelines in place, we can start getting more of Ontario back to work quickly and safely."

Over the past week, the government has begun easing restrictions on workplaces that can operate safely by following public health and safety guidelines. Today, garden centres and nurseries will be able to open for in-store payment and purchases. Hardware stores and safety supply stores will be permitted to open for in-store payment and purchases as soon as 12:01 a.m. on Saturday.  On Monday at 12:01 a.m., non-essential retail stores with a street entrance can begin offering curbside pickup and delivery.

These actions come as the province continues to face the unprecedented economic situation created by the COVID-19 outbreak. Today, Statistics Canada released its monthly job numbers, which showed a 689,200 decrease in employment in Ontario.

"The COVID-19 pandemic has hit Ontario's economy hard, and the latest job numbers highlight the need to get our businesses back up and running as quickly and safely as possible," said Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade. "Our government is absolutely committed to working with our business community and supporting workers to ensure that they can all emerge from this period of uncertainty stronger than before."

The province is also providing $241 million of a total $900 million to the new Ontario-Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance Program (OCECRA), with contributions from the federal government, to deliver relief to small businesses and ensure they are ready to reopen their doors when the emergency measures are lifted.

Ontario's Action Plan: Responding to COVID-19 also includes $10 billion in support for people and businesses to improve cash flows by providing a five-month penalty and interest-free period to make payments for the majority of provincially administered taxes, deferring the upcoming quarterly municipal remittance of education property tax, and providing up to $1.9 billion in financial relief by allowing employers to defer Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) payments for up to six months.

"We stand united as a province, shoulder to shoulder with those that have been negatively impacted by this virus," said Minister Phillips. "I want them to know that we are going to beat COVID-19. The Ontario Jobs and Recovery Committee is working based on the Framework to Reopen Our Province, which set out three stages, as well as core public health criteria necessary to move towards reopening. I'm confident we'll soon be in a position to take another significant step. That should give us hope."

In order to make life easier for businesses faced with the unique challenges created by the global outbreak, the Ontario government has launched the COVID-19: Tackling the Barriers online portal. Businesses working to retool their operations to produce health-related products, or those struggling to operate in this new environment of physical distancing, can submit any potential roadblocks and suggest possible solutions through the website.

"Clearly, it is not business as usual for anyone, we understand that and we want to help," said Prabmeet Sarkaria, Associate Minister of Small Business and Red Tape Reduction. "Our government is prepared to temporarily adjust our processes, rules, and regulations to accommodate unforeseen circumstances. I encourage everyone to visit the website to identify barriers or suggest solutions so we can get the economy up and running, and people back to work, as soon as possible."

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Ontario's Initiatives to Support Jobs and Businesses Impacted by COVID-19

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

• Health and Safety Association Guidance Documents for Workplaces During the COVID-19 Outbreak
• Learn more about A Framework for Reopening our Province.
• See how your organization can help fight COVID-19.
• Information and advice to help your business navigate the economy during COVID-19.
• Visit Ontario’s website to learn more about how the province continues to protect Ontarians from COVID-19.

CONTACTS

Ivana Yelich
Premier’s Office
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Rebecca Bozzato
Minister Fedeli’s Office
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Kwok Wong
Communications Branch
647 504-2774
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Office of the Premier
http://www.ontario.ca/premier

In true Lanark County style, numerous partners have come together to provide an important housing service for those in need during the COVID-19 crisis.

A collaboration of community agencies has developed and is staffing temporary self-isolation centres in two communities for people in precarious housing situations. One is for individuals who are COVID- 19 positive, and the other is for non-symptomatic individuals.

“Lanark County never fails to join together and collaborate when it comes to our community and the safety of its residents,” said Erin Lee, Executive Director of Lanark County Interval House and Community Support. “We have a long history of coming together when it is needed most.”

The project was made possible through funding from the Social Services Relief Fund issued by the Province of Ontario and administered through Lanark County Social Services. Lanark County Mental Health took the lead to apply for the funding, with support and endorsement from about two dozen local agencies and businesses, which have offered coordination, staffing and in-kind and other contributions.

“It is truly remarkable how quickly our service providers and local businesses came together when this need was identified,” said Rebecca Fromowitz, Executive Director of Lanark County Mental Health. “Now some of our most vulnerable residents can have a safe place to stay that will help them to meet crucial needs during this difficult time.”

One centre, located in Perth, consists of a block of rooms and a number of staff who will work limited hours at an on-site office set up. This is a temporary option for those in Lanark County and Smiths Falls who are homeless, living in a group setting, or precariously housed and have no opportunity to socially distance or quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic. These individuals have already tested positive for COVID-19, or have symptoms and need to be tested or are awaiting test results.

The collaboration for this site includes assessment services, arrangements for transportation, on-site support as well as virtual services for medical needs (daily wellness checks by the Lanark County Paramedic Service’s Community Paramedics), harm reduction, mental health, food and basic provisions. The Leeds Grenville Lanark District Health Unit is guiding infection control protocols. Clients who test positive for COVID-19 will be quarantined at the centre voluntarily. Clients staying at the centre must remain on the site property at all times except for required hospital/medical treatment.

Referrals to the COVID-19-positive centre should come through agencies by calling the Lanark County Interval House and Community Support (LCIHCS) crisis line (available 24/7) at 613 257-5960 or 1-800-267-7946 or TTY: 613-257-1952.

The centre for non-symptomatic individuals experiencing homelessness consists of a block of rooms in Smiths Falls and also includes food support and assistance with additional relevant supports.

Those individuals can telephone the County at 613-267-4200 or 1-888-952-6275 during business hours and Victim Services Lanark County after hours at 613-206-1486.

“The isolation centres are a good news story of the community coming together to support very vulnerable individuals,” said Lanark County Social Services Director Emily Hollington, adding individuals experiencing homelessness can continue to contact the county for support. “Thankfully, with the Social Services Relief Fund, we are able to support individuals over a much longer period of time.”

“We all have to do our part to flatten the curve, and many partners have stepped up to do so,” added Lee. “We are just a really fortunate community. When there is an issue, Lanark County finds a solution. I don’t know of any other community that mobilizes the way we do, and I know we will continue to have conversations and work together to help our most vulnerable long after this crisis passes.”

Partner agencies include Carebridge Community Support, Cornerstone Landing, Lanark County Interval House, Lanark County Mental Health, Lanark County (Social Services), North Lanark Community Health Centre, Open Doors for Lanark Children and Youth, Ottawa Valley Family Health Team, Rideau Community Health Services, The Table Community Food Centre, United Way East Ontario, Lanark, Victim Services Lanark County, Lanark County Paramedic Service, and the Leeds Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit. Endorsement/support has come from the Almonte General Hospital, Carleton Place and District Memorial Hospital, Lanark County OPP, Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital, Smiths Falls Police Service, Town of Smiths Falls, and the Lanark County Situation Table.

For more information, please contact:
Erin Lee
Executive Director, Lanark County Interval House and Community Supports
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613-878-5700

Rebecca Fromowitz
Executive Director, Lanark County Mental Health
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613-806-3502

Steady Decrease in COVID-19 Cases Required Before Beginning Next Stage of Reopening

TORONTO ― The Ontario government is allowing certain businesses and workplaces to reopen as long as they comply with strict public health measures and operate safely during the COVID-19 outbreak. Those permitted to start up include seasonal businesses and some essential construction projects.

Today's announcement was made by Premier Doug Ford, Rod Phillips, Minister of Finance, Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, and Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health.

The Chief Medical Officer of Health has provided general recommendations on how the openings of businesses and workplaces could be implemented to support safe operations, including strict adherence to health and safety requirements.

"We are allowing certain businesses to reopen under strict guidelines because we are confident they can operate safely and adapt to the current environment," said Premier Ford. "While further reductions in the spread are needed before we can begin reopening the province, we have the right framework and the right workplace guidelines in place to do so gradually and safely."

The government, in partnership with Ontario's health and safety associations, has developed more than 60 guidelines in response to COVID-19. These sector-specific measures will help employers prepare their workplaces so they can be reopened safely and ensure workers, customers and the general public are protected.

By following the proper health and safety guidelines these businesses will be permitted to begin operations on Monday, May 4 at 12:01 a.m.:

• Garden centres and nurseries with curbside pick-up and delivery only;
• Lawn care and landscaping;
• Additional essential construction projects that include:
  • shipping and logistics;
  • broadband, telecommunications, and digital infrastructure;
  • any other project that supports the improved delivery of goods and services;
  • municipal projects;
  • colleges and universities;
  • child care centres;
  • schools; and
  • site preparation, excavation, and servicing for institutional, commercial, industrial and residential development;
• Automatic and self-serve car washes;
• Auto dealerships, open by appointment only;
• Golf courses may prepare their courses for the upcoming season, but not open to the public; and
• Marinas may also begin preparations for the recreational boating season by servicing boats and other watercraft and placing boats in the water, but not open to the public. Boats and watercraft must be secured to a dock in the marina until public access is allowed.

"Ontario workers and businesses have shown exemplary cooperation and resilience throughout the course of this crisis," said Minister Fedeli. "We're beginning to ease restrictions on select businesses as we carefully and methodically re-open Ontario's economy and continue together on our path to renewed prosperity."

Although certain businesses are being permitted to reopen, it is critical that people continue to stay home, practise physical distancing and only go out for essential reasons, to pick up groceries, prescriptions or to keep a medical appointment. It is through these simple actions that Ontario is making progress to stop the spread of COVID-19.

"As we begin planning for the next phase of our fight against COVID-19, Ontarians should continue to stay home as much as possible to ensure we stop as quickly as possible the spread of this virus," said Minister Elliott. "While we have made tremendous progress in our shared battle against this new virus, we are not done yet. We need to keep up the fight by continuing to practise physical distancing and good hygiene habits."

On April 27, the government released A Framework for Reopening our Province, which outlines the criteria Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health and health experts are using to advise the government on the loosening of emergency measures, as well as guiding principles for the safe, gradual reopening of businesses, services and public spaces.

While the government remains in Phase One of Ontario's Action Plan in response to COVID-19, Protect and Support, allowing certain businesses and workplaces to open under strict guidelines demonstrates the government's commitment to balance the needs of the economy with the health and safety of the people of Ontario.

"People's efforts are paying off and we can see a light at the end of the tunnel," said Minister Phillips. "Our response has always been based on the current status of the outbreak in our province, and on what makes sense for Ontario. To be clear ― we haven't moved into the reopening phase of our response to COVID-19. Not yet. But based on the best public health advice available to us, we are a step closer."

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

• Health and Safety Association Guidance Documents for Workplaces During the COVID-19 Outbreak
• Learn more about A Framework for Reopening our Province.
• Learn more about the first phase of Ontario’s Action Plan: Responding to COVID-19.
• See how your organization can help fight COVID-19.
• Information and advice to help your business navigate the economy during COVID-19.
• Visit Ontario’s website to learn more about how the province continues to protect Ontarians from COVID-19.

CONTACTS

Ivana Yelich
Premier’s Office
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Rebecca Bozzato
Minister Fedeli’s Office
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Office of the Premier
http://www.ontario.ca/premier