Peel Weekly News 7 January 2021

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Jan. 7, 2021
COVID-19
by Surjit Singh
testing program
Flora
rolls out at
Pearson
NEWS Pg 4
Fourth support
worker dies
from COVID,
union confirms
NEWS Pg 10
Local dump truck drivers buried
“Resilience”
by new regulations: ODTA
funding helps
local group go
A convoy of independent dump trucks managed by the Ontario Dump Truck Association takes part in a protest at
virtual
Queens Park late last month. More than 1,000 drivers represented by the ODTA fear that new regulations will
need to undergo expensive refits or be taken off the road, jeopardizing their livelihoods. (Photo by Jag Gundu)
After a difficult pandemic trucks manufactured previ- “The Ministry claims this is
BUSINESS Pg 17
year, independent dump ously should have been a safety issue, but that’s com-
truck drivers are worried grandfathered by the govern- plete nonsense,” says the
Special: The
about their livelihoods and ment for the full life span of ODTA. “Older trucks have
putting food on the table for the truck. It would’ve been been safely operating and will
Plight of their families. like asking older car owners continue to be on the road for
Regulations that took effect to install air bags - at a huge at least another decade given
Peel’s Jan. 1, require dump trucks personal cost - after they were the special permits/exemp-
manufactured prior to 2011 to introduced.” tions granted by the govern-
undergo expensive retrofits The regulation only applies ment to other categories of
Homeless
(costing up to $40,000), op- to four specific categories of trucks. There’s simply no
erate at significantly reduced trucks, used mainly in the safety threat posed by dump
LIFESTYLE Pg 20 capacity, or be taken off the construction industry: con- trucks that operate at well su-
road after 15 years of opera- crete trucks, water trucks, pervised construction sites,
tion. fuels trailers and dump for only about 6-8 months a
Local family
“This makes no sense since trucks. Concrete trucks and year, and at very low speeds.
the average lifespan of a fuel trailers have been given New technology should al-
celebrates New
dump truck is 20 - 25 years,” an exemption and allowed to ways be looked at and used,
says the Ontario Dump Truck operate for 20-25 years, while but it shouldn’t render exist-
Year’s birth Association (ODTA). no load limits have been im- ing trucks obsolete.”
“Manufacturers began to posed on water trucks. Only
use the new truck compo- dump trucks have not been Continued Pg 5
LIFESTYLE Pg 27
nents starting in 2011. All accommodated.
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Voluntary COVID testing program rolls out at Pearson Airport
by Alex Gregory
As new regula- the new program, “We can’t take program is in- strictions as the in protecting our
tions regarding which launches any unnecessary tended to help the U.K. borders."
COVID-19 tests for ahead of a federal risks,” said Pre- province stay The program is Travellers will
inbound interna- regulation requir- mier Doug Ford, ahead of “new open to anyone en- still have to self-
tional travellers ing travellers com- flanked by Health threats” like a new tering the country isolate for 14 days,
takes effect, the ing into the Minister Christine strain of the and staying longer regardless of the
province is rolling country to provide Elliott and Solicitor COVID-19 virus than 14 days. Pas- outcome of the
out a voluntary a negative COVID- General Sylvia that has been re- sengers arriving test, said the
testing program for 19 test within 72 Jones during a ported in con- from outside the province in a state-
arrivals at Pearson hours of arrival, is press conference firmed cases in country can pre- ment Wednesday.
Airport. intended to put a Wednesday after- Canada and other register to receive a "Introducing test-
The province said curb on the spread noon, who indi- countries without test when they ar- ing at Toronto's
Wednesday that of the virus. cated that the new the same travel re- rive, either per- Pearson Interna-
formed by a health tional Airport will
care provider or a help stop the trans-
Premier Doug Ford (left)
speaks during a press self-administered mission of the
conference at Pearson In‐ test by video. virus and support
ternational Airport on "We are working the development of
Jan. 6, 2021. (Submitted
closely with our in- a longer-term test-
Photo)
dustry partners to ing strategy needed
proceed on our for international
commitment to travel. We remain
implement testing steadfast in our
at Pearson to help commitment to
keep people safe doing what is
and stop the needed to protect
spread of COVID- the health and
19 in our commu- safety of Ontari-
nities," said Elliott. ans," said Jones.
"This airport test- Travellers can
ing pilot will test, register for the
trace and help iso- program by visit-
late COVID-19 ing torontopear-
cases early and is a son.com/testing.
great step forward
Khera steps out of role as COVID
Car thieves nabbed after ramming cop cars
vacation backlash continues
Two men have been There were no injuries
charged in connection sustained to the officers,
Returning from a day that although always followed with a stolen vehicle suspects or members of
foreign tour, her visit was im- and will continue that was used to ram the public as a result of
Brampton MP portant, in view of to follow all the
two police cruisers in the collision.
Kamal Khera an- the circumstances, public health
Mississauga this past 21 year-old Ikjot Singh,
nounced her resig- she did not want guidelines.
nation from the the government to In Mar. 2020, weekend. of Brampton, was
post of Parliamen- be distracted by it. Khera herself was 12 Division said Mon- charged with multiple
tary Secretary, as She said she went infected with the day that the suspects offences, including op-
public outrage to Seattle, Wash- COVID-19 virus
were arrested after the erating a vehicle while
continues over a ington on Dec. 23, but later recov-
flurry of revela- 2020 and returned ered. incident, which just impaired by drugs, pos-
tions concerning on Dec. 31. She also spent after midnight on Jan. session of stolen prop-
politicians who Khera said the time as a volunteer 3, in the Dixie and Bri- erty, dangerous
travelled out of the memorial was also nurse at Bramp-
tannia Road East area. operation of a vehicle
country during in memory of his ton's Long Term
A vehicle that had and failure to stop,
lockdown meas- father, who died in Care Facility. The
ures. September. She Liberal MP was originally been reported while 23 year-old Jas-
Khera, who said less than 10 first elected in stolen on Dec. 1 was deep Singh, of Bramp-
serves as the MP people attended 2015 from the used to ram two police ton, was charged with
for the Brampton the memorial, and Brampton West
cruisers in the area be- two counts of posses-
West area, said she stated in an open constituency.
made the decision letter that she has fore fleeing the scene. sion of stolen property.
to step down as Officers located the ve- Both men appeared for
Parliamentary Sec- hicle and located the a bail hearing in Bramp-
retary for Interna-
driver a short time later, ton court on Jan. 3.
t i o n a l
who was taken into cus- Anyone with informa-
Development after
attending a memo- tody. tion regarding the case
rial service for her A second man was also is asked to call 12 Divi-
close relative in taken into custody at the sion at [phone],
Seattle, Washing-
scene of the collision. ext. 1233.
ton.
Khera said Sun-
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PUBLISHER that the infection rate most of the above inci- and seen plenty of his-
though 2020 was going
was almost above 1, the dents were confined tory, but this one seems
to be a good one.
magic number that events, this one is truly a different. I think it’s be-
Peter Whitaker Boy, was I wrong. Who
would again put us in worldwide test. cause it’s a truly global
would have imagined a
publisher@ lockdown. Just look at the case event. All this from an
year like this, and
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guessed what was to be in
new year and the Vac- more than 625,000 have bright future for us all.
store for all of us?
cines are here. Sure, it is contracted the virus at Let's get our vaccines
NEWS/INFO DESK Normal life just
going to take a while for some point over the past and move on with our
stopped, and we have yet
all of us to receive it, but year. lives. Some of us are
to get back on both our
newsdesk@ this is all good news! In the U.S., there have looking downhill, not up-
feet, even as 2021 begins.
peeldailynews.com The toughest part of all Let's quickly review our been 357,000 deaths. hill, and need to enjoy
past. If you’re my age, Staggering statistics, no the time we have left.
this is the confusion and
your parents lived matter how you look at it. Being “as good as it
COMMUNITY DESK not knowing what the through the end of World I'm in no way belittling gets” means that our fu-
hell is going on.
War 2, atomic bombs, any of these past events. ture is in each of our own
Taking a step out of
catherine@ your door means you the Korean war and If you lived through hands.
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COVID-19 lurking at
events. would have been about 11
every turn. Mask or no
PEEL WEEKLY NEWS In our lifetimes, we saw when the Second World
mask, a cluster of people
MANAGING EDITOR
standing in front of a cof-
fee shop puts the fear
Alex Gregory into you with every step
you take.
newsdesk@
I'll admit all this doom
peeldailynews.com
and gloom has been
tough on all of us. The
DIGITAL difference is how each of
us has been able to cope
MEDIA/WRITER
with the changes. Per-
Jonathan Giggs
sonally, I'm in that
Alex Gregory

Independent truckers fear new rules will “brake” dump
SPORTS
CONTRIBUTORS truck industry
Dave Robinson
Continued from Pg 1 tion in work and in- the reach of most forward without the The Ford govern-
come. independent truck- consensus of the in- ment says they are
BUSINESS/ “These are safe
The new regula- ers. “The govern- dustry. pro small business
LIFESTYLE EDITOR trucks that drivers tions will mean ment says we’ve There has been no and dedicated to
have invested hun-
Alex Gregory shortages, delays, had years to pre- meaningful consul- keeping the econ-
dreds of thousands
longer build times pare - but we work tation with groups omy moving. The
of dollars in, with
and higher con- to put food on the that represent ODTA is calling on
CONTRIBUTORS the expectation that
struction costs. table. We don’t dump truck owners them to come to the
they will be able to
Elizabeth Banfalvi The government have those kinds of and numerous table and work to-
use them for their
Dmytro Basmat entire life span, and continues to show funds to spend on meeting requests by ward practical solu-
their lack of knowl- something that the ODTA were de- tions. They are
Surjit Singh Flora earn a living.”
edge of the industry should not have layed or cancelled asking all members
The vast majority
Pat Graham by suggesting older been required in until the industry of the public to con-
of the truck own-
E.C Munson trucks can operate the first place,” says started protest ac- tact their local MPP
ers/operators are
at reduced capacity, Craig Green, an in- tions, according to and Minister Caro-
David Robinson independent. They
says one driver. dependent trucker. representatives line Mulroney to
Catherine Soplet work hard every “The reduced load Finally, the gov- from the associa- tell them to act on
day to build roads,
Clover Sterling they are permitting, ernment has not tion. this issue.
bridges, hospitals,
amounts to about a provided any sup-
homes and other
one-third decrease port to the industry
essential infrastruc-
in what our trucks for retrofits and has
ture.
can carry. Nobody only recently
The industry has
will hire or use that started informing
been hit hard by
truck. We'll be out operators of the en-
COVID-19, but
of business,” says forcement meas-
truckers have con-
Jaskarun Singh, an ures starting Jan 1.
tinued to work
i n d e p e n d e n t In 2016, the gov-
through the pan-
trucker. ernment assured
demic with about a
A $40,000 retro- the industry that no
25 per cent reduc-
fit is simply beyond policy would move
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Opinion
A new year, and a time to reflect on our impact
platform that can available, we have to their accompanying through clothes, food tors, other health
raise people's aware- be very careful for stress may also in- or money, or in some workers and the po-
ness of these issues, ourselves and our crease the risk of do- other way. We offer lice department all
and change our daily families. mestic abuse and our thanks to those worked day and
attitudes, habits, and Not only are men other forms of gen- people who helped night to take care of
work styles to benefit suffering due to the der-based violence. others support their the people's health,
all of us. virus, but women are But really, in this own lives and reach working day and
Many of our goals suffering from the year's COVID-19 cli- their destinations. night regardless of
Once again, we
for 2020 may not economic impact of mate, women have Helping is not just their families and
welcome the new
have been achieved the virus worldwide. stepped up with a lot a matter of assisting homes.
year... but this year,
yet, but the epidemic Women have been of courage and effi- small shopkeepers, We must respect all
things are looking a
taught us an impor- disproportionately ciency, from the of- but also of hard- such people, espe-
bit different.
tant lesson in life — affected — they are fice to the school, working people, to cially doctors, who
When the new year
that our loved ones more likely to fall juggling the de- buy something with- are like the angels of
comes, we usually
face a challenging into poverty , are al- mands of children in out bargaining, to be the earth, to believe
pray for happiness,
test at any moment ready more likely to online learning pro- motivated to work in their treatment
joy, health and pros-
in life. earn less salary, have grams, their loved hard and earn and respect this pro-
perity for ourselves,
We may have to go less savings, and are ones, and everything money, not by doing fession.
our friends and our
through this too, and more likely to be un- in between. wrong. In our society, peo-
loved ones.
we have to stay stable at work, We will not think of This year, we must ple from different
As we all know,
strong physically, alongside people any significant and resolve to help the walks of life con-
2020 will be re-
emotionally and who are already theoretical concept needy and hard- tribute to making our
garded as a historic
mentally. stressed due to work about this new year, working people in lives easier and more
year in all our lives.
Our ability to demands. but we will consider any way we can. c o m f o r t a b l e ,
The COVID-19
achieve our goals in The epidemic has what the last Corona The most impor- whether in agricul-
pandemic utterly up-
2020 has undoubt- exacerbated the cur- year taught us in re- tant thing we have ture, healthcare or
ended our sense of
edly been affected, rent gender inequal- ality as a lesson for learned over the year the media. Each sec-
normal and changed
but our goalsetting ity between women life. is that it is essential tor has its own set of
the way we operate.
has not been af- and girls and may af- The most signifi- to keep ourselves goals.
The virus has de-
fected. The fast pace fect the way they re- cant resolution is to healthy. If we respect each
stroyed many fami-
of life never stops. ceive treatment and save money and not The more we are fit other's work within
lies, and shattered
So, we have to plan care, as detailed in waste it. In this re- inside and out, the our circle and moti-
many businesses.
for the present as numerous studies gard, 2020 has more our immunity vate others to do the
A whole year has
well as the future. and reports pub- taught us the most will increase, and we same, there will defi-
passed, and people
We need to set more lished throughout that at some point in will be able to fight nitely be a significant
are hoping to get a
realistic goals. Like the past year. life, when there is a diseases like this positive change in
little relief from the
the new rising sun of In times of crisis, turning point, when virus. society.
virus, and hope to
the new year, let us sexual and reproduc- the work stops, then This year, decide to This year, let's set
have a better life.
refresh our minds tive health services the saved capital be- exercise and take our goals and make
Issues that affect
once again. and commodities are comes the only sup- great care with a resolutions based on
women, including
Let us breathe new often overlooked, but port. healthy and nutri- the new lessons we
our partners, moth-
hope. women continue to In 2020, the num- tious diet. A person learned from last
ers, daughters, sis-
The pandemic is need family plan- ber of people who who applies it to year, which will
ters, friends and
not over yet. The dis- ning, menstrual lost their jobs, themself applies it make our lives and
ourselves, have been
tribution of vaccines health supplies, and labourers or assis- automatically to all the lives of our fami-
especially prevalent
at the national and maternal health care. tants, saw a marked family members. lies better.
during the COVID-19
international levels is This is a particu- rise. Our physicians and We, our family, our
pandemic, with eco-
in full swing, but it larly worrying time Everyone helped healthcare profes- society, will have in-
nomic, social and
will take weeks, if not for pregnant women on their own, or sionals, often face tellectual develop-
physical crises faced
months, to see and women who many countries’ gov- many difficulties in ment and be better
by women of all
demonstrable im- need regular health ernments supported treating patients in off as a result. That
aged.
pact. services. families with COVID their work in real life. will be the true im-
Ironically, this cri-
Until the vaccine is Epidemics and benefits, whether In 2020, our doc- pact.
sis has provided a
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Peel Matters: Hope and Hazards on the Horizon

by Catherine Soplet
Peel Weekly Now, as then, to hunker down COVID-19 was ig- health in 2021. Trudeau that de-
News last pub- parents stir with under gas masks as nored by most oth- Witness the un- picted relations be-
lished its regular hopes and courage thugs broke into ers until the World precedented speed tween Canada and
edition on Christ- in greeting their lawmaker cham- Health Organiza- in production of the United States.
mas Eve, Dec. 24. newest love in life. bers. Fortunately, tion declared the the Pfizer vaccine, “Living next to
That week, peo- Tonight is Ortho- Capitol Hill law en- pandemic on Mar. then Moderna, you (America) is in
ple bustled as best dox Christmas Eve, forcement arrived 11. with more in late some ways like
they could for as Peel Weekly just in time. The loss of life trials and ap- sleeping with an
Christmas and goes to press. In debate on ob- and livelihood cou- provals. elephant. No mat-
other holidays, The secular side jections to certify pled with shame- Canada’s hazard ter how friendly
ahead of an On- of me notes just Pennsylvania’s less profiteering is in COVID-19 vac- and even-tem-
tario-wide lock- how unorthodox a electoral college countered by hope cine response is to pered the beast,
down. day in history it has votes, non-objec- and courage on the hoard precious one is affected by
Media covered been. tors drew attention frontline, and in vials in freezers in- every twitch and
the “Christmas Today, the world called upon Re- acts of kindness. stead of getting grunt.”
Star” celestial bore witness to in- publicans to imag- But hope is on the shots into arms. Let’s hope they
event, a rare 800- comparable haz- ine the lives of horizon. Maybe our have not. On behalf
year alignment of ard, in a their constituents Based on truth in elected representa- of our neighbours
planets Jupiter and culmination of who have been science, and by tives are taking to to the south, we
Saturn close to the brazen assaults in- continuously sub- standing together, heart the truism need to say in-
horizon in early tent on wrecking jected to mob vio- international col- coined by former stead, “Courage,
evening skies American democ- lence, without laboration brings Prime Minister my love.”
which seemed to racy ahead of certi- relief and without hope for stabilizing Pierre Elliott
recreate the bright fying its 2020 rescue.
Star of Bethlehem presidential elec- COVID-19 was
that appeared tion. the worst of unex-
when baby Jesus Hope, courage pected hazards in
was born. and a reckoning of 2020. As it wors-
The secular side the attempted coup ened the underly-
of me drew a paral- begins tomorrow. ing hazards of
lel between Christ- Those privileged climate change,
mas then and now. with seats in U.S. racism and
The same kinds federal govern- poverty, it exposed
of hazards are ment stood up to the intersection of
faced by an expec- reknit a bipartisan these conditions
tant family, by a stand together, that could be
government dictate based on truth and mapped and
to relocate and the U.S. Constitu- matched up by
hunker down, to be tion. caseload with
subjected to dis- Elected represen- postal code.
crimination and tatives had a Identified by ex-
stigma. shared experience perts in Jan. 2020,
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Fourth support worker dies from
Trio nabbed in connection
COVID, union confirms
with Brampton carjacking
Three men are 800 metres before
Friends, family Ambersley passed leagues who we Ambersley is the under arrested in losing his grip, and
and fellow union away Tuesday, at know loved her like fourth member of connection with a sustained serious
members are in the age of 57. a sister. the union to have carjacking that took but non-life-threat-
mourning after a SEIU said it has Maureen repre- died from the virus,
place in Brampton ening injuries in the
nurse working at a reached out to sented everything following personal
on Dec. 30, police process.
Mississauga long- Maureen's family to good about what it support workers
confirm. Police later lo-
term care home in offer support. means to serve your Christine Mande-
Investigators from cated the vehicle
Mississauga died "Maureen's fam- community. For her garian, Arlene Reid
Peel Police’s Central several hours later
due to COVID-19. ily, friends and col- last birthday she and Sharon
Robbery Bureau in Mississauga, with
SEIU Healthcare, leagues are in deep encouraged friends Roberts.
said late last week three suspects being
the union that rep- sorrow,” said SEIU to make donations A fundraiser has
that the suspects arrested without in-
resents over 60,000 president Sharleen to SickKids Hospi- been created in
were arrested in cident immediately
frontline healthcare Stewart. “On behalf tal Foundation. Maureen’s name,
workers in Ontario, of our union family, Maureen dedicated and be accessed by connection with an afterwards.
confirmed the I extend our deep- her working life to v i s i t i n g incident that oc- 22 year-old
death of registered est sympathies to caring for our most gofundme.com/f/m curred in the Tim- Jaideep Singh, of
nurse Maureen Am- Maureen's family, vulnerable as a aureen-ambersley- berlane Drive and Brampton, 42 year-
bersley on Wednes- as well as her close nurse in long-term rpn-frontline-hero. Elmstead Court old Rupinder Brar,
day, who worked at friends and col- care.” area, when police of Brampton, and
the Extendicare re- received a call from 28 year-old Gurdip
tirement home in a man who reported Singh, of Brampton,
Mississauga. that he was as- were charged with
Ambersley, who saulted and had his multiple offences,
worked as a Regis- vehicle was stolen. including property
tered Practical The victim, a de- obtained by crime,
Nurse (RPN) for
livery driver, told failure to comply
the last 16 years,
police that he was and robbery. All
was taken to
accosted by an indi- three men attended
Brampton Civic
vidual while deliver- Brampton court on
Hospital on Dec. 25
ing packages, who Dec. 31 for a bail
after developing
subsequently hearing.
symptoms. Exten-
punched him. Im- Anyone with addi-
dicare announced
mediately after- tional information
an outbreak at its
wards, the suspect regarding the case is
facility on Dec. 18,
though it is not con- attempted to steal asked to call police
firmed whether the victim’s vehicle. at [phone],
Ambersley con- The victim grabbed ext. 3410.
tracted the virus on onto the vehicle and
the job or at an- was dragged almost
other location.