(OTTAWA – March 11, 2021)
CAUT President Brenda Austin-Smith has written to thank Members of Parliament Lindsay Mathyssen and Charlie Angus for recent meetings with them on the Laurentian insolvency. Jean-Charles Cachon and John Peters also participated in the meetings. (Letters of appreciation were also subsequently sent to MPs Alexandre Boulerice, Carol Hughes, and Joel Godin, as well as Senator Lucie Moncion.)
Austin writes that “As you know, Laurentian University plays a critical role in supporting Francophone and Indigenous education and it is an essential economic driver for Sudbury and the region. The current situation threatens to greatly impact what makes this institution such a unique and important contributor to the community and to the excellence of Canadian research. We are also greatly concerned at the loss of the allocated funds from the Tri-Council funding agencies jeopardizing research.
“Existing Francophone and bilingual institutions, like Laurentian, are especially at risk from the pandemic and long-term chronic underfunding. CAUT calls on this government to take immediate action and commit additional funding to ensure the vitality of official language minority institutions.
“We are also seeking federal leadership to work with provinces and territories to fix the broken funding model which as at the root of the issues we are seeing with the sector. A stronger public post-secondary
education system is critical to meet today’s and tomorrow’s challenges and to improve quality of life for all.”
Bingo moved online with its social side intact. Rooms open and close on a published timetable, tickets are bought in advance of each game, and the chat panel runs alongside the numbers. For many players the room is as much a draw as the prize.
Inside Online Bingo Rooms
Ticket prices set the tone of a room, running from a penny for casual games up to a pound or more for larger prize pools. Players choosing where to settle often Spinfin Casino to check schedules and ticket costs across sites. Prize funds usually scale with how many tickets are sold, so a cheap room at a busy hour can pay better than an expensive one that is nearly empty.
| Room Type | Ticket Price | Game Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Penny room | $0.01 | Every 3 minutes |
| Standard | $0.25 | Every 5 minutes |
| Jackpot room | $1.00 | Every 10 minutes |
- Cheap rooms with a full crowd often beat quiet premium ones
- Read the schedule before buying tickets in advance
The social side is a genuine part of bingo, and the chat hosts, side games and regulars are why many players stay with one room. That community can also make sessions run longer than planned. Deciding on a ticket budget for the evening keeps the pace where it should be.