Yearly Archives: 2018

Men’s Curling Standings – January 30

Team Rank Wins GP TERRIS, Tom 1 9 10 LESCHISHIN, Mark 2 8 9 McCOY, Joe 3 5 10 HOFFMANN, Jim 3 5 11 MOORE, Bruce 3 5 11 ECOLE ST. JOSEPH 6 4 11 DERESKI, Louis 7 3 10 YOUNG, Paul 8 2 10 GAMES SCHEDULE – February 5, 2018 Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 Hoffmann ...

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Ontario invests in job training up to 244 FN members with SuperCom

Ontario is investing in job training and economic development opportunities for Indigenous people in the Thunder Bay area. Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation David Zimmer visited Fort William First Nation to announce that the province is supporting a job training initiative for Indigenous people with SuperCom Industries LP. This investment, made through Ontario’s Indigenous Economic Development Fund, will support ...

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Strong Strike Mandate at Algoma University

Jan 30, 2018 @ 08:31 Faculty at Algoma University have voted 84% in favour of a strike mandate, and strongly in support of their bargaining team.   “Faculty at Algoma have sent a clear message to the Board of Governors at Algoma University,” said Henry Hornstein, President of the faculty union.  “They are ready to defend the academic integrity of ...

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Tuesday Morning News – January 30

Jan 30, 2018 @ 07:59 Weather Today Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries this afternoon. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 13. Wind chill minus 31. Tonight Snow. Amount 5 to 10 cm. Wind becoming south 30 km/h gusting to 50 after midnight. Temperature rising to minus 6 by morning.   Roads 2018-01-30 – early morning report 101 ...

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Andrea Horwath on mosque shooting anniversary

Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath issued the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the shooting at the Centre Culturel Islamique de Québec.   “One year ago today, the lives of six men were cut painfully short, and the lives of so many others were changed forever, in a cowardly act of Islamophobic violence.  Today, Ontario’s New Democrats, alongside all ...

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Minister of Health and Long-Term Care – Reducing Costs of Prescription Generic Drugs

Jan 29, 2018 @ 13:01 The following statement was issued today by Dr. Eric Hoskins, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, following an announcement by the pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance and the Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association: “The new initiative between the pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance (pCPA) and the Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association – reached after discussions led by the provinces of Ontario, ...

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Monday Morning News – January 29th

Weather Today A mix of sun and cloud. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 13. Wind chill minus 30. Tonight A few clouds. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 25. Wind chill minus 29.   Roads 2018-01-29 – early morning report 101 Timmins to Highway 144 bare and wet road with partly snow covered sections. 2018-01-29 2:14 101 ...

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Annual Service Provider’s Forum

Jan 26, 2018 @ 10:47 Wawa and Area Victim Services hosted their Annual Service Provider’s Forum on Tuesday, January 23rd. This networking opportunity is designed to familiarize and introduce new programs to those in our community who provide these services. Kaitlin Dube explained as the day began “There is so much value in coming together every year. This helps to ...

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Warm Temperatures create slush and puddles

Jan 27, 2018 @ 15:14   The warm temperatures of yesterday and today (6.5 yesterday, and 5 today) have made our snowbanks melt. We are all enjoying the warm weather, but it does create problems. Especially since temperatures are expected to drop to -17 tonight.     Despite the slush on Wawa Lake, there are quite a few anglers on ...

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Winter to return – Temperature drop and possible snow squalls

Jan 27, 2018 @ 07:24 At 6:18 this morning, Environment Canada issueda snow squall watch for: Chapleau – Gogama Geraldton – Manitouwadge – Hornepayne Kapuskasing – Hearst Nipigon – Marathon – Superior North Sault Ste. Marie – Superior East Timmins – Cochrane Wawa – White River – Pukaskwa A fast moving cold front is expected to cross over the area ...

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Snow Clearing

Jan 27, 2018 @ 07:17 With the unseasonable winter thaw, many residents of Wawa have been nibbling away at the snow, clearing walkways and making driveways bigger. The employees of our Municipality’s Infrastructure Services has been busy widening our streets and taking the snow away. They are shown here along the waterfront (Wawa Street) removing some of the drifted snow ...

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Saturday Morning News – January 27

Weather Today A few rain showers or flurries changing to flurries this morning. Risk of snow squalls late this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Local snowfall amount 2 cm. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. Temperature falling to minus 3 this afternoon. Tonight Flurries ending overnight then cloudy. Risk of snow squalls early this evening. Local amount 2 ...

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Warm Weather creates ponding on highways

Jan 27, 2018 @ 04:50   The warm temperatures has been enjoyed by all. However, motorists and pedestrians have to watch out for ponding along roadways. Ponding occurs where there is insufficient drainage of water. Because all the meltwater must go somewhere, it usually does so on roadways.   This photo was taken at Northern Lights Ford about 10 p.m. ...

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Statement from Interim PC Leader Vic Fedeli 

Jan 26, 2018 @ 17:34 Today, Interim PC Leader Vic Fedeli made the following statement: “It is humbling and an honour to have the unanimous support of my friends in the Ontario PC Caucus and I graciously accept the position of Leader. “The last 48 hours have not been easy. I want to commend the brave women who had the courage to ...

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Visite d’un écrivain

Jan 26, 2018 @ 12:36 Dans le cadre du cours d’English 9e année de l’école secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa), sous les directives de Mme Stephanie McGregor, les élèves ont étudié le roman « Stranger in the Shadows », soit la suite du roman « The Blue Knight ». Le vendredi 19 janvier, les élèves ont eu le plaisir d’accueillir l’écrivain de ces deux romans, Ray ...

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