Yearly Archives: 2018

Men’s Curling Standings – March 20

Team Rank Wins GP TERRIS, Tom 1 13 17 LESCHISHIN, Mark 2 11 16 HOFFMANN, Jim 3 10 17 McCOY, Joe 3 10 17 ECOLE ST. JOSEPH 4 7 17 MOORE, Bruce 6 6 17 YOUNG, Paul 6 6 17 DERESKI, Louis 8 4 16 GAMES SCHEDULE – March 26,  2018  PLAYOFF QUARTER FINAL GAMES Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice ...

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Tuesday Morning News – March 20

Mar 20, 2018 @ 07:57 Weather Today Sunny. High minus 4. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight A few clouds. Low minus 19.   Roads: All highways are bare and dry with the exception of the following: 631 White River to Highway 11 bare and dry road with bare and wet road sections. 2018-03-20 3:23   651 Highway 101 to ...

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Throne Speech – Enhance Health Care, Home Care, Mental Health and Child Care

Mar 19, 2018 @ 15:57 The Ontario government is investing more in the care and services that people across the province rely on, easing the mounting pressures families are facing and giving them every opportunity to care for their loved ones and get ahead. The government’s upcoming Budget will focus on doing more for people in health care, home care, ...

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MILLS, Kenneth Lawrence

Mar 19, 2018 @ 15:12 Passed away at the Lady Dunn Health Centre on Saturday, March 17, 2018, at the age of 90 years. Loved by his wife Shirley for 56 years. Loving father of Derek (Susan), Shane “Spike” and Jacinda. Loved brother of the late Robert (Pauline), late Ralph (late Janet), Aileen (late Kenneth), late Helen (late Akira), late ...

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Government of Canada investing in First Nations partnership for Ontario’s East-West Transmission Line Project

Mar 19, 2018 @ 10:12 The Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Indigenous Services, has announced funding to support the participation of Supercom Industries Limited Partnership (Supercom) in the Province of Ontario’s East-West Transmission Line Project. Supercom is wholly owned by Fort William, Pays Plat, Michipicoten, Pic Mobert, Ojibways of the Pic River and Red Rock First Nations. The construction of ...

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Horwath’s dental care plan to cover everyone

Mar 19, 2018 @ 10:11 NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says that under her dental care plan, everyone will have dental coverage – with working people and their families covered through their job, and all other Ontarians covered through public dental coverage.   “In Ontario, one in three working people don’t have a workplace benefits plan – including those working in ...

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APH’s Get Active Algoma with GooseChase – Begins today!

Mar 19, 2018 @ 10:00 This year, Algoma Public Health turns 50. To celebrate this milestone, we have partnered with Healthy Kids Community Challenge Sault Ste. Marie to bring you ‘Get Active Algoma’. ‘Get Active Algoma’ is all about people getting together, spending a good time with family/friends and going out in the community away from screen time. Screen time is ...

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WFD Thanks Rotary Club of Wawa for Donation!

Mar 19, 2018 @ 08:24   Members of the Wawa Fire Department were very excited when Rotarian Gib Sabourin presented them with $5,050. The fire department bought a portable water pressure tester for the fire hoses. This and other essential pieces of equipment will be on display at the Wawa Fire Department’s Open House later this spring.

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Statement from Ontario PC Leader Doug Ford on the NDP’s announcement

Mar 19, 2018 @ 08:03 “I look forward to running a campaign focused on the issues that matter to Ontario families and businesses. I am the only leader presenting a clear vision for a prosperous Ontario. “Under Kathleen Wynne and the Liberals, hydro rates have skyrocketed. Debt has reached crisis levels. Taxpayers are getting gouged, and billions of dollars have ...

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Monday Morning News – March 19

Mar 19, 2018 @ 07:56 Weather Today Mainly sunny. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 6. Wind chill minus 25 this morning. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight Clear. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 21. Wind chill minus 28.   Roads are bare and dry road with bare and wet road sections.   News tidbits – Colton ...

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REID, Randy

Mar 18, 2018 @ 14:32 Unexpectedly at his home in Marathon on Thursday, March 15, 2018, at the age of 68 years. Beloved husband and best friend of Diane for 48 years. Great and loving father of Sonia (Viggo Lundhild), Tania (Murray Watson) and Terry (Christy). Cherished grandfather of Isaac, Avery, Anna, Carson, Graham, Micheal and Christopher. Dear son of ...

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Saturday Morning News – March 17

Weather Today Mainly sunny. Increasing cloudiness this morning then 40 percent chance of flurries late this afternoon. High minus 4. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight Cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries this evening and after midnight. Low minus 16. News Tidbits – Don’t forget the Wawa Municipal Landfill Site is closed today. Get out and celebrate St. Patrick’s Day ...

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Landfill Fire Proves Stubborn to Extinguish – Will be closed Saturday

Mar 16, 2018 @ 20:21     The Wawa Fire Department has been hard at work today extinguishing a fire that began late this morning at the Municipal Landfill Site. Firefighters have been soaking the household waste section of the landfill that had caught fire today. The Fire Department is using the portable reservoir and refilling it from the hydrants ...

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Minister Gravelle Rebuts Ford’s Comments on Northern Ontario Today

Mar 16, 2018 @ 19:26 At a time when Ontarians need a government that chooses to invest in our hospitals, mental health, long-term care and child care, Doug Ford and the Conservatives are instead only offering an agenda filled with massive cuts to hospitals, schools and other important public services. Doug Ford wants to rollback the $15 minimum wage, and ...

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