Le gouvernement de l’Ontario investit 52,5 millions de dollars pour recruter plus de 3 700 travailleurs et travailleuses de la santé et responsables des soins de première ligne supplémentaires, les conserver et les appuyer. Cette initiative vise à préparer le système de santé provincial à faire face à toute hausse des besoins en santé tout en continuant à offrir en toute ...

The Ontario government is investing $52.5 million to recruit, retain and support over 3,700 more frontline health care workers and caregivers to ensure our health care system can meet any surge in demand, while continuing to provide safe and high-quality care to patients and long-term care residents. This investment is part of the province’s COVID-19 fall preparedness plan, Keeping Ontarians Safe: ...

Weather – Showers ending this morning then mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. High 12. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Showers. Low 7. Environment Canada has ended the special weather statement calling for rain (5:33 a.m,), explaining that heavy rain has since tapered or moved out of the region. That applies to the following area: Agawa ...

On Saturday September 26, 2020 at approximately 2:32 p.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) and OPP Canine responded to a report of an overturned boat on Sawbill Lake (south of Peshu Lake Road) in Root Township.   Investigation determined a group of six fishermen paired up and launched ...

Le défi de la rentrée scolaire 2020-2021 fut relevé avec grand succès par les élèves de la maternelle à la 12e année ainsi que par tout le personnel de l’École Saint-Joseph (Wawa). L’école félicite tous les membres de sa communauté scolaire d’avoir respecté les consignes de sécurité et remercie vivement les parents de leur appui remarquable! Les élèves étaient des ...

The challenge associated to the 2020-2021 back-to-school was met with great success by all École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) Kindergarten to grade 12 students and staff members. The school congratulates all members of its school community for respecting the safety guidelines and warmly thanks parents for their remarkable support! The students were very excited and happy to return to their school environment. ...

Il existe une multitude de « réalités » dans le monde, y compris certaines très désagréables qui se trouvent près de chez nous dans nos propres communautés et même dans nos propres familles. L’une des pires que nous ayons tous entendues  est celle d’une maison familiale détruite par un incendie. C’est en soi une réalité des plus malheureuses. Mais, bien ...

There are a multitude ‘realities’ in the world, including some very unpleasant ones found close to home in our own communities and even in our own families. One of the worst ones is of a family home destroyed by fire. That in itself is a most unfortunate reality. But, of course, things can always be worse such as when we ...

Special weather statements in effect for: Agawa – Lake Superior Park Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake Gogama – Foleyet Elliot Lake – Ranger Lake Little Abitibi – Kesagami Lake 30 to 50 mm of rain possible this afternoon and tonight. Rain will start this morning from south and become heavy sometime this afternoon. ...

When news reports of a new novel coronavirus affecting China first appeared in the news in January, no one thought that it would affect us here in Chapleau, let alone Canada. But six months later, our daily lives have been affected and we are all living the effects of this virus. As you can imagine, there is much planning that ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 14. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Showers beginning early this evening. Low 10. Special weather statements in effect for: Agawa – Lake Superior Park Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake Gogama – Foleyet Elliot Lake – Ranger Lake Little Abitibi ...

Passed away peacefully at the Lady Dunn Health Centre on Thursday September 24th, 2020 at the age of 84 years after a long hospital stay. Sincere thank you to Dr. Stamler, Dr. Shaffaff, Dr. Robinson and the hospital staff for your compassionate and professional care. Predeceased by his parents Ernest Thibodeau and Rose (née Poulin), Patrice had many siblings; Jeanne, ...

Passed away peacefully at the Lady Dunn Health Centre on Wednesday September 24, 2020 at the age of 85 years. Beloved husband of Nona. Loving father of Shelley “Princess” Greenwood (Rick). Proud grandfather of Ted Greenwood (Brandi) and Brian Greenwood (Paige Liddle). Great grandfather of Sophie and Abel. Dear son of the late Alvy and Velma (née Smith) Dawson. Ronnie ...

  My dog and I like to walk outdoors and “poke” around. The picker and a bag for trash is always something I carry with me – a habit from picking up garbage for over 20 years. The bag is never empty when we return after an outing. But, on this day, the pile of junk was “bigger than a ...