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Tornado Watch – Chapleau…ENDED

Aug 29, 2021 at 18:45 TORNADO WATCH ENDED FOR:       TIMMINS – COCHRANE       GOGAMA – FOLEYET       ELLIOT LAKE – RANGER LAKE       MANITOULIN ISLAND       BLIND RIVER – THESSALON.   Aug 29, 2021 at 13:45 Tornado watch in effect for: all areas in yellow to the right (including Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake, Gogama – Foleyet) Conditions are favourable for the development of severe ...

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Changemakers – Creating livable communities

Changemakers – Creating livable communities in Northern Ontario is presented by the Northwest Business Centre, in partnership with NORDIK Institute and Social Enterprise and Entrepreneurship (SEE). This event explores two pathways to social change: unique ways two changemakers are intentionally making a significant difference by building relationships and networks to creatively increase engagement, resilience and liveability. Roots to Harvest created ...

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SSM Library offering Virtual Program – Mindful Mondays

The Sault Ste. Marie Public Library invites you to participate in our new virtual program, ‘Mindfulness Mondays @ the Library’ with the course Mindfulness for Daily Life beginning Sept. 13, 2021. This is an introductory course and is suitable for beginners or those with limited experience (14 years of age or older). Explore the practice of mindfulness and how it ...

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Happenings at Wawa First United – August 25

Although we cannot meet for Worship you may like to read the Scriptures for August 29th  2021 – Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Song of Solomon 2: 8-13   Arise, my love, and come away! Psalm 45: 1-2,  6-9               Praise for the anointed hero ! James 1: 17-27                      Be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger. Mark 7: 1-8, 14-15, ...

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LDHC 3rd Annual Butterfly Release – CANCELLED

Due to unforeseen circumstances, we are not able to acquire our live butterflies this year, therefore we will be cancelling the Live Butterfly Release portion of our event, to include the Live Butterfly Kits and Livestream for community members. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, we will continue with a small gathering for Lady Dunn Health Centre Long Term Care Resident’s, families ...

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Green Party Candidate Announced for Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing

It’s official! Stephen Zimmermann, a high school teacher, father, and husband from Laird Township will be the Green candidate for Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing in the federal election! “I’m very excited to be representing the Green choice on the ballot,” said Zimmermann. “From what I’m hearing at the doorstep, people are ready for a change. The pandemic has really made people think about ...

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SSM Woman to Realize Her Dreams after Winning in June 22 LottoMax Draw

Mary Ann Penfold of Sault Ste. Marie can realize her dreams after winning $333,333.40 in the June 22, 2021 LOTTO MAX draw. Mary Ann shared a $1 million MAXMILLIONS prize with two other tickets.   Mary Ann, a retired mother and grandmother, said she has been playing the lottery since it started. “I gave my ticket to the store clerk ...

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Ontario’s Teacher Unions Support Mandatory Vaccinations in Schools

The Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens (AEFO), Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO), Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA), and Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF/FEESO) issued the following statement Wednesday, August 18, 2021 in support of mandatory vaccinations in schools: “Ontario’s education unions representing teachers, education support workers, and other school staff support mandatory vaccinations in schools. ...

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Heat Warning – Northern Ontario (bilingual)

Heat Warning in effect for: White River – Dubreuilville Manitouwadge – Hornepayne Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake Gogama – Foleyet Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay… Hot and humid conditions expected through Saturday. Maximum temperatures: 29 to 32 degrees Celsius, with humidex values 36 to 41. Minimum temperatures: 16 to 18 degrees ...

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NOSM announces return to campus plan

The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) announced plans today for returning to campus. Starting September 7, 2021, all on-campus activities for learners will resume at the medical school buildings in Thunder Bay and Sudbury. The School will require all learners, researchers, faculty, staff, and visitors who intend to access the medical school buildings in Sudbury and Thunder Bay to ...

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L’EMNO annonce son plan de retour sur le campus

L’École de médecine du Nord de l’Ontario (EMNO) a annoncé aujourd’hui son plan de retour sur le campus. Toutes les activités de la population étudiante reprendront dans les édifices de l’École sur ses campus à Thunder Bay et à Sudbury dès le 7 septembre 2021. L’École exigera que la population étudiante, les chercheurs, le corps professoral, le personnel et les ...

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Heat Warning

Heat Warning in effect for: White River – Dubreuilville Manitouwadge – Hornepayne Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake Gogama – Foleyet Hot and humid conditions are expected to begin today and will continue through Saturday. Maximum temperatures: 29 to 31 degrees Celsius, with humidex values 34 to 36. Minimum temperatures: 16 to 17 degrees Celsius. Hot and humid air can also bring ...

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ADSC – first ever ADSB Show Up Event: IGNITE 2021

First day of school is fast approaching and Algoma District School Board (ADSB) is excited to welcome our students back. We know that students will have many different feelings about the return to class on the first day. Which is why we have decided to kick off the school year with our first ever ADSB Show Up Event: IGNITE 2021. ...

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Kenny Streule’s Malunderstood – Part of 2021 Fringe Festival

Kenny Streule’s Malunderstood: A Virtual Performance Experience is part of Fringe North, the Sault Ste. Marie’s Fringe Festival from August 19-22, 2021. Filmed at Kenny’s childhood home on his family’s dairy farm southwest of Montreal, this virtual performance experience offers audiences a mixture of comedy, puppetry and storytelling. Tickets are pay-what-you-can for this digital adaptation of the original solo show ...

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Happenings at Wawa First United Church – August 18

Kaireen, Lorna & Maria are taking a break during July and August and have distributed outlines for Morning Worship. If you would like to be included please call 705-856-1518. Although we cannot meet for Worship you may like to read the Scriptures for August 22nd, 2021 – Thirteenth after Pentecost. 1 Kings 8:(1, 10-11), 22-30, 41- 43    Solomon calls on ...

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