Three Sault College Bachelor of Engineering – Mechatronics students are the inaugural recipients of the Tenaris Roberto Rocco Scholarship in Engineering. Abbi Benka, Evan Bowman and Mariana Torres Tetelpa were each awarded the scholarship valued at $8,000 over the four years of the program. Sault College and Tenaris announced the new scholarship earlier this year in support of the ...
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2021 Municipal Staff Appreciation And Service Recognition Awards
The Municipal Council and employees gathered to recognize and thank all staff for their dedication and hard work. Five Year Service Recognition Awards were given out to CEO/Head Librarian, Colleen Abbott as well as Manuela Batovanja, Deputy Treasurer and Heather Rainville, Revenue Associate. Also receiving a Five Years Service Recognition Award is Yannick Casavant. Yannick is a valued ...
Read More »Men’s Curling Standings – November 29
Team Rank Wins GP TERRIS, Tom 1 4 5 FAHRER, Tom 2 3 4 McCOY, Joe 3 2 4 MITRIKAS, Eric 3 2 4 LALONDE, Lance 5 0 4 STOYCHEFF, Peter 5 0 1 Game Schedule for December 6 Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 LALONDE TERRIS FAHRER STOYCHEFF McCOY MATRIKAS
Read More »Hornepayne To Receive Additional Funding
The Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry (MNDMNRF) has recently announced a new program that will provide annual funding for the next five (5) years to help support infrastructure projects in northern municipalities. Through the Northern Ontario Resource Development Support (NORDS) program, the Township of Hornepayne is set to receive $69,586/year over the next 5 years to ...
Read More »Happenings at Wawa First United Church – December 1
In-Person Worship Services will continue on December 05, 2021 at 11:00 a.m., with the second Sunday of Advent. All are welcome. Covid-19 protocols will be followed. We extend a very warm welcome to Minhyuk (Min) Hwang a Student Minister & his wife Sena Kim to our Church. The Christmas Star of Lights is shining above the front door of the ...
Read More »The Canada Infrastructure Bank and Algoma Steel Finalize Previously Announced Agreement to Finance Green Steel Transformation Plan
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) and Algoma Steel Inc., a subsidiary of Algoma Steel Group Inc. (Nasdaq: ASTL; TSX: ASTL) (Algoma) have entered into a definitive agreement with respect to the CIB’s previously announced commitment to finance the transformational upgrade of Algoma’s steelmaking processes at its facility in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Under the terms of the agreement, the CIB ...
Read More »HSCDSB Names Incoming Director of Education
The Trustees of the Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board (HSCDSB) have named Mr. Danny Viotto as the Board’s new Director of Education. Mr. Viotto will begin his new duties on February 22, 2022. “We are very pleased to make this announcement and are confident in Danny’s ability to be Director. He has impressed us with his work as a superintendent ...
Read More »Wawa students discover the wonders of Egypt!
The grade 11 history course, taught to students at École secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) by Mr. Kevin Auger, offers a very special view of events through the centuries. Egypt is a fascinating subject that generates questions and at times, animated discussions. As part of the course, an Egyptian display was assembled and explained by students Reese Rousseau and Cooper Baronnette-Moore. We ...
Read More »L’Égypte expliquée aux élèves de Wawa!
Le cours d’histoire 11e année, enseigné aux élèves de l’école secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) par M. Kevin Auger, offre une vision bien particulière des événements à travers les siècles. L’Égypte est un sujet captivant qui suscite des questions et de vives discussions. Dans le cadre du cours, un présentoir égyptien a été fabriqué et expliqué par les élèves Reese Rousseau et ...
Read More »Red Pine Announces Engagement of GoldSpot Discoveries to Examine the Wawa Gold Project
Red Pine Exploration Inc. announces it has engaged GoldSpot Discoveries, to apply its proprietary machine learning technology and greenfield geoscience expertise on the Wawa Gold Project. GoldSpot Discoveries (“GoldSpot”) will bring its proven artificial intelligence expertise that has previously led to important mineral discoveries. GoldSpot is a technology company focused on developing artificial intelligence technologies for the mining and exploration ...
Read More »Further Mandatory Measures to Lower Social Gathering Limits, Increase Masking and Physical Distancing Requirements, and Restrict High Risk Close Contact Activities
Due to ongoing extremely high COVID-19 activity in Algoma, and especially in the municipality of Sault Ste. Marie, Algoma Public Health is taking further action to curb the spread of the virus, prevent severe illness and death in our communities, and protect health system capacity. Algoma’s Medical Officer of Health, with the support of the provincial Chief Medical Officer of ...
Read More »Algoma Public Health Issues Recommendations to School Boards that Serve the Algoma district
Today, Dr. Jennifer Loo, Medical Officer of Health for Algoma Public Health issued strong recommendations to all Directors of Education responsible for school boards and schools in the area served by APH. These recommendations were issued under Ontario Regulations 364/20 Section 2(2) of the Reopening Ontario Act, 2020, S.O. 2020, c.17, and are effective immediately. In response to the current, very ...
Read More »Ontario Nurses’ Association, Public Health Sudbury & Districts Head to Conciliation
The Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA), the union representing 126 registered nurses and two nurse practitioners working tirelessly to care for their community, will enter into conciliation talks on Monday, seeking a respectful collective agreement from Public Health Sudbury & Districts. “These dedicated, highly educated nurses have been working full-out throughout the pandemic and are both exhausted and feeling unappreciated,” says ...
Read More »Mixed Curling Standings – November 26
Team Rank Wins G.P. TERRIS, Tom 1 3 3 BUCKELL, Chris 2 2 3 FAHRER, Tom 2 2 3 CORLEY, Sarah 4 1 2 HALL, Dave 4 1 2 MERCER, Danny 4 1 3 SWITZER, Terry 4 1 3 Game Schedule for December 2nd, 2021 Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 HALL SWITZER CORLEY McCOY BUCKELL MERCER FAHRER ...
Read More »Loius Kwissiwa seeks Chief’s Office of Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg
Netmizaagamig Nishnaabeg will go to the polls tomorrow, Saturday, November 27th, 2021. Louis Kwissiwa, a community leader who has sat as a council member in his community for the past 8 years is seeking to become the next chief of his community. Kwissiwa says, “the strength and unity among our people will be what I rely on as the elected ...
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