The Independent Special Interlocutor, Kimberly R. Murray, officially presented her Final Report and the Indigenous-led Reparations Framework for Missing and Disappeared Children and Unmarked Burials associated with Indian Residential Schools to Survivors and the federal Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, at the 7th National Gathering on Unmarked Burials. This report results from two years of intensive engagement ...
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Superior East CFDC Celebrates 35th Anniversary!
The Superior East Community Futures Development Corporation (SECFDC) is celebrating 35 years of service to the Superior East Region. The corporation was originally established in September of 1989 and went by the name of the Superior East Business Development Corporation. Superior East is a non-profit organization offering small business loans and regional community economic development services to the region. It ...
Read More »La Société d’aide au développement des collectivités du Supérieur Est célèbre ses 35 années de service dans la région de Supérieur Est!
La société a été créée en septembre 1989 sous le nom de Superior East Business Development Corporation. Supérieur Est est un organisme à but non lucratif qui offre des prêts aux petites entreprises et des services de développement économique communautaire à la région. Elle est dirigée par un conseil d’administration bénévole composé de personnes résidant dans toute la région, qui ...
Read More »LDHC – Acute Care Department respiratory virus outbreak OVER
Oct 29, 2024 at 17:29 The LDHC Acute Care Department respiratory virus outbreak has been declared over. The masking requirement for staff and visitors is now over. Regular visiting has resumed. Thank you for your cooperation.
Read More »Open Dialogue Key to Local Support in Nuclear Projects
Open dialogue is key to earning the support of local communities to host nuclear power projects, ranging from power reactors to research laboratories and deep geological repositories for spent fuel, a side event at the IAEA’s General Conference heard. “Host communities are a key protagonist in the nuclear story,” said IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi, who delivered opening remarks ...
Read More »Une activité d’apprentissage vive en couleurs!
Les amis de la maternelle et du jardin de l’École Saint-Joseph Wawa ont pris part à une activité vive en couleurs! Pour clôturer leur apprentissage des couleurs, ils ont organisé un défilé de mode coloré et amusant. Les élèves ont pu exprimer leur créativité et leur enthousiasme en portant des vêtements et d’accessoires pour représenter chacune des couleurs à l’étude. ...
Read More »A colourful learning activity!
Junior and Senior Kindergarten students at École Saint-Joseph in Wawa took part in a colourful activity! To conclude their learning of colours, they organized a bright and fun-filled fashion show. Students expressed their creativity and enthusiasm by wearing clothing and accessories to represent each of the colours they studied. This fun learning activity was also a great way to celebrate ...
Read More »Transport of Nuclear Waste through Northern Ontario Focus of Whiteshell License Hearing Today
Oct 23, 2024 at 12:24 The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission is conducting a virtual hearing today – October 23 – to consider Canadian Nuclear Laboratories application to renew their decommissioning license for the Whiteshell Nuclear Laboratories near Pinawa, Manitoba. Indigenous and public interest interveners will present during the afternoon session, outlining concerns with the application, including the failure of the ...
Read More »Workplace Safety North wins Canada Award for Excellence
Workplace Safety North (WSN), an Ontario health and safety association has received the Canada Award for Excellence from Excellence Canada, a national authority on organizational excellence established by Industry Canada. The award recognizes outstanding achievements by organizations across Canada in different sectors, including private, public, and not-for-profit. WSN was the platinum winner of the Canada Award for ...
Read More »Churchill Announces Shares for Debt Transaction
Further to its news release dated March 6, 2023 announcing the exercise of an existing option to acquire a 100% interest in certain mineral properties with prospective diamond targets plus potential nickel and lithium targets located immediately west of the town of White River, Ontario, Churchill Resources Inc. announces that it has agreed to settle an outstanding debt in the ...
Read More »Robinson Huron Treaty – Go Forward Initiative Update
The Chiefs and Trustees of the Robinson Huron Treaty Litigation Fund (RHTLF) met for two days on October 16 and 17, 2024, to formulate a plan for the implementation of the Treaty Augmentation Promise going forward. The 21 Chiefs and Trustees entered into a Settlement Agreement with the Crown in January 2024, for $10.0 B, but that was only for ...
Read More »Red Rock Indian Band plans peaceful protest in fight to return ancestors home
Red Rock Indian Band invites you to join us in this action in support of our cause. Together, we can stand united in our fight for justice and respect for our ancestors. RRIB believes that this action is necessary to bring awareness to the ongoing neglect of our heritage and the importance of repatriating our ancestors. This is a call ...
Read More »Ontario Energy Board Announces Changes to Electricity Prices for Households, Small Businesses and Farms
The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) announced today that electricity prices under the Regulated Price Plan (RPP) for households, small business and farms will change as of November 1, 2024. Winter Time-of-Use (TOU) hours and the change in threshold for residential customers on Tiered pricing will also take effect. Also, effective November 1, 2024, the Ontario government’s Ontario Electricity Rebate ...
Read More »Red Pine discovers additional high-grade veins
Red Pine Exploration Inc. is pleased to announce the initial results of its 2024 prospecting program on the Wawa Gold Project, Ontario. To expand and refine its pipeline of exploration targets, Red Pine initiated a property-wide prospecting program in July targeting new areas where historical mapping or prospecting had indicated a potential for gold mineralization. This press release reports new ...
Read More »Search continues for Juanita Migwans
The United Chiefs and Councils of Manitoulin Anishnaabe Police (UCCM Police) and the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Juanita MIGWANS. On October 7, 2024, UCCM Police received a report of a missing person identified as 30-year-old Juanita MIGWANS of M’Chigeeng, who was last seen walking on Highway 551 and Oakhill Drive ...
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