On Wednesday, February 24, 2021, Lia Veldt celebrated her 93rd birthday and Nick and Lia Veldt celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary. Since birthday and wedding anniversary celebrations are not possible during the current COVID-19 pandemic, Mr. & Mrs. Veldt have decided to make a donation of $1,000 to the LDHC Foundation as a way to mark these special occasions. What ...

  Team Rank Wins G.P. TERRIS, Tom 1 5 5 HOFFMANN, Jim 2 3 4 HALL, Dave 3 2 5 LESCHISHIN, Mark 3 2 5 TURMELLE, Katherine 5 0 5   Games -March 4, 2021 Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 Bye LESCHISHIN TURMELLE TERRIS HOFFMANN HALL

  This year, students from École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) entered the Legion’s Remembrance Day Poster Contest. Under the guidance of elementary school teacher Kirk Whitlock and high school teacher Annette Lytwenko, the students developed and created beautiful black and white and colour posters. Among the winners were ten students from Saint-Joseph school!   The following students from ES Saint-Joseph claimed the ...

  Cette année, les élèves de l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa) ont participé au concours annuel des affiches du Jour du souvenir de la Légion. Sous la direction de M. Kirk Whitlock, enseignant à l’élémentaire, et de Mme Annette Lytwenko, enseignante au secondaire, les élèves ont élaboré et créé de magnifiques affiches en noir et blanc et en couleurs. Parmi les gagnants, ...

Fort William First Nation (FWFN) Chief Peter Collins and Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler are calling on all levels of government, relevant agencies and organizations to take decisive action as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the City of Thunder Bay, a major hub for communities across Northwestern Ontario. “Fort William First Nation, is in full support ...

The Algoma District School Board (ADSB) approved the appointment of three Student Trustees for the 2021/2022 school year: Annika Morrison from Michipicoten High School in Wawa, Shail Giroux from Korah Collegiate and Manook Wilson from Elliot Lake Secondary School as Indigenous Student Trustee, for the Algoma District School Board, effective August 1, 2021. Annika Morrison is currently a Grade 11 ...

Motion (formerly Motion Specialties) – Canada’s largest local provider of mobility and home accessibility solutions like stairlifts, wheelchairs, adjustable beds, walkers and bathroom safety items – is pleased to launch a new initiative called Safe at Home by Motion. Falls are the most common preventable injury and remain the leading cause of injury-related hospitalizations among seniors (Public Health Agency of ...

The new accelerated training program for personal support workers (PSWs) announced today by the provincial government will produce a huge increase in the PSW training at Ontario’s colleges. “This is a major step to help fill the demand for personal support workers in our community,” Ron Common, Sault College President “It’s an excellent opportunity for anyone interested in a new ...

Red Pine Exploration Inc. has announced that it has entered into a definitive securities purchase agreement with the holders of the partnership interests in Citabar Limited Partnership, which will result in Red Pine consolidating a 100% ownership in the Wawa Gold Project located near Wawa, Ontario. All amounts in this press release are denominated in Canadian dollars. Highlights: Red Pine ...

On April 14, 2021, Workplace Safety North (WSN) expects to host 500 online attendees at its annual Mining Health and Safety Conference.   The event brings together Ontario’s mining industry to share knowledge and innovations regarding safety programs and hazards specific to mining.   Usually the three-day in-person Sudbury event is sold out, but this year the conference is being ...

Although we cannot meet for Worship together you may like to read the Scriptures for 28 February 2021- Lent 2 Genesis 17: 1-7, 15-16 The covenant between Abram, Sarai & God. Psalm 22: 23-31            You have not hidden your face, O God. Romans 4: 13-25            God’s promise rests on grace & faith. Mark 8: 31-38                Those who lose their life ...

Feb 23, 2021 at 22:48 Thank you for the support!! TRAILER FOUND!! We appreciate all the tips and one tip led to the discovery at a downtown/central area by St. Georges Ave! The interior was stripped but that’s ok considering!   Thankfully the moron who put the tarp on did a bad job and left the front exposed!     ...

  On February 22, 2021, Algoma Steel celebrated the first arc at its second ladle metallurgy facility (No.2 LMF). This marks another major milestone in the company’s drive towards sustainability and is a key step in commissioning this new steel refining facility, unlocking 100,000 tons of added capacity to deliver advanced grades of steel. CEO Michael McQuade remarked on the ...

Aujourd’hui, à l’occasion de la Journée nationale de sensibilisation à la traite de personnes, le gouvernement de l’Ontario a déposé la Loi de 2021 sur la lutte contre la traite des personnes, un nouveau projet de loi et des modifications à des lois existantes pour mettre à profit la Stratégie ontarienne de lutte contre la traite des personnes de 307 millions ...

Today, on National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, the Ontario government introduced the Combatting Human Trafficking Act, new legislation and amendments to existing legislation to build upon the province’s $307 million Anti-Human Trafficking Strategy. This proposed legislation reinforces Ontario’s commitment to fight human trafficking and demonstrates continued leadership in responding to this pervasive crime. “Our government is taking deliberate steps to ...