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Connecting the North : an exercise of consistently getting it wrong

The Ministry of Transportation will be publishing sometime soon the results of a passenger rail survey it conducted in the region. The government claims this is an integral part of the process of keeping people safe, providing reliable transportation options and connecting communities in the North. Politicians of all stripes have long talked a good game about improving public transit ...

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CSC Nouvelon virtual school students discover Indigenous culture

During the month of January, Ms. Isabelle Garceau offered 17 virtual workshops for students of the CSC Nouvelon’s Académie virtuelle. Mila and her Kindergarten to Grade 3 classmates talked about themes like the circle, the drum, Indigenous songs and more. Grade 4 to 6 students learned about gratitude, Mother Earth who takes care of us, and the cycles of the ...

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APH – 3 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 (#163 – #165)

Jan 30, 2021 at 18:27 Algoma Public Health is reporting 7 (seven) new cases of COVID-19 from Sault Ste. Marie and area. Through contact tracing, Algoma Public Health notifies all close contacts directly. If you are not contacted by Algoma Public Health you are not considered a close contact.   Details of the confirmed cases: Case Number Exposure Category Status ...

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Long-term care home COVID-19 outbreak declared at F.J. Davey Home

Algoma Public Health has declared an outbreak at F.J. Davey Home following confirmation of COVID-19 in six staff members. APH is working closely with F.J. Davey care team to take further preventive actions to protect staff and residents.  At this time, some staff members remain in isolation to prevent further transmission. Testing of F.J. Davey residents is in the process of being ...

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APH – 7 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 (#156 – #162)

Jan 29, 2021 at 18:27 Algoma Public Health is reporting 7 (seven) new cases of COVID-19. Five are from Sault Ste. Marie and area and two are from Central and East Algoma. Through contact tracing, Algoma Public Health notifies all close contacts directly. If you are not contacted by Algoma Public Health you are not considered a close contact.   ...

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First Long-Term Care Home Resident in Wawa receives Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine

  Mrs. Elsie Scott is the first resident of the Lady Dunn Health Centre’s Long-Term Care Home to receive the first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. The Vaccine Taskforce of the health centre had been working diligently to make preparations and was ready to give that first dose shortly after the vaccine was received from Algoma Public Health on ...

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École secondaire Saint-Joseph students have access to technological learning tools

  Committed to supporting students in their learning and helping them acquire the skills required to excel in the 21st century, Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon completed the deployment of laptop computers in all of its secondary schools in January including École secondaire Saint-Joseph in Wawa. As a result, all students from École secondaire Saint-Joseph now have access to a technological ...

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New Superintendent of Business and Finance appointed at the CSC Nouvelon

The Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon is proud to announce the appointment of Ms. Maryse Barrette as Superintendent of Business and Finance. Ms. Barrette brings her educational training, administrative management and relevant experience in this field to the position, which she will take up on March 1, 2021.   Maryse Barrette began her career at the CSC Nouvelon in 1999 as ...

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FONOM had a productive meeting with members of Premier Ford’s Cabinet during ROMA

Due to increasing numbers of Covid-19 cases across the Province, the FONOM Board participated virtually during the 2021 Rural Ontario Municipal Associations (ROMA) Conference. Board members shared three Policy Positions with Minister’s Clark, Romano, Elliott, Mulroney, Fedeli, and MPP’s McDonald, Miller, and Thanigasalam, also over 50 Ministry staff were on the call. We discuss planned topics, including Satellites’ role in ...

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Off-Peak Rate to remain in force until February 9th

The Ontario government is continuing to hold electricity prices to the off-peak rate of 8.5 cents per kilowatt-hour until February 9, 2021. This lower rate is available 24 hours per day, seven days a week for Time-Of-Use and tiered customers. “We know staying at home means using more electricity during the day when electricity prices are higher, that’s why we ...

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Caribou Corner – Recent Status of the Lake Superior Caribou

Some people who read Caribou Corner 1 wanted to know what is going on with the remaining Lake Superior caribou.  So we are going to look at that now and come back to the diversity of caribou later.   In the 1800s, caribou were on the mainland all around Lake Superior and on all the offshore islands.  But now there ...

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APH – 5 new confirmed case of COVID-19 (#151 – #155)

Jan 27, 2021 at 20:00 Algoma Public Health is reporting 5 (five) new cases of COVID-19. Four are from Central and East Algoma and 1 is from Sault Ste. Marie and area. Through contact tracing, Algoma Public Health notifies all close contacts directly. If you are not contacted by Algoma Public Health, or affected by recent public exposure notifications posted ...

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Algoma LTCH residents start receiving COVID-19 vaccine this week

Algoma Public Health (APH) has received the first shipment of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for the Algoma district.  The province has allotted these doses to residents of long-term care homes (LTCH), as prioritized in phase one of Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccination program. Algoma’s long-term care partners have been working closely with APH since the beginning of January and are ready to start the immunization ...

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