Help Northern Credit Union bring holiday cheer to families –who deserve all the best this season! Supporting our communities is one of the most rewarding aspects of belonging to Northern Credit Union. This has been an unprecedented year for our communities, full of many challenges, but being part of Northern means that you are not alone. The Making Spirits Bright ...

In accordance with the Special Investigations Unit’s name release policy which requires consent from next of kin, the Unit is now able to identify 60-year-old Gary Brohman of Gore Bay as one of the individuals who was fatally shot during an interaction on November 19, 2020. The other individual who was fatally wounded was Constable Marc Hovingh of the Ontario ...

The province’s Special Investigations Unit is continuing to investigate the circumstances yesterday on Manitoulin Island that led to the deaths of an Ontario Provincial Police officer and a 60-year-old man. The preliminary information indicates the following: On November 19, 2020, two OPP officers attended a property on Hindman Trail in Gore Bay after the property owner reported the presence of ...

      Depuis plusieurs années, le concessionnaire Northern Lights Ford présente la campagne « Masquons la faim! » pour ramasser des dons de denrées alimentaires non périssables pour la banque alimentaire de Wawa. Cette année, cette initiative a dû s’adapter en fonction des restrictions actuelles. Grâce au dévouement de Mme Danette Mathias et Mme Lonna Rilley, employées de Northern Lights Ford, ...

  For several years, Wawa’s Northern Lights Ford dealership has held “Scares Hunder“ Campaign to collect non-perishable food items for Wawa’s Food Bank. This year, this initiative had to adapt to current health restrictions. Through their dedication, Ms. Danette Mathias and Ms. Lonna Rilley, Northern Lights Ford employees, this initiative was once again a great success.   Every Tuesday morning ...

      Is it possible to maintain social distancing while teaching physical education to a group of students? No problem! Mr. Brandon Vachon-Case, physical education teacher at École Saint-Joseph School (Wawa), designs and teaches his lessons while integrating preventive measures that take advantage of natural spaces. For example, on November 12, his class with grade 6 students took place ...

      Est-il possible de maintenir la distanciation sociale pendant l’enseignement du cours d’éducation physique? Pas de problème! M. Brandon Vachon-Case, enseignant d’éducation physique à l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa), conçoit et offre ses cours en fonction des mesures de prévention qui met à profit les espaces naturels. Par exemple, le cours du 12 novembre avec les élèves de la 6e ...

  A giant format of the Candy Land game? Yes, this is possible! Ms. Monique Gendron, grade 2 teacher at École Saint-Joseph (Wawa), with the support of the educator Ms. Manon Gagnon-Lévesque, had everything organized and decorated the class in a giant version of Candy Land! The giant turnstile identified challenges in French and mathematics. The revision exercises were carried ...

  Un jeu de Candy Land en format géant? Oui, c’est possible! Mme Monique Gendron, enseignante de 2e année à l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa), avec l’aide de l’éducatrice Mme Manon Gagnon-Lévesque avaient tout organisé et décoré la classe en une version géante de Candy Land! Le tourniquet géant identifiait des défis en français et en mathématiques. La révision a été effectuée ...

With an increasing number of Covid-19 cases across the province, FONOM’s Board of Directors has opted to move the group’s 2021 Annual Conference online.   Planning for the conference, which will be hosted by the City of Timmins, is now underway. The program will include the Board’s annual report and finances, engagement by senior levels of government, as well as a ...

Although we cannot meet for Worship together you may like to read the Scriptures for 22 November 2020. Ezekiel 34: 11-16, 20-24  God searches for the sheep; God  judges between the fat & the lean. Psalm 100                         Make a joyful noise all the earth! Ephesians 1: 15-23           May God give you a spirit of wisdom, revelation & hope. Matthew 25: ...

  Grade 4 students at École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) watched a Remembrance Day ceremony on November 11, offered virtually by Historica Canada. Despite some minor technical challenges, various elements of the ceremony captured the interest of the students. The singing of the national anthem “O Canada” was performed by an elementary school choir followed by two minutes of silence and the ...

  Les élèves de 4e année de l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa) ont visionné le 11 novembre la cérémonie du jour du Souvenir offerte de façon virtuelle par Historica Canada. Malgré quelques défis techniques mineurs, divers éléments de la cérémonie ont retenu l’intérêt des élèves. Le chant de l’hymne national « Ô Canada » était interprété par une chorale composée d’élèves de l’élémentaire suivi ...

Public interest groups say that the environment and electricity consumers must be protected from Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG) risky plan to build three prototype “small modular reactors” (SMRs) at the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station. On Friday, OPG announced plans to build three prototype SMRs at the Darlington nuclear station 70 km east of Toronto. Despite the nuclear industry being in decline ...

  November 14th is World Diabetes Day.  The theme for World Diabetes Day 2020 is The Nurse and Diabetes. The International Diabetes Federation’s campaign aims to raise awareness around the crucial role that nurses play in supporting people living with diabetes. Nurses are members of a larger healthcare team that play a vital role in helping individuals with diabetes understand their condition and manage ...