Ontario Land Trust Alliance (OLTA) welcomes yesterday’s announcement that the Government of Ontario will make a significant investment to “preserve more areas of significant ecological importance, protect natural areas and promote the importance of healthy, natural spaces.” The investment $20M over 4 years to support land conservation and stewardship, will be matched by OLTA and our partner organisations, Nature Conservancy ...

The newly released Ontario 2020 budget sets a strong course forward for economic growth and recovery, but there is little in it that addresses the real needs of seniors. While there is a marked increase in health care investment and a promise to improve long-term care over the next few years, C.A.R.P.—A New Vision of Aging (also known as the Canadian ...

The Honourable Rod Phillips, Minister of Finance has released the 2020 Provincial Budget. It provides a three-year fiscal outlook for Ontario and this comes after being delayed by the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic this Spring.  The budget touches on several economic scenarios related to the speed of economic growth but does not articulate a path forward toward a balanced ...

Finance Minister Rod Phillips released Ontario’s Action Plan: Protect, Support, Recover — the next phase of a comprehensive action plan to respond to the serious health and economic impacts of COVID-19. Ontario’s Action Plan now sets out a total of $45 billion in support over three years to make available the necessary health resources to continue protecting people, deliver critical ...

  École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) students had a BOO-tiful day on October 30 as they were offered a wide array of Halloween activities such as a virtual parade, costume contests, and a virtual Bingo game via Teams! The day was so packed with activities that one of our friends even fell asleep! Minor technology issues did not dampen the fun or ...

  Les élèves de l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa) se sont BOO-coup amusés le 30 octobre dernier lors de la célébration de l’Halloween en participant à une panoplie d’activités telles qu’une parade virtuelle, des concours de costumes et une partie de Bingo virtuelle via Teams! La journée était tellement remplie d’activités, qu’un de nos amis s’est même endormi! Les accrochages avec la ...

  Grade 9 students at École secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) enrolled in the geography course recently participated in a “geocache” race. Mr. Kevin Auger, teacher at the school, painted rocks yellow before placing them in four different locations. Under each rock could be found the letters needed to form a word. Having learned to use a GPS to navigate, the students ...

  Les élèves de 9e année de l’école secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) inscrits au cours de géographie ont participé tout récemment à une course « géocache ». M. Kevin Auger, enseignant à l’école, avait peinturé des roches en jaune pour ensuite les placer à quatre endroits différents. Sous chaque roche se trouvait les lettres nécessaires pour former un mot. Ayant appris à utiliser ...

   Que faire à l’heure du dîner pendant les journées pluvieuses et froides? Les élèves de l’école secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) ainsi que leurs enseignants ont décidé de consacrer cette période de temps pour se tenir en forme. Pour ce faire, quoi de mieux que le saut à la corde parmi des amis! Plaisir et rires sont assurés!

  What to do at lunch time on a rainy and cold day? The students and staff at École secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) decided to dedicate this period of time to improving their physical fitness and remaining healthy. To do this, what could be better than skipping rope among friends! Fun and laughter are guaranteed!

  Since September, we have received ongoing requests from families for changes to their child’s mode of learning. Accommodating such requests has caused and would continue to cause multiple changes such as change of teacher, change of classmates/cohort and change of classroom. As the Ministry asked School Boards to have a mid-term transition, we are planning a transition mid-November which, ...

Algoma Public Health is reporting a new case of COVID-19 in the Algoma district. 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 case:   Case Number Exposure Category Status Tested Case #47 International travel Self-isolating November ...

Although we cannot meet for Worship together you may like to read the Scriptures for 08 November 2020. Joshua 24: 1-3a, 14-25         Joshua challenges the people to choose God. Psalm 78: 1-7                          We will teach the next generation. 1 Thessalonians 4: 13-18     God will raise the dead. Matthew 25: 1-13                 Parable of the 10 bridesmaids and the lamps. To Ponder:    ...

Algoma Public Health is reporting two new cases of COVID-19 in the Algoma district. 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 case:   Case Number Exposure Category Status Tested Case #45 International travel Self-isolating November ...

October 31, 2020 With the appearance of new COVID-19 cases in Hearst in the last few days, the Town of Hearst has declared a state of emergency due to the high risk of community exposure to COVID-19. “It’s not an easy decision to make. The Porcupine Health Unit determines there is an increased risk of exposure in Hearst currently and ...