Linda Penner is the winner of the Orchestras Canada Betty Webster Award for 2021. Linda Penner was nominated by the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra. The award announcement, delivered by video, celebrates her long-time contributions to the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra, the communities it serves, and the role she has played in sustaining the spirit and resilience of its musicians, staff, ...

Northern Ontario Medical Officers of Health continue to put the health and safety of residents first. Effective October 14, operators of facilities in Northern Ontario where indoor sports are played or practiced will ensure additional groups provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19. Northern Ontario’s seven Medical Officers of Health have issued instructions to facility operators under the Reopening Ontario Act ...

Mikinakoos Children’s Fund has released the following statement in advance of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.   There is no doubt that First Nations and Indigenous Peoples throughout this land face severe socioeconomic challenges that are a direct result of the residential schools system and colonization. Mikinakoos Children’s Fund works to address these issues by providing food and ​essential ...

Manitou Gold Inc. is pleased to announce that it has identified a new gold zone, the Bald Eagle Gold Zone (BEGZ) on its Goudreau project in northeastern Ontario. The BEGZ has been intersected with six drill holes over a strike length of 150 meters. Highlights: Visible gold observed in the BEGZ hole MTU-21-43 with assays pending New gold zone identified ...

Genesis Metals Corp. reports it has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with two First Nations regarding exploration activities on its 100% owned October Gold project in the Swayze greenstone belt, Ontario. In addition, it has further expanded the size of the property by an additional 46 claims and 1,000 hectares; the October Gold project now totals 1,276 claims ...

  Wednesday, September 22 was the first day of fall! To mark the occasion, Junior and Senior Kindergarten students from École Saint Nom de Jésus in Hornepayne took a walk in the forest to make new discoveries. They took the opportunity to continue their learning of mathematical concepts, vocabulary words and colours. What a beautiful outing!

  Le mercredi 22 septembre, c’était la première journée d’automne! Pour souligner l’occasion, les élèves de la maternelle et du jardin de l’école Saint Nom de Jésus (Hornepayne) sont allés prendre une marche dans la forêt pour faire de nouvelles découvertes. Ils en ont profité pour poursuivre leur apprentissage des concepts mathématiques, des mots de vocabulaire et des couleurs. Quelle ...

On September 22, 2021 officers charged one person with organizing an illegal gathering on May 22, 2021. The investigation identified one person from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario as having organized an illegal gathering in the area of Hughes Street on May 22, 2021. The charge of organizing the gathering falls under the Reopening Ontario Act. A conviction for organizing an ...

The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) announces today that agencies may apply for funding to have health-care students work at their organization during the summer of 2022. This funding is available through NOSM’s Summer Studentship Program, which was established by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to allow a limited number of regulated health-care students an opportunity to ...

The Joint Review Panel (the Panel) for the Marathon Palladium Project is seeking comments on the draft Public Hearing Procedures. The procedures outline how the public hearing will be organized and how interested parties can participate at the hearing. At this time, the Review Panel cannot predict the timing of the hearing; however, the Review Panel will provide a minimum ...

We, the Catholic Bishops of Canada, gathered in Plenary this week, take this opportunity to affirm to you, the Indigenous Peoples of this land, that we acknowledge the suffering experienced in Canada’s Indian Residential Schools. Many Catholic religious communities and dioceses participated in this system, which led to the suppression of Indigenous languages, culture and spirituality, failing to respect the ...

For my Wawa readers, this is from the Soo’s PUC Services, but serves as a good reminder about door to door salespeople – selling water heaters, better prices for your electricity… Please do not share your bill or any personal information with someone who comes to your door uninvited. PUC Services has been receiving phone calls and emails from our ...

On September 30th Canadians will recognize the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation. Algoma District School Board (ADSB) will be commemorating the day, also known as Orange Shirt Day, to honour the children who survived residential schools and to remember those who did not. We will take time to honour this special day and all it stands for with many ...

The Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board (HSCDSB) will be celebrating its annual Faith Day on Friday, September 24, 2021 Professional Activity Day. Once again, this PA Day will be a virtual experience with employees following the day’s program at their workplace or school. A prayer service will begin the day at all locations. Afterwards, workshops focusing on anti-racism and anti-discrimination ...

At the September 22nd meeting of the Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board, Rose Burton Spohn, Director of Education, announced her intention to retire in the spring of 2022. Burton Spohn has been director of the board since July 1, 2017. “It has been both an honour and a privilege to have served the board for the past eight years,” said ...