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Men’s Curling Standings – January 14

Team Rank Wins GP FAHRER, Tom 1 7 9 LESCHISHIN, Mark 1 7 9 TERRIS, Tom 3 6 8 McCOY, Joe 4 4 9 RODY Ron 4 4 9 MITRIKAS, Erik 6 3 9 BUMSTEAD, Aaron 7 2 8 TERRIS, Travis – ESC 7 2 9 Game Schedule for January 20th, 2020 Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 ...

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Catholic Teachers Taking Province-Wide Strike Action on January 21

The Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA) has announced that all of its members will be engaging in a one-day full withdrawal of services on Tuesday, January 21. This means teachers in publicly funded Catholic district school boards across Ontario will not be reporting to work or performing any of their duties. The previously announced administrative job action will remain ...

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Wawa Baptist’s Invitation to the Community

Do you like to play card or board games? You are invited to come out to our Card and Board Games Night on the second Thursday of the month. Games run from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Wawa Goose Seniors’ Drop-in Centre at 63 Broadway (unless otherwise notified). So, come out and play. Bring your favourite game and invite ...

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This is International AMBER Alert Awareness Day

January 13th marks International AMBER Alert Awareness Day, honoring the memory of 9-year-old Amber Hagerman who was abducted and murdered in Arlington, Texas on January 13, 1996. The AMBER Alert program is being used in Canada, the United States of America and many other countries around the world. In Ontario, eight AMBER Alerts were activated in 2019. That included 12 abducted ...

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2020 Big Wish Lottery Winners!

The 2020 Big Wish Lottery (License No. 11332) winners were drawn Jan. 11, 2020 at 5 p.m. in the Station Mall Centre Court. $100,000 cash winner: Ticket #03839 – Kyle Brazao $2,000 cash winners: Ticket #04094 – F. Bock Ticket #02197 – Kathren Maahs Ticket #00090 – Anthony Valade Ticket #08564 – Carol Macintosh Ticket #09810 – Shain & Franca ...

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Solicitor General Issues Statement about Emergency Alert from Pickering Nuclear Generating Station

The following statement was issued by the Honourable Sylvia Jones, Solicitor General: “Earlier today, an emergency alert was issued by the Province of Ontario stating there was a situation at the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station. The alert was issued in error to the public during a routine training exercise being conducted by the Provincial Emergency Operations Centre (PEOC). There was ...

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Minister of Education – Statement on Continued Strike Action

Today, Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, issued the following statement in response to the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) announcement of another one-day strike: “For the fifth time, OSSTF union leaders have directed their members to not show up to class. These union leaders will forcefully advocate for the interests of their members – from higher wages to enhanced ...

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Mixed Curling Standings – January 10

Team Rank Wins G.P. TERRIS, Tom 1 7 8 McCOY, Joe 2 6 8 KLOCKARS, Anna Lisa 3 5 7 HOFFMANN, Jim 4 4 7 BUCKELL, Chris 5 3 8 HALL, Dave 5 3 8 LESCHISHIN, Mark 7 2 8 TURMELLE, Katherine 8 1 8 Games – Thursday January 16, 2020 at 7 p.m. Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 ...

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Snow or Ice Pellets are Expected Saturday and Sunday for Montreal River Harbour East

Special weather statement in effect for: Chapleau – Gogama Elliot Lake – Ranger Lake Greater Sudbury and vicinity Kirkland Lake – Temiskaming Shores – Temagami Manitoulin – Blind River – Killarney North Bay – West Nipissing Sault Ste. Marie – Superior East (Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island – Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay) Snow or ice ...

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Minister of Education statement on EQAO Grade 9 Math Assessment

Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, issued the following statement regarding the upcoming province-wide EQAO Grade 9 math assessment: “The EQAO Grade 9 math test provides valuable information to students, families, and the province about how students are performing in critical math skills and concepts. It also supports improved teaching and learning. It should not be in jeopardy for our students. ...

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Royal Canadian Mint Celebrates 75th Anniversary of V-E Day on 2020 Proof Silver Dollar

Seventy-five years after Canadian soldiers and their allies liberated Western Europe in the closing months of the Second World War, the Royal Canadian Mint is dedicating its annual Proof Silver Dollar to their memory. This exceptional collectible features the artwork of accomplished coin designer Pandora Young, who has vividly illustrated the outpouring of emotion of civilians cheering the victorious troops. In ...

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Provincial lockdown Continues at the Lady Dunn Health Centre

What the provincial lockdown looks like at the Lady Dunn Health Centre: As the COVID-19 situation continues to evolve, the safety of our patients/clients, residents, families and staff remains a top priority for the Lady Dunn Health Centre (LDHC). Effective with the introduction of the provincial lockdown at 12:01 am on December 26th, 2020, we will be implementing the following ...

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Del Duca Releases ‘Ontario North’ Action Plan

Ontario Liberal Leadership Candidate Steven Del Duca was joined in Thunder Bay by sitting MPP Michael Gravelle and released the details of his ‘Ontario North’ action plan. The plan calls for expanding the Trans-Canada highway to four lanes across its entire length, providing Northern Ontarians with access to a health practitioner within 48 hours, reversing Ford cuts to the North ...

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CSC Nouvelon schools in the Algoma District to be closed on January 8, 2020

Since they have not yet reached an agreement with the government, the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF), which represents support staff in all of Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon’ schools and at the board office, will conduct a one-day full strike and withdraw all services in certain regions of Ontario on Wednesday, January 8, 2020. The Algoma District is one ...

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Men’s Curling Standings – January 7

Team Rank Wins GP LESCHISHIN, Mark 1 7 8 FAHRER, Tom 2 6 8 TERRIS, Tom 3 5 7 RODY Ron 4 4 8 McCOY, Joe 5 3 8 MITRIKAS, Erik 5 3 8 BUMSTEAD, Aaron 7 2 7 TERRIS, Travis – ESC 8 1 8 Note: ESC = Ecole St. Joseph Skip Travis Terris201 Monday, January 13th Game Schedule ...

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