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Ladies Curling Standings – November 13

RANK WINS G.P. BUSSINEAU, Denise 1 2 2 LESCHISHIN, Barb 1 2 2 MATHIAS, Danette 1 2 2 SWITZER, Anya 1 2 2 AMOS, Tracy 4 1 2 CHIUPKA, Lorna 4 1 2 PARSONS, Rochelle 4 1 2 TREMBLAY, Cheryl 4 1 2 WATSON, Heather 4 1 2 BONITZKE, Wendy 5 0 2 KRELL, Michelle 5 0 2 SPENCER, Diane ...

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Curling Training

This past weekend the Curling Club was busy.  Rob MacLeod, Curling Instructor from Sault Ste. Marie was in Wawa to show local “curlers” the various skills and strategies found in curling.  Everyone got the chance to participate in an informal practice game at the end of the sessions. BIG THANKS to Rob and the local volunteers. On Friday there were ...

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Autism Coalition Calls for Vulnerable Persons Alert System Following Recent Incident

The Ontario Autism Coalition (OAC) is calling for the immediate implementation of the Vulnerable Persons Alert system in light of the recent incident involving Logan, an 18-year-old autistic individual who went missing in Havelock, Ontario, for over two weeks. While we are relieved that Logan was found safe, this incident highlights significant gaps in our current approach to locating vulnerable ...

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New mental health guide helps small businesses thrive

Workplace Safety North recently released a new “Mental Health Guide for Small Businesses,” designed to help small business owners manage workplace mental health. Created by certified Psychological Health and Safety Advisors, trained by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), this guide offers simple steps to recognize and manage factors that can affect mental health at the workplace. “Investing in mental ...

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2024 Wildland Fire Season

With October 31 marking the last official day of fire season, provincial outdoor burning regulations are no longer in effect.     A total of 480 wildland fires were confirmed in Ontario’s Fire Region between April 1 and October 31 with 89,841.3 hectares burned.    We thank all of our Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services team for their hard work ...

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Angus Gold Commences Fall Drilling Program on Dorset Gold Zone, Golden Sky Project

Angus Gold Inc. is pleased to announce it has commenced the Fall drilling program on its 100%-owned Golden Sky Project located in Wawa, Ontario. Drilling will target the western extension of the Dorset Gold Zone, where Angus has successfully intersected a new zone of high-grade gold, including 7.0 g/t Au over 12.4 metres in Hole GS-24-136, approximately 500 metres to ...

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Red Pine Discovers Significant Gold Mineralization in Faulted Extension of the Jubilee Shear on the Wawa Gold Project

Red Pine Exploration Inc. is pleased to announce the assay results from an additional 13 drill holes representing 2,725 metres (“m”) of assayed core length as part of the completed 2022-2024 drilling program at the Wawa Gold Project, Ontario. As part of its property-wide surface prospecting program initiated in July 2024, Red Pine revisited various holes drilled between 2022 and ...

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Independent Special Interlocutor Released her Final Report and the Indigenous-led Reparations Framework for Missing and Disappeared Children and Unmarked Burials

The Independent Special Interlocutor, Kimberly R. Murray, officially presented her Final Report and the Indigenous-led Reparations Framework for Missing and Disappeared Children and Unmarked Burials associated with Indian Residential Schools to Survivors and the federal Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, at the 7th National Gathering on Unmarked Burials. This report results from two years of intensive engagement ...

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La Société d’aide au développement des collectivités du Supérieur Est célèbre ses 35 années de service dans la région de Supérieur Est!

La société a été créée en septembre 1989 sous le nom de Superior East Business Development Corporation.  Supérieur Est est un organisme à but non lucratif qui offre des prêts aux petites entreprises et des services de développement économique communautaire à la région. Elle est dirigée par un conseil d’administration bénévole composé de personnes résidant dans toute la région, qui ...

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Superior East CFDC Celebrates 35th Anniversary!

The Superior East Community Futures Development Corporation (SECFDC) is celebrating 35 years of service to the Superior East Region.  The corporation was originally established in September of 1989 and went by the name of the Superior East Business Development Corporation.  Superior East is a non-profit organization offering small business loans and regional community economic development services to the region.  It ...

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Open Dialogue Key to Local Support in Nuclear Projects

Open dialogue is key to earning the support of local communities to host nuclear power projects, ranging from power reactors to research laboratories and deep geological repositories for spent fuel, a side event at the IAEA’s General Conference heard. “Host communities are a key protagonist in the nuclear story,” said IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi, who delivered opening remarks ...

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A colourful learning activity!

Junior and Senior Kindergarten students at École Saint-Joseph in Wawa took part in a colourful activity! To conclude their learning of colours, they organized a bright and fun-filled fashion show. Students expressed their creativity and enthusiasm by wearing clothing and accessories to represent each of the colours they studied. This fun learning activity was also a great way to celebrate ...

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Une activité d’apprentissage vive en couleurs!

Les amis de la maternelle et du jardin de l’École Saint-Joseph Wawa ont pris part à une activité vive en couleurs! Pour clôturer leur apprentissage des couleurs, ils ont organisé un défilé de mode coloré et amusant. Les élèves ont pu exprimer leur créativité et leur enthousiasme en portant des vêtements et d’accessoires pour représenter chacune des couleurs à l’étude. ...

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Transport of Nuclear Waste through Northern Ontario Focus of Whiteshell License Hearing Today

Oct 23, 2024 at 12:24 The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission is conducting a virtual hearing today – October 23 – to consider Canadian Nuclear Laboratories application to renew their decommissioning license for the Whiteshell Nuclear Laboratories near Pinawa, Manitoba. Indigenous and public interest interveners will present during the afternoon session, outlining concerns with the application, including the failure of the ...

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