Today, Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, issued the following statement on the first day of work-to-rule action: “I’ve been clear – I want to get deals that keep the children of this province in school. It is regrettable the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO), and the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) have chosen to escalate to work-to-rule action, ...

  The tradition of cooking, pulling and eating taffy on Sainte-Catherine Day is alive and well at École Saint-Joseph (Wawa).   On November 25, Ms. Carole Bouffard, teacher, and students from the drama class, Kaléya Bélanger, Ella Leadbeater, Morgandy Leadbetter, Cora Nelson and Kelsey Scott prepared the delicious St. Catherine’s taffy for all elementary and secondary students. They were able ...

United Way’s Harvest Algoma has launched the Algoma Agricultural Sector Development Project after receiving funding from the Sector Partnership Planning Grant provided by the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development. The project was designed to focus on food sovereignty, meaning an increase in local control of food production, processing and distribution. The annual spend to purchase food exceeds $70M ...

Nov 26, 2019 @ 15:32 2:57 PM EST Tuesday 26 November 2019 Winter storm warning in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville A winter storm with heavy snow and blowing snow is expected Wednesday. Snow, heavy at times, is expected to develop Wednesday morning and continue into Wednesday evening. Northeasterly winds gusting to 60 to 70 ...

Team Rank Wins GP FAHRER, Tom 1 3 4 LESCHISHIN, Mark 1 3 4 RODY Ron 1 3 4 TERRIS, Tom 4 2 3 McCOY, Joe 4 2 4 BUMSTEAD, Aaron 6 1 3 MITRIKAS, Erik 6 1 4 TERRIS, Travis – ESC 8 0 4   Games – Monday December 2nd at 7:00 PM Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice ...

Winter storm warning in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Agawa – Lake Superior Park Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay A winter storm with heavy snow and blowing snow is expected Wednesday. Snow, heavy at times, is expected to develop Wednesday morning and continue into Wednesday evening. Northeasterly winds gusting to 60 to ...

Special weather statement in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Snow and blowing snow is expected Wednesday. A developing low pressure system over Colorado is expected to track over Lake Huron and Georgian Bay late Wednesday. Snow is expected to develop late Wednesday morning and continue into Wednesday evening. Blowing snow is also likely Wednesday afternoon ...

All ADSB secondary schools remain OPEN. The Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) has announced that its members, including secondary teachers and support staff (Educational Assistants, Early Childhood Educators and Secretaries) will begin legal strike action on Tuesday, November 26, 2019. The strike action will take the form of a withdrawal of administrative services (“work-to-rule”). Further information on the withdrawal ...

The Wish Upon a Star Tree in the hospital lobby is ready for stars from donors. The Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation has launched its annual “Wish Upon a Star” Campaign. For every gift made to the 2019 Wish Campaign, a star will be displayed on the Foundation Wish Tree in the hospital lobby. At the admitting desk, stars can ...

Ontario will reward its safest employers with an estimated $140 million for excellence in occupational health and safety as part of a first-of-its-kind in Canada program unveiled today, November 22nd, 2019. The program, Supporting Ontario’s Safe Employers, will formally recognize employers who successfully implement health and safety programs in their workplaces. The financial rewards will come in the form of ...

Today, Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, announced that the Ontario government is taking important steps to increase student access to high quality public education and turn Ontario into a global leader of modern and digital education. While online courses will be a mandatory graduation requirement, exemptions will be made for some students on an individual basis. Before the launch of ...

The Ontario government is putting people first by reducing regulatory burdens and removing barriers that will make life easier for off-road vehicle riders. Caroline Mulroney, Minister of Transportation, was at Edge Performance in Bradford to announce plans to allow off-road vehicle riders easier access to roadways, connecting them to more trail networks in more communities across the province. “We know ...

2019 – 2020 Team Rank Wins G.P. McCOY, Joe 1 3 3 TERRIS, Tom 1 3 3 HALL, Dave 3 2 3 KLOCKARS, Anna Lisa 3 2 2 HOFFMANN, Jim 5 1 2 BUCKELL, Chris 6 0 3 LESCHISHIN, Mark 6 0 3 TURMELLE, Katherine 6 0 3     Games – Thursday November 28, 2019 Ice 1 Ice 2 ...

5:17 AM EST Thursday 21 November 2019 Snowfall warning in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Snow heavy at times is expected today. Snow will continue near Lake Superior and spread eastward towards the Quebec border later this morning. Snowfall amounts in the 15 to 20 cm range are expected. The snow will taper off from ...

10:12 PM EST Wednesday 20 November 2019 Special weather statement in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Significant snowfall tonight into Thursday. Snow will begin tonight over portions of Northwestern Ontario spreading eastward towards the Quebec border by Thursday morning. Snowfall amounts of 10 to 15 cm are possible by the time the snow ends on Thursday. Areas closer to ...