Team Rank Wins G.P. FAHRER, Tom 1 10 12 McCoy, Joe 1 10 12 TERRIS, Tom 1 10 11 HALL, Dave 4 8 10 BUCKELL, Chris 5 6 11 LESCHISHIN, Barb 6 6 12 STOYCHOFF, Peter 6 4 12 RAINVILLE, Heather 8 3 11 SWITZER, Anya 8 3 11 CORLEY, Sarah 10 2 12 GLOVER, Justine 11 1 12 Game ...
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Innovation Conference “Stir the Potential” to empower Northern Communities
The Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre is proud to announce Stir the Potential – an innovation conference taking place May 27-28, 2024, at the Delta Waterfront Hotel in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Communities in the north are ready for change. A brighter, sustainable future starts with the way we think about current issues and the future that lies ahead. ...
Read More »Algoma Family Services Declares Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) an Epidemic Algoma Region
The Algoma Family Services (AFS) Board has taken a bold step in addressing the urgent issue of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). In a unanimous decision during their board meeting on February 28th, 2024, the AFS Board passed a resolution officially declaring IPV as an epidemic. This resolution adds the AFS voice to the growing chorus of advocates calling for immediate ...
Read More ȃSC Trillium (Chapleau) shines as host of regional secondary school sports tournament
On February 13 and 14, École secondaire catholique Trillium (Chapleau) hosted the North Shore High School Athletic Association’s volleyball and basketball tournaments. For the occasion, the school welcomed several schools from Northern Ontario. ÉSC Trillium students and staff joined forces to organize the hosting of all these sports teams, starting with the decorations, timetables, menus, live broadcasts on ...
Read More »Un tournoi qui mobilise la communauté scolaire de l’ÉSC Trillium (Chapleau)
Les 13 et 14 février, l’ÉSC Trillium (Chapleau) fut l’hôte des tournois de volleyball et de basketball de l’Association athlétique des écoles secondaires de la Rive Nord. Pour l’occasion, l’école a accueilli plusieurs écoles du Nord de l’Ontario. Les élèves et membres du personnel de Trillium ont uni leurs forces afin d’organiser l’accueil de toutes ces équipes sportives ...
Read More »École Saint-Joseph students shine at Legion’s public speaking competition
On February 21, 2024, three students from École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) performed brilliantly in the Royal Canadian Legion’s public speaking competition for elementary and secondary students. Through the support of teachers Madame Suzanne Trudel and Madame Sabrina Lévesque, the students excelled during the competition. Caleb Lefrançois took first place in the grades 1 to 3 category. Miguel Lefrançois was ...
Read More »Wawa Ladies Curling Standings – February 29
BONITZKE, Wendy 1 9 12 TAVELLA, Debbie 1 9 12 BURGOYNE, Teri-Lyne 3 7 12 LESCHISHIN, Barb 3 7 11 KLOCKARS, Anna-Lisa 5 6 12 MATHIAS, Danette 5 6 12 BLANCHET, Emma 7 5 11 BUSSINEAU, Denise 7 5 10 LOWE, Cheri 7 5 12 PARSONS, Rochelle 7 5 11 SPENCER, Diane 7 5 12 TREMBLAY, Cheryl 7 5 12 ...
Read More »Confederation College Responds to Ontario Government’s Funding Announcement
Confederation College President Kathleen Lynch welcomed the provincial government’s initial funding announcement for post-secondary institutions as a significant step that underscores the importance of investing in the education of Ontario’s students. “We are pleased to see the Ontario government making this initial investment in our students, which will help address some of the pressures we will face over the next ...
Read More »Annual Wawa Mixed Curling Bonspiel
The Annual Wawa Mixed Curling Bonspiel took place on February 9 and 10, 2024. It was a fun-filled weekend of curling with 16 teams taking part in the event. Games started on Friday night and finished up with finals on Saturday evening, with every team playing at least 3 games even though there was one team that curled a lot ...
Read More »Men’s Curling Standings – February 28
Team Rank Wins GP LESCHISHIN, Mark 1 14 16 TERRIS, Tom 2 13 16 MITRIKAS, Eric 3 11 16 FAHRER, Tom 4 9 16 HALE, Ron 5 7 16 McCOY, Joe 6 6 16 TERRIS, Spencer 7 4 16 REID, Michael 8 0 16 Game schedule for March 4th: Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 S.TERRIS McCOY REID ...
Read More »Les élèves de Saint-Joseph célèbre l’anniversaire du fondateur du scoutisme
La semaine dernière, les élèves de l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa) qui sont membres des Scouts Canada, ont célébré une journée bien spéciale. Vêtus d’une partie de leur uniforme de scout, ils ont fièrement souligné l’anniversaire de Monsieur Robert Baden-Powell, le fondateur des Scouts. Nous félicitons ces élèves pour leur dévouement et participation active envers une association qui fait la promotion de ...
Read More ȃcole Saint-Joseph students celebrate the founder of the Scouts movement
Last week, students at École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) who are members of Scouts Canada, celebrated a very special day. Earing a part of their scout uniform, they proudly celebrated the birthday of Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of the Scouts. We congratulate these students for their dedication and active participation in an association that promotes great values within the school community. Well ...
Read More »Wawa Triples Curling Funspiel
The 2nd Annual Triples Curling Funspiel was held over the weekend. The rules are quite similar to “Regular” curling but is played with (3) players. The game is six (6) ends and each player throws two (2) rocks. There is only one (1) person allowed to sweep the rock until the far “hog-line”, then either the thrower or the skip ...
Read More »Boil water advisory in Dubreuilville: École St-Joseph will remain open
The Township of Dubreuilville has issued this morning a boil water advisory to its users due to potentially unsafe water. École St-Joseph in Dubreuilville is affected by this advisory. The school will remain open. In order to comply with this measure, a notice will be placed at drinking water fountains and taps children and staff have access to until ...
Read More »OPP, CAFC and U.S. Secret Services Stop Victim from losing over $615,000
On February 2, 2024, an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) member seconded to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) was notified by a CAFC Call Taker that a Canadian victim business reported a Spear Phishing fraud. The member subsequently contacted the United States Secret Service (USSS) representative regarding the fraud. The USSS quickly contacted the US financial institution, which received the transfer and ...
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