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Letter – Take it out of the Bag

Thank you to the ‘knucklehead(s)” who threw out fish guts or whatever over the hill where we walk our dogs (snow dump). Fine; ashes to ashes and give the coyotes and ravens a chance to survive — but please, not so close to home and worse — take it out of the plastic bag! My curious dog, searching in overdrive ...

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Mixed Curling Standings – March 22

The Regular Season has been completed. The Quarter Finals begin March 28th. Good luck to all teams.   Team Rank Wins G.P. TERRIS, Tom 1 13 15 BUCKELL, Chris 2 10 15 McCOY, Joe 2 10 15 LESCHISHIN, Mark 4 8 15 SPENCER, Diane 5 7 15 KLOCKARS, Anna-Lise 6 5 13 HOFFMANN, Jim 6 5 15 HALL, Dave 8 ...

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Déclaration de député Michael Mantha pour la Journée internationale de la Francophonie

« Vivre dans un pays où il y a deux langues officielles est une raison d’être fier pour plusieurs qui vivent à Algoma-Manitoulin. Cela est constamment démontré par les nombreux individus, familles, communautés, organisations et entreprises francophone et francophile à travers la circonscription, » député Michael Mantha a déclaré. « Pour toutes ces raisons et de nombreuses autres, je veux souhaiter une bonne ...

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Statement from MPP Michael Mantha on International Francophonie Day

“Living in a country with two official languages is a reason to be proud for many living across Algoma-Manitoulin. This is continuously demonstrated by the many Francophone and Francophile individuals, families, communities, organizations and businesses throughout the riding,” stated MPP Michael Mantha. “For these reasons, and many others, I would like to wish everyone a happy International Francophonie Day; which ...

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AMBER ALERT – York Regional Police Seeking Assistance – CANCELLED

Mar 19, 2019 @ 18:36 CHILD FOUND: We have located 5-year-old Jannah Jaffri in good health. Her father has been taken into custody. Investigation is ongoing. Thank you to our community for your assistance in bringing Jannah home safely.     Mar 19, 2019 @ 17:46 York Regional Police is seeking public assistance to locate five-year-old Jannah JAFFRI who police ...

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You Can Still Register for the Wawa Ladies Curling Bonspiel!

The bonspiel will be held March 29 – 31, 2019. The cost is $220.00 per team and includes a delicious meal and live entertainment.  The theme this year is Game Night. To register or for more information, please contact Amanda Huff at (705) 856-1384 or cell (705) 971-4256 or Denise Bussineau at (705) 856-7237.

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Former SE OPP Sergeant becomes Staff Sergeant for East Algoma OPP

  Inspector Tyler Sturgeon, Detachment Commander for the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is pleased to announce the addition of Staff Sergeant Rob Walsh to the management team.   Staff Sergeant Walsh joined the OPP in 2007 as a Provincial Constable and was posted to the Huron County Detachment, West Region. In 2017 he was promoted to the rank ...

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Men’s Curling Standings – March 19

Team Rank Wins GP FAHRER, Tom 1 12 17 McCOY, Joe 1 12 17 TERRIS, Tom 2 10 16 LESCHISHIN, Mark 4 9 17 ECOLE ST. JOSEPH 5 8 17 MOORE, Bruce 6 7 17 MITRIKAS, Eric 7 5 17 DERESKI, Louis 8 4 16 GAMES SCHEDULE – March 25, 2019 Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 Terris ...

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Wawa’s Adult Learning Centre Launches new Basic Word Course for April

In April, we will change our course times to accommodate working people wishing to learn the basics of Microsoft Word. Beginning Tuesday, April 2, Basics of Microsoft Word will run on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:00-7:30 p.m. We will explore the ribbon and toolbars, and learn how to create, open, navigate, close and save documents in Word. We will practice ...

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École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) stands out in Legion poster contest

Several students from École Saint-Joseph in Wawa took part in this year’s poster competition held by the local Legion. With the help of teachers Ms. Josée Gauthier and Ms. Annette Lytwenko, students created posters in colour and in black and white. Of the 18 winners selected by the Legion, 12 of them are École Saint-Joseph students. Here is a list ...

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Doug Ford’s cuts mean bigger classes, fewer teachers and less help for kids

Doug Ford’s deep cuts to students and classrooms, announced Friday, will mean thousands fewer teachers, bigger class sizes, and less help for every student. NDP Education critic Marit Stiles said the Official Opposition will oppose the callous cuts to children and learning.   The Ford Conservatives’ new scheme for children includes raising caps on class sizes starting in Grade 4, ...

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Letter – Doug Ford has turned his back on Rural Ontario

Dear Brenda, Doug Ford has turned his back on rural Ontario. So I would encourage rural Ontario to turn their back on Premier Ford. Randy  Hillier was elected by his constituents as their representative at Queens Park not to be Ford’s puppet. Randy has served his riding with great dignity and loyalty to the people. Due to Ford’s bad judgement on ...

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52nd Annual Maple Syrup Festival at the Legion on St. Joseph Island

The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 374 continues it’s 52nd year tradition of hosting the Annual Maple Syrup Festival on April 6, 7, 13 and 14, 2019. For many friends and family it is a custom to travel many hours and fill up on fluffy pancakes, perfectly fried sausages covered in golden local maple syrup. The regular customers, they mark their ...

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