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Valentine’s Day Winner!

Congratulations to Maury O’Neill on winning the Valentine’s Day Early Bird Draw of $ 1,000.00 for the Michipicoten Volunteer Firefighters Association Annual Cash Draw ( Tkt # 0004 ) Thank you all for your support! Next draws will be at the Wawa Ice Fishing Derby on March 3rd.

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Sol Mamakwa supports Cat Lake’s call for immediate action on public health emergency

Sol Mamakwa, the NDP’s critic for indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, issued the following statement calling on the Ford government to support the community of Cat Lake, and their request for immediate action on the community’s state of emergency.   Mamakwa, the MPP for Kiiwetinoong, joined Cat Lake community leaders who were at Queen’s Park on Friday to press the Ford government ...

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Premier Doug Ford – Family Day

Today, Premier Doug Ford issued the following statement on Family Day: “On behalf of the Government of Ontario, I want to wish you a very happy Family Day. I hope you can spend this special day enjoying quality time with your loved ones. Whether you’ll be out skating on one of our province’s many ponds or outdoor rinks, or cozying ...

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Mixed Curling Standings – February 15

Team Rank Wins G.P. TERRIS, Tom 0 10 12 BUCKELL, Chris 0 7 11 McCOY, Joe 0 7 11 LESCHISHIN, Mark 0 7 12 SPENCER, Diane 0 5 12 KLOCKARS, Anna-Lise 0 4 10 HALL, Dave 0 4 11 HOFFMANN, Jim 0 4 12 BOYD, Katherine 0 3 11 Schedule for Thursday – February 21, 2019 Ice 1 Ice 2 ...

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Celebrating 25 years of Ontario’s Environmental Bill of Rights

Today marks the 25th anniversary of Ontario’s Environmental Bill of Rights (EBR). This law, unique in Canada, gives Ontarians the right to participate in environmentally significant decisions of the provincial government. Its tools provide the public with easier access to information about new laws and other proposals that affect the environment. It allows Ontarians to know about and contribute to ...

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SSM Tri-party Agreement Addresses Labour Shortage (Personal Support Worker)

Sault College, the F.J. Davey Home and the Sault Community Career Centre have entered a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on increasing the number of Personal Support Workers (PSW) in the Sault through local and international student recruitment and education. Each partner has a role to play in supporting the recruitment, education, employment and settlement needs of incoming PSW students. ...

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Statement by Minister Sylvia Jones Honouring Police Heroes of the Danforth Shooting

Sylvia Jones, Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services, issued the following statement today: “While most of Toronto froze with terror upon news a gunman had opened fire on the Danforth on July 22, 2018, the brave men and women of the Toronto Police Service (TPS) raced towards danger to protect their fellow citizens.  “Although these heroes have had the ...

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Attention à toutes les entreprises de la région!

La Société d’aide au développement des collectivités de Supérieur  Est, en collaboration avec les communautés avoisinantes, y compris la Première Nation de Michipicoten, la Première Nation de Pic Mobert, la Première Nation de Brunswick House, la Première Nation  de Chapleau Cree, la Première Nation Chapleau Ojibwe, la Première Nation  de Missanabie Cree, Manitouwadge, White River, Hornepayne, Wawa, Dubreuilville, Chapleau, d’autres ...

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Attention All Area Businesses!

The Superior East Community Futures Development Corporation in association with neighbouring communities, including Michipicoten First Nation, Pic Mobert First Nation, Brunswick House First Nation, Chapleau Cree First Nation, Chapleau Ojibwe First Nation, Missanabie Cree First Nation, Manitouwadge, White River, Hornepayne, Wawa, Dubreuilville, Chapleau, and other government and economic development partners are conducting a telephone business survey. This business survey will ...

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Happenings at Wawa First United Church – February 13

The congregation welcomes everyone to Worship at First United Church.  Services are held on Sunday at 11:00 a.m.  If anyone has a question or concern please leave a message on the answering machine at the Church.  705-856-2926. A Special Thank-you is extended to everyone who helped to make the recent Thrift Shop another success in spite of extreme winter weather.   The shoppers who braved ...

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Free Fishing on Family Day Weekend

Ontario’s Government for the People invites families to participate in free fishing on the Family Day weekend. From February 16 to 18, Canadian residents of all ages can enjoy fishing in Ontario without having to purchase a licence. “We want to encourage families to enjoy the outdoors by providing a fun and affordable way to connect with each other and ...

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MTO Updating Regulations to Bring New Studded Tires to Northern Ontario

The Ontario government is providing drivers in the province with more options by allowing newer models of studded tires to be sold in Northern Ontario. Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Transportation Kinga Surma and Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli, were at Kal Tire in North Bay today to announce that Ontario is changing a regulation that prevented some new models ...

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