Men’s High Single – Dave Casavant ( 318 ) Women’s High Single – Mary Ellen Douchamie ( 283 ) Men’s High Triple – Dave Casavant ( 717 ) Women’s High Triple – Mary Ellen Douchamie ( 695 ) Team High Single ( Hdcp’d ) – Wilderness Helicopters Strike Force – ( 1412 ) Team High Triple ( Hdcp’d ) – ...
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Mixed Curling Standings – February 8
Team Rank Wins G.P. TERRIS, Tom 1 9 11 LESCHISHIN, Mark 2 7 11 BUCKELL, Chris 3 6 10 McCOY, Joe 3 6 10 SPENCER, Diane 5 5 11 KLOCKARS, Anna-Lise 6 4 10 HOFFMANN, Jim 6 4 11 BOYD, Katherine 8 3 10 HALL, Dave 8 3 10 Schedule for Thursday – February 14, 2019 Ice 1 Ice 2 ...
Read More »Municipality of Wawa hires new CAO/Treasurer
Mayor and Council of the Municipality of Wawa are pleased to announce that Ms. Maury O’Neill has been hired as the Chief Administrative Officer-Treasurer effective March 4, 2019. Ms. O’Neill brings 25 years of experience in economic development, municipal administration and planning. She has headed the EDC of Wawa for 15 years and prior to that was employed as the ...
Read More »NextBridge East-West Tie Line to Power Economic Growth in Northwestern Ontario
Ontario’s Government for the People is supporting economic growth, job creation and resource development in northwestern Ontario by providing certainty around the construction of a new transmission line between Thunder Bay and Wawa. Greg Rickford, Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines and Minister of Indigenous Affairs visited Fort William First Nation today to announce that Ontario has directed the ...
Read More »Superior East Community Futures Development Corporation (SECFDC) Business Summary – Annual Release
The Superior East Community Futures Development Corporation (SECFDC) is a non-profit organization offering small business and regional community economic development services to the Superior East region. During the 2018 year the Board approved loans totalling $961,200, which includes $736,200 in local loans. These loans maintained or created 67 jobs at a cost per job of $10,988. They also served ...
Read More »la SADC Supérieur Est – Résumé des activités – Publication annuelle
La Société d’aide au développement des collectivités Supérieur Est (SADCSE) est un organisme sans but lucratif offrant des services de développement économique communautaire régional aux PME et communautés de la région Supérieur Est. Au cours de l’année 2018 le conseil d’administration a approuvé des prêts totalisant 961 200$, incluant 736 200$ en prêts locaux. Ces prêts ont maintenu ou ...
Read More »A Word from Dr. Kirby – Why Increasing Your Fibre Intake Can Add Years To Your Life
This article is from the Globe and Mail, written by Leslie Beck and appears in the Feb 4, 2019 edition. If you don’t make a point of eating lots of fibre, it’s time to start. According to a recent analysis of studies conducted over the past 40 years, doing so can add years to your life. And the sweet spot, ...
Read More »Men’s Curling Standings – February 6
Team Rank Wins GP FAHRER, Tom 1 9 12 TERRIS, Tom 2 8 11 ECOLE ST. JOSEPH 3 7 12 McCOY, Joe 3 7 12 LESCHISHIN, Mark 5 6 12 MITRIKAS, Eric 6 4 12 MOORE, Bruce 6 4 12 DERESKI, Louis 8 2 11 GAMES SCHEDULE – February 11, 2019 Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 McCoy ...
Read More »Higher minimum wage meant more full-time jobs: Ontario NDP Jobs critic
Catherine Fife, Ontario NDP Employment and Jobs critic, released the following statement in response to labour market commentary from the Financial Accountability Office of Ontario (FAO): “The FAO’s labour market commentary shows that increasing Ontario’s minimum wage to $14 an hour meant higher wages and more full-time jobs. Women in particular benefited from last year’s wage increase as women’s ...
Read More »Tuesday Night Mixed Bowling Standings – February 5
Team Standings: 1st – Roxy Rollers with 39 points, 2nd – Friends with 37 points, tied for 3rd – Incredi-bowls and Black Thunder with 35 points and last place is Mafia with 30 points Bowler of the week: Barry Matechuk with 72 pins over average. TEAM LEADERS: High Series: Mafia 3821 High Single: Incredi-bowls 1338 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS: Men’s Series Flat: ...
Read More »Happenings at Wawa First United – February 6
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. Thurs. Feb. 07 Worship Committee – 2 p.m. Sat. Feb. 09 Prayer Shawl Ministry – 3 p.m. Mon. Feb. 11 U.C.W. – 7 p.m. Sun. Mar. ...
Read More »May Contain Nuts – You can still drink Milk
By now, many of you have seen Canada’s new food guide. For those of you who have not-it has temporarily done away with serving sizes and suggested daily intake- this will come later this year with phase 2. No longer is there a four colored rainbow sprawled across the page depicting four categories of food. Instead, there is a circle ...
Read More »Chapleau’s OEB Community Meeting is now Webinar
Due to adverse weather, the OEB Community meeting scheduled for Tuesday, February 5th in Chapleau regarding Chapleau Hydro’s rate application will instead be held via webinar. Dial-in and webinar meeting access information follow below. Chapleau’s management team will be available in person during the webinar at either the original location (Legion, 33 Young Street) or Council Chambers, 20 Pine Street. ...
Read More »Ontario Energy Board wants to hear from Chapleau Public Utilities Corporation (Chapleau Hydro) customers
Chapleau Public Utilities Corporation (Chapleau Hydro) has applied to the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) to change its electricity distribution rates. According to Chapleau Hydro, if its application were to be approved as filed, the typical residential customer using 750 kWh of electricity per month would see an increase of approximately $1.96 per month and commercial customers in the general ...
Read More »Walking Program at MHS – Cancelled Tonight
Due to the poor weather, the Walking Program at Michipicoten High School is cancelled for tonight.
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