Une journée à la plage en janvier, pourquoi pas?! On dirait bien que les élèves et membres du personnel de l’École Saint Nom de Jésus (Hornepayne) ont déjà hâte à l’été. Quelle belle participation à la journée thématique sur la plage! La participation active à des journées thématiques à l’école Saint Nom de Jésus enrichit l’expérience éducative des élèves. ...
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Men’s Curling Standings – January 23
Team Rank Wins GP LESCHISHIN, Mark 1 8 10 TERRIS, Tom 1 8 10 FAHRER, Tom 3 7 10 MITRIKAS, Eric 4 6 10 McCOY, Joe 5 6 10 HALE, Ron 6 4 10 TERRIS, Spencer 7 2 10 REID, Michael 8 0 10 Game Schedule for Monday, December 29th: Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 MITRIKAS REID ...
Read More »Letter – Present Cenotaph to be replaced and relocated
To the Citizens of Wawa This is to inform you that the present Cenotaph located in Queen’s Park is in very poor condition and plans are being made to replace it when funds /materials can be obtained. For security reasons, the plan is to relocate the Cenotaph to the Courtyard of the Michipicoten Memorial Community Centre (MMCC) where cameras and pedestrian traffic ...
Read More »69th Annual Wawa Ladies Curling Bonspiel is upon us!
Ladies get your brooms ready and start making plans with your friends for a weekend full of good curling, laughter, and lots of fun! Wawa’s 69th Annual Ladies Curling Bonspiel will be held March 22-24, 2024 at the Michipicoten Memorial Community Centre. The theme this year is GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN. Get your costumes ready for the parade on ...
Read More »The Wawa Family Health Team Welcomes Dr. Matt Breton
Welcome to Dr. Matt Breton who joined the Wawa Family Health Team as of January 1, 2024. Matt obtained his medical degree and completed his family medicine residency at the University of Toronto. He first visited Wawa in 2020 after completing the LSPP Coastal Trail with his partner Janna. Enamored with the landscape, he returned as a resident in 2021 ...
Read More ȃS Saint-Joseph students discover the mining sector
In December, grade 12 students from École secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa), accompanied by their teachers, Annette Lytwenko and James Stewart, travelled to Timmins to take part in the MineOpportunity activity. The event, organized by Laurentian University’s Goodman School of Mines in partnership with MineConnect, offered students the opportunity to discover the mining sector through a game in which they had to ...
Read More »À la découverte du secteur minier
En décembre, des élèves de la 12e année de l’École secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa), accompagné par leurs enseignants, Mme Annette Lytwenko et M. James Stewart, ont pu se rendre à Timmins pour participer à l’activité MineOpportunité. Cette activité, organisée par l’École des mines Goodman de l’Université Laurentienne en partenariat avec MineConnect, a permis aux élèves de découvrir le secteur minier à travers ...
Read More »Algoma Steel Reports Incident at Coke-Making Plant
Algoma Steel Group Inc., a leading Canadian producer of hot and cold rolled steel sheet and plate products, today announced that in the early hours of Saturday, January 20, 2024 there was a collapse of a structure supporting utilities piping at our coke-making plant. There have been no injuries and the Algoma team is managing the occurrence with the safety of ...
Read More »Mixed Curling Standings – January 19
Team Rank Wins G.P. TERRIS, Tom 1 7 7 McCoy, Joe 2 6 7 FAHRER, Tom 3 5 7 HALL, Dave 3 5 6 BUCKELL, Chris 5 4 8 LESCHISHIN, Barb 5 4 8 STOYCHOFF, Peter 7 3 7 RAINVILLE, Heather 8 2 7 CORLEY, Sarah 9 1 7 GLOVER, Justine 9 1 7 SWITZER, Anya 9 1 7 Game ...
Read More »Argonaut Gold Announces 2023 Production Results
Argonaut Gold Inc. (TSX: AR) (the “Company”, “Argonaut Gold” or “Argonaut”) announces fourth quarter and full year 2023 production results. The Company expects to provide 2024 production, operating, capital and cost per ounce guidance on February 26, 2024, and plans to report its financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2023 in the first half of ...
Read More »Have you seen Adrian (Gabe)?
The Manitoulin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Wikwemikong Tribal Police Service (WTPS) are requesting the public’s assistance with locating a missing person. On January 16, 2024, shortly after 2:00 p.m., WTPS received a report of a missing person from Wikwemikong Unceded Territory. Investigation revealed that Adrian (Gabe), 33-years-old, was last seen leaving his residence on Linda Street shortly before being ...
Read More »Ojibways of Onigaming join growing Land Defence Alliance amid urgent social crises
Members of the Land Defence Alliance met on Wednesday to discuss the issues facing our Nations and our lands. We face multiple crises both in and outside our Nations arising from attacks on our way of life and the failures of Ontario and Canada. Issues such as youth suicides, drug epidemics and mental health issues. We have had multiple suicides ...
Read More »Ready, Set, Go! – MHS 70th Reunion
Ready, Set, Go! We’re gearing up for the 70th MHS Reunion, “Home is Calling” on July 5, 6, and 7 this summer, and this is your official invitation to get involved. The MHS alumni volunteers behind our reunions are back in action, and we’re thrilled to invite you to participate in the event. We’ve booked the Michipicoten Memorial Community Centre ...
Read More »Second Annual Indigenous Lands Symposium – Jan 22 – 25th in Timmins
The annual Indigenous Lands Symposium initiated by the Wahkohtowin Innovation Centre returns for its second year, building on the success of the inaugural gathering. The upcoming symposium is set to take place Jan 22nd to 25th 2024 in Timmins and is poised to be a pivotal gathering for delegates, with an expected attendance of over 150 participants from across Ontario ...
Read More »Algoma Public Health Cuts Nurses Even as Health Unit Lags Far Behind in Child Immunizations
The Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) is dumbfounded at the decision of Algoma Public Health to issue layoff notices to registered nurses (RNs) when thousands of area children are behind in their immunizations. “Public health nurses immunize and ensure children are safe to attend school, yet this public health unit has eliminated eight RN positions. Nurses in the immunization program are ...
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