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Men’s Curling Standings – December 18

Team Rank Wins GP FAHRER, Tom 1 5 7 McCOY, Joe 1 5 7 ECOLE ST. JOSEPH 3 4 7 LESCHISHIN, Mark 3 4 7 TERRIS, Tom 3 4 7 MITRIKAS, Eric 6 3 7 DERESKI, Louis 7 2 7 MOORE, Bruce 8 1 7 GAMES SCHEDULE – January 7, 2019 Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 ESC ...

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Ontario Government Cancels Scheduled 2019 Licence Fee Increase

Ontario’s Government for the People is making life more affordable by putting a stop to fishing licence fee increases for all Ontario residents and removing the $2 service fee. “We’re making it easier for Ontarians to get out on the water and enjoy the great outdoors by keeping fishing licences more affordable,” said John Yakabuski, Minister of Natural Resources and ...

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Friday Night Mixed Bowling – December 14

Men’s High Single – Dave Casavant ( 318 ) Women’s High Single – Mary Ellen Douchamie ( 283 ) Men’s High Triple – Dominique Casavant ( 709 ) 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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New Chair and Vice-Chair for HSCDSB

  The Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board (HSCDSB) has new leadership when it comes to its Board of Trustees.  At the monthly meeting Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at the Catholic Education Centre in Sault Ste. Marie Lindsay Liske moved into the Chair position and Sandra Turco the Vice-Chair role.  Liske becomes Chair for the second time in his career as ...

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Debating video games

During their Citizenship course, students at École secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) got to take part in a debate. With the help of their teacher, Ms. Annette Lytwenko, students conducted research in order to identify the effects of video games on teenagers. They analyzed the cultural, behavioural, social and academic impact of video games and then discussed these while approaching the topic ...

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Wawa Firefighters hold Annual Food Drive Today

The Michipicoten Volunteer Firefighters’ Association, St. Joseph French Immersion Catholic School Staff and the Wawa Mustangs Female Hockey Team will be conducting a food drive on Sunday, December 16, 2018 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. We will be collecting non-perishable food items for the Legion Christmas Hamper Fund. If you will not be home during that time, you may ...

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Ford’s cuts hit classrooms hard

Dec 16, 2018 @ 06:33 Doug Ford has taken the axe to schools and education funding, even before his sham of a consultation is complete. In a series of memos sent to school boards Friday night, the Ford government announced deep, callous cuts to Education Program (EPO) grants. Funding envelopes that have been eliminated entirely include the Daily Physical Activity ...

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Christmas Season Schedule at St. Monica’s

An Advent Retreat is planned for Monday, December 17th – Wednesday, December 19th, beginning at 7:00 p.m. each evening. The retreat will be approximately 45 minutes long each evening. All are welcome! Christmas Eve Masses will be at 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. The 5:00 p.m. is traditionally the Children’s Mass with a dramatization of the Christmas story by the ...

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Mixed Curling Standings – December 14

Team Rank Wins G.P. TERRIS, Tom 1 6 6 McCOY, Joe 2 4 5 LESCHISHIN, Mark 2 4 6 BUCKELL, Chris 4 3 5 HALL, Dave 5 2 5 KLOCKARS, Anna-Lise 5 2 5 SPENCER, Diane 5 2 5 BOYD, Katherine 8 1 6 HOFFMANN, Jim 9 0 5 Schedule for Thursday – December 20, 2018 Ice 1 Ice 2 ...

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NDP criticizes government attack on the arts and reconciliation efforts

NDP Culture Critic MPP Jill Andrew (Toronto-St. Paul’s) released the following statement in response to cuts at the Ontario Arts Council:   “This week, the NDP learned that Doug Ford has made a callous $5 million cut to base funding at the Ontario Arts Council, an agency of the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport. Ford has also suspended the agency’s ...

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Ontario Government to reconvene the 42nd Parliament on Monday

The following is a statement from Government House Leader Todd Smith: “Given the uncertainty created by the impasse between Ontario Power Generation and the Power Workers’ Union, it is the intent of the government to reconvene the 42nd Parliament at 1 pm on Monday, December 17th for the purposes of introducing legislation to ensure that Power Workers remain on the job.”

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Ontario Improving Rural Services for Women Escaping Violence and Sexual Exploitation

Ontario’s Government for the People is improving supports in rural and remote communities for women who are victims of violence and sexual exploitation. Ontario is investing $1.5 million in funding for rural frontline agencies to increase collaboration, strengthen service delivery, improve culturally relevant supports for Indigenous women, and reduce geographic and transportation barriers. This funding builds on the government’s current ...

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Statement by Minister Rickford and Minister Scott on Potential Power Workers’ Union Strike Action

Today, the Honourable Greg Rickford, Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines, and the Honourable Laurie Scott, Minister of Labour, issued the following statement on the Power Workers’ Union (PWU) rejection of Ontario Power Generation’s final offer in contract negotiations, leaving PWU in a strike position: “We have been advised that contract negotiations between Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and the ...

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Ontario Takes a Phased Approach to Cannabis Retail Licensing Due to National Supply Shortages

Today, the Honourable Caroline Mulroney, Attorney General and the Honourable Vic Fedeli, Minister of Finance, released the following statement on changes being made to the licensing process for recreational retail cannabis stores in Ontario: “It is the federal government’s responsibility to oversee cannabis production and to provide a viable alternative to the illegal market by ensuring there is sufficient supply ...

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Taverner’s defense of Ford’s secret custom van raises questions

There are already questions about Doug Ford trying to inappropriately influence Ron Taverner, after a news report revealed Wednesday that Taverner knew of — and defended — Ford’s demand that the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) secretly buy him a custom camper van. The Toronto Sun reported the story Wednesday. “I am told it’s not a camper van but an extended-size ...

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