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St. Monica’s Parish Christmas Mass Schedule 2024

Christmas Eve, Tuesday, December 24, 2024 6:00 p.m. Nativity of the Lord, Wednesday, December 25, 2024 No Mass Boxing Day, Thursday, December 26, 2024 No Mass Friday, December 27, 2024 No Mass Saturday, December 28, 2024 7:00 p.m. Sunday, December 29, 2024 9:00 a.m Monday, December 30, 2024 No Mass Tuesday, December 31, 2024 6:00 p.m. New Year’s Day, Wednesday, ...

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Will transportation woes ever be fixed in Canada and Ontario?

The American industrialist and business magnate Henry Ford once responded “You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do” when asked about his professional achievements. It’s a fitting analogy to describe how Parliament Hill and Queen’s Park continue to sputter when attempting to run, re-establish or regulate public transportation. For decades, numerous studies were published on how ...

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Special Event to hear Bear Train Progress

The Mask-wa Transportation Association Inc. (MTA Inc.) and the Coalition for Algoma Passenger Trains (CAPT) are thrilled to invite the public and community members from the Algoma District to a special event at the Agawa Canyon Tour Train Station to hear about exciting Bear Train progress on Thursday, December 12 at 12:30 p.m. MTA Inc., a non-profit corporation established by ...

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Men’s Curling Standings – December 3rd

Team Rank Wins GP FAHRER, Tom 1 4 5 TERRIS, Tom 1 4 5 HALE, Ron 3 3 5 McCOY, Joe 5 3 5 BUMSTEAD, Aaron 5 2 5 MITRIKAS, Eric 5 2 5 TERRIS, Spencer 5 2 5 LESCHISHIN, Mark 8 0 5 Game Schedule for Monday, December 9th Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 S.TERRIS MITRIKAS ...

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The Wahkohtowin Innovation Centre Invites You to the 2025 Indigenous Lands Symposium

The Wahkohtowin Innovation Centre is excited to announce the 2025 Indigenous Lands Symposium (ILS), scheduled to take place February 3–7, 2025, at the Delta Sault Ste. Marie Waterfront Hotel. This transformative annual event will bring together Indigenous leaders, land stewards, government representatives, and industry professionals to address critical issues in land stewardship, conservation, and cultural revitalization. Building on the success ...

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Red Pine Exploration Inc. Announce Assay Results from Its 2024 Prospecting Program

Red Pine Exploration Inc. is pleased to announce assay results from its 2024 prospecting program on the Wawa Gold Project, Ontario. The assay results are from prospecting in the War Eagle area located approximately 3 kilometres (“km”)  south-southeast (“SSE”) of the updated 2024 Mineral Resource Estimate (“2024 MRE”) described in the National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report dated September 30, 2024 ...

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Le Programme de stages en diététique de l’Université de l’EMNO reçoit le plein agrément national

L’Université de l’EMNO a le plaisir d’annoncer que son Programme de stages en diététique (PSD) a obtenu le plein agrément national du programme EQual d’Agrément Canada. La décision est entrée en vigueur le 5 novembre 2024 et est valide pendant six ans.   « C’est une nouvelle extraordinaire et un témoignage du calibre exceptionnel du travail de l’Université de l’EMNO dans ...

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NOSM University Dietetic Practicum Program Receives Full National Accreditation

NOSM University is pleased to announce that its Dietetic Practicum Program (DPP) has received full, national accreditation from EQual Accreditation Canada. The decision was made effective November 5, 2024, and is in effect for six years.   “This is outstanding news, and testament to the exceptional caliber of health professions work being done at NOSM University,” says Dr. Michael Green, ...

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NWMO to proceed with Site Characterization Process in Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation Territory

Chief and Council of Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation (WLON) have issued this statement in response to the Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s (NWMO) decision to proceed with the Site Characterization Process for the proposed Deep Geological Repository (DGR) in WLON’s traditional territory. For over a decade, Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation has been involved in discussions and information sharing through a “Learn ...

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Letter – Iris Place is Moving

Hi Brenda, I would like to update everyone on the tentative plans for our move to the new location. We will be moving to 96 Broadway ave. (“the food bank building”). If everything goes smoothly, we will be closing our current location on Friday,  December 20th after our Christmas Luncheon (members/invitation only). Services will not be available for 2 weeks. ...

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Men’s Curling Standings – November 26th

Team Rank Wins GP FAHRER, Tom 1 3 4 HALE, Ron 1 3 4 TERRIS, Tom 1 3 4 McCOY, Joe 4 2 4 MITRIKAS, Eric 4 2 4 TERRIS, Spencer 4 2 4 BUMSTEAD, Aaron 7 1 4 LESCHISHIN, Mark 8 0 4 Game Schedule for Monday, December 2nd: Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 McCOY S. ...

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Hydro One and nine First Nation partners break ground on Waasigan Transmission Line project

Today, Hydro One Inc. (Hydro One) and nine First Nation partners, joined by municipal leaders, officially broke ground on the Waasigan Transmission Line project. This important milestone is the result of several years of collaboration and engagement with Indigenous communities, government agencies, local organizations, interest groups and community residents.   “We are thrilled to celebrate this incredible milestone with our ...

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Mixed Curling Standings – November 22

Team Rank Wins G.P. TERRIS, Tom 1 3 3 BUCKELL, Chris 2 2 2 LESCHISHIN, Barb 2 2 3 McCoy, Joe 2 2 2 SWITZER, Terry 2 2 3 DUGGAN, Sarah 6 1 3 GLOVER, Justine 6 1 3 HALL, Dave 6 1 2 STOYCHOFF, Peter 6 1 2 TREMBLAY, Cheryl 6 1 2 FAHRER, Tom 11 0 2 HALL, ...

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New NPI Publication: Delivering Solutions: An Action Plan for Sustaining Rural Birthing in Northern Ontario

Today, only nine rural hospital sites supported by approximately 35 rural family physicians are providing labour and delivery services to the 50,000 rural Northern Ontarians of childbearing age. Twenty years ago, there were 20 rural hospital sites providing labour and delivery services. Twenty years before that, nearly every hospital in Northern Ontario had these services.   Northern Policy Institute’s latest ...

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