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December Events at Wawa Baptist Church

Nov 28, 2017 @ 08:29 On Friday, December 1st, Wawa Baptist Church will be holding another free two-hour monthly kids’ club at the Hillcrest Heights Centre. The kids’ club runs from 6:30 until 8:30 p.m. All children between the age of 5 and 12 are welcome to attend. Come out to enjoy this month’s kids’ club as we sing carols, ...

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Men’s Curling Standings – November 28

Nov 28, 2017 @ 08:06 Team Rank Wins GP TERRIS, Tom 1 4 4 LESCHISHIN, Mark 2 3 4 HOFFMANN, Jim 3 2 4 McCOY, Joe 3 2 4 MOORE, Bruce 3 2 4 DERESKI, Louis 6 1 4 ECOLE ST. JOSEPH 6 1 4 GAMES SCHEDULE – December 4, 2017 Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 McCoy ...

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Barrick Mourns Loss of Employee at Hemlo Mine

Nov 28, 2017 @ 08:02 Barrick is saddened to confirm that Eulogio (Bot) Gutierrez, a 60-year-old survey technician at the Company’s Hemlo mine near Marathon, Ontario, passed away Monday as a result of being struck by a piece of mobile equipment in the underground mine. The incident occurred at about 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time. There were no other injuries reported. ...

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Le député provincial du NPD, M. Gilles Bisson, annonce un projet de loi visant à protéger les familles ontariennes contre des prix d’essence excessifs

Vendredi, M. Gilles Bisson, député provincial néo-démocrate de Timmins-Baie James, a annoncé son intention de déposer un projet de loi d’initiative parlementaire pour protéger les consommateurs contre les prix abusifs en réglementant le prix de détail et la marge bénéficiaire des produits pétroliers en Ontario. « Les sociétés pétrolières et les raffineries abusent depuis trop longtemps des familles ontariennes », a ...

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RT Minerals Corp. Updates Exploration at Norwalk Gold Property

Nov 27, 2017 @ 15:44 RT Minerals Corp. announces an update on its Norwalk gold property located near Wawa, Ontario. The Company has completed further surface exploration including trenching of a new target area called the Red Carbonate Zone (“RCZ”). A total of 15 grab samples were collected from the RCZ and have been submitted for pulp and metallic sieve ...

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Making Child Care More Attainable and Affordable

Nov 26, 2017 @ 15:22 Today Patrick Brown, Ontario PC Leader, announced that an Ontario PC government will introduce a new Ontario Child Care Refund for up to 75% of child care expenses, or up to $6,750 per child. “Families in every corner of the province are struggling to find child care. If they can find it, they struggle to ...

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PC ‘ la Garantie aux gens’

Nov 25, 2017 @ 14:32 Aujourd’hui, lors d’un discours prononcé au congrès politique du Parti PC de l’Ontario, le chef du Parti Patrick Brown a dévoilé la plate-forme du Parti, intitulée la Garantie aux gens. « La Garantie aux gens présente notre vision et notre plan pour apporter un changement qui fonctionne pour l’Ontario, a dit Brown.  Elle est au fond ...

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PC’s ‘The People’s Guarantee’

Nov 25, 2017 @ 14:32 Today in a speech delivered at the Ontario PC Party’s policy convention, Ontario PC Leader Patrick Brown unveiled the Party’s platform, called the People’s Guarantee. “The People’s Guarantee lays out our vision and our plan to bring change that works for Ontario,” said Brown. “At its core it’s very simple. It’s a recognition of the ...

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Joint Statement on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

Today, Indira Naidoo-Harris, Minister of the Status of Women, and Dr. Helena Jaczek, Minister of Community and Social Services, issued the following statement: “Sexual violence and harassment against women is prevalent in our society. One in three women will experience some form of sexual assault in her lifetime. This is unacceptable and cannot be tolerated. That is why, on November ...

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EC – Snow & Freezing Rain

Nov 24, 2017 @ 09:15 Freezing Rain Warning Ended Gogama – Foleyet (8:52 a.m.) White River – Dubreuilville (7:53 a.m.) Manitouwadge – Hornepayne (7:53 a.m.) Nov 24, 2017 @ 5:56 5:22 AM EST Friday 24 November 2017 Freezing rain warning in effect for: White River – Dubreuilville Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake Gogama – Foleyet Manitouwadge – Hornepayne Freezing rain is expected ...

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The Liberals Giveth and Taketh Away

Nov 24, 2017 @ 08:06 Ms. Wynne and her Liberals are happy to announce that they have finally passed their promised minimum wage increase which will begin next year. This legislation will require employers to pay their employees 14 dollars in 2018 and 15 dollars in 2019. This increase as well as the speed of its implementation will have an ...

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Wawa Mixed Curling Standings – November 24

Team Rank Wins G.P. LESCHISHIN, Mark 1 3 3 TERRIS, Tom 1 3 3 BOYD, Katherine 3 2 3 HALL, Jennifer 3 2 3 HOFFMANN, Jim 5 1 3 SPENCER, Reg 5 1 3 McCOY, Joe 7 0 3 SZEKELY, Marc 7 0 3 Schedule for Thursday – November 30, 2017 Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 Terris ...

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CAPT Representatives to Attend CP Holiday Train performance at Franz

Nov 23, 2017 @ 15:34 Join representatives from the Coalition for Algoma Passenger Trains (CAPT) and Missanabie Cree First Nation (MCFN) on November 30th at 6:30 pm at Mile 77.98 Park Road, Dubreuilville CP rail stop for a festive holiday celebration organized by CP and the Municipality of Dubreuilville. The CP Holiday Train program spreads holiday cheer across Canada and ...

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