Dec 14, 2017 @ 08:26 On Wednesday morning, Kathleen Wynne’s Liberal government blocked an NDP bill to ban pre-pay hydro meters in Ontario and protect families from having their electricity cut off if they don’t feed the meter. NDP Leader Andrea Horwath asked for unanimous consent to allow her bill banning pre-pay hydro meters to become law before the legislature ...

Dec 12, 2017 @ 09:01 Team Rank Wins GP TERRIS, Tom 1 5 5 LESCHISHIN, Mark 2 4 5 MOORE, Bruce 3 3 6 McCOY, Joe 4 2 5 YOUNG, Paul 4 2 5 DERESKI, Louis 6 2 6 ECOLE ST. JOSEPH 6 2 6 GAMES SCHEDULE – December 18, 2017 Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 Terris ...

Dec 12, 2017 @ 08:16 Dear Brenda,   Today I received the email stating that I was denied the Student Relief Assistance Fund due to not providing the documentation that demonstrates my expenses during the strike.   As a student, we have many things to worry about; we all have our daily routines during our school year. This year, 2017, ...

Dec 11, 2017 @ 20:21 On Thursday, December 7th, the Honourable Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry Kathryn McGarry announced that they would be acting to preserve the Lake Superior caribou by moving caribou to the Slate Islands. The Minister’s decision to preserve the last caribou of Lake Superior came after extensive lobbying efforts by Michipicoten First Nation. In a ...

Dec 11, 2017 @ 14:14 Ontario NDP Advanced Education Critic Peggy Sattler is demanding that the Wynne government come clean about the number of college students forced to drop out in order to receive a tuition refund for the semester damaged by Kathleen Wynne’s decision to allow a strike at Ontario’s colleges to drag out for five weeks. The NDP is ...

Dec 10, 2017 @ 13:11 The Board of Trustees of the Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board (HSCDSB) has approved the appointment of Bill Murphy to the Board. Mr. Murphy, who served on the Board from 2011 to 2014, was approached to replace Laurie Aceti who announced her resignation last month. He accepted the appointment. “I was pleasantly surprised when approached ...

Dec 8, 2017 @ 20:47 NDP MPP for Parkdale-High Park Cheri DiNovo today said she was surprised and disappointed after Liberal members of the legislature’s Justice Policy committee voted to defeat an NDP amendment to Bill 174 that would have protected vulnerable road users.   “This would have saved lives,” said DiNovo. “It is surprising and disappointing that the Liberals ...

Dec 8, 2017 @ 20:42 Please be aware that as of Saturday, December 9th, 2017 the Arena Ice at the Michipicoten Memorial Community Center will return to normal service. The arena will open at 6 a.m. on schedule. Staff has received a newer Ice Resurfacer to use for an extended period of time. This resurfacer is in better condition and ...

Dec 8, 2017 @ 08:20   Over the past several weeks, elementary school students across the province have put their creativity to work in support of LCBO’s annual Think of Me Bag campaign, which raises awareness of the dangers of impaired driving. Today, the organization proudly announces the five finalist bag designs: Ella Maric, Grade 7, St. Joan of Arc, ...

Dec 8, 2017 @ 08:03 Team Rank Wins G.P. LESCHISHIN, Mark 1 5 5 TERRIS, Tom 1 5 5 BOYD, Katherine 3 3 5 HALL, Jennifer 3 3 5 HOFFMANN, Jim 5 2 4 SPENCER, Reg 6 1 5 McCOY, Joe 7 0 5 SZEKELY, Marc 7 0 4 Schedule for Thursday – December 7, 2017 Ice 1 Ice 2 ...

Dec 8, 2017 @ 08:01 5:14 AM EST Friday 08 December 2017 Snow squall warning in effect for: Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay A very strong lake effect snow band continues to affect areas near the eastern Lake Superior shore early this morning. The most intense portion of this band ...

  Le Canton Dubreuilville remercie Alamos Gold Inc. pour leur générosité envers la communauté. Ils nous ont remis un chèque au montant de 19 524,55$ pour aider avec l’achat de la Zamboni que nous venons d’acquérir. The Township of Dubreuilville would like to thank Alamos Gold Inc. for their generosity towards the community. They presented a cheque in the amount ...

Algoma District School Board held their Inaugural Meeting on December 5th. Jennifer Sarlo was acclaimed and will continue in her role as Chair of the Board. Sheryl Evans-Price was also acclaimed as Vice Chair for her second year. Jennifer Sarlo was first elected as a Trustee for the Algoma District School Board in 2006 serving Ward One, Sault Ste. Marie. ...

Dec 7, 2017 @ 08:41 The Municipality of Wawa would like to inform all users of the Michipicoten Memorial Community Center regarding the recent ice cancellations. A solution has been found to allow the MMCC to return to normal ice operations.   Staff have sourced a replacement Olympia unit in proper working order from Resurfice Inc. This unit is scheduled ...

Dec 6, 2017 @ 19:23 La Société de gestion des déchets nucléaires (SGDN) concentrera ses efforts sur un nombre plus restreint de secteurs pour la sélection d’un site pour un dépôt géologique en profondeur de combustible nucléaire irradié. Le secteur autour de Blind River et d’Elliot Lake, en Ontario, ne sera plus considéré comme un hôte potentiel pour le projet. ...