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By Hand Festival is this weekend!

Nov 17, 2017 @ 08:05 The By Hand Festival is an opportunity for crafters to showcase their talent.  Many local favourites will be back again this year as well as several new ones.  There will be 25 exhibitors to tempt you with their wares.  You will find sewing, preserves, pottery, knitting, crocheting, scrollwork, woodwork, signs, baking, books, painting, carvings, and ...

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Wawa Mixed Curling – November 17

Team Rank Wins G.P. LESCHISHIN, Mark 1 2 2 TERRIS, Tom 1 2 2 BOYD, Katherine 3 1 2 HALL, Jennifer 3 1 2 HOFFMANN, Jim 3 1 2 SPENCER, Reg 3 1 2 McCOY, Joe 7 0 2 SZEKELY, Marc 7 0 2 Schedule for Thursday – November 23, 2017 Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 Szekely ...

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Man Evacuated from merchant vessel James R. Barker on Lake Superior

click link to visit video The U.S. Coast Guard and Canadian partners worked together to medically evacuate a 53-year-old man from a merchant vessel in northern Lake Superior, Thursday. The U.S. Coast Guard received a call at about 4:15 a.m. from the merchant vessel James R. Barker requesting a medevac of a 53-year-old male crew member who was exhibiting symptoms of a medically ...

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Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board (HSCDSB) Trustee Announces Retirement after Twenty Four Years

Nov 16, 2017 @ 08:12 A long-serving trustee for the Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board (HSCDSB) has announced her resignation. Laurie Aceti, who has served twenty-four years as a Catholic school board trustee announced her decision at Wednesday’s monthly meeting of the Board of Trustees. “It has been an honour and privilege to have served the Catholic education system for ...

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New Report Examines the Potential for a University in Timmins

Nov 15, 2017 @ 11:48 The latest research to come from Northern Policy Institute finds the prospects of Timmins securing a stand-alone English university to be limited based on a number of factors, including demographic considerations, the availability of other institutions, and the provincial government’s financial realities. While there may not be a strong case for a new post-secondary institution in ...

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Huron Central Railway – important rail corridor for SSM & Northeastern Ontario

Nov 15, 2017 @ 11:35 Once again the Huron Central’s parent company, Genessee, and Wyoming is threatening to cease operations of its rail service between Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury. It is requesting funds to further upgrade the line from both the Provincial and the Federal Governments. Without these upgrades, the railway contends it cannot operate efficiently and is only ...

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Happenings at First United Church – November 15

Nov 15, 2017 @ 08:12 The congregation welcomes everyone to Worship at First United Church.  Services are held on Sunday at 11:00 a.m. If anyone has a question or concern please leave a message on the answering machine at the Church 705-856-2926 CHURCH OFFICE HOURS are Thursday from 1 -3 p.m. Roberta requests that an appointment be made. Please call 705-856-2926 ...

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EC – Fog Advisory

6:16 PM EST Tuesday 14 November 2017 Fog advisory in effect for: CITY OF THUNDER BAY KENORA – NESTOR FALLS DRYDEN – IGNACE FORT FRANCES – RAINY LAKE ATIKOKAN – UPSALA – QUETICO SUPERIOR WEST RED LAKE – EAR FALLS SIOUX LOOKOUT – SAVANT LAKE LAKE NIPIGON – WABAKIMI GERALDTON – MANITOUWADGE – HORNEPAYNE NIPIGON – MARATHON – SUPERIOR NORTH ...

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Men’s Curling Standings – November 14

Team Rank Wins GP LESCHISHIN, Mark 1 2 2 TERRIS, Tom 1 2 2 DERESKI, Louis 3 1 2 HOFFMANN, Jim 3 1 2 MOORE, Bruce 3 1 2 YOUNG, Paul 3 1 2 ECOLE ST. JOSEPH 7 0 2 GAMES SCHEDULE –  November 20, 2017 Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 Hoffmann Young Terris St. Joseph McCoy ...

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MacDonald Mines Completes Trenching and Drilling Program of the Oxide Sands

Nov 10, 2017 @ 12:45 MacDonald Mines Exploration Ltd. announces that it has completed its Trenching and Sonic Drilling Programs that were designed to assess the extend of the Oxide Sands trend at its Holdsworth Gold Project. Quentin Yarie, President and Chief Executive Officer of MacDonald Mines stated, “Our Trenching Program has demonstrated the extensive length of the Oxide Sands ...

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ADSB helps in developing new French Second Language resource

Nov 10, 2017 @ 12:21 Algoma District School Board’s Nancy Rancourt (FSL System Administrator) and Aurélia Pécheux, (Monitrice de langues et du CECR) provided Trustees information about a new French Second Language (FSL) resource that Algoma District School Board (ADSB) is helping to develop to support FSL educators in Ontario. The Ministry of Education, in partnership with ADSB, the Kawartha ...

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Annual Lori Johnson Memorial Hockey Tournament

The Wawa Women’s Hockey Association’s annual hockey tournament has a new name.  In honour of Lori Johnson’s dedication to the promotion of our local community and recreation, we renamed the tournament the “Annual Lori Johnson Memorial Hockey Tournament”.  Lori enjoyed the game and the friendships made during her years as a player but continued to promote and devote her time ...

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Hornepayne Schools Closed on Friday

Nov 9, 2017 @ 16:15 The Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board (HSCDSB) and the Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario (CSCNO) will be closing their schools in Hornepayne tomorrow (Friday, November 10, 2017) due to a planned power outage.   Holy Name of Jesus Catholic School and École Saint Nom de Jésus, which share the same building, will be closed.   ...

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Scammers – Be Aware of how they work

Nov 9, 2017 @ 08:19 Every year, Canadians of every age, gender, and socio-economic levels give away millions of dollars to ‘scammers’ – criminals who falsely represent themselves and ‘talk’ people into giving them money.  This is done in person (door to door), through the mail, by telephone, and increasingly through the internet. They prey on us through our vulnerabilities, ...

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