Oct 30, 2017 @ 13:41 Sault MP Terry Sheehan announced that he has co-seconded M106, calling for a National Seniors Strategy. “I’m delighted to support Canadian seniors with this motion to develop a National Strategy with the goal of advancing inclusion and quality of life for all seniors,” MP Sheehan said. MP Sheehan and Sudbury MP Marc Serré, mover of ...
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November Events at Wawa Baptist Church
Oct 28, 2017 @ 11:25 Starting Friday, November 3, Wawa Baptist Church will be sponsoring a free two-hour monthly kids’ club on the first Friday of each month until May of 2018 at the Hillcrest Centre. The kids’ club will run from 6:30 until 8:30 p.m. Children between the age of 5 and 12 are welcome to attend our monthly ...
Read More »EC – Snowfall Warning (3:23 a.m. Update)
Oct 28, 2017 @ 03:23 at 11:32 p.m. Friday, October 27 the Snowfall warning was cancelled for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Agawa – Lake Superior Park at 1:08 a.m., Saturday, October 28 the Snowfall warning was cancelled for: Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake Oct 27, 2017 @ 20:57 7:58 PM EDT Friday 27 October ...
Read More »Award winning writer and columnist to lead Memoir Writing Workshop in Thunder Bay
Oct 27, 2017 @ 08:22 Everyone has a story to tell and sometimes the best stories come from the very lives we live. The Northwestern Ontario Writer’s Workshop (NOWW) is pleased to offer help writers of all skill levels tap into personal stories and will be hosting a workshop focused on memoir writing facilitated by award- winning author and ...
Read More »Letter – Is there any point?
Oct 27, 2017 @ 08:11 Five years after the provincial government canned the Northlander passenger train without so much as a single public hearing, is there any point in launching a new campaign to revive it? A more appropriate question might be whether Ontarians are all entitled to transportation that is as safe, reliable, comfortable and affordable as ...
Read More »Congratulations to the Runners!
Oct 27, 2017 @ 08:07 Congratulations to all the MHS and ESJ cross country runners who competed at NWOSSAA (North Western Ontario Secondary Schools Athletic Association) in Thunder Bay on October 18th, 2017. All of our runners trained hard and had great runs on a new and hilly course at NWOSSAA. We have one runner heading to the provincial championships! ...
Read More »EC – 15cms of Snow Possible by Saturday Morning
Oct 26, 2017 @ 22:04 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 9:45 P.M. EDT THURSDAY 26 OCTOBER 2017. ——————————————————————— SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR: WAWA – WHITE RIVER – PUKASKWA AGAWA – LAKE SUPERIOR PARK SEARCHMONT – MONTREAL RIVER HARBOUR – BATCHAWANA BAY CHAPLEAU – GOGAMA ELLIOT LAKE – RANGER LAKE. ——————————————————————— ==DISCUSSION== SNOWFALL AMOUNTS NEAR ...
Read More »Une expérience de Pow-Wow pour les élèves de l’École Saint-Joseph (Wawa)
Oct 26, 2017 @ 09:28 Le 20 octobre les élèves de la 6e à la 12e année de l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa) se sont rendus à Michipicoten pour le Pow-Wow. Ce fut une belle journée d’apprentissage et de plaisir pour tous les élèves. L’ensemble des élèves et du personnel sont très reconnaissants envers la Première Nation de Michipicoten qui ...
Read More »A Pow-Wow experience for students at École Saint-Joseph (Wawa)
Oct 26, 2017 @ 09:27 On October 20, students from grade 6 to grade 12 from École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) made their way to Michipicoten to take part in a Pow-Wow. It was an educational and fun experience for all the students. The students and staff are very thankful that Michipicoten First Nation welcomed them for this truly enriching experience.
Read More »RT Minerals Corp. Options Golden Reed Mine Property
Oct 26, 2017 @ 08:16 RT Minerals Corp. announces that it has entered into an option agreement to acquire a 100% interest, subject to a 2% net smelter royalty, in the 4 claim unit Golden Reed Mine Property located in the McMurray Township approximately six kilometres southeast of Wawa, Ontario. RT Minerals Corp.’s landholdings in the Wawa area now include ...
Read More »Une visite à la ferme agricole Flying Geese
Oct 26, 2017 @ 08:09 Le 6 octobre, les élèves de la maternelle et du jardin de l’École Saint-Joseph (Wawa), accompagnés de leurs enseignantes, Mme Lorraine Filion-Samson et Mme Monique Gendron, et de leurs éducatrices, Mme Marie-France Sylvain et Mme Manon Gagnon, se sont rendus à la ferme agricole « Flying Geese » de Mme Carolle Beaulieu-Pitre. Ce fut une ...
Read More »A great visit to Flying Geese agricultural farm
Oct 26, 2017 @ 08:09 On October 6, students from kindergarten at École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) along with their teachers Ms. Lorraine Filion-Samson and Ms. Monique Gendron, and their educators, Ms. Marie-France Sylvain and Ms. Manon Gagnon, made their way to Ms. Carolle Beaulieu-Pitre’s agricultural farm “Flying Geese”. Students had a fun filled day full of new experiences: harvesting vegetables, ...
Read More »Red Pine Exploration Reports Exploration Targets at its Wawa Gold Project
Oct 26, 2017 @ 08:01 Red Pine Exploration Inc. announces three exploration targets in connection with its Wawa Gold Project, located 2 km southeast of Wawa, Ontario. The Exploration Targets were identified and interpreted by Brian Thomas, P. Geo. of Golder Associates Ltd. (“Golder”), independent of the issuer within the meaning of section 1.5 of the National Instrument 43-101. Highlights: ...
Read More »Technology is Helping Northerners Connect with Specialist Care Closer to Home
Oct 25, 2017 @ 18:41 A pilot program that makes it easier for primary care providers to get advice from medical specialists anywhere in Ontario is paying dividends for medical practitioners and patients in the North East Local Health Integration Network (North East LHIN). The Provincial eConsult Initiative enables physicians and nurse practitioners to engage in a secure, electronic ...
Read More »Ontario Launches New Affordability Fund to Support Energy Efficient Home Upgrades
Oct 25, 2017 @ 15:40 Ontario is launching a new program to help people improve the energy efficiency of their homes, while reducing their electricity bills and carbon footprints. Glenn Thibeault, Minister of Energy, was joined by Ted McMeekin, MPP for Ancaster–Dundas–Flamborough–Westdale in Hamilton today to launch the Affordability Fund. Part of the province’s Fair Hydro Plan, the new $100 ...
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