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The Wawa Ladies Curling Bonspiel is Back!

After a lengthy hiatus, the ladies curling bonspiel is back!  Dust off your brooms and make plans with your friends for a fun weekend!  The ladies curling bonspiel will be held March 24 – 26, 2023 at the Michipicoten Memorial Community Centre.  The cost is $300.00 per team and includes a delicious meal and dance.  The theme this year is ...

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Entente de principe locale ratifiée entre le CSC Nouvelon et le SCFP

Le Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon et la filiale 4274 du Syndicat canadien de la fonction publique (SCFP) ont tout récemment ratifié l’entente locale négociée pour la période du 1er septembre 2022 au 31 août 2026. Cette entente est applicable au personnel de la conciergerie et de l’entretien du CSC Nouvelon.   « Cette entente reflète le désir des deux parties de ...

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CSC Nouvelon and CUPE ratify a new collective agreement

The Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (Local 4274) recently ratified a new collective agreement for the period starting on September 1, 2022 and ending on August 31, 2026. At the CSC Nouvelon, CUPErepresents janitorial and maintenance staff. “This agreement reflects the desire of both parties to work together and to offer students a safe ...

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Ladies Curling Standings – February 8

RANK WINS G.P. LESCHISHIN, Barb 1 8 9 BUSSINEAU, Denise 2 7 10 BONITZKE, Wendy 2 7 10 SPENCER, Diane 4 6 11 PARSONS, Rochelle 5 5 10 CHIUPKA, Lorna 6 4 11 AMOS, Tracy 7 2 10 MATHIAS, Danette 7 2 11 Game schedule for February 14, at 7 p.m.: Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 PARSONS ...

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Men’s Curling Standings – February 7

Team Rank Wins GP FAHRER, Tom 1 9 12 TERRIS, Tom 1 9 12 McCOY, Joe 3 7 12 MITRIKAS, Erik 4 5 12 HALE, Ron 5 4 12 MORRIS, Lucas 6 2 12 Game schedule for February 13: Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 MORRIS TERRIS FAHRER McCOY HALE MITRIKAS

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Une élève de l’ÉSC Trillium veut faire une différence positive dans la vie des élèves

Depuis l’amorce de l’année scolaire 2022-2023, Lauren Martel occupe le poste de Première ministre du Parlement des élèves de l’École secondaire catholique Trillium (Chapleau). Dans le cadre de ses fonctions, cette élève de 11e année participe également au Sénat des élèves du Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon. Ce regroupement d’élèves du secondaire a comme mandat de se rencontrer afin de représenter ...

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A Christmas concert that unites a school community

  This year, École Saint Nom de Jésus (Hornepayne) took great pride and satisfaction in being able to present a Christmas concert in person. School staff wanted to thank the families for their patience and support over the past few years. This beautiful evening began with the singing of the national anthem, followed by a prayer. Afterwards, the students were ...

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Mixed Curling Standings – February 3

Team Rank Wins G.P. McCOY, Joe 1 2 2 TERRIS, Tom 1 2 2 BUCKELL, Chris 3 1 2 FAHRER, Tom 3 1 2 HALL, Dave 5 0 1 SMIT, Brandon 5 0 1 STOYCHEFF, Peter 5 0 1 SWITZER, Anya 5 0 1 Note – the Season is divided into Two Sections and the attached statics represent the standings ...

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Chefs Visit SJD!

  The Kindergarten class at Sir James Dunn Public School are starting to learn about career opportunities.  Today we were so excited to welcome our first guests.  Chef Nikki and Chef Liz came in from the Wawa Motor Inn to show us some of the tools that they need to use each day in the busy kitchen, then they magically turned ...

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Mayor Pilon Attends Rural Ontario Municipal Association Conference

  Mayor Melanie Pilon recently attended the ROMA Conference in Toronto along with Mayors and Councillors from White River, Hornepayne, Chapleau and Dubreuilville to take part in delegation meetings with several provincial ministries to ensure issues of importance to Wawa and the Superior East Region were brought to the attention of government representatives.   Mayor Pilon, supported by the Superior ...

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Argonaut Appoints New Chief Operating Officer

Argonaut Gold Inc. announced that Marc Leduc, P.Eng. has been appointed Chief Operating Officer of the Company. “Marc and I worked closely at Barrick Gold and most recently in a private venture. I believe that Marc has the right skill set to facilitate Argonaut’s repositioning to a lower-cost North American gold company with significant organic growth opportunities,” stated Richard Young, ...

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February is Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Awareness Month

Fighting Blindness Canada (FBC) is marking Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Awareness Month with activities to inform and educate Canadians about the leading cause of vision loss in people over the age of 55, impacting approximately 2.5 million Canadians.   AMD causes gradual loss of central and detail vision. There are two types of AMD, dry AMD and wet AMD. Dry ...

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