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SickKids Hospital Emergency Department has busiest January in its 143-year history

Feb 28, 2018 @ 14:24 NDP Health critic MPP France Gélinas told the Liberal government Wednesday that Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children treated more patients in January 2018 than at any other time in its history.   On Tuesday, the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit was operating at 114 percent occupancy.   “The Hospital for Sick Children right here in ...

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Happenings at Wawa First United Church – February 28

Feb 28, 2018 @ 11:57 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 – Thurs. 1 -3 p.m. Roberta requests that an appointment be made. Please call 705-856-2926 & ...

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March Happenings at Wawa Baptist Church

Friday, March 2, Wawa Baptist Church will hold a free two-hour monthly Easter-themed kids’ club at the Hillcrest Heights Centre running from 6:30 until 8:30 p.m. Children between the age of 5 and 12 are welcome to attend to sing songs, make crafts, eat snacks, and listen to a Bible story. For more information or to preregister your child in ...

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Ontario Northland to be Featured on Discovery

Ontario Northland is featured alongside Canadian Pacific (CP) Railway in Discovery’s new original Canadian series “Rocky Mountain Railroad”. The all-new, eight-part series premieres Monday, March 5th at 10pm ET on Discovery and will tell the stories of railroad crews battling tough winter weather and rough terrain to keep Canada’s critical freight and passenger trains moving. “We’re excited for the series ...

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Warm Weather closes Outdoor Rink at MMCC

Feb 27, 2018 @ 13:50 Unfortunately, due to the warm weather and beautiful sunshine, we must close the Outdoor Rink at the MMCC. The sunshine has caused slush to develop and conditions on the rink are no longer suitable for skating. Please refrain from using the outdoor rink while the red flag is up. As temperatures fluctuate during the next ...

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L’apprentissage par la musique

Feb 27, 2018 @ 09:00   Les élèves de la 3e année à l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa) se sont bien amusés lors de leur cours de musique avec l’enseignant de musique, M. Kirk Whitlock.   Ils ont appris à jouer la chanson Popcorn avec des Boomwhackers (tubes qui produisent un son quand on les frappe sur un objet ou sur une ...

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Learning through music

Feb 27, 2018 @ 09:00   Grade 3 students at École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) had a time in Mr. Kirk Whitlock’s music class last week.   They learned how to play the Popcorn song with Boomwhackers, a percussion instrument that consists of tubes that make noise when you hit them against an object or a body part. The young musicians definitely ...

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Legion Poster Contest

Feb 25, 2018 @ 11:26   École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) is proud of all their students who took part in this year’s Legion Poster Contest.   Congratulations to Isabella Gingras, Havana Thibodeau-Bello, Adriana Casavant, Izabelle Lévesque-Gagnon and Madison Hamel who placed in Wawa.   Grade 3 student Adriana Casavant placed 1st in Wawa and in the White River to Massey district. ...

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Additional Visitor Restrictions Imposed at Sault Area Hospital’s Emergency Department

Feb 24, 2018 @ 18:26 In light of an increase in the number of patients presenting to the Emergency Department with Influenza-like illness, Sault Area Hospital (SAH) has now imposed visitor restrictions for the Emergency Department (ED). Effective immediately, the Emergency Department will be closed to visitors until further notice.  Exceptions may be permitted on compassionate grounds and at the ...

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Kenora OPP – Hwy 17 Closed due to Fatal Collision (UPDATE 17:08)

Feb 23, 2018 @ 17:08 Members of the Kenora Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with the assistance of Technical Traffic Collison Investigators (TTCI), Forensic Identification Units (FISU) and the OPP Highway Safety Division (HSD) are investigating a fatal motor vehicle collision on Highway 17. On Friday, February 23, 2018 at approximately 8:30 a.m, the Kenora OPP was ...

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Mixed Curling Standings – February 23

Feb 23, 2018 @ 12:44 Team Rank Wins G.P. TERRIS, Tom 1 12 14 LESCHISHIN, Mark 2 10 14 HOFFMANN, Jim 3 8 14 BOYD, Katherine 4 6 14 SPENCER, Reg 4 6 14 SZEKELY, Marc 4 6 14 HALL, Jennifer 7 4 13 McCOY, Joe 8 3 13 Schedule for Thursday – March 1,  2018 Ice 1 Ice 2 ...

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The Wawa Ladies Bonspiel Earlybird Deadline Is February 27, 2018!

Feb 23, 2018 @ 12:31 The annual Wawa Ladies Bonspiel is fast approaching so get your brooms out and join in the fun.  The bonspiel will be held March 23 – 25, 2018. The team registration fee includes a delicious meal and live entertainment.  The theme this year is ‘Around the World’, so start thinking about your costumes for the ...

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SJD Goes to Searchmont

Feb 23, 2018 @ 08:47     On February 14th, Valentine’s Day, 30 students hit the slopes at the Searchmont Ski Resort in Sault Ste. Marie.  After receiving lessons from qualified instructors the skiers and snowboarders enjoyed a sunny, warm day on the slopes.  Mrs. Bernath and Mr. Culhane were so impressed with how well the students persevered through some ...

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