I am writing in advance of the Thunder Bay City Council’s debate on the ‘proximity principle’ that will be held on Monday, October 30. I wanted to share some information on this subject, as well as some quick facts about the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO).   Who is the NWMO?   Founded in 2002, the Nuclear Waste Management Organization ...

Maamwesying North Shore Community Health Services Inc., as a core partner of the Maamwesying Ontario Health Team and Health Sciences North, announced the signing of a collaboration agreement Monday aimed at transforming health care for Indigenous peoples by embracing their unique cultural knowledge, traditional practices, medicines and improving access and awareness of Indigenous Health Services available in the North East ...

The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) announced today that electricity prices under the Regulated Price Plan (RPP) for households, small business and farms will increase as of November 1, 2023. The winter Time-of-Use (TOU) hours and the change in the threshold for residential customers on Tiered pricing will take effect November 1 as usual.     Also effective November 1, 2023, ...

Students from École secondaire catholique Trillium (Chapleau) recently had the opportunity to welcome three wonderful guests who recently immigrated to Canada immigrant families during their French class. These guests shared stories about their countries of origin, their decision to come to Canada and their journey leading to obtaining the Canadian citizenship. These discussions enabled the students to make a number ...

Dans leur cours de Français, des élèves de l’école secondaire catholique Trillium (Chapleau) ont tout récemment eu la chance d’accueillir trois formidables invités issus de l’immigration. Ces invités ont partagé des témoignages sur leur pays d’origine, leur décision de venir au Canada ainsi que leur parcours dans l’obtention de leur citoyenneté canadienne. Ces partages ont permis aux élèves de faire ...

Wetlands play an essential role in water filtering, flood prevention, and serve as a habitat for many species. Currently, provincial policies are in place to preserve wetlands, but at what cost? In Northern Policy Institute’s latest report, authors Don and Laura McConnell set out to examine if the current province-wide rules protecting wetlands disproportionately affect Northern Ontario’s economic growth. The ...

NOSM University’s new Assistant Dean, Resident Affairs completed both his MD and residency training in Sudbury. Dr. Sean Sullivan has been practising as a broad-scope family physician with special interests in medical education, physician and learner wellness, and 2SLGBTQ+ health. An Associate Professor at NOSM University, Dr. Sullivan is an active teacher and preceptor of medical students and residents and is a primary ...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in Canadian women.  It is the second leading cause of death, with one in eight women being diagnosed with Breast Cancer in their lifetime.   “We all know someone who has been affected by cancer in some way” says Wawa Firefighter Ray Renaud, who organized the ...

Staff and students at St. Augustine French Immersion Catholic School have had a great start to the new school year!   Together, with our parish, we welcomed Father Joe to Wawa! He joined us for a Meet and Greet and then returned the following week for our annual, “Blessing of the Backpacks” celebration. Father Joe traveled to Sault Ste. Marie ...

The Workplace Safety North Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Mike Parent as interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Workplace Safety North (WSN). Mike served as WSN Vice President of Health and Safety Services since 2015, and is a former paramedic, miner, mine rescue volunteer, and mining health and safety manager.   Lydia Renton, Chair ...

With the intention to help families support their children’s learning, the Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon Parents’ Participation Committee will offer throughout this year a series of 11 sessions on a variety of themes related to learning and well-being. In light of the important contributions of parents to the learning and well-being of students, the school board wishes to support and ...

The Algoma Highlands Conservancy (AHC) is pleased to announce that it has received $130,000 in funding through the Government of Canada’s Natural Heritage Conservation Program, part of Canada’s Nature Fund, towards its recent acquisition of the Ebare Tract. The acquisition adds 134 ha (332 acres) to the conservancy’s 1180-ha holdings located 30 km north of Sault Ste. Marie encompasses King ...

Félicitations aux Loups de l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa)! Leurs équipes de soccer junior et sénior ont remporté le championnat ainsi que la consolation contre 8 autres équipes lors d’un tournoi regroupant des écoles élémentaires de la région. Continuez de faire preuve de ténacité et d’esprit d’équipe!

Congratulations to the Loups from École Saint-Joseph (Wawa)! Their junior and senior soccer teams won the championship and consolation against eight other teams in a elementary schools regional soccer tournament.

  A resident of Marathon, ON has won $10,000.00 after hitting a hole-in-one during a recent annual golf tournament in Marathon, Ontario.   Jim Principe and his golf partner Vinnie Nabigon took part in the two-day– Souckey Chiropractic Two-man Scramble Golf Tournament held at Peninsula Golf Course in Marathon on September 2/3.   On the very first shot of his ...