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U18 Legionnaires Bring the Gold Home!

This past weekend our U18 Legionnaires took home GOLD at the Silver Stick Tournament in Sudbury! Our team of 15 young men from Wawa, Dubreilville, Chapleau and Hornepayne had a flawless 6-game winning streak and finished off the finals with a 3-0 win vs the New Tecumseth TNT Tornados to earn the right to take home the banner! Please join ...

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Men’s Curling Standings – November 28

Team Rank Wins GP MITRIKAS, Erik 1 3 3 TERRIS, Tom 1 3 3 McCoy, Joe 3 2 3 FAHRER, Tom 4 1 3 HALE, Ron 5 0 3 MORRIS, Lucas 5 0 3 Game Schedule – December 5th, 2022 Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 MITRIKAS TERRIS HALE McCOY MHS FAHRER

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Wawa Curling Club holds Curling Clinics

  This past weekend the Curling Club was busy.  Rob and Rejeanne MacLeod, Curling Instructors from Sault Ste. Marie were in Wawa to show local “curlers” the various skills and strategies found in curling.  Curling can be enjoyed by all ages and is good exercise (non-curlers don’t appreciate the effort in sweeping). Everyone got the chance to participate in an ...

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Hornepayne’s Municipal Council was officially sworn in

Hornepayne’s Municipal Council was officially sworn in November 15th, 2022 in the Municipal Council Chambers.   Incumbent Mayor Chery Fort, incumbent Councillors Belinda Kistemaker, Peter Kistemaker and Drago Stefanic and new Councillor Ted Scheniman were all acclaimed which eliminated the need for an election.   This is Mayor Fort’s second term as Mayor and her third term on Council. She ...

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Mixed Curling Standings – November 24

Team Rank Wins G.P. FAHRER, Tom 1 3 3 McCOY, Joe 1 3 3 TERRIS, Tom 3 2 3 BUCKELL, Chris 4 1 3 STOYCHEFF, Peter 4 1 2 SWITZER, Anya 4 0 3 HALL, Dave 7 0 2 SMIT, Brandon 7 0 3 Game Schedule for December 1, 2022: Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 McCOY HALL ...

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Wawa Cross Country Runner End Season

The Wawa Cross Country runners finished off their season with runners competing at OFSAA in early November.  Our team consists of runners from both MHS and ESJ, running as one team. OFSAA brings together athletes from all over Ontario and is one of the biggest cross country meets in the world with over 1500 athletes competing! Almost all of our ...

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Ladies Curling Standings – November 22

RANK WINS G.P. BUSSINEAU, Denise 1 3 3 CHIUPKA, Lorna 2 2 3 LESCHISHIN, Barb 2 2 3 AMOS, Tracy 4 1 2 MATHIAS, Danette 4 1 3 SPENCER, Diane 4 1 3 BONITZKE, Wendy 4 1 2 PARSONS, Rochelle 8 0 3 Game Schedule for November 29th, 2022 Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 CHIUPKA BONITZKE AMOS ...

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Men’s Curling Standings – November 22

We are pleased to have a team from Michipicoten High School skipped by Lucas Morris in the League.   Team Rank Wins GP MITRIKAS, Erik 1 2 2 TERRIS, Tom 1 2 2 FAHRER, Tom 3 1 2 McCoy, Joe 3 1 2 HALE, Ron 5 0 2 MORRIS, Lucas 5 0 2 Game Schedule for November 28th, 2022 Ice ...

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ÉS Saint-Joseph athletes perform great sporting feats

  Since the start of the school year and the return of sports competitions, the Chevaliers of École secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) have performed great feats! The junior and senior girls’ basketball teams as well as the junior boys’ volleyball team were able to qualify for the North Shore Secondary Schools Athletic Association (NSSSAA) finals. The cross-country running team stood out ...

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ÉS Saint-Joseph – Les Chevaliers effectuent de grandes prouesses sportives

  Depuis la rentrée scolaire et la reprise des compétitions sportives, les Chevaliers de l’École secondaire Saint-Joseph ne cessent d’effectuer de grandes prouesses! Les équipes de basket-ball filles juniors et seniors ainsi que l’équipe de volley-ball garçons juniors ont pu se qualifier pour les finales de l’Association athlétique des écoles secondaires de la Rive-Nord (NSSSAA) du lac Supérieur. L’équipe de course de ...

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FONOM welcomes new Highway Safety Standard

The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) is applauding the provincial government’s recent announcement that bare pavement on Northern highways will now be required within 12 hours of a winter storm. “FONOM would like to thank Minister of Transportation Caroline Mulroney and the provincial government for making this critical change,” said FONOM President Danny Whalen. “Highways in Northern Ontario connect ...

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Algoma District School Board – School as Normal Monday

As media will know, negotiations between the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and the government has resulted in a tentative agreement. Therefore, the Algoma District Board (ADSB) was pleased to advise parents on Sunday evening that there will be no disruption to learning and no need to move to remote learning this week.  ADSB is pleased that a tentative ...

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Mixed Curling Standings – November 17

The 2022-23 Mixed Curling League has begun. The league welcomes several new curlers to the sport and league.   Team Rank Wins G.P. FAHRER, Tom 1 2 2 McCOY, Joe 1 2 2 BUCKELL, Chris 3 1 2 STOYCHEFF, Peter 3 1 1 TERRIS, Tom 3 1 2 HALL, Dave 6 0 1 SMIT, Brandon 6 0 2 SWITZER, Anya ...

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Algoma District School Board Regarding CUPE – Strike Notice

Wednesday morning, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) filed strike notice, advising that its members will be on strike starting Monday, November 21st, 2022. For the Algoma District School Board (ADSB), this union includes custodial and maintenance employees and cafeteria employees in Sault Secondary schools. On Friday afternoon, ADSB provided an update to all ADSB families regarding the CUPE ...

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Game Schedule for 5th Annual Lori Johnson Memorial Hockey Tournament

After not being able to have spectators last year – the organizers of this year’s 5th Annual Lori Johnson Memorial Hockey Tournament are looking forward to full stands of spectators enjoying some great hockey playing. Friday, November 18th 1 19:00 Moose on the Loose (Wawa) vs Excuses (Chapleau) 2 20:00 WA2 (Wawa) vs Danger Rangerzz (SSM) 3 21:00 The Vigilantes ...

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