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Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation votes YES in NWMO Willingness Vote

Members of Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation (WLON) voted in a willingness decision/referendum to determine if the Nation will progress into a site characterization process for NWMO’s proposed Deep Geological Repository (DGR) in WLON’s traditional territory. For over a decade, Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation has been involved in discussions and information sharing through a “Learn More Agreement” with the Nuclear Waste ...

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Blastomycosis Spikes in Area

Recently there has been a spike in the number of Blastomycosis cases in the Northeast area with reports coming in from areas around us from Missinabie to Marathon. The cases have involved not only many dogs but an increase in humans not only getting sick but dying very quickly leaving many families in shock as to what is happening! What ...

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Men’s Curling Standings – November 19

Team Rank Wins GP FAHRER, Tom 1 2 3 HALE, Ron 1 2 3 McCOY, Joe 1 2 3 TERRIS, Spencer 1 2 3 TERRIS, Tom 1 2 3 BUMSTEAD, Aaron 6 1 3 MITRIKAS, Eric 6 1 3 LESCHISHIN, Mark 8 0 3 Schedule for Monday, November 25, 2024 Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 MITRIKAS FAHRER ...

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Men’s Curling Standings – November 15

Team Rank Wins GP TERRIS, Spencer 1 2 2 BUMSTEAD, Aaron 2 1 2 FAHRER, Tom 2 1 2 HALE, Ron 2 1 2 McCOY, Joe 2 1 2 MITRIKAS, Eric 2 1 2 TERRIS, Tom 2 1 2 LESCHISHIN, Mark 8 0 2 Game Schedule for Monday, November 18: Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 LESHISHIN HALE ...

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Mixed Curling Standings – November 15

Team Rank Wins G.P. LESCHISHIN, Barb 1 2 2 SWITZER, Terry 1 2 2 TERRIS, Tom 1 2 2 BUCKELL, Chris 4 1 1 HALL, Dave 4 1 1 McCoy, Joe 4 1 1 STOYCHOFF, Peter 4 1 2 TREMBLAY, Cheryl 4 1 2 DUGGAN, Sarah 9 0 2 FAHRER, Tom 9 0 2 GLOVER, Justine 9 0 2 Game ...

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7th Annual Lori Johnson Memorial Women’s Hockey Tournament

Schedule of Games: Friday, Nov 15, 2024 1 BEER 6:00 PM Cluster Pucks VS Beer Naked Ladies 2 REC 7:00 PM Regretzkies VS No More Excuses 3 REC 8:00 PM Superior Puckers VS Power Danger Ninja 4 REC 9:00 PM Moose on the Loose VS Snoop Doggz 5 BEER 10:00 PM Fast Eddy’s VS Zero Pucks Saturday, Nov 16, 2024 ...

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the Lou Lukenda Cup: A New Tradition in Collegiate Hockey

Sault College and Lake Superior State University ACHA DII hockey teams are proud to introduce the inaugural Lou Lukenda Cup. This exciting annual series will showcase the talent and competitive spirit of collegiate hockey in the twin Soos as the two teams compete against each other over a series of five games. The series will kick off on November 22, ...

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We Scare Hunger Campaign Results – 2024

Northern Lights Ford had one of the most successful We Scare Hunger campaigns to date! On Monday, November 4th, two F-150’s dropped off non-perishable food items to our local Wawa Community Food Bank.  A cheque for $2010.25 was also presented to the volunteers at the food bank.  Our goal was to fill three F-150’s so, we met our target! Thank ...

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Ladies Curling Standings – November 13

RANK WINS G.P. BUSSINEAU, Denise 1 2 2 LESCHISHIN, Barb 1 2 2 MATHIAS, Danette 1 2 2 SWITZER, Anya 1 2 2 AMOS, Tracy 4 1 2 CHIUPKA, Lorna 4 1 2 PARSONS, Rochelle 4 1 2 TREMBLAY, Cheryl 4 1 2 WATSON, Heather 4 1 2 BONITZKE, Wendy 5 0 2 KRELL, Michelle 5 0 2 SPENCER, Diane ...

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Curling Training

This past weekend the Curling Club was busy.  Rob MacLeod, Curling Instructor from Sault Ste. Marie was in Wawa to show local “curlers” the various skills and strategies found in curling.  Everyone got the chance to participate in an informal practice game at the end of the sessions. BIG THANKS to Rob and the local volunteers. On Friday there were ...

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Autism Coalition Calls for Vulnerable Persons Alert System Following Recent Incident

The Ontario Autism Coalition (OAC) is calling for the immediate implementation of the Vulnerable Persons Alert system in light of the recent incident involving Logan, an 18-year-old autistic individual who went missing in Havelock, Ontario, for over two weeks. While we are relieved that Logan was found safe, this incident highlights significant gaps in our current approach to locating vulnerable ...

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New mental health guide helps small businesses thrive

Workplace Safety North recently released a new “Mental Health Guide for Small Businesses,” designed to help small business owners manage workplace mental health. Created by certified Psychological Health and Safety Advisors, trained by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), this guide offers simple steps to recognize and manage factors that can affect mental health at the workplace. “Investing in mental ...

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2024 Wildland Fire Season

With October 31 marking the last official day of fire season, provincial outdoor burning regulations are no longer in effect.     A total of 480 wildland fires were confirmed in Ontario’s Fire Region between April 1 and October 31 with 89,841.3 hectares burned.    We thank all of our Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services team for their hard work ...

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