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Le Service de police tribale de Wikwemikong s’allie avec des chercheurs de l’Université de l’EMNO pour offrir de la formation et un programme de services policiers tenant compte des traumatismes

Le Service de police tribale de Wikwemikong et des chercheurs de l’Université de l’EMNO collaborent pour concevoir une approche policière autochtone qui tient compte de la culture et des traumatismes. Cette initiative a reçu une Subvention pour la sécurité communautaire et les services policiers du gouvernement de l’Ontario de 1 120 500 $. L’initiative vise à améliorer la résilience communautaire concernant le ...

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The NWMO appoints new Board of Directors Chair and member

The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Chair and member to its Board of Directors. The Board of Directors is responsible for oversight of the NWMO and takes a leadership role in the development of the corporation’s strategic direction, as the NWMO implements Canada’s plan for the safe, long-term management of used ...

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SSM Missing Person: Public Assistance Requested – LOCATED

Jul 19, 2022 at 20:08 Grace McClelland has been located safely and is no longer considered missing. Jul 19, 2022 at 07:39 The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service is requesting public assistance to locate 14 year old Grace McClelland. She was last seen on the 18th July 2022 at approximately 8:00pm. Grace was wearing a tan coloured tank top with ...

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James Webb Space Telescope – Success

  It is often said, a picture is worth a thousand words and the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope did not disappoint. During the news conference on July 12, the world had a ringside seat to the most remarkable images of the universe ever taken. Over the hour, five images left us wanting more. This is only ...

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FONOM concerned with criminal justice system’s practice of “catch and release” in Northern Communities

The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) is creating a Northern Working Group to focus on the issue of catch and release justice and will be bringing its concerns about the negative impact of the practice to the province during the upcoming Association of Municipalities of Ontario Annual General Meeting and Conference in August. The measures come after the FONOM ...

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Generation Mining Acquires Option On Construction Camp In Marathon

Generation Mining Limited announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Generation PGM Inc. (“Gen PGM”), which is developing the Marathon Palladium Copper Project near Marathon, Ontario, has entered into an agreement with Valard Equipment LP for the lease of a construction camp located in Marathon, Ontario until June 30, 2023 and an option, exercisable at Gen PGM’s discretion, to purchase the Camp ...

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Letter – Water Main Breaks in Hornepayne

Dear Brenda, We are but one of many stories of current water main breaks in the town of Hornepayne. The main at the road in front of our home broke on or about June 22nd (likely before, we noticed, about then, the front lawn was saturated). We noticed at the same time a slow water seepage coming from under the ...

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NOSM University researchers part of Canadian team receiving $10 million to research SARS-CoV-2 medications

On Thursday, July 7, 2022 the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Federal Minister of Health, announced $10M in research funding to establish the Canadian ADAptive Platform Trial of COVID-19 Therapeutics in Community Settings (Can-ADAPT COVID). Dr. Barb Zelek, Associate Professor at NOSM University, and Dr. Brianne Wood, NOSM University/Thunder Bay Regional Health Research Institute Associate Scientist, are part of the research team ...

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CSC Nouvelon students honoured with Bishop Alexander Carter Foundation Scholarship

This year, 16 Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon students were awarded a Bishop Alexander Carter Foundation Scholarship. The Foundation’s Performance Excellence Scholarship, valued at $1,000, was awarded to graduates of Catholic secondary schools in the Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie who distinguished themselves as: enlightened believer, effective communicator, thoughtful thinker, independent learner, collaborator, considerate person and responsible citizen. The Foundation’s Excellence ...

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Des élèves finissants du CSC Nouvelon se méritent la Bourse de la Fondation Bishop Alexander Carter

Cette année, la Fondation Bishop Alexander Carter a présenté des bourses de mérite à 16 élèves du Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon. D’une valeur de 1 000 $, la bourse d’excellence de rendement global fut remise à des finissants d’écoles secondaires catholiques du diocèse de Sault Ste-Marie qui se sont illustrés en tant que : croyant éclairé, communicateur efficace, penseur réfléchi, élève ...

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Join Fringe North Festival for a multi-arts experience

The Fringe North Festival, proud member of the Canadian Association of Fringe Festivals, is pleased to announce that this year’s festival is fast approaching! The multi-arts experience will take place from August 18 – 21, 2022. The Fringe Team will be presenting the full lineup of performers and events for the upcoming festival in the following weeks. Audiences will enjoy ...

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LDHC Palliative Care Program’s Annual Memorial Butterfly Release

The LDHC Palliative Care Program is excited to welcome our live butterflies back this year! We are inviting the community to join us for this in-person family event, which will include music, children’s activities, refreshments and the release of live butterflies. As this is a memorial celebration, attendees are invited to purchase a butterfly for $20 and release the butterfly ...

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Happenings at Wawa First United Church

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. Thank you to all who made the Outdoor Interdenominational Service at LDHC a great success. The Congregations of St. Paul’s Anglican Church & ...

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Tourism and Forestry Industry Shake Hands

  Float planes were still grounded as ice persisted on the fly-in remote lakes, but the hand shakes were warm and genuine. Hornepayne Lumber, Columbia Forest Products and Pine Portage Lodge (a Resource-Based Tourism Operator) have signed a Resource Stewardship Agreement (RSA) for the forest surrounding Hornepayne, Ontario. This is indeed a milestone, as it is the first RSA to ...

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