Dans le cadre de cours Français 12e année, les élèves de l’école secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) ont participé à une évaluation sommative fort originale portant sur la pièce de théâtre Le chien, de l’auteur franco-ontarien Jean-Marc Dalpé. Comme tâche, l’enseignante Mme Bouffard a préparé une salle d’évasion dans laquelle les élèves devaient utiliser leurs connaissances du roman et de l’auteur afin ...
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Churchill Announces Acquisition of 100% Interest in White River Diamond Property, Ontario
Churchill Resources Inc. has exercised an existing option to acquire a 100% interest in certain mineral properties with prospective diamond targets plus potential nickel and lithium targets located immediately west of the town of White River, Ontario. A subsidiary of the Company entered into an option agreement on February 9th, 2017 with Rudolph Wahl and Frederick Lowndes to acquire a ...
Read More »MHS Boy’s Curling Team brings home the gold and the NSSSAA banner!
Earlier this week the MHS Boys Curling team headed to Longlac for this year’s NSSSAA (North Shore Secondary Schools Athletic Association) curling competition. Lucas (Skip), Kaiden (Vice), Brady (Second) and Liam (First) learned to read the ice quickly and came to play, winning their first two games 11-0 and 11-1 respectively. Their last game was a nail-biter for the first half but by ...
Read More »Mixed Curling Standings – March 3
Team Rank Wins G.P. BUCKELL, Chris 1 4 5 McCOY, Joe 1 4 5 TERRIS, Tom 1 4 5 FAHRER, Tom 4 3 5 HALL, Dave 4 3 5 SWITZER, Anya 6 1 5 SMIT, Brandon 7 0 4 STOYCHEFF, Peter 7 0 4 Curling Schedule for March 9, 2023 Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 BUCKELL SWITZER ...
Read More »Ontario Expanding Cancer Coverage for Firefighters
The Ontario government is expanding cancer coverage for firefighters. These changes will make it faster and easier for these heroes and their families to access the compensation and supports they deserve for thyroid and pancreatic cancers from the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB). “In every community, firefighters are on the front lines each and every day saving lives,” said ...
Read More »Ontario Autism Coalition to Visit Queen’s Park
The Ontario Autism Coalition (OAC) will visit Queen’s Park on March 6th, 2023 to engage with politicians and policymakers who are responsible for the delayed Ontario Autism Program. The visit will include a news conference in the media studio at 10:00 AM with members of the OAC and MPP Monique Taylor. The purpose of the OAC’s visit to Queen’s Park ...
Read More »Algoma Council on Domestic Violence (ACDV) sees increase in violence against Women in Algoma
Algoma Council on Domestic Violence (ACDV) is deeply saddened at the recent violence we have seen against women in our communities across Algoma. The Algoma Council on Domestic Violence (ACDV) is a culturally inclusive Council that will strive to change community attitudes towards family violence focusing on woman abuse, through education and advocacy, while promoting community safety and well-being. Our ...
Read More »ADSB and CUPE Ratify four-year collective agreement
The Algoma District School Board (ADSB) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 16, representing custodial and maintenance staff have ratified a four-year local collective agreement to cover the period from September 1, 2022, to August 31, 2026. Previously at the provincial table, a central agreement was ratified between CUPE and the Government of Ontario / Ontario Public ...
Read More »Wawa Ladies Curling – March 1
RANK WINS G.P. LESCHISHIN, Barb 1 12 13 BUSSINEAU, Denise 2 9 14 BONITZKE, Wendy 2 9 13 SPENCER, Diane 4 7 14 PARSONS, Rochelle 5 5 13 CHIUPKA, Lorna 6 4 14 MATHIAS, Danette 6 4 14 AMOS, Tracy 6 4 13 Game Schedule for March 7th at 7:00 p.m. Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 LESCHISHIN ...
Read More »Triples Curling
You may ask what is Triples Curling? As it may sound, the game is played with (3) players. The game is six (6) ends and each player throws two (2) rocks. There is only one (1) person allowed to sweep the rock until the far “hog-line”, then either the thrower or the skip can assist with the sweeping. The game ...
Read More »Men’s Curling Standings – February 28
Team Rank Wins GP TERRIS, Tom 1 12 15 FAHRER, Tom 2 11 15 McCOY, Joe 3 9 15 MITRIKAS, Eric 4 6 15 HALE, Ron 5 4 14 MORRIS, Lucas 6 2 14 Game schedule for March 6, 2023 Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 McCOY TERRIS MITRIKAS HALE FAHRER MORRIS
Read More »Bus Cancellation – Hornepayne
Due to the inclement weather in the Hornepayne area. All school-related transportation will be cancelled today.
Read More »Canada and Métis Nation of Ontario sign updated Métis self-government agreement
Canada and the Métis Nation of Ontario announced that the parties have signed a Métis Government Recognition and Self Government Implementation Agreement (the “Agreement”). This Agreement builds on a self-government agreement previously signed in 2019 and formal negotiations between the parties that began in 2017. Upon signing this Agreement, Canada officially recognizes that the Métis Nation of Ontario is ...
Read More »Plato Gold Reports on Final Results of Phase I Exploration Program
Plato Gold Corp. is pleased to report the final results from its Phase 1 exploration program completed in November 2022 on the Pic River PGE-Cu Project. The property is located 30 km northwest of Marathon, Ontario and contiguous to the western boundary of Generation Mining Limited’s Marathon Palladium-Copper Project. In November of 2022, Generation Mining received the final environmental approvals ...
Read More »Mixed Curling Standings – February 24
Team Rank Wins G.P. McCOY, Joe 1 4 4 BUCKELL, Chris 2 3 4 TERRIS, Tom 2 3 4 FAHRER, Tom 4 2 4 HALL, Dave 4 2 4 SWITZER, Anya 6 1 4 SMIT, Brandon 7 0 3 STOYCHEFF, Peter 7 0 3 Game schedule for March 2, 2023 Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 SWITZER TERRIS ...
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