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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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  

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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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Men’s Curling Standings – February 23

Team Rank Wins GP FAHRER, Tom 1 11 14 TERRIS, Tom 1 11 14 McCOY, Joe 3 8 14 MITRIKAS, Eric 4 6 14 HALE, Ron 5 4 14 MORRIS, Lucas 6 2 14 Game schedule for Monday, February 27th, 2023. Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 TERRIS NORRIS FAHRER MITRIKAS HALE McCOY  

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New initiative supports local Métis businesses

The Huron-Superior Regional Métis Community (Métis Nation of Ontario Region 4) has launched a new initiative that will invest in the growth of Métis-owned small businesses within the region.   “Local small businesses are the backbone of any economy, and our people have been entrepreneurs since the day of the Fur Trade” says Regional Councillor, Mitch Case. “The goal of ...

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Wawa Ladies Curling – February 28

RANK WINS G.P. LESCHISHIN, Barb 1 11 12 BUSSINEAU, Denise 2 9 13 BONITZKE, Wendy 3 8 12 SPENCER, Diane 4 7 13 PARSONS, Rochelle 5 5 12 CHIUPKA, Lorna 6 4 13 MATHIAS, Danette 7 3 13 AMOS, Tracy 8 3 12 Game Schedule for February 28, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 ...

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A Dental Hygienist Visits SJD Kindergarten Room

  The Kindergarten students at Sir James Dunn Public School are learning about community helpers.  Last week two chefs made a visit and this week they were lucky to have Miss Senecal, a dental hygienist visit. The little ones now know that they have 20 teeth when they are younger and they could have up to 32 teeth when they ...

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