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Les élèves de l’école Sacré-Coeur débordent de générosité

Cette année, le personnel de l’école Sacré-Cœur (Chapleau) a pris l’initiative de maximiser leur collecte de denrées alimentaires annuelle du temps des Fêtes. Ainsi, le personnel scolaire a organisé une panoplie d’activités journalières pour sensibiliser les élèves de l’importance des activités de bienfaisance et pour les encourager à s’impliquer. Cette stratégie a porté fruit puisque la campagne d’appui de l’école ...

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École Sacré-Coeur students stand out for generosity

This year, staff at École Sacré-Coeur (Chapleau) made a commitment to maximize their annual holiday food drive. Thus, school staff organized a variety of daily activities to make students aware of the importance of charitable activities and to encourage them to become involved. This strategy paid off as the school’s food drive brought together more than 1,000 food items, a ...

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Mixed Curling Standings – January 20

Team Rank Wins G.P. FAHRER, Tom 1 7 8 TERRIS, Tom 2 6 8 McCOY, Joe 3 5 8 BUCKELL, Chris 4 4 8 SWITZER, Anya 4 4 8 HALL, Dave 6 3 8 STOYCHEFF, Peter 6 3 8 SMIT, Brandon 8 0 8 Game Schedule for January 26th, 2023. Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 McCOY STOYCHEFF ...

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Ladies Curling Standings – January 17

RANK WINS G.P. LESCHISHIN, Barb 1 5 6 SPENCER, Diane 1 5 8 BONITZKE, Wendy 3 4 6 BUSSINEAU, Denise 3 4 5 CHIUPKA, Lorna 3 4 8 PARSONS, Rochelle 6 3 8 AMOS, Tracy 7 2 7 MATHIAS, Danette 8 1 8 Game Schedule for January 24th. Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 CHIUPKA LESCHISHIN SPENCER AMOS ...

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Algoma Family Services Welcomes New Director of Service

Algoma Family Services (AFS) is pleased to announce Stephanie Fetherston, M.S.W., R.S.W., as the new Director of Services, effective January 16, 2023. Stephanie replaces Sandie Leith who retired last December. Prior to her arrival at AFS, Stephanie was the Professional Services Director at THRIVE Child Development Centre. Over her twenty-year career, she has worked as a leader and clinical social ...

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The Wawa Ladies Curling Bonspiel is Back!

After a lengthy hiatus, the ladies curling bonspiel is back!  Dust off your brooms and make plans with your friends for a fun weekend!  The ladies curling bonspiel will be held March 24 – 26, 2023 at the Michipicoten Memorial Community Centre.  The cost is $300.00 per team and includes a delicious meal and dance.  The theme this year is ...

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Let’s Get to Work Creating Welcoming Communities in Northern Ontario

Jan 17, 2023 at 08:03 What role do organizations play in creating welcoming communities and do they have the resources to do so? This is the question Northern Policy Institute wanted answered by employers and service providers throughout Ontario’s northern regions.   In February 2022, Northern Policy Institute and organizations across Northern Ontario launched a data-collection exercise to hear from ...

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Men’s Curling Standings – January 16

Team Rank Wins GP FAHRER, Tom 1 7 9 TERRIS, Tom 1 7 9 McCOY, Joe 3 6 9 MITRIKAS, Erik 4 4 9 HALE, Ron 5 2 9 MORRIS, Lucas 6 1 9 Game Schedule for January 23, 2023. Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 TERRIS MORRIS FAHRER MITRIKAS HALE McCOY    

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Robinson Huron Treaty Leadership, Ontario and Canada Government Representatives Begin Mediation Proceedings

The Robinson Huron Treaty Litigation Fund (RHTLF) leadership and the governments of Canada and Ontario will begin mediated discussions today with the Honourable Murray Sinclair serving as the mediator. On Thursday, Justice Hennessy agreed to an adjournment which will delay Stage Three proceedings by two weeks to allow all parties to come together for settlement discussions.   Stage Three – ...

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Hornepayne School Buses – Cancelled

Jan 17, 2023 at 06:32 Due to the icy road conditions and in the interest of safety, all school related transportation services are cancelled today for the Hornepayne area.  Schools will remain open; however, no transportation will be provided.

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Northlander train set order: A time to celebrate or remain vigilant?

The Government of Ontario may have finally taken its first real tangible step forward to make passenger rail service in the northeast a reality.   The Associate Minister of Transportation, Stan Cho, and his ministerial colleagues — Victor Fedeli (MPP for Nipissing), George Pirie (Timmins) and Graydon Smith (Parry Sound-Muskoka) — were among those who announced an investment of $139.5 ...

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Mixed Curling Standings – January 12

Team Rank Wins G.P. FAHRER, Tom 1 6 7 TERRIS, Tom 1 6 7 McCOY, Joe 3 5 7 BUCKELL, Chris 4 3 6 HALL, Dave 5 2 6 STOYCHEFF, Peter 5 2 6 SWITZER, Anya 5 2 6 SMIT, Brandon 8 0 7 Game Schedule January 19th, 2023. Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 TERRIS SWITZER HALL ...

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Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre announces new strategy geared for growth

The Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre (SSMIC) announced its new multi-year strategic plan to expand its mission to support and initiate economic growth across the Algoma region.   “We share the responsibility to create more jobs within our region and our plan includes making significant investments into our programs and services to help accomplish that,’ explains Peter Bruijns, Executive Director ...

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Update regarding LCBO Cybersecurity Incident

LCBO has experienced a cybersecurity incident, affecting online sales through LCBO.com. Immediate steps were taken to contain the issue, including disabling customer access to both LCBO.com and our mobile app while we engaged with third-party experts to conduct a forensics investigation. At this time, we can confirm that an unauthorized party embedded malicious code into our website that was designed ...

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Wawa Ladies Curling Standings – January 10

RANK WINS G.P. LESCHISHIN, Barb 1 5 6 BONITZKE, Wendy 2 4 6 SPENCER, Diane 2 4 7 BUSSINEAU, Denise 4 3 4 CHIUPKA, Lorna 4 3 7 PARSONS, Rochelle 4 3 7 AMOS, Tracy 7 2 6 MATHIAS, Danette 8 1 7 Game Schedule for January 17th Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 AMOS PARSONS BONITZKE BUSSINEAU ...

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