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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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FONOM joins with Police Departments and Association to discuss Catch and Release

Members of the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) Board met with the Sault Ste. Marie Police Services Board Chair, Sault Ste. Marie Police Service, Timmins Police Service, and the North Bay Police Association, to discuss the negative impacts Federal Bill C75 is having on communities across Ontario. During a FONOM Board meeting in July 2022, Sault Ste. Marie’s Police ...

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Wawa Mixed Curling Standings – February 17

Team Rank Wins G.P. McCOY, Joe 1 3 3 TERRIS, Tom 1 3 3 BUCKELL, Chris 3 2 3 FAHRER, Tom 3 2 3 HALL, Dave 5 1 3 SMIT, Brandon 6 0 2 STOYCHEFF, Peter 6 0 2 SWITZER, Anya 6 0 3 Game Schedule for February 23rd: Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 SWITZER TERRIS McCOY ...

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Red Pine Exploration – Drill Program continues to define gold mineralization

Red Pine Exploration Inc. reported new drill results from its continuing exploration program. The results demonstrate the pervasiveness of gold mineralization over broad areas surrounding the Surluga resource, including significant intersections in the hanging wall of the Jubilee Shear Zone at the 100%-owned Wawa project, northern Ontario. Significant intersections in the Minto B/Jubilee Triangle confirm the presence and continuity of ...

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Great student spirit at ÉSC Trillium

Students at École secondaire catholique Trillium (Chapleau) displayed great school spirit and creativity during the theme day “ANYTHING but a hat”! Several students and staff members went to school wearing various funny objects as hats, including a colander, a lampshade, a box or even a sloth. Who would have believed it!

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Un superbe esprit d’école à l’ÉSC Trillium

Les Coyotes de l’École secondaire catholique Trillium (Chapleau) ont fait preuve d’un bel esprit d’école et d’une grande créativité lors de la journée thématique «TOUT sauf un chapeau»! Plusieurs élèves et membres du personnel sont allés à l’école en portant divers objets rigolos en guise de chapeau, dont une passoire, un abat-jour, une boîte ou encore un paresseux. Qui l’aurait ...

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Ladies Curling Standings – February 15

RANK WINS G.P. LESCHISHIN, Barb 1 9 10 BUSSINEAU, Denise 2 8 11 BONITZKE, Wendy 3 7 11 SPENCER, Diane 3 7 12 PARSONS, Rochelle 5 5 11 CHIUPKA, Lorna 6 4 12 MATHIAS, Danette 7 3 12 AMOS, Tracy 8 2 11 Game Schedule for February 21st at 7 p.m. Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 MATHIAS ...

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