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Game Schedule for 5th Annual Lori Johnson Memorial Hockey Tournament

After not being able to have spectators last year – the organizers of this year’s 5th Annual Lori Johnson Memorial Hockey Tournament are looking forward to full stands of spectators enjoying some great hockey playing. Friday, November 18th 1 19:00 Moose on the Loose (Wawa) vs Excuses (Chapleau) 2 20:00 WA2 (Wawa) vs Danger Rangerzz (SSM) 3 21:00 The Vigilantes ...

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HSCDSB – CUPE Strike & Transition to Remote Learning

Dear Families of the Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board: As always, I hope this communication finds you and your families well. I write to you today regarding the recent announcement from CUPE indicating that they have intentions to fully withdraw their services in schools as of Monday, November 21, if a collective agreement is not reached. In light of this ...

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CSC Nouvelon – CUPE notice of full strike action Monday, November 21, 2022

November 17, 2022 Subject: Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Strike Dear parent or guardian, The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) issued a notice of full strike action on Monday, November 21, 2022 if a new contractual agreement is not reached by then with the Ontario government. Within the CSC Nouvelon, this union represents janitorial and maintenance staff. All ...

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Ladies Curling Standings – November 15

RANK WINS G.P. BUSSINEAU, Denise 1 2 2 AMOS, Tracy 2 1 1 CHIUPKA, Lorna 2 1 2 LESCHISHIN, Barb 2 1 2 MATHIAS, Danette 2 1 2 SPENCER, Diane 2 1 2 BONITZKE, Wendy 7 0 1 PARSONS, Rochelle 8 0 2   Game Schedule for November 22, 2022 at 7 p.m. Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice ...

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Argonaut Gold expresses Sympathy in Death of Contractor

Argonaut Gold Inc. regrets to announce a fatal accident occurred at its Magino Project in northern Ontario. On Monday, November 14th at approximately 10:57 am, an isolated incident occurred involving a contractor working on the construction of the mill facility which has resulted in a fatality. “We are profoundly saddened by this accident. The safety of our employees and contractors ...

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Rotary Club of Wawa Launches 2022 Wawa Rotary Online Auction!

The Rotary Club of Wawa is holding it’s third Wawa Rotary Online Auction with bidding beginning on Sunday, November 2oth to Saturday, November 26th at 11 p.m. Registering to bid is easy, you just need your name, email address, phone number and a made-up password. No credit or debit cards are required. You will then get a confirmation email with ...

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Broken promises mar unique history of Métis experience in treaty making

The Halfbreed Adhesion to Treaty No. 3 is the only instance of a Métis community collectively adhering to one of the historic treaties negotiated with First Nations across Canada. As a part of Treaties Recognition Week, the Northwestern Ontario Métis Community is raising awareness about the “Halfbreeds of Rainy Lake and Rainy River.” In the 1870s, Métis pressed their land ...

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Not enough for Older Canadians in Fall Budget Update

The 2022 Fall Economic Statement, released November 3 outlines the government’s plan to “continue to help Canadians with the cost of living and building a Canada where nobody gets left behind.” CARP, Canada’s largest advocacy agency on behalf of Canadians aged 65 and above is concerned that very little in the update is directed at older Canadians. According to Statistics ...

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Letter – The Wawa Christmas Hamper Fund Could Use Your Help

Wawa Christmas Hamper Fund October 20, 2021 Greetings Everyone! It is the season for the Wawa Christmas Hampers once again. The hamper program has been in Wawa since the early 1960’s and is used extensively during the holiday season. The year 2020 proved challenging due to COVID 19. We were able to provide 157 recipients with PPE equipment along with ...

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HSCDSB Board – Schools to transition to Remote Learning Monday, November 7th

November 4, 2022 Dear Families of the Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board: We can appreciate how challenging things have been this past week or so with all of the uncertainty about your child’s learning and all that we see transpiring in the media with respect to the government and CUPE. I send you this communication, with an additional contingency plan ...

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Golden Sky Project Update

Angus Gold is pleased to announce an update on exploration activity at its wholly-owned Golden Sky Project in Wawa, Ontario. In 2022, we will successfully complete drilling campaigns totalling approximately 42 boreholes 9,500 A meter focused on multiple gold targets along the Dorset Deformation Zone and Banded Iron Formation. Based on the promising visual results, over the summer the company ...

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ADSB – School on Friday Continues

As you are likely aware, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (known as CUPE), has announced that its members will be on strike/or walkout on Friday, Nov. 4, even if the Ontario government proceeds with passing legislation to impose a contract. For the Algoma District School Board, this union includes our custodial and maintenance employees and our cafeteria employees in ...

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HSCDSB Responds to Anticipated Labour Action – No School Friday

After thoughtful consideration, the Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board has made the decision to limit access to schools this Friday if the political protest takes place by CUPE employees.  This means that students are not to attend school this Friday, November 4th.    CUPE represents many workers in the board, including school and board office clerical,caretakers, dayworkers and maintenance staff, ...

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Shine the Light on Woman Abuse

Shine the Light on Woman Abuse is a registered trademarked public awareness campaign of the London Abused Women’s Centre. The campaign was launched in 2010 in London, Ontario, Canada and continues to spread across our country and beyond. The goals of the Shine the Light on Woman Abuse campaign are: to raise awareness of men’s violence against women by turning ...

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Faire la lumière sur la violence faite aux femmes

Pleins feux sur la violence faite aux femmes est une campagne de sensibilisations du public déposée du centre London’s Abused Women’s Centre. La campagne a débuté en 2010 et continue à travers notre pays et au-delà. Les buts du campagne Pleins feux sur la violence faites aux femmes sont : sensibiliser les citoyens à la violence des hommes contre les ...

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