Tim Vine, Ontario Liberal Party Candidate for Algoma-Manitoulin is starting off his campaign to become Algoma-Manitoulin’s next MPP in the Northwest portion of the riding. The campaign starts in Chapleau, where Tim will be canvassing voters and hosting a Meet and Greet to meet potential constituents. Tim arrived the afternoon of May 3rd and hit the ground running – heading ...
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Confederation College to Offer Embark, Indigenous STEM Education Program for Another Year
Confederation College is pleased to announce it will continue to offer a one-year certificate program focusing on teaching science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) to Indigenous women and youth. The Embark, Indigenous STEM Education program was introduced in the 2021 school year and aims to remove barriers and ground students in cultural knowledge while helping them excel in STEM fields. ...
Read More »Happenings at First United Church Wawa – May 4
The congregation welcomes everyone to Worship at First United Church. Services are held on Sunday at 11:00 a.m. If anyone has a question or concern please leave a message on the answering machine at the Church (705) 856-2926. The recent Thrift Shop was a huge success. Thank you very much to everyone who helped in so many ways. The Prayer ...
Read More »Bausch + Lomb Partners With TerraCycle to Collect Disposable Contact Lenses Throughout SSM
Eye doctors located in cities throughout Ontario are helping the planet and the local community by reducing waste and keeping otherwise non-recyclable disposable contact lenses and their packaging out of the landfill. Through the Bausch + Lomb Every Contact Counts Recycling Program, consumers are invited to bring all brands of disposable contact lenses and their blister pack packaging to ...
Read More »Ontario Election to be Held on June 2, 2022
Premier Doug Ford today confirmed that the Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, has accepted the premier’s advice to sign a proclamation dissolving the 42nd Parliament of the Province of Ontario, effective as of 4:00 p.m. today. Pursuant to the provisions of the Election Act, the Lieutenant Governor also called for the issuance of writs for the general election ...
Read More »L’élection générale en Ontario se tiendra le 2 juin 2022
Le premier ministre Doug Ford a confirmé aujourd’hui que l’honorable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, lieutenante-gouverneure de l’Ontario, a accepté son conseil de signer la proclamation de dissolution de la 42e Législature de la province de l’Ontario. La dissolution prendra effet aujourd’hui à 16 h. Conformément aux dispositions de la Loi électorale, la lieutenante-gouverneure a également ordonné que le bref pour la tenue ...
Read More »Batchewana FN Police lay Impaired & multiple charges after Driving Complaints made
On April 29, 2022, at approximately 7:00 p.m., members from the Sault Ste Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint of a possible impaired driver on a motorcycle that left a store in Heyden and left in southbound direction on Highway 17 towards Sault Ste Marie. Shortly after 7:30 p.m., members from the Batchewana ...
Read More »Spring By-Hand Festival Returns
Well, it is finally back. The Spring By Hand Festival will be held on Saturday, April 30th at the Michipicoten Memorial Community Centre. Due to Covid, it has been absent for the past two years. For those of you not familiar with the By Hand Festival here is a little history. The By Hand Festival began in the mid 1980’s. ...
Read More »Alamos Gold adds an EV to Matachewan Young-Davidson Mine
Miller Technology is pleased to announce the first sale of its new battery electric utility vehicle for mining to the Young-Davidson Mine of Canadian mining company Alamos Gold Inc. “This is a great day for Miller, for North Bay, for Northern Ontario and for Canada,” said Dan Bachand, the CEO of Miller. Also joining the press conference at Miller ...
Read More »De nouveaux jeux de société qui font plaisir aux élèves de l’école Saint-Joseph!
Les élèves de la 7e et la 8e année de l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa) se sont démarqués en tant que vrais leaders. Pendant plus de deux semaines, sous la direction de l’enseignante Mme Ashley Hunt-Robinson, les élèves ont créé en salle de classe des jeux de société. Pour ce faire, ils ont utilisé le matériel à leur disposition, ajouté des couleurs ...
Read More ȃcole Saint-Joseph students discover new fun board games!
Grade 7 and 8 students at École Saint-Joseph in Wawa stand out as true leaders. During a two-week period, under the direction of teacher Ms. Ashley Hunt-Robinson, students invested a great deal of energy in their classroom project to create board games. As part of this school project, they used the material at their disposal, added attractive colours, took the ...
Read More »Manitou Gold Provides Exploration Update on Winter Drill Program at Baltimore Deformation Zone
Manitou Gold Inc. is pleased to provide an exploration update on its winter drill program at the Baltimore deformation zone (the “BDZ”) grid within the Goudreau Project, northeastern Ontario. The objective of the winter drill program was to test several targets within a key geological/structural setting, supported by coincident geophysical and geochemical anomalies. This unique structural setting is located within ...
Read More »Sault College Receives Prestigious National Award
Sault College has received national recognition for its strong commitment and work towards creating an equitable, diverse and inclusive environment for all staff and students. In Halifax, at the Colleges and Institutes Canada’s (CiCan) annual conference, Dr. Ron Common, on behalf of the College, accepted the Gold Recipient Award in Excellence in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. CiCan’s Excellence ...
Read More »Tbaytel releases 2021 community report
Tbaytel provided its annual shareholder report to City Council on Monday, April 25 and released Forward Together: 2021 Report to the Community. The report highlights key accomplishments from the past year, Tbaytel’s strategic direction and summarizes financial information. It also highlights a number of new products and services and how Tbaytel along with its authorized dealers throughout northern Ontario continued ...
Read More »Covenanting Service held for Student Minister Min Hwang
First United Church first welcomed its student minister Minhyuk (Min) Hwang and his wife Sena Kim (pronounced Senna) to our pulpit the first week of December 2021. This past Sunday 24th April we sealed that welcome with a Covenanting Service held at 3 p.m. It was a joyous occasion, well-attended by the congregation with members of other churches joining us. Min and Sena ...
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