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Men’s Curling Standings – February 15

Team Rank Wins GP TERRIS, Tom 1 8 10 FAHRER, Tom 2 6 8 McCOY, Joe 3 5 9 MITRIKAS, Eric 4 4 9 LALONDE, Lance 5 2 9 STOYCHEFF, Peter 6 0 5 Next week’s Men’s Curling is on Wednesday, February 23rd The MMCC is closed on Monday for Family Day. Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 ...

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Ladies Curling Standings – February 15

RANK WINS G.P. BUSSINEAU, Denise 1 7 8 McGREGOR, Stephanie 1 7 10 SPENCER, Diane 3 6 10 TAVELLA, Debbie 3 6 8 BONITZKE, Wendy 5 5 10 MATHIAS, Danette 5 5 10 RAINVILLE, Heather 7 4 9 AMOS, Tracy 8 3 8 BELISLE, Jacinda 9 1 9 PARSONS, Rochelle 9 1 8 Game Schedule for February 22nd Ice 1 ...

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Wawa Receives $316,231 from Ontario’s Municipal Modernization Program

On January 17, 2022, the Municipality of Wawa received Ontario Government support for three projects to modernize and improve municipal services which includes implementing a new electronic record keeping system, purchasing needed audio and visual equipment for Council Chambers to improve the live steaming of public meetings and hiring a consultant to complete a 10-Year Water Financial Plan, Water and ...

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Municipality 2022 proposed budget available for Input

The Municipality of Wawa invites residents and property owners to provide comments and input into the Draft 2022 Operating Budget. For the first time, the budget process this year was expanded to include the development of a multi-year budget covering forecasts for 2022 through 2025. By expanding the budget to cover the next four years, it provides Council with a ...

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Worker mental health awareness training receives Ontario funding

This month, the province announced $1.7 million funding for the development and delivery of Workplace Safety North mental health training and resources for mining and forestry workers in northern Ontario. Both mining and forestry were deemed essential services, and have been operating throughout the pandemic. Many worksite locations are remote work camps or in northern Ontario region, where access to ...

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Generation Mining and Metis Nation of Ontario Announce Consultation and Process Agreement

Generation Mining Limited and Metis Nation of Ontario are proud to announce the signing of a Consultation and Process Agreement for the Marathon Palladium Copper Project located in Northwestern Ontario. This agreement sets out the principles that will guide the MNO and Generation PGM Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Gen Mining) in developing their relationship and confirms their intentions ...

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Federal Government declares a public order emergency under the Emergencies Act to end disruptions, blockades, and the occupation of the city of Ottawa

The Government of Canada’s top priority remains to keep people and communities safe, and to protect jobs, trade, and our economy. The federal government is working with provinces and municipalities to get the current situation under control and end the ongoing illegal blockades and occupations taking place across the country. Today, the Honourable David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney ...

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Veterans Affairs Canada wants your opinion!

Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) is surveying the Veteran community to find out how you learn about and access VAC programs and services. They’re looking for Veterans, Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members, former RCMP members, family members and caregivers. Even if you have never contacted VAC or do not currently receive VAC benefits and services, they want to hear from you. ...

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Ontario Building New Long-Term Care Beds in Manitouwadge and Elliot Lake

Paul Calandra, Minister of Long- Term Care announced significant funding for long term care beds across Northern Ontario.  Northern Ontario will be the recipient of 228 beds for residents. As PC candidate for Algoma Manitoulin, Cheryl Fort stated “I am delighted to know that both Manitouwadge and Elliot Lake were part of today’s announcement.   Elliot Lake’s St. Joseph’s Manor will ...

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The Slaight Family Foundation donates $1 million for Scholarship to Northern Ontario School of Medicine

The Slaight Family Foundation is donating $1 million to support 40 Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) women medical students attending the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) and who live in Northern Ontario. The donation will establish a first-of-its-kind entrance scholarship to both increase the number of BIPOC women physicians—including transgender and non-binary people—in Northern Ontario and contribute ...

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New Sault College Scholarship – SSM Innovation Centre IT Success Scholarship

Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre (SSMIC) is supporting student learning at Sault College by establishing the SSM Innovation Centre IT Success Scholarship. This scholarship is available to students enrolled in their first year of an Information Technology studies program at the College and will be awarded to three local students annually. Each scholarship is valued at $1,500 and is renewable ...

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Algoma Steel Group Announces Fiscal 2022 Third Quarter Results

Algoma Steel Group Inc., a leading Canadian producer of hot and cold rolled steel sheet and plate products, today announced results for its fiscal third quarter ended December 31, 2021. Unless otherwise specified, all amounts are in Canadian dollars. Michael McQuade, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, commented, “Continued record pricing for our products, the construct of our contracted order book, ...

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Mixed Curling Statistics – February 10th

TERRIS, Tom 1 7 8 BUCKELL, Chris 2 6 8 FAHRER, Tom 2 6 8 McCOY, Joe 4 4 8 CORLEY, Sarah 5 3 7 SWITZER, Terry 5 3 8 HALL, Dave 7 1 7 MERCER, Danny 7 1 8 Game Schedule for February 17th Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 Bye TERRIS FAHRER CORLEY MERCER SWITZER McCOY ...

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