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Happenings at Wawa First United – December 15

In-Person Worship Services will continue on December 19,  2021 at 11:00 a.m with the Fourth Sunday of Advent. All are Welcome. COVID-19 protocols will be followed. Dec. 19       The Sacrament of Holy Communion will be Celebrated. Dec.  24        Christmas Eve  – Worship at 7 p.m. Dec. 26         First Sunday after Christmas  –  No Worship    2022 Jan.  02       Second Sunday ...

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Argonaut Gold announces Review of Constuction & Change of Leadership

Argonaut Gold Inc. announces that it has completed a review of the estimated construction capital at completion (“EAC”) of its 100%-owned Magino project in Ontario, Canada. The Company also announces a change in leadership. All dollar amounts are expressed in Canadian dollars, unless otherwise specified. “US$” refers to United States dollars.   Leadership Change The Company announces that Pete Dougherty ...

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The Lori Johnson Memorial Hockey Tournament “COVID Edition”

  On November 19 – 21st the Wawa Women’s Hockey Association hosted the 4th Annual Lori Johnson Memorial Hockey tournament “COVID Edition” at the Michipicoten Memorial Community Center. After a year absence due to the pandemic and with the capacity restrictions lifted the crew was motivated to execute a safe and successful event. Strict guidelines were implemented by the MMCC ...

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NOSM Associate Scientist awarded national Fellowship in Health Systems Resilience

Dr. Brianne Wood, Associate Scientist at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) and the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC), has been awarded the Fellowship in Health Systems Resilience by the Health Research Foundation of Innovative Medicines Canada. Dr. Wood was selected by the foundation’s committee of leading Canadian life sciences experts to receive $450,000 over three years. ...

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Mixed Curling Standings – December 10

Team Rank Wins G.P. TERRIS, Tom 1 5 5 FAHRER, Tom 2 4 5 BUCKELL, Chris 3 3 5 McCOY, Joe 4 2 5 SWITZER, Terry 4 2 5 CORLEY, Sarah 6 1 4 HALL, Dave 6 1 4 Game Schedule December 16 Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 BUCKELL TERRIS SWITZER MERCER McCOY CORLEY HALL FAHRER

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An afternoon of poetry for ES Saint-Joseph students

  What could be better than ending the week with some poetry? Grade 9 students from École secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) enrolled in the English grade 9 class taught by Ms. Maryssa Kozlowskyj prepared their own “Poetry Night”. This creative event took place in a modern atmosphere in the newly opened Hip New Poetry Café in Wawa! All students had the ...

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Un après-midi de poésie pour les élèves de l’ÉS Saint-Joseph

  Quoi de mieux que de terminer la semaine avec de la poésie? Les élèves de l’école secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) inscrits au cours d’English 9e enseigné par Mme Maryssa Kozlowskyj ont préparé une soirée de poésie. Leur « Poetry Night » a eu lieu dans une ambiance moderne. C’est ainsi que le Hip New Poetry Café de Wawa a fait son ouverture ...

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Providing More Care, Protecting Seniors, and Building More Beds Act, 2021

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The Providing More Care, Protecting Seniors, and Building More Beds Act, 2021 has received Royal Assent. This landmark legislation will ensure residents in long-term care and retirement homes get the quality of care they deserve. “Our government has a plan to fix long-term care and this new legislation is a key part of our plan,” said Rod Phillips, Minister of ...

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Dubreuilville Lions support École St-Joseph students

École St-Joseph (Dubreuilville) extends many thanks to the Dubreuilville Lions Club for its generous donation of $2,000 to be used towards the purchase of items for special needs, toys and games for recess or physical education or other accessories that can be used by the students.   “Due to distancing measures and the restriction of certain sports activities allowed during ...

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Un don généreux pour appuyer le bien-être des élèves

L’école St-Joseph (Dubreuilville) remercie vivement le Club Lions de Dubreuilville pour son généreux don de 2000 $ à utiliser envers l’achat d’articles pour des besoins spéciaux, des jouets et des jeux pour la récréation ou l’éducation physique ou tout autre accessoire qui pourra servir aux élèves.   « En raison des mesures de distanciation et la restriction de certaines activités sportives ...

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Ladies Curling Standings – December 9

RANK WINS G.P. BUSSINEAU, Denise 1 5 5 McGREGOR, Stephanie 2 4 6 TAVELLA, Debbie 2 4 5 MATHIAS, Danette 4 3 6 RAINVILLE, Heather 4 3 5 SPENCER, Diane 4 3 6 AMOS, Tracy 7 2 5 BONITZKE, Wendy 7 2 6 BELISLE, Jacinda 9 1 5 PARSONS, Rochelle 10 0 5 Game Schedule for December 14th Ice 1 ...

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“Smoke & Mirrors” – Checking the choo-choo tracks

There was a lot of hype and publicity surrounding Ontario Northland’s most recent test train to measure transit times between North Bay and Toronto.   For the first time in nine years, a passenger train operated on this route with the purpose of collecting data to support the ONR’s latest business case for reintroducing passenger rail service to the region. ...

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The pleasure of snow and winter!

In our little corner of Northern Ontario, the little friends in Kindergarten École Saint-Joseph (Wawa), in the good company of teacher Ms. Jenny Bouffard and educator Ms. Natalie Jones, had loads of fun playing in the snow this week! The students even had the chance to start building a beautiful fort! Yay snow! Long live winter!

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Le plaisir de la neige et de l‘hiver!

Dans notre petit coin de pays dans le Nord de l’Ontario, les amis de la classe de jardin à l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa), dans la bonne compagnie de l’enseignante Madame Jenny Bouffard et de l’éducatrice Mme Natalie Jones ont eu du plaisir en jouant dans la neige cette semaine! Les élèves ont même eu la chance de commencer la construction d’un ...

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Harte Gold Announces Granting of Initial Order under Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act and Approval of DIP Financing Agreement

HARTE GOLD CORP. announces that the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List) (the “Court“) has granted the Company’s application for an Initial Order under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act. Pursuant to the Initial Order, the Company has obtained protection from its creditors under the CCAA for an initial period expiring December 16, 2021 (the “Stay Period“), the maximum permitted ...

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