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Wawa Mustangs Receive Jumpstart Sport Relief Fund Grant

In February, Canadian Tire Corporation announced an additional $12 million commitment to Jumpstart’s Sport Relief Fund to help sport and recreation organizations build back sport and play in Canada. Jumpstart conducted a State of Sport study via Ipsos which revealed the pandemic has not only impacted current access to sport and play but has real long-term effects as well.  The ...

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Ladies Curling Standings – December 1

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

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Actions to Protect Water Quality are Important and Valuable

Recent polling on water quality issues reveals that an increasing majority of Great Lakes residents believe government and individual actions to protect water quality are important and valuable. The International Joint Commission (IJC) Great Lakes Water Quality Board conducted its third Great Lakes Regional Poll in 2021, and reports on the poll results are now available online at the Great ...

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ÉSC Trillum students link up with Paralympian athlete

Students at École secondaire catholique Trillium (Chapleau) recently had the opportunity to meet an outstanding person! Thanks to Swim Ontario’s “Pools to Schools” program, they were able to link up virtually with two-time Paralympian athlete, Abi Tripp. This para-swimmer has represented Canada several times in recent years and most recently this summer competed in Tokyo during the Paralympic Games.   ...

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Les élèves de l’ÉSC Trillium accueillent une athlète paralympienne remarquable

Les élèves de l’École secondaire catholique Trillium (Chapleau) ont eu l’occasion de faire une rencontre impressionnante dernièrement! Grâce au programme « De la piscine aux bancs d’écoles » de Swim Ontario, ils ont pu accueillir en virtuel l’athlète paralympienne, Abi Tripp. Cette paranageuse a représenté le Canada à plusieurs reprises au cours des dernières années et plus récemment cet été ...

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Students and Teachers invited to join in global movement “Hour of Code”

The Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre is inviting students across the Algoma region to join in the Hour of Code 2021 and complete a one-hour coding activity during Computer Science Education Week from December 6th– 12th for a chance to win some prizes.   The Hour of Code, organized by the non-profit Code.org and over 100 others, is a global ...

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Golden Goliath Resources marks passing of Bob Middleton

Golden Goliath Resources is saddened to acknowledge the passing of Mr. R.S. (Bob) Middleton P.Eng. The Company was proud to have Bob as a member of the its Advisory Board for the last two years. Bob was a highly accomplished Geologist, Geophysicist, and Professional Engineer (P.Eng.), registered in Ontario. He had more than five decades of fieldwork, mine discoveries, and ...

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Harte Gold Announces Fifth Amendment to Forbearance Agreement

HARTE GOLD CORP. announces a fifth amendment to its Forbearance Agreement with BNP Paribas (“BNPP”), as administrative agent and Qualified Risk Management Lender under the Debt Facilities, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Silver Lake Resources Limited (“Silver Lake”) as Lender under the Debt Facilities. The Forbearance Agreement, initially announced on July 30, 2021, and amended on September 30, October 15, ...

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The Tenaris Roberto Rocca Scholarship in Engineering Assists Three Sault College

Three Sault College Bachelor of Engineering – Mechatronics students are the inaugural recipients of the Tenaris Roberto Rocco Scholarship in Engineering. Abbi Benka, Evan Bowman and Mariana Torres Tetelpa were each awarded the scholarship valued at $8,000 over the four years of the program.   Sault College and Tenaris announced the new scholarship earlier this year in support of the ...

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2021 Municipal Staff Appreciation And Service Recognition Awards

The Municipal Council and employees gathered to recognize and thank all staff for their dedication and hard work.   Five Year Service Recognition Awards were given out to CEO/Head Librarian, Colleen Abbott as well as Manuela Batovanja, Deputy Treasurer and Heather Rainville, Revenue Associate.   Also receiving a Five Years Service Recognition Award is Yannick Casavant. Yannick is a valued ...

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Men’s Curling Standings – November 29

Team Rank Wins GP TERRIS, Tom 1 4 5 FAHRER, Tom 2 3 4 McCOY, Joe 3 2 4 MITRIKAS, Eric 3 2 4 LALONDE, Lance 5 0 4 STOYCHEFF, Peter 5 0 1 Game Schedule for December 6 Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 LALONDE TERRIS FAHRER STOYCHEFF McCOY MATRIKAS

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Hornepayne To Receive Additional Funding

The Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry (MNDMNRF) has recently announced a new program that will provide annual funding for the next five (5) years to help support infrastructure projects in northern municipalities. Through the Northern Ontario Resource Development Support (NORDS) program, the Township of Hornepayne is set to receive $69,586/year over the next 5 years to ...

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Happenings at Wawa First United Church – December 1

In-Person Worship Services will continue on December 05, 2021 at 11:00 a.m., with the second Sunday of Advent. All are welcome. Covid-19 protocols will be followed. We extend a very warm welcome to Minhyuk (Min) Hwang  a Student Minister & his wife Sena Kim to our Church. The Christmas Star of Lights is shining above the front door of the ...

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The Canada Infrastructure Bank and Algoma Steel Finalize Previously Announced Agreement to Finance Green Steel Transformation Plan

The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) and Algoma Steel Inc., a subsidiary of Algoma Steel Group Inc. (Nasdaq: ASTL; TSX: ASTL) (Algoma) have entered into a definitive agreement with respect to the CIB’s previously announced commitment to finance the transformational upgrade of Algoma’s steelmaking processes at its facility in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Under the terms of the agreement, the CIB ...

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HSCDSB Names Incoming Director of Education

The Trustees of the Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board (HSCDSB) have named Mr. Danny Viotto as the Board’s new Director of Education. Mr. Viotto will begin his new duties on February 22, 2022. “We are very pleased to make this announcement and are confident in Danny’s ability to be Director. He has impressed us with his work as a superintendent ...

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