The grade 11 history course, taught to students at École secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) by Mr. Kevin Auger, offers a very special view of events through the centuries. Egypt is a fascinating subject that generates questions and at times, animated discussions. As part of the course, an Egyptian display was assembled and explained by students Reese Rousseau and Cooper Baronnette-Moore. We ...

Red Pine Exploration Inc. announces it has engaged GoldSpot Discoveries, to apply its proprietary machine learning technology and greenfield geoscience expertise on the Wawa Gold Project. GoldSpot Discoveries (“GoldSpot”) will bring its proven artificial intelligence expertise that has previously led to important mineral discoveries. GoldSpot is a technology company focused on developing artificial intelligence technologies for the mining and exploration ...

Today, Dr. Jennifer Loo, Medical Officer of Health for Algoma Public Health issued strong recommendations to all Directors of Education responsible for school boards and schools in the area served by APH.  These recommendations were issued under Ontario Regulations 364/20 Section 2(2) of the Reopening Ontario Act, 2020, S.O. 2020, c.17, and are effective immediately. In response to the current, very ...

Due to ongoing extremely high COVID-19 activity in Algoma, and especially in the municipality of Sault Ste. Marie, Algoma Public Health is taking further action to curb the spread of the virus, prevent severe illness and death in our communities, and protect health system capacity. Algoma’s Medical Officer of Health, with the support of the provincial Chief Medical Officer of ...

The Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA), the union representing 126 registered nurses and two nurse practitioners working tirelessly to care for their community, will enter into conciliation talks on Monday, seeking a respectful collective agreement from Public Health Sudbury & Districts. “These dedicated, highly educated nurses have been working full-out throughout the pandemic and are both exhausted and feeling unappreciated,” says ...

Team Rank Wins G.P. TERRIS, Tom 1 3 3 BUCKELL, Chris 2 2 3 FAHRER, Tom 2 2 3 CORLEY, Sarah 4 1 2 HALL, Dave 4 1 2 MERCER, Danny 4 1 3 SWITZER, Terry 4 1 3 Game Schedule for December 2nd, 2021 Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 HALL SWITZER CORLEY McCOY BUCKELL MERCER FAHRER ...

Netmizaagamig Nishnaabeg will go to the polls tomorrow, Saturday, November 27th, 2021. Louis Kwissiwa, a community leader who has sat as a council member in his community for the past 8 years is seeking to become the next chief of his community. Kwissiwa says, “the strength and unity among our people will be what I rely on as the elected ...

Florence MacLean, one of the original Directors of Northern Policy Institute (NPI) and the CAO of the Township of Manitouwadge is taking over as Chair of the Board at NPI. MacLean rejoined the NPI Board in 2019 after having stepped down to accept a position with the federal government. She will be taking over from Pierre Bélanger who is moving ...

On Tuesday, Canada’s first Indigenous Governor General Mary Simon delivered her first Speech from the Throne.   “The Métis Nation of Ontario is pleased to see a strong, female Indigenous leader in this role and looks forward to working with Governor General Simon, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the federal government Cabinet in the months to come,” said MNO President ...

Dans le cours de sciences, les élèves de la 7e/8e de l’École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) ont relevé le défi de concevoir et de construire une niche pour de petits animaux de compagnie. Dirigés par leur enseignante Mme Ashley Hunt-Robinson, les élèves ont procédé à ce projet stimulant qui comprenait plusieurs éléments dont la conception d’un plan de fabrication, la recherche de ...

In their science class, grade 7 and 8 students from École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) took up the challenge of designing and building a shelter for small animals. Under the guidance of their teacher Ms. Ashley Hunt-Robinson, the students carried out this stimulating project which included several steps such as designing a manufacturing plan, finding construction materials, gathering tools, taking measurements as ...

Studies confirm that yoga can be beneficial and have a wellness effect on the health and well-being of teenagers. In order to support her students at École secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa), teacher Ms. Annette Lytwenko has made this a winning practice and regularly offers short yoga sessions. Students love this activity and are benefiting both physically and emotionally. Among the findings, ...

Des études confirment que le yoga peut être bénéfique et avoir un effet de bien-être sur la santé des adolescents. Dans le but d’appuyer ses élèves à l’école secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa), l’enseignante Mme Annette Lytwenko en a fait une pratique gagnante et offrent régulièrement de courtes sessions de yoga. Les élèves adorent et retirent des bénéfices sur le plan physique ...

The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) is welcoming the announcement today that the provincial government will share resource extraction revenues with Northern Ontario municipalities. Announced by Greg Rickford, Ontario’s Minister of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry, this new revenue-sharing arrangement will see funding dispersed to municipalities to help offset costs associated with repairing and maintaining local infrastructure ...

RANK WINS G.P. BUSSINEAU, Denise 1 4 4 MATHIAS, Danette 2 3 4 AMOS, Tracy 3 2 4 McGREGOR, Stephanie 3 2 4 RAINVILLE, Heather 3 2 3 SPENCER, Diane 3 2 4 TAVELLA, Debbie 3 2 3 BELISLE, Jacinda 8 1 4 BONITZKE, Wendy 8 1 4 PARSONS, Rochelle 10 0 4 Game Schedule for November 30th Ice 1 ...