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Week #4 – 148 golfers on a sunny evening with 23C. 1st Flight Score 1st Max Simon Eben Leadbetter Joel Dechamplain 30 2nd Mark Szekely Alex Vanderbyl Blair Mills 31 3rd Damon Boylan Jamie Boylan Mark Snow 31 2nd Flight Score 1st Al MacDonald Mojo Spare 33 2nd Lee Bryar Kyle Wood Spare 33 3rd Paul Bernath John Simon Shane ...

Weather: Today – Cloudy. 60% chance of showers. Fog patches dissipating near noon. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h this morning. High 15. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – Cloudy. Low 6. News Tibits: Don’t forget the Young Vendor’s Goose Nest Market today!

Est décédé paisiblement au Lady Dunn Health Centre le mardi 9 juin 2026, à l’âge de 71 ans. Époux bien-aimé de Lynne. Père adoré de Stéphan (Laurianne), Mélanie, Nathan (Daphne) et Cindy. Grand-papa fier de Cindy (Graham), Jeremy (Didh), Jean‑Luc (Emerine), Roch, Jason (Ashley), Alexa (Anthony), Rayanne, Charlie, Aiden et Evan. Arrière‑grand‑papa de Jake, Zackael, Savannah et Teagan. Fils de ...

On June 9, more than 350 students, staff, Elders, community members, and partners gathered at St. Augustine Catholic School for our first annual Drum Beat Gathering. Students from St. Augustine Catholic School, Holy Name of Jesus Catholic School, St. Basil Catholic School, and Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School came together to celebrate drumming, song, culture, and shared teachings. The ...

Weather: Today – Showers ending this morning then cloudy. Wind southwest 20 km/h. High 15. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – Partly cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers this evening. Low 8. News Tidbits: Don’t forget the free Pride BBQ today in the MHS parking lot at lunchtime. Confederation College’s Anwebiiwining has received a 2026 Award of Excellence from ...

Weather: Today – Cloudy with 60% chance of showers this morning then a mix of sun and cloud. Risk of a thunderstorm this morning. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Temperature falling to 15 this morning then rising. UV index 9 or very high. Tonight – Becoming cloudy late this evening with showers. Risk of a thunderstorm late this evening and ...

On Wednesday evening, the Wawa Public Library welcomed the 1st Wawa Scouts Cub group as they prepared to head to Cuboree in Temiskaming this weekend, where they’ll join other Cubs for a fairytale-themed camp. What better place to get ready than the library’s Makerspace, using the T-Shirt Press? The Scouts brought their own supplies and created these amazing T-shirts, which ...

Matthew 9:9-13,18-26  Call to Matthew, girl restored to life; woman healed. At a leader’s home, a noisy crowd and flute players are leading a funeral dirge. Without saying they’re singing the wrong song, Jesus tells them to move along so he can be with the girl who only “sleeps”. They laugh, but he enters, takes her hand, and she rises ...

Weather: Today – Cloudy. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 22. Humidex 27. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Increasing cloudiness early this evening. 40 percent chance of showers overnight with risk of a thunderstorm. Fog patches developing this evening. Low 14. News Tidbits: The National Railway Historical Society and Railway Age magazine has selected Canadian Pacific’s Empress 2816 ...

June 4/26, Week #2 151 Golfers, Sunny, and 19*C 1st Flight Score 1st Max Simon Eben Leadbetter Ethan Jones 31 2nd Dylan Buckell Brandon Case Bradley Case 32 3rd Mark McRae Mike McCoy Rolly Lachapelle 32 2nd Flight Score 1st Roger Gamache Kory Charbonneau Derek Shoppoff 33 2nd Paul Bernath John Simon Gary Trudeau 34 3rd Tom Fahrer Tom Terris ...

117 Golfers Call ins begin Mondays at 10 a.m. A friendly reminder to please treat staff with respect and have patience for call ins. Please remember to mark off on the flight card if you are member or non-member. 1st FLIGHT: 1st – Ashley Coombs, Charlee Simon, Spare                              36 2nd – Cassee Provost, Marcie DLF, Ashley Omolida                  37 3rd ...

It wasn’t until last year that I saw my first turtles in Northern Ontario. There it was in the middle of the highway that goes between two sections of Lawson Lake. I pulled off the road, and scooched him/her (we didn’t have time to exchange pronouns) off the highway. In all, last year I moved 4 turtles off of Highway ...

Weather: Today – Showers. Risk of a thunderstorm this afternoon. Local amount 10 to 15 mm. High 21. Humidex 25. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 60% chance of showers this evening. Low 16. News Tidbits:

LSPP Artist in Residence Christian Chapman is offering a workshop “Woodland Pop!” on Friday and Saturday, June 11th and 12th from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Agawa Bay Visitor Centre. Christian Chapman is of Anishinaabe heritage from Fort William First Nation, who uses storytelling as a main theme in his practice to create his images in painting and ...

November 22, 1937  – May 31, 2026 Thomasena Boyles Conliffe, at the age of 88, passed away peacefully in her sleep on May 31, 2026, surrounded by family. Ena was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on November 22, 1937, the oldest child of James and Frances Johnston. She completed her schooling in Belfast and then took on work in the ...