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Ontario is moving forward with its ambitious plan to bring high-speed internet to all communities across the province. Ontario announced in March its bold commitment of nearly $4 billion to connect every region to high-speed internet by the end of 2025. This is the largest single investment in high-speed internet, in any province, by any government in Canadian history. It ...

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested an individual in connection with what is now determined to be a homicide in the area of Fenelon Falls. Officers responded to a call for assistance after a body was recovered from Sturgeon Lake on the morning of July 11, 2021. A post-mortem examination was conducted at the Centre of Forensic Sciences in Toronto. ...

It is with the deepest sadness that Perenti and Barrick Gold Corporation advise that at approximately 9.30 pm (Canadian Eastern Daylight Time) on July 14, 2021, an incident occurred at Barrick’s Hemlo Mine in Ontario, Canada which resulted in the tragic fatality of a Barminco employee. Perenti and Barrick extend their deepest sympathies to the family, friends, and colleagues of ...

On July 14, 2021 at 9:55 p.m. members of the Marathon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with Superior North EMS responded to a report of a possible fatality at the Barrick Gold Mine, located approximately 40 kms east of Marathon on Highway 17.   Police attended the scene and were advised by medical staff that the victim ...

After a guilty plea, R.M. Belanger Limited was fined $175,000 by Justice of the Peace Denette C. Ellard; Crown Counsel Wes Wilson in the death of an employee in the 2019 Angler Creek Bridge collapse. The court also imposed a 25-per-cent victim fine surcharge as required by the Provincial Offences Act. The surcharge is credited to a special provincial government ...

Municipality of Wawa NOTICE MMCC REOPENING JULY 2021 Under new Provincial guidance, indoor recreational amenities will reopen, with restrictions in place, as part of Step 3. The MMCC will reopen to the public for some services on Monday, July 19, 2021. Services available will include:   Tourist Information Recreation Program information and payment Youth Recreation Programs (when outdoor programming is ...

Congratulations to Mark Liard, winner of Week 3 of the Foundation’s Catch the Ace Lottery! The envelope (#14) he selected contained the 2 of Hearts. He won $184! Previous Winners: Week 2 – Violet Overton, Envelope #42, Seven of Clubs, $278 Week 1 – Jean Desgagne, Envelope #8, Four of Clubs, $368  

Come on in!  We have missed you! The rules are the same as before.  Masks must be worn covering mouth and nose. Everyone must sanitize their hands before entering the library.  There will be 15 minutes allowed for book browsing and 30 minutes allowed for computer use. All returned materials must be placed in the Drop Box for quarantine. There ...

Kaireen, Lorna & Maria are taking a break during July & August and have distributed outlines for Morning Worship. If you would like to be included please call 705-856-1518. Although we cannot meet for Worship you may like to read the Scriptures for this Sunday, July 18,  2021 –  Eighth after Pentecost. 2 Samuel 7: 1-14a          David is not the ...

Wow, just imagine the Poppy as a symbol for fallen soldiers celebrates 100 years. When I was a child it was always nice to see Poppies and bachelor buttons as weeds between the grain. But now they use herbicides to kill all that stuff.   At the Branch we are hopefully seeing a light at the horizon if Friday’s update ...

The ADSB Summer Wellness Line is available again this summer for Algoma District School Board (ADSB) parents (or students age 14 and older) who are welcome to phone the Summer Wellness Line if they would like: to book a virtual appointment for counselling support for students to speak with a school-based mental health professional about strategies to support students info ...

It was this time last year that Comet Neowise graced our skies and allowed the world to gaze upon the heavens following its nightly glide amongst the stars. Not since Comet Hale-Bopp in 1997 has a comet been as bright. These mountains of rock and ice are usually small, faint targets only a telescope can reveal. July 2020 belonged to ...

« Prenez soin de vos aînés, Michael ». Cette phrase était une partie importante de mes valeurs familiales. Une que je suis fier de continuer à pratiquer tous les jours. Il est bien connu qu’à travers le monde, de nombreuses sociétés, nations et cultures ont des points de vue différents sur les valeurs générationnelles et l’interaction avec la société. Par exemple, la ...

“Mind your elders, Michael.” That phrase was an important part of the family values that I was taught.  One that I am proud to continue to practice every day.  It is well known that around the world, many societies, nations and cultures have differing perspectives on generational values and interaction with society.  For example, Chinese Confucian law promotes great respect ...

Compte tenu de l’amélioration constante des principaux indicateurs clés de santé publique et des soins de santé ainsi que du taux de vaccination à l’échelle de la province qui surpasse maintenant les cibles établies dans le Plan d’action pour le déconfinement, le gouvernement de l’Ontario, en consultation avec le médecin hygiéniste en chef, fera passer la province à la troisième ...