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  This year, students from École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) entered the Legion’s Remembrance Day Poster Contest. Under the guidance of elementary school teacher Kirk Whitlock and high school teacher Annette Lytwenko, the students developed and created beautiful black and white and colour posters. Among the winners were ten students from Saint-Joseph school!   The following students from ES Saint-Joseph claimed the ...

White River Forest Products Ltd. is committed to growing local communities and has generously donated $4,000 to the LDHC Foundation on February 16th, 2021 raising their total donations to $5,000. Thank you to White River Forest Products Ltd. for supporting health care services at the local area hospital. For more information about the Foundation or how to donate today contact ...

Congratulations to Steven Cook, winner of Week 24 of the Foundation’s Catch the Ace Lottery! The Foundation is happy to announce that the progressive jackpot continues to grow; it sits at $27,075 as Week 25 begins.   Here are the final numbers for week #24:   Weekly Pot: $1,646 Progressive Pot: $27,075   Winner: Steven Cook Envelope #14, 4 of ...

On April 14, 2021, Workplace Safety North (WSN) expects to host 500 online attendees at its annual Mining Health and Safety Conference.   The event brings together Ontario’s mining industry to share knowledge and innovations regarding safety programs and hazards specific to mining.   Usually the three-day in-person Sudbury event is sold out, but this year the conference is being ...

NEW BOOKS ON THE 7 DAY SHELF this week are; “The Cookbook Club” by Beth Harbison, “Pretty Little Wife” by Darby Kane, “Hush-Hush” by Stuart Woods and the non-fiction book titled “The Last Days of John Lennon” by James Patterson. STAFF PICK OF THE WEEK: Our Staff Pick of the Week this week is “Crimson Lake” by Candice Fox. How ...

Although we cannot meet for Worship together you may like to read the Scriptures for 28 February 2021- Lent 2 Genesis 17: 1-7, 15-16 The covenant between Abram, Sarai & God. Psalm 22: 23-31            You have not hidden your face, O God. Romans 4: 13-25            God’s promise rests on grace & faith. Mark 8: 31-38                Those who lose their life ...

The Ontario Maple Syrup Producers’ Association (OMSPA) is disappointed to announce that Maple Weekend has been cancelled for 2021. The event, which takes place the first weekend of April each year, sees more than 15,000 visitors visit participating sugarbushes in Ontario.   “We are very sorry to cancel Maple Weekend for the second year in a row,” said OMSPA president ...

Feb 23, 2021 at 22:48 Thank you for the support!! TRAILER FOUND!! We appreciate all the tips and one tip led to the discovery at a downtown/central area by St. Georges Ave! The interior was stripped but that’s ok considering!   Thankfully the moron who put the tarp on did a bad job and left the front exposed!     ...

Today, on National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, the Ontario government introduced the Combatting Human Trafficking Act, new legislation and amendments to existing legislation to build upon the province’s $307 million Anti-Human Trafficking Strategy. This proposed legislation reinforces Ontario’s commitment to fight human trafficking and demonstrates continued leadership in responding to this pervasive crime. “Our government is taking deliberate steps to ...

Aujourd’hui, à l’occasion de la Journée nationale de sensibilisation à la traite de personnes, le gouvernement de l’Ontario a déposé la Loi de 2021 sur la lutte contre la traite des personnes, un nouveau projet de loi et des modifications à des lois existantes pour mettre à profit la Stratégie ontarienne de lutte contre la traite des personnes de 307 millions ...

As Indigenous communities in Ontario navigate the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Indigenous women and girls continue to suffer from the intersectional nature of gang involvement and human trafficking. Raising the awareness of the harsh reality of human trafficking in Ontario is everyone’s responsibility. The pandemic has driven these activities even further underground and consequently further out of sight. ...

Despite the pandemic and lockdown measures, people across Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing have been doing their best to raise spirits and bring a smile to others, according to MP Carol Hughes. Hughes told parliament that residents of Northern Ontario have taken to social media to share their talents, stories, and ways they are helping others through the winter during the pandemic. “That’s how ...

La pandémie et les mesures de confinement n’ont rien enlevé à la capacité des gens d’Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing de se remonter le moral et de répandre la bonne humeur, a indiqué la députée Carol Hughes. Mme Hughes a dit au Parlement que les résidents du Nord de l’Ontario utilisent les médias sociaux pour afficher leurs talents, partager des expériences et parler de différentes façons ...

  It’s a fair bet that few Canadian politicians have ever watched the 1957 Jimmy Stewart movie, Night Passage.  If they had, they might have heeded the thought-provoking lyrics of Ned Washington, as sung by Stewart, in that charming film of yore:   Oh, you can’t get far without a railroad, You can’t get far without a railroad. You gotta ...

The Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra is happy to announce concert dates for the rest of Season 59.5. With the stay at home order at an end for the city and the new red level being in place, the TBSO has the opportunity to resume their chamber concert performances online.   Although we miss being able to play for you in ...