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  From ALS Canada We are heartbroken to share with you that Eddy Lefrançois, ALS Canada Ambassador, passed away earlier today – a tremendous loss for the ALS community of a champion, advocate and friend. Diagnosed with ALS in 1992 with a prognosis of three to five years to live, Eddy became a force within the ALS community, showing the ...

Wawa Community Food Bank is indebted to many individuals, organisations and businesses in our remarkably generous town. Thank you for the donations we have been receiving from mid- November through to the end of December, 2018. All monetary contributions of any size are appreciated and each personal or non- perishable food item is valued. Feed The Need, our annual major ...

New Books – New books on the Seven Day Shelf this week are: “The Library Book” by Susan Orlean; “Nine Perfect Strangers” by Liane Moriarty; “Final Report” by Rick Mercer and “An Ocean of Minutes” by Thea Lim (Scotiabank Giller Prize finalist).   Staff Picks for the Month of December are “The Rules of Magic” by Alice Hoffman; “Terri’s Journey-the Colour ...

Le jeudi 13 décembre dernier, des élèves de la classe de 7e et 8e année de l’École Saint-Joseph (Wawa), accompagnés de Mme Isabella Impératori et Mme Suzanne Trudel, ont fait du porte-à-porte pour chanter de belles chansons de Noël! Cet événement est toujours très attendu dans la communauté Wawa! Cette guignolée est parmi de nombreux prélèvements de fonds que font ...

On the evening of Thursday, December 13, grade 7 and 8 students of École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) accompanied by Ms. Isabella and Ms Suzanne went from door to door in the community singing Christmas carols. This is always a highly anticipated event in Wawa. This activity was aimed at raising funds for the students’ end of year trip to Toronto as ...

  L’école secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) a accueilli, encore cette année, un élève du programme d’échange Rotary. Eric Schulz de l’Allemagne est à l’école Saint-Joseph depuis septembre et y sera jusqu’en juin 2019 afin de faire une pleine année scolaire. Ainsi, il a tout récemment eu l’occasion de participer à une activité typique du nord de l’Ontario : la raquette. Il était ...

  École secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) welcomed again this year an exchange student through the Rotary Exchange Program. Eric Schulz from Germany has been at École Saint-Joseph since September and will be staying until June to complete his academic year. In order to ensure Eric gets a true northern-Ontario experience, students and staff took him out snowshoeing, a sport he was ...

  On Tuesday, December 11th, the Grade 1/2 students from St. Joseph French Immersion Catholic School joined some of the long-term care residents at the Michipicoten Memorial Community Centre during Minds in Motion. In preparation for our afternoon, special guest Christy Reid visited us to discuss dementia and Alzheimer’s disease and to do a read aloud. The students made connections ...

The congregation welcomes everyone to Worship at First United Church. Services are held on Sunday at 11:00 a.m. If anyone has a question or concern please leave a message on the answering machine at the Church 705-856-2926 It is time to renew THE OBSERVER a United Church of Canada publication, please contact Kaireen M. 856-2118. Sun. Dec. 23 4th Sunday ...

On Monday, January 14, family history buffs are invited to join Lorne as our Ancestor Research for Beginners course resumes from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays. On Tuesday, January 15, we will begin a new Computer Basics course on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Bring your questions on how to use your computer to ...

The congregation welcomes everyone to Worship at First United Church. Services are held on Sunday at 11:00 a.m. If anyone has a question or concern please leave a message on the answering machine at the Church 705-856-2926. Thurs. Dec. 13 Worship Committee 2 p.m. Sat. Dec 15 Prayer Shawl Ministry – 3 p.m. in the Family Room Sun. Dec. 16 ...

Here are a few reminders from our President Membership meeting Thursday, December 13 at 7.00 pm in the clubroom.. The Executive meeting is at 6.00 pm, this is the last meeting of the year so please attend. Cookie walk on December 15 from 11.00 am till 1.00 p.m. Members and Ladies Auxiliary please bring 6 dozen cookies for sale. Ladies ...

Thank you to the many donors who make annual donations to the local hospital foundation to help enhance health care services and programs provided at the Lady Dunn Health Centre. For every donation made a star is displayed on the Holiday Wish Tree in the hospital lobby. Donations can be made in your name, in memory of a loved one ...

Frequent readers of this column well know how much I value holding regular constituency clinics in communities across the riding. Having the opportunity to talk face-to-face with individuals to listen to their concerns is one of the most effective ways for an MPP to stay in touch with what is going on in the lives of their constituents. Not only ...

Each year, bird lovers welcome winter by joining a Christmas Bird Count. It’s a great way to explore nature while helping our feathered friends and is a part of many families’ holiday traditions. The Christmas Bird Count began in 1900, and today it is North America’s longest-running wildlife census. The one-day bird census is conducted by volunteers of all ages ...