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Men’s Curling – March 29

Teams Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Total Points Position McCoy 1 1 2 5 Fahrer 3 1 4 1 Hale 2 1 3 3 Terris 3 1 4 1 Mitrikas 1 1 2 5 Morris 2 1 3 3   3 = Win 2 = Tie 1 = Loss   Men’s Round Robin Playoffs continue tonight. In the event ...

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Wawa First United Church News – Fifth Sunday in Lent

This Sunday we held a communion Service, and are now looking forward to next Sunday which is Palm Sunday,   NOTICES: We invite you to join us on Sunday at 11:00 a.m.   Bible Study with Lectionary: March 30th (Thurs.) at 1:30 p.m. in the Family Room. Interested people are invited to join us. Scriptures are: Isaiah 50: 4-9a  The ...

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Morning News – March 29

Mar 29, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Periods of snow ending near noon then mainly cloudy with 40% chance of flurries. Local amount 2 cm. Wind becoming northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 early this morning. Temperature falling to -10 this morning then rising. Wind chill -20 this morning and minus 12 this afternoon. UV index 2 or low. ...

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Hwy 17 (Agawa Bay Lookout) Open

Mar 28, 2023 at 16:06 After hard work by MacIntyre Trucking, the collision site has been cleared and the highway is completely open (15:10) Mar 27, 2023 at 06:41 Highway 17 remains at one lane open at the collision site close to the Agawa Bay Lookout. Please be careful in that area, workers may be present, and there may be ...

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The LDHC Foundation Thanks MacIntyre Trucking & The Beaver Motel

  The Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation would like to thank MacIntyre Trucking and the Beaver Motel who have generously donated $5,000 to purchase capital equipment for the Foundation’s ONE for the Dunn Campaign; One Person, One Record, One System. Thank you to Monty and Theresa MacIntyre for supporting local healthcare. For more information about the Foundation or how to ...

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MADILL, Sandra ‘Sandy’

Feb. 11, 1947- March 18, 2023 On the morning of March 18th, Sandra Lee Madill, 76 years old, died at the Perley Health and Rideau Long Term Care Centre in Ottawa from complications related to Lewy Body Dementia.   Sandra was born on February 11, 1947, in Toronto and raised in Brampton spending memorable summers in Wasaga Beach at the ...

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James Bay OPP – Hearst Man Charged with Operation while Impaired

A traffic complaint led to impaired charges just off Highway 631, approximately 45km north of Hornepayne. On March 25, 2023, shortly before 12:00 p.m., members of the James Bay Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint of a possible impaired driver operating both a motorized snow vehicle (MSV) and a pick-up truck. Police located the ...

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Don’t pay the price for sledding on thin ice!

The Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is reminding snowmobilers, and lake users alike, that warmer spring temperatures cause melting snow and unsafe ice conditions. Not taking the necessary precautions can quickly result in tragedy. No ice is “safe ice“. With spring upon us, the lakes are starting to break up as the ice melts. The shallower areas will usually melt ...

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ÉSC Trillium (Chapleau) students take their learning outdoors

  Students registered in the outdoor course at École secondaire catholique Trillium (Chapleau) had the opportunity to learn about the ecosystems and life forms that surround us by taking part in a nesting activity by collecting and analyzing a few nest boxes from wood ducks. During this very interesting activity, the students also discovered samples of a common hawk and ...

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Un apprentissage dans le plein air pour les élèves de l’ÉSC Trillium (Chapleau)

  Les élèves du cours de plein air à l’ÉSC Trillium (Chapleau) ont eu l’occasion d’apprendre au sujet des écosystèmes et de formes de vie qui nous entourent lors d’une activité de nidification en recueillant et en analysant quelques nichoirs de canards branchus. Pendant cette activité fort intéressante, les élèves ont également découvert des échantillons d’un bec-scie couronné et d’un ...

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Morning News – March 28

Mar 28, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Flurries ending this afternoon then a mix of sun and cloud. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind becoming west 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High plus 1. Wind chill -11 this morning. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Periods of snow beginning late this evening. Amount 2 ...

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TARINI, Beverley

It is with great sadness that we announce that on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, Mrs. Beverley Tarini (nee Bell), a long-time resident of White River, passed away peacefully at Lady Dunn Health Centre, Wawa at the age of 78. Bev was raised in Heron Bay, Ontario and moved to White River when she married Dino in the late 1960’s. Bev ...

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Between the Covers – March 27

Carolle Beaulieu-Pitre and the Wawa Public Library are collaborating to bring you the Basics of Finger Weaving. Our registration spots have all been filled. If you are interested, we will take names and see if we could do a second session. Please leave your name and phone number with Lesley at the circulation desk. New Books on the 7- Day ...

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Pat Tangie Remains Chief of MFN

Patricia ‘Pat’ Tangie remains Chief of Michipicoten First Nation. She will be joined by councillors: Linda Peterson, Irene Armstrong, Evelyn Stone, Christine Lewis, Chad Edgar and Sandra Donney-Fraser. Chad Edgar is joining Council as a new member.    

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Morning News – March 27

Mar 27, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud. Wind up to 15 km/h. High +2. Wind chill -12 this morning. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Flurries beginning overnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -10. Wind chill -13 overnight. News Tidbits: Congratulations to Delaney Schumacher and Evie-Marie Beach. They competed ...

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