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La province prend des mesures pour favoriser le rattrapage des élèves

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Oct 21, 2022 at 07:23 Stephen Lecce, le ministre de l’Éducation, a annoncé les prochaines étapes du Plan de l’Ontario pour le rattrapage, qui se fonde sur l’engagement du gouvernement visant veiller à ce que les élèves poursuivent leur appentissage en restant en classe pendant toute l’année scolaire. À la suite de la publication des résultats de l’OQRE pour 2021-2022, ...

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NDP statement on Supreme Court decision to dismiss appeal by St. Anne’s survivors

The Ontario NDP’s critic for Indigenous and Treaty Relations Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong) issued the following statement in response to reports that the Supreme Court will not hear from survivors of St. Anne’s residential school: “I stand with St. Anne’s survivors in profound disappointment that the Supreme Court has decided not to hear their appeal. The survivors have spent over a ...

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SSM PUC Steps forward Offering at home electric vehicle (EV) charging

PUC Services Inc. (PUC) is now offering an easy at-home, solution for electric vehicle (EV) charging. The newly launched EV Home Charging Program enables customers to charge their electric vehicle faster and smarter, with the convenience of doing it at their own home. The chargers are offered on an affordable rental basis, which includes the level 2 charging unit, lifetime ...

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Hwy 17 (Wawa to White River) OPEN

ON511 is now reporting that the highway is open. Oct 20, 2022 at 09:14 At 9:02 Wawa-news tweeted “Possible travel delays on Hwy17 (Wawa to White River) due to a collision that has closed the westbound lane & shoulder in the WHITE RIVER E LTS area.” Wawa-news has just received information that the highway is closed as a result of ...

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On World Osteoporosis Day, take five steps to better bone health

Today, on World Osteoporosis Day, the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) calls on people of all ages to be proactive in taking steps for better bone health and osteoporosis prevention. Osteoporosis is a bone disease that affects some 500 million people worldwide and is a major cause of pain, disability and loss of independence in older adults. Worldwide, one in three ...

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Morning News – October 20

Thursday, October 20, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Periods of snow ending this morning then cloudy with 30% chance of flurries. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 this afternoon. High +3. Wind chill -6 this morning. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy. Becoming partly cloudy this evening. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming ...

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Winter weather travel advisory (Agawa – Lake Superior Park) ended

Oct 20, 2022 at 07:11 At 3:04 a.m. this Winter Weather Travel Advisory ended. Oct 19, 2022 at 06:52 4:59 AM EDT Wednesday 19 October 2022 Weather advisory in effect for: Agawa – Lake Superior Park Winter weather travel advisory in effect for today. What: Snowfall amounts of 10 to 15 cm by this afternoon. Snowfall rates up to 2 ...

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Winter weather travel advisory (Chapleau – Gogama) ended

Oct 20, 2022 at 07:08 This Winter Weather Travel Advisory ended at 1:10 a.m. Oct 19, 2022 at 06:54 4:59 AM EDT Wednesday 19 October 2022 Weather advisory in effect for: Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake Gogama – Foleyet Winter weather travel advisory in effect for today. What: Snowfall amounts of 10 to 15 cm by this afternoon. Snowfall rates up ...

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Fiber Cable cut – Possible Phone and/or Cellular outage

“Update from Bell Canada (19OCT22 15:26hrs) re: the fibre cut The damage to the fibre is along Hwy 101 near Wagoon Lake (west of Chapleau) and is a result of brushing operations damaging the aerial fibre. Part of the fibre is still intact (that’s why some service remains in Wawa) although that can fail at any time. Safety concerns with ...

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Hwy 101 (Wawa to Chapleau ) OPEN

Oct 19, 2022 at 12:52 Highway 101 has been reopened. It was closed for 4.5 hours. Oct 19, 2022 at 08:20 Highway 101 has been closed from Wawa to Chapleau because of poor weather and road conditions. ON511 has also posted “Updated: Disabled Vehicle on #HWY101 Both Directions at SHOAL LK PROV PK ENT, Chapleau. All lanes closed.” At 6:54 ...

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Smart Road Technology Can Make Northern Roads Safer

Oct 19, 2022 at 10:03 Implementing smart road technologies can encourage greater safety on Northern roads and are less expensive to build and maintain. These technologies and innovative construction techniques are explored in detail in the latest paper by Northern Policy Institute, Smart Solutions for Northern Roads by William Dunstan. Smart road technologies implemented in other jurisdictions have proven effective ...

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École Saint Nom de Jésus students benefit from musical learning experience

Oct 19, 2022 at 09:10 Students at École Saint Name of Jesus (Hornepayne) had a great visit last week! Two presenters from the Sudbury Symphony Orchestra joined them to present an enriching music workshop. Students were able to manipulate instruments as well as explore music and phonological awareness through listening activities, nursery rhymes and instrument accompaniment. The rich and explicit ...

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Un apprentissage musical de qualité pour les élèves de l’École Saint Nom de Jésus

Oct 19, 2022 at 09:10 Les élèves de l’École Saint Nom de Jésus (Hornepayne) ont eu de la grande visite la semaine dernière! Deux animatrices de l’Orchestre symphonique de Sudbury se sont jointes à eux pour présenter un atelier de musique enrichissant. Les élèves ont pu manipuler des instruments ainsi qu’explorer la musique et la conscience phonologique par l’entremise d’activités ...

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Morning News – October 19

Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Periods of light snow. Local amount 2 cm over higher terrain. Wind north 30 km/h gusting to 50. High +1. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Periods of snow. Amount 2 cm. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40. Low -4. Wind chill -9 overnight. News Tidbits: Highway 144 was ...

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