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École Sacré Cœur students stand out at the Franco-Ontarian Chess Tournament

Students from École Sacré-Cœur in Chapleau distinguished themselves at the Franco-Ontarian Chess Tournament held from 8 to 10 May in Haileybury. A team from the school played brilliantly and won the silver medal. No fewer than nine students from the school were selected to take part in the provincial tournament.   The students’ success is the result of many hours ...

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Les élèves de Sacré Cœur se distinguent au Tournoi d’échecs franco-ontariens

Les élèves de l’école Sacré-Cœur à Chapleau se sont distingués lors du Tournoi d’échecs franco-ontarien tenu du 8 au 10 mai à Haileybury. Une équipe de l’école a joué avec brio a remporté la médaille d’argent. Pas moins que neuf élèves de l’école furent sélectionnés pour participer au tournoi provincial. Le succès des élèves est le fruit de nombreuses heures ...

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East Algoma OPP – Disqualified Driver caught Driving

On May 13, 2024, shortly after 1:00 p.m., police observed a car being operated by an individual known to police who was found to be prohibited from driving Canada-wide. The car then pulled into a driveway on Axmith Avenue in the City of Elliot Lake and a further query of the prohibited driver revealed there were several outstanding warrants for ...

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MHS Reunion – Goal now set for 75th Reunion in 2029

Over the past few weeks, the 70th MHS Reunion Committee put an urgent call out for MHS Alumni to register for the 70th Reunion to be held July 5th, 6th, and 7th, 2024. The committee required 45o registrants to pull off this event. Unfortunately, by the deadline yesterday, only 35o had registered. After meeting, the committee announced last night on ...

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Thursday Morning News – May 16

Weather: Today – Mainly sunny. Increasing cloudiness late this morning. Wind southeast 20 km/h becoming southwest 20 late this morning. High 17. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers overnight. Low 9. News Tidbits: Congratulations to Peter Chiu of Elliot Lake. He matched the last six of seven ENCORE numbers in exact order in ...

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NOSM University and OPSEU/SEFPO Ratify New Four-Year Collective Agreement

NOSM University and OPSEU/SEFPO Local 677, Unit 2, are pleased to announce the ratification of a four-year collective agreement. Local 677 represents 161 staff including office, clerical, administrative, technical, and service employees at NOSM University. This is their fifth collective agreement. Both OPSEU/SEFPO members and NOSM University’s Board of Governors (Executive Committee) voted in favour of ratifying the new collective ...

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Three hundred young chess masters to compete in the Franco-Nord-Ouest Chess Tournament

Over 300 young chess masters will meet in Wawa on Thursday, May 23, for the eighth Franco-Nord-Ouest Chess Tournament. The competition, hosted by Wawa’s École Saint-Joseph, will attract francophone students from the following elementary and secondary schools: École Ste-Marie (Azilda), École Sacré-Cœur (Chapleau), ÉSC Trillium (Chapleau), École Alliance St-Joseph (Chelmsford), École St-Joseph (Dubreuilville), École La Renaissance (Espanola), École Notre-Dame (Hamner), ...

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Trois cents jeunes maîtres d’échecs participeront au Tournoi d’échecs Franco-Nord-Ouest

Le jeudi 23 mai, pas moins de 300 jeunes maîtres d’échecs se réuniront à Wawa afin de participer au huitième Tournoi d’échecs Franco-Nord-Ouest. Présentée par l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa), cette compétition réunira des élèves francophones provenant des écoles élémentaires et secondaires suivantes: Ste-Marie (Azilda), Sacré-Cœur (Chapleau), ÉSC Trillium (Chapleau), Alliance St-Joseph (Chelmsford), St-Joseph (Dubreuilville), La Renaissance (Espanola), Notre-Dame (Hamner), Saint Nom ...

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Alamos Gold Intersects Higher-Grade Mineralization within a New Zone Near Existing Infrastructure at Young-Davidson

Alamos Gold Inc. has reported new results from its underground exploration program at the Young-Davidson mine. Underground exploration drilling from the mid-mine intersected a new style of higher-grade gold mineralization in zones within the hanging wall of the Young-Davidson deposit. These zones are located between 10 and up to 200 metres (“m”) south of existing infrastructure and Mineral Reserves and ...

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OPP – Police Week (May 12 – 18)

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is proud to announce Police Week, which runs May 12 – 18, 2024. This year, the theme is “Join Policing: Keep Ontario Safe,” emphasizing policing as both a career and a public service. Every hour of every day of the year, in Canada from coast to coast, thousands of police officers risk their lives to ...

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ROY, Monique Marie

August 30, 1949 – May 11, 2024 It is with deep sadness that our family announces the peaceful passing of Monique Roy on May 11th at the age of 74 with her family by her side. Cherished daughter of the late Damase and Arlina Roy. Loving mother of Christine (Chris), cherished grandmother of Kelsey (Joël) and Dylan (Karine) and great-grandmother ...

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Wednesday Morning News – May 15

Weather: Today – Sunny. High 17. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Clear. Low +3. News Tidbits: It was good to hear that Calvary Church took up the municipal challenge to do a little clean up yesterday as part of Wawa’s Action on Litter The 1st Wawa Scout Group has launched a fundraising campaign to plant trees. Your can ...

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Ontario Marks Fifth Annual Day of Action on Litter

Andrea Khạnjin, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, issued the following statement on Ontario’s Day of Action on Litter: “Today is the fifth annual Provincial Day of Action on Litter: a significant milestone in our government’s ongoing efforts to tackle litter and preserve the natural beauty of our province. Over the last five years, we have seen students, community ...

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L’Ontario marque la cinquième Journée d’action contre les détritus

Andrea Khạnjin, ministre de l’Environnement, de la Protection de la nature et des Parcs, a publié la déclaration suivante pour la Journée d’action contre les détritus de l’Ontario : « C’est aujourd’hui la cinquième Journée provinciale d’action contre les détritus : c’est une étape importante dans le cadre des efforts que déploie le gouvernement pour réduire les détritus et préserver ...

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