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Le gouvernement de l’Ontario prend des mesures pour aider à remédier à la surreprésentation des enfants et des jeunes autochtones pris en charge par les sociétés d’aide à l’enfance. Les modifications apportées à la Loi sur les services à l’enfance, à la jeunesse et à la famille de l’Ontario amélioreront l’accès aux accords de soins conformes aux traditions pour que ...

Mar 10, 2022 at 07:56 – Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h this morning. High minus 9. Wind chill minus 28 this morning and minus 14 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Flurries beginning near midnight. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40 ...

École secondaire Saint-Joseph in Wawa recently took the opportunity to highlight the successes of its students during the 2020-2021 school year! Congratulations to all the recipients of the merit awards at the Gala!

The St. Augustine Grade 6/7/8 students are hosting their Bottle Drive on Wednesday, March 9, 2022, starting at 5:00 pm.  Students will be knocking on doors to collect any empty liquor, wine, beer or Circle K (Mac’s) milk jugs. Please start saving your bottles now and on Wednesday, someone will stop by to pick them up.  You can also leave the empty ...

New books on the 7-Day Shelf are “The Overnight Guest” by Heather Gudenkauf, “City of the Dead” by Jonathan Kellerman, “The Good Son” by Jacquelyn Mitchard and “Abandoned in Death” by J.D. Robb. The Staff Pick of the Week is “Dark Roads” by Chevy Stevens. From the book jacket: The Cold Creek Highway stretches close to five hundred miles through ...

After a 2 year hiatus due to Covid, the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 374 returns this year with our 53rd year tradition of hosting the Annual Maple Syrup Festival on April 2, 3, 9 and 10, 2022. For many friends and family it is a custom to travel many hours and fill up on fluffy pancakes, perfectly fried sausages covered ...

Mar 9, 2022 at 07:56 – Weather: Today – Periods of snow. Amount 2 cm. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light early this morning. Wind becoming southwest 20 gusting to 40 late this morning. High minus 3. Wind chill minus 15 this morning and minus 9 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Periods of snow ending late ...

In recognition of International Woman’s Day, Algoma Family Services is pleased to announce effective April 1st, it will make available free menstrual products to female clients. Following the lead of the Ontario Ministry of Education in the announcement of free menstrual products to female students through a program with Shopper’s Drug Mart, AFS, in turn, wishes to remove a barrier ...

Passed away peacefully at the Lady Dunn Health Centre on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at the age of 70 years. Predeceased by his wife Liette (nee Bouchard). Gary is survived by his common-law partner Linda Moldovan. Loving father of Lorianne (Alin), Danny (Nikki) and step-father of Melissa (Brian) and Stephen (Sunny). Proud grandfather of Jenna, Brooklynn, Maddie, McKenna and Jaxson. ...

Members from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to remind everyone that you have to do your homework prior to giving any personal information, money or sending prepaid ITunes cards to anyone.  Every year thousands of Canadians are victimized and millions of dollars are lost through many forms of fraud.   Emergency/Grandparent Scam   In a typical “emergency” scam, the ...

On Saturday, March 5, 2022, at approximately 12:50 a.m., members from the Sault Ste Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a motor vehicle collision involving two vehicles on Highway 17 in Aweres Township.   Investigation determined a pick-up truck was travelling on Highway 17 at approximately 12:10 a.m. when it collided with an older model SUV ...

Manitou Gold Inc. is pleased to announce that it has entered into a binding agreement to sell a 100% interest in its Dryden properties located in northwestern Ontario to Dryden Gold Corp. Dryden Gold is a private company, controlled by the founders and management of Ely Gold Royalties Inc., a public company that was sold in 2021 to Gold Royalty ...

Argonaut Gold Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Larry Radford as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director effective March 21, 2022. Mr. Radford brings over 35 years of technical and operations experience in the mining industry. Most recently, Mr. Radford served as the Chief Operating Officer of Gold Standard Ventures Corporation, where he was responsible for leading the ...

Mar 8, 2022 at 07:56 – Happy International Women’s Day! Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud. Periods of snow beginning late this afternoon. Wind becoming southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 late this morning. High minus 1. Wind chill minus 23 this morning and minus 7 this afternoon. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Periods of ...

The Ontario government is investing $763 million to provide Ontario’s nurses with a lump sum retention incentive of up to $5,000 per person. This payment will help to retain nurses across the health sector and stabilize the current nursing workforce during this critical time to ensure patients continue to access the health care they need and deserve. “Throughout the COVID-19 ...