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Indigenous groups have voiced the need for safe, culturally relevant spaces as a key component of moving forward on self-determination. This need was also identified in the Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, which called for all Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQI+ people to be provided with safe, barrier-free, permanent, and meaningful access ...

Dec 13, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud. Becoming sunny near noon. Wind up to 15 km/h. High -7. Wind chill -20 this morning and -12 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Clear. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -14. Wind chill near -20. If you are headed west tomorrow be ...

Dec 13, 2022 at 06:31 Here are the road conditions for the Wawa area as posted by ON511: Highway 101 From Highway 144 to Shawmere River Bare and dry road Good No 22-12-13 5:28 AM Highway 101 From Shawmere River to Highway 651 Bare and dry road Good No 22-12-13 5:24 AM Highway 101 From Highway 651 to Wawa Bare ...

I can’t remember when my team and I hit the ground running sooner and at a faster pace than we have following the election just six months ago. Then, I had loftily envisioned my team and I performing as professional jugglers working to keep Algoma-Manitoulin running. But I quickly brought myself back to earth when I realized that the real ...

Je ne me souviens pas de la dernière fois que mon équipe et moi nous sommes mis au travail plus tôt et plus rapidement qu’après cette dernière élection il y a à peine six mois. J’ai l’impression que nous avons travaillé comme jongleurs professionnels pour rester à jour. Mais le vrai talent de jonglerie se trouve dans les maisons des ...

Dec 12, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud. Becoming sunny near noon. Wind up to 15 km/h. High -7. Wind chill -20 this morning and -12 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Clear. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -14. Wind chill near -20. News Tidbits: Today is the last day ...

Dec 12, 2022 at 06:31 Here are the road conditions for the Wawa area as posted by ON511: Primary Condition Secondary Condition visibility drifting Date & Time Highway 101 From Highway 144 to Shawmere River Bare and dry road Good No 22-12-12 5:08 AM Highway 101 From Shawmere River to Highway 651 Bare and dry road Bare and wet road ...

Dec 10, 2022 at 18:42 At 6:34 p.m. Highway 17 was reopened. Dec 10, 2022 at 16:12 Hwy 17 has been closed from Wawa to White River due to a tractor trailer rollover south of White River, with both lanes blocked. The highway was closed at 4:07 p.m. There is no further information at this time.

The National Chief of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples, Elmer St. Pierre, has strongly condemned the Liberal Government’s action to force the off-reserve voice out of Bill C-29. The proposed legislation and National Council create new levels of colonial policy and discrimination that continues to marginalize our people. “The entire Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP) is shocked and frustration at ...

At a time when recognition of First Nations’ importance in ecological stewardship is being increasingly recognized around the world, including at the ongoing COP15 conference on Conservation of Biodiversity in Montreal, Ontario is going in the opposite direction. Two First Nations are calling on Ontario to withdraw a controversial effort to contract out the development of a plan for the ...

Dec 10, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Sunny. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud this afternoon. Wind up to 15 km/h. High -4. Wind chill -20 this morning and -8 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Becoming cloudy this evening. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -11. Wind chill -8 this evening and ...

Team Rank Wins G.P. McCOY, Joe 1 5 5 FAHRER, Tom 2 4 5 TERRIS, Tom 2 4 5 BUCKELL, Chris 4 2 5 STOYCHEFF, Peter 4 2 4 HALL, Dave 6 1 4 SWITZER, Anya 6 1 5 SMIT, Brandon 8 0 5 There are no games scheduled for December 15th. It will be Christmas fun curling.  

This year, parents and guardians of Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon students will have the opportunity to follow two free French as a second language programs. The Beginner 1 program will run for 15 weeks whereas the Beginner Conversation program is an 8-week course. Both programs, starting January 17, 2023, will be offered online by Collège Boréal. These programs will support ...

Dec 9, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Cloudy. 60% chance of flurries this morning and early this afternoon with risk of freezing drizzle. Wind up to 15 km/h. High -3. Wind chill -16 this morning and minus 8 this afternoon. Tonight – Clearing. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -14. Wind chill near -20. News Tidbits: For fans of ...

On December 6, 2022, members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting patrol duties on Water Street in the Town of Thessalon. At approximately 8:00 p.m., police observed a black pick-up truck travelling northbound on Water Street. The vehicle began to travel at a high rate of speed, turned down Barber Street and entered a ...