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Ontario Northland Resumes All Bus Routes and Adds Two New Toronto Bus Stops

This morning, June 29th, 2021, Caroline Mulroney, Minister of Transportation, Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade and MPP for Nipissing, and Corina Moore, President and CEO of Ontario Northland Transportation Commission announced that Ontario Northland will be resuming all regularly scheduled motorcoach routes and adding two new stops in Toronto effective July 4, 2021. “As the ...

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Manitou Gold Provides Exploration Update

Manitou Gold Inc. is pleased to provide an update of its exploration activities on its 350 square km Goudreau Project located north of Wawa, Ontario. The Company is currently in the midst of a comprehensive exploration program, including soil geochemical sampling, induced polarization, and ground magnetic surveys, prospecting and geological mapping along the western 10 kilometers of strike length of ...

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Morning News – June 29th

Weather Increasing cloudiness. 40 percent chance of showers this morning and early this afternoon. Showers beginning this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 21. Humidex 26. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Showers. Fog patches developing near midnight. Local amount 15 to 25 mm. Low 14.   Status of cases in Algoma Tested (1)  Confirmed cases (2) Active ...

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Thank you to – Emergency Services & Wawa

On November 27th 2020, events unfolded that have impacted the lives of two very dear friends. After 7 months of recovery and still a long road ahead of them, they were able to return to the scene at the Wawa Goose Hill.   At mile marker 1018, there has been a cross and flowers placed as a memorial to the ...

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Men’s Night Golf – June 24

(117 Players) 1st FLIGHT: 1st : Joel Dechamplain, Max Dechamplain, spare – 32 2nd: Dave Castonguay, Gilbert Bouchard, spare – 32 3rd: Shane Bukowski, John Simon, William Cooper – 32 2nd FLIGHT: 1st: Butch Terris, Tom Terris, Luke Morden – 34 2nd: Dave Castonguay, Gilbert Bouchard, Spare – 34 3rd : Jean Desgagne, Dimitri Levesque, Jeremi Lord – 35 3rd ...

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Hello to all the Golf Professionals out there!

Hello to all the Golf Professionals out there!! (and to the rest of us that aspire to hit that one perfect shot into # 3, allowing us to proclaim ” Yes!!… I now have a hole in one!!) Summer is here!! Now it has arrived, we have a number of events to look forward to in the month of July ...

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Morning News – June 28th

Weather Becoming a mix of sun and cloud this morning. 30 percent chance of showers this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 21. Humidex 25. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – Partly cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers early this evening. Fog patches developing near midnight. Low 11.   Status of cases in Algoma Tested (1)  Confirmed ...

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Algoma District School Board reaffirms commitment to Indigenous partners and reconciliation, following discoveries of unmarked graves

The recent confirmation of 751 unmarked graves at the site of the former Marieval Indian Residential School in Saskatchewan and other unmarked grave discoveries at residential school sites across Canada over the past few weeks, have brought attention to the legacy and traumatic impact of residential schools on Indigenous communities. With over 150 residential school sites across Canada, we recognize ...

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Morning News – June 26th

Weather Mainly sunny. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 21. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – Increasing cloudiness early this evening. 60 percent chance of showers late this evening and overnight. Low 14.   Status of cases in Algoma   Tested (1)  Confirmed cases (2) Active cases Currently hospitalized Resolved cases (3) Deceased Cases Screened Positive for VOC ...

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Joint Statement of Commitment of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate on Documentation Transparency Regarding Residential Schools

June 24, 2021 We are two Catholic religious communities of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (commonly known as the Oblates) and were involved in operating many of the residential schools throughout Canada.  The Oblates operated 48 schools, including the Marieval Indian Residential School and the Kamloops Indian Residential School.  We remain deeply sorry for our involvement in residential schools ...

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The Rescue of “Russell Crow”

An early phone call, especially on a Monday morning at 8 o’clock, never brings good news. At least not in my life. The number did not look familiar and with caution, I answered. A male voice came right to the point: he said “there is a raven in distress in the parking lot of Sault College… I saw him yesterday ...

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Good, Bad and the Upsetting…

Wawa seems to be changing, and in the most part in a wonderful way. There is outdoor dining on Broadway now with North of 17. A beautiful mural adorns the Thrift Barn making this bright. The Big Bird Inn – who would have believed it could look so good! They were right, the bones were good – she just needed ...

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Morning News – June 25th

Fog Advisory – Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Agawa – Lake Superior Park Marathon – Schreiber Dense fog is expected to dissipate late this morning. If travelling, be prepared for areas of near-zero visibility. Weather Cloudy. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud near noon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 22. Humidex 28. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – ...

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Statement from Andrea Horwath

Ontario’s Official Opposition NDP Leader Andrea Horwath released the following statement in response to the horrific discovery of hundreds of children in unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school near the Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan: “These precious children, and many others across the country, should have lived full lives. Every child matters. And their children and ...

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Statement from Sol Mamakwa, Ontario NDP critic for Indigenous and Treaty Relations

NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong), Ontario NDP critic for Indigenous and Treaty Relations, released the following statement in response to the horrific discovery of hundreds of children in unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school near the Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan: “These children were taken from their parents, and never returned home. Their families never stopped ...

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