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Every Canadian deserves a safe and affordable place to call home. The governments of Canada and Ontario are working together to deliver new affordable rental housing units in Thunder Bay. The joint funding of $750,000 will be delivered through the Ontario Priorities Housing Initiative (OPHI) and ensure more people have access to stable, affordable housing in their community. Marcus Powlowski, ...

Tous les Canadiens méritent un chez-soi sûr et abordable. Les gouvernements du Canada et de l’Ontario collaborent à la création de nouveaux logements locatifs abordables à Thunder Bay. Le financement conjoint de 750 000 $ sera versé dans le cadre de l’Initiative liée aux priorités de l’Ontario en matière de logement (IPLO) et permettra de veiller à ce qu’un plus ...

The Ontario government is providing over $550,000 to help create safe and affordable housing for Indigenous women and their children in Sault Ste. Marie. The funding is being delivered through the Social Services Relief Fund and will support women fleeing domestic violence who are homeless or at risk of homelessness during COVID-19. “Our government understands how important it is that ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario accorde une subvention de plus de 550 000 $ pour aider à créer des logements sécuritaires et abordables pour les femmes autochtones et leurs enfants à Sault Ste. Marie. Les fonds sont versés par l’entremise du Fonds de secours pour les services sociaux en vue de venir en aide aux femmes qui fuient la violence familiale ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario prend des mesures en vue de faciliter et de rendre plus sûrs le processus de vote et l’inscription de candidats, et de protéger les élections provinciales contre toute influence et ingérence extérieures. La Loi de 2021 sur la protection des élections en Ontario, si elle est adoptée, contribuera à protéger les élections contre diverses menaces, dont ...

The Ontario government is taking steps to make it easier and safer for people to vote, become a candidate and protect provincial elections against outside influence and interference. The Protecting Ontario Elections Act, 2021 would, if passed, help guard against threats such as the long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, under-regulated third-party advertising, irregular campaign spending and collusion. “We strongly ...

Weather: Snow ending late this afternoon then cloudy. Risk of snow squalls this morning. Local amount 2 cm. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this afternoon. High plus 1. Wind chill minus 7 this morning. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries and risk of freezing drizzle. Wind up to ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario, en consultation avec le médecin hygiéniste en chef, place neuf circonscriptions sanitaires dans de nouveaux paliers conformément au Cadre d’intervention pour garder l’Ontario en sécurité et ouvert (le « Cadre d’intervention »). Cela comprend l’activation du « frein d’urgence » dans la Circonscription sanitaire du district de Thunder Bay et la Circonscription sanitaire du district de Simcoe Muskoka afin de ...

The Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, is moving nine public health regions to new levels in the Keeping Ontario Safe and Open Framework (the “Framework”). This includes activating an “emergency brake” in Thunder Bay District Health Unit and Simcoe-Muskoka District Health Unit to move the regions to Grey-Lockdown to immediately interrupt transmission and contain ...

On Wednesday, February 24, 2021, Lia Veldt celebrated her 93rd birthday and Nick and Lia Veldt celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary. Since birthday and wedding anniversary celebrations are not possible during the current COVID-19 pandemic, Mr. & Mrs. Veldt have decided to make a donation of $1,000 to the LDHC Foundation as a way to mark these special occasions. What ...

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  This year, students from École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) entered the Legion’s Remembrance Day Poster Contest. Under the guidance of elementary school teacher Kirk Whitlock and high school teacher Annette Lytwenko, the students developed and created beautiful black and white and colour posters. Among the winners were ten students from Saint-Joseph school!   The following students from ES Saint-Joseph claimed the ...

  Cette année, les élèves de l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa) ont participé au concours annuel des affiches du Jour du souvenir de la Légion. Sous la direction de M. Kirk Whitlock, enseignant à l’élémentaire, et de Mme Annette Lytwenko, enseignante au secondaire, les élèves ont élaboré et créé de magnifiques affiches en noir et blanc et en couleurs. Parmi les gagnants, ...

The Algoma District School Board (ADSB) approved the appointment of three Student Trustees for the 2021/2022 school year: Annika Morrison from Michipicoten High School in Wawa, Shail Giroux from Korah Collegiate and Manook Wilson from Elliot Lake Secondary School as Indigenous Student Trustee, for the Algoma District School Board, effective August 1, 2021. Annika Morrison is currently a Grade 11 ...

Weather: Flurries ending early this morning then a mix of sun and cloud. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40 then southwest 40 gusting to 70 this morning. High plus 2. Wind chill minus 12 this morning. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Snow beginning late this evening. Risk of snow squalls overnight. Local amount 5 ...