À l’école Sacré-Cœur (Chapleau), chaque jour du mois de décembre est une journée spéciale. Que ce soit par la tenue d’activités à l’intérieur de la salle de classe ou au sein de l’école dans son ensemble par l’entremise de Microsoft TEAMS, une panoplie d’activités est offerte aux élèves et au personnel. Parmi ces activités, on compte des jeux Kahoot, des ...
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The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to remind snowmobilers to ride safely for an enjoyable winter season. Snowmobiling is one of the joys of a Canadian winter. However, excessive noise may be problematic for some communities and private property landowners. The topic of snowmobile exhausts and the enforcement of modified exhausts has always been a hot topic in ...
Read More »Council is holding a Corporate Planning and Council meeting tonight. Featured in the Corporate Planning Meeting is the presentation of a number of reports: Predator Control Results – Dec 2019 – Mar 2020 AP 2020-16: Report for the Month of November, 2020 DB 2020-02: Report for the Months of October – November, 2020 CC 2020-03: Closed Meeting Investigator Services Integrity ...
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On September 22, 2020, at approximately 5:04 p.m., members from the Kirkland Lake Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision (MVC) involving a pickup truck and a motorcycle, on Highway 66 in McGarry Township. As a result of the investigation, Gabriel SIMARD, age 22, of Cheney, Ontario, has been charged with the following: ...
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On December 14, 2020 at approximately 11:34 a.m., members from the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), members from the OPP Technical Collision Investigation (TCI) Unit, St Joseph Fire Department and Algoma Paramedic Services responded to a two vehicle motor vehicle collision on Highway 548 south of Humbug Point Road and V Line Road in St. Joseph Township. Investigation determined ...
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Passed away peacefully at the Lady Dunn Health Centre with her family by her side on Wednesday, December 9, 2020, at the age of 81 years. Beloved wife of the late Eulogio Omolida. Proud mother of Emma Desgagne (Jean), the late Oro, Loida Buerkle (Frank), Loy, Arman (Jackie), Yolanda, Aida Ward (Aaron) and Ryan (Ashley). Loving Nana of Thea, Anna, ...
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While conducted radar patrol Dec 13, 2020, on Highway 17 approximately 20Km west of White River, a Manitouwadge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer observed a vehicle traveling westbound at a high rate of speed. As a result Darren MCLEOD, age 29, of White River, ON was charged with Stunt Driving and received a 7-day license suspension as well as a ...
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Regular Season Curling begins January 4, 2021 We wish everyone a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year. It is the Season to appreciate all that we have and to be safe. Team Rank Wins GP TERRIS, Tom 1 4 4 LESCHISHIN, Mark 2 3 4 BUMSTEAD, Aaron 3 2 4 FAHRER, Tom 3 2 4 McCOY, Joe 5 1 4 ...
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Weather: A mix of sun and cloud. 40 percent chance of flurries late this afternoon. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 13. Wind chill minus 26 this morning and minus 16 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries early this evening. Flurries beginning this evening. Local amount 5 cm. Wind ...
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Presently, members from the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), members from the OPP Technical Collision Investigation (TCI) Unit and Algoma Paramedic Services responded to a two vehicle motor vehicle collision on Highway 548 south of Humbug Road and D Line Road in St. Joseph Township that occurred at 11:34 A.M. Highway 548 is closed in both directions at Hardwood Drive. The ...
Read More »The Ontario Government in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health and other experts has made it more difficult for outbound international travellers. Effective December 11, 2020, individuals requesting a COVID-19 test for international travel clearance are no longer eligible for a publicly funded COVID-19 test in Ontario. The Government explains that this step is to “ensure taxpayer dollars ...
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Lately I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about the overall welfare of Ontario youth as the world tries to find the right pathways to deal with the multitude of issues that the pandemic is raising. A year ago if you’d have asked me to list all the ways that a potential world pandemic that got a footing here in ...
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Dernièrement, j’ai passé beaucoup de temps à réfléchir au bien-être général des jeunes de l’Ontario alors que le monde essaie de trouver les bonnes voies pour faire face à la multitude de problèmes soulevés par la pandémie. Il y a un an, si vous m’aviez demandé d’énumérer toutes les façons dont une éventuelle pandémie mondiale aurait pris pied ici en ...
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Weather: Snow at times heavy ending early this morning then mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Wind northwest 20 km/h. High minus 9. Wind chill minus 12 this morning and minus 20 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming light early this evening. Low minus 21. Wind chill minus ...
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The Wawa Volunteer Fire Department held the annual Hamper Holiday Food Drive today with the assistance of staff from St. Joseph French Immersion School. The fire trucks drove the streets of Wawa and the Mission collecting non-perishable food items for the Wawa Christmas Hamper Fund. This year they collected a whole pile of food, $1,340.00 cash, $75.00 in ...
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