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Thursday Morning News – March 5

Weather – Becoming cloudy this morning then snow. Amount 5 cm. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 early this afternoon. High minus 4. Wind chill minus 18 this morning and minus 10 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Snow ending late this evening then cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. Clearing before morning. Amount ...

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Strengthening Ontario’s Mining Industry

Greg Rickford, Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines, announced Ontario is investing more than $10.5 million in 28 companies that supply products and services to the mining industry. This funding will help create or retain over 180 jobs. Investments made through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) include (a full list is below): $1 million for Coloured Aggregates ...

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Ontario Supports Innovative Mining Technology to Ensure the Industry

The Ontario government has announced a new investment of $900,000 with Sudbury-based SHYFTinc. to support the creation of new jobs and continued economic growth in northern Ontario. The new partnership will help the company develop an innovative inventory management system that will make freight delivery to open-pit and underground mines safer and more efficient. The new technology will create a ...

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Ontario Announces a Fair Plan to Keep Students in Class

The Honourable Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, today confirmed the Government has made additional, reasonable proposals at the negotiating table to fight for the priorities of students and parents, with a single focus on ending this impasse. During the negotiation process, the Government tabled proposals with each of the teacher unions, which included substantive moves on lower than proposed but ...

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Great Lakes remain Near or Above Record-High Levels

Conditions across the Great Lakes were drier this past month and the water levels of both Lake Superior and Lake Michigan-Huron declined more than they typically do in February. Nonetheless, an exceptional volume of water remains in the system and all of the Great Lakes remain near or above record-high water levels for this time of year. Water levels are ...

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Between the Covers – March 4

The After School Program will be temporarily suspended.  Unfortunately, since the winter break, attendance has been very low. If your child is interested in the After School Program please contact the library or come in and fill out a registration form.  The After School Program is for children up to the age of 12.  Clubs run from Tuesday to Friday ...

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Happenings at Wawa First United Church – March 4

The congregation welcomes everyone to Worship at First United Church.  Services are held on Sunday at 11:00 a.m.  If anyone has a question or concern please leave a message on the answering machine at the Church 705-856-2926. The Easter Cross of Lights will again be placed above the front door of our Church.  If you wish to purchase a bulb ...

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From the Branch – March 4

And here comes March and a bit closer to spring. Last Friday we had our Open House to introduce our NEW lift to the Wawa public but because of the COLD wind only about 20 some made it. But those who did come enjoyed a ride from the Hall down to the Lounge, as I explained the workings and how ...

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Wednesday Morning News – March 4

Weather – A few flurries ending this afternoon then mainly cloudy. Amount 2 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 2. Wind chill near minus 9. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 12. Wind chill minus 9 this evening and minus 15 overnight.

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MMCC Condenser removal and Replacement

  Work continues at the MMCC to remove the old condenser and replace it with a new one. A crane was at the MMCC yesterday afternoon to lift the old condenser down from the roof, and lift up the new one. MMCC staff developed a plan to ensure that the ice surfaces will not be lost during the shutdown of ...

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Custom-made moccasins!

  Students at École secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) registered in the grade 11 French course “Discovering Contemporary Native Voices”, directed by teacher Ms. Carole Bouffard, were able to carry out a project for this course. As part of this project, they discovered the making of moccasins, a meticulous art. Students completed all of the steps necessary to succeed. The moccasins produced ...

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Des mocassins faits sur mesure!

  Les élèves de l’École secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) inscrits au cours de français 11e année «Découvrir les voix autochtones contemporaines », dirigé par l’enseignante Mme Carole Bouffard, ont pu mener un projet pour ce cours. C’est ainsi qu’ils ont découvert la fabrication de mocassins, un art minutieux. Les élèves ont complété toutes les étapes nécessaires pour réussir. Les mocassins fabriqués dans ...

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ÉSC Trillium Coyotes stand tall at North Shore championship

  The school’s boys junior and senior teams basket-ball teams as well as the girls’ junior volley-ball sport teams from École secondaire catholique Trillium (Chapleau) displayed fine form at the North Shore Secondary School (NSSSAA) Championship held in Marathon on February 18 to 20. The young athletes from Trillium responded to the challenge and played high level games. We note the ...

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Discovering the wonders of winter

  During the month of January, students in the Kindergarten B class at École Saint-Joseph (Wawa), with the support of teacher Jenny Bouffard, created a winter world in their classroom. Their learning environment truly reflected the reality of winter in Canada. Such being the case, students had the unique opportunity to do some ice fishing, an activity that enabled them ...

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À la découverte du monde hivernal!

  Durant le mois de janvier, les amis de la classe jardin B à l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa), avec l’aide de leur enseignante, Mme Jenny Bouffard, ont créé un monde hivernal dans leur salle de classe.   Dans leur espace d’apprentissage reflétant l’hiver canadien, les élèves ont même eu la chance de faire de la pêche sur glace, activité durant laquelle ...

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