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Thomas Walls Retirement and new Long and McQuade Music School

Since 1960, Thomas Walls School of Music has been servicing Sault Ste. Marie with its quality instruments and music supplies as well as providing excellent music lessons for children and adults. The owner, Tom, has always worked hard to provide outstanding customer service to anyone coming to the store. It has been his friendly face and cheerful personality that has ...

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Wawa Goose Nest Market is making progress

  The Wawa Goose Nest Market is getting closer to opening. Last weekend Provost Contracting was digging and laying in gravel for the foundations for each ‘shed’ and putting the ‘sheds’ into place.   This will work as a business incubator idea in allowing the many artisans of Wawa a place to sell their crafts and also create a draw ...

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One Lucky Driver

  Traffic was delayed for a short time yesterday afternoon about 55 km south of Wawa on Highway 17 to remove this vehicle from the bushline. The vehicle is barely visible looking eastward, and completely hidden by the trees as you look west (photos above). The driver of this minivan was taken to the LDHC to be checked out after ...

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Week 3 of the For the Health of It Challenge!

Congrats to our winners from week two: Chrystal Morden Diane Spencer Melissa Terris Kaitlin Haidarenko Sean Robinson Nadine Sagar   A big shout out to all participants for all your hard work so far-way to go!   Here are the challenges for week three: Physical Activity: How many steps did you get each day this week? 0-2500=1 point, 2501-5000=2 points, ...

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We are still here and going strong

It seems to be an unfortunate sign of the times that almost all of the news people are exposed to is, to be quite frank, of an extremely negative nature. Some like to put the blame on media, but in my opinion, that’s simply too broad of a paintbrush stroke. Yes, media reports a steady stream of disconcerting news, but ...

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Thank you to our Donors

The LDHC Foundation extends a heartfelt THANK YOU to donors who have contributed to the two campaigns which raised funds for the Digital Radiography Upgrade, Phases 1 & 2. A total of $300,000 was raised in these two campaigns. $150,000 for Phase 1 and $150,000 for Phase 2, all made possible by the generous hearts who have supported health care ...

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Solving their way out

Students at École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) put their skills to the test in an attempt to solve a series of enigmas in order to get out of the “escape room” in under 60 minutes. Of the sevent teams of students, only three succeeded in escaping. Students really enjoyed this activity which promotes teamwork while also encouraging individual reflection.

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Tuesday Morning News – May 14

Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. High 14. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – cloudy with 70 percent chance of showers. Clearing before morning. Low plus 5. News Tidbits – David Williamson, Chief Administrative Officer for the Town of Northeastern Manitoulin and Islands was acclaimed for Conservative Party of Canada and will challenge Carol Hughes for her ...

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Watermain Repairs

  What does it take to fix a water main or in this case, a lateral? The lateral is the pipe that branches off of the water main bringing water to your residence or business. A water lateral broke and needed repair. It took time to determine the area affected when the water was shut off for repair work, then ...

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SE OPP Vehicle theft leads to multiple charges

On May 11, 2019 at approximately 4:25 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a theft from a business in Wawa, Ontario. Two suspects were reported to have taken a motor vehicle from a local business without paying their tow bill. Officers conducted patrols but were unable to locate the vehicle. On May 12, ...

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Monday Morning News – May 13

Weather – Sunny. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud this morning. High 14. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – A few clouds. Low plus 1. News Tidbits – Flood damages continue to accumulate – today a long-term care home in Maniwaki, Que., will be evacuated today due to increased flooding in the area, forcing 67 residents out of their homes. Temiskaming ...

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National Police Week: May 12th – 18th, 2019

No matter where you live in North America, hardly a day goes by that people can open their newspaper or tune in to the news without learning of some man-made or natural tragic event in which people are being assisted by emergency services of some description. When we see or hear coverage of just about any sort of situation, there ...

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A statement on Behalf of Northern Ontario Public Libraries

The undersigned libraries issued the following statement on May 9, 2019 regarding cuts to the operating budget of Ontario Library Service-North. Today our libraries were informed that half of the unionized staff positions (5 FTE positions) at Ontario Library Service-North have been eliminated, and a sixth reduced to part time, due to recent cuts to the operating budget announced in ...

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M-174 National Suicide Prevention Action Plan is Passed in Parliament

“When the vote began on my call for a national suicide action plan I stood up and held up the eagle feather and the red hawk feather in remembrance of all the youth we have lost in the northern communities. I wanted those children to know that they were loved and that Canada must do better for this coming generation ...

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Gélinas’ 911 Everywhere in Ontario bill will save lives

NDP MPP France Gélinas held a press conference at Queen’s Park on Thursday to help enact a law that will save lives by ensuring that all Ontarians have access to 911 emergency services.    Gélinas’ bill, 9-1-1 Everywhere in Ontario, is up for debate in the Ontario legislature on Thursday afternoon. Bill 75 has three parts. The first will do away with 1-800 numbers in case ...

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