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The Spring Campaign flyers have been distributed through the post office. All donations to this current campaign will help to fund Phase 2 of the Digital Radiography Upgrade. This has been an extensive undertaking for the hospital foundation. It raised $150 000 for the first phase and now is completing the raising of a second $150 000 to fund Phase ...

This article for the New York Times reports on the link between healthy diets and longevity. By Andrew Jacobs, April 3, 2019 Mom is right when she says to eat your peas. In one of the largest surveys of data on global dietary habits and longevity, researchers found that consuming vegetables, fruits, fish and whole grains was strongly associated with ...

It is a busy week at the Curling Rink. Teams Tom Terris and Joe McCoy will play the Mixed Championship Game on Thursday, April 11th starting at 7:30 PM. The Ladies and Men’s Curling Playoff Games will be held on Wednesday, April 10th. On Friday, April 12th the 72nd Men’s Annual Bonspiel begins with 27 teams entered in the event.

Weather – Periods of snow. Amount 2 cm. Wind south 20 km/h becoming light this morning. High plus 3. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy. 60 percent chance of flurries early this evening. Risk of freezing drizzle late this evening and overnight. Fog patches developing near midnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 1. Wind chill minus ...

At approximately 4:00 p.m., on April 3, 2019, officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Detachment responded to a collision between a snowmobile and police vehicle on Highway 101 at Gladstone Avenue in the Town of Wawa, Ontario. The driver of the snowmobile suffered non-life threatening injuries and was brought to hospital. As a result of the collision, ...

Over 35 Grade 7 to 12 students from three CSCNO schools competed in the “On IMPROvise” (We IMPROvise) tournament at École secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) on April 2. Teams from école secondaire catholique Trillium (Chapleau) and École Notre-Dame-du-Sault (Sault Ste. Marie) joined up with the teams from the host school to take part in workshop presented by Stef Paquette who also ...

Since his election in June 2018, Doug Ford’s government has anounced a number of cuts to public education. On March 15th, the most recent cuts were announced. These include: An overall loss of $1.4 billion for public education Loss of $986.8 million in education jobs funding Loss of an estimated 18,000 Grade 4-12 teaching jobs 27% increase to class sizes: ...

  Every year, that Ladies Curling Bonspiel have a ‘themed’ bonspiel, with competitors dressing their team up to match the theme. This year’s theme was “Game Night”. Here are the participants. They were judged within three catagories, Creativity, Effort and Humour. Gisele Lyons, Carol Dersch and Sandi Lowe had to make some hard choices. The three winners were: 1.  Team Bussineau ...

  Yesterday, April 3rd was closed for a short time, then closed with one lane open (Ontario511) for a number of hours due to a collision. Algoma EMS was visible in a video tweet from Superior East OPP at 1:37 p.m. The collision was between a snowmachine and a car at the intersection of the MSV trail off of Wawa ...

Weather – Sunny. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 1. Wind chill minus 17 in the morning and minus 5 in the afternoon. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – A few clouds. Increasing cloudiness after midnight then periods of snow. Wind becoming south 20 km/h overnight. Low minus 6. Wind chill minus 5 in the evening and minus ...

Harte Gold is pleased to provide the following corporate and operations update: Highlights Advanced discussions are underway with Appian and Sprott to refinance existing facilities with existing and/or potential new lenders, the Company expects a conclusion to be reached on these discussions by the end of April. Appointed Geoffrey Cohen, Senior Advisor, Appian Capital Advisory LLP, to the Board of ...

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. Thurs.  Apr. 11   Worship Committee – 2 p.m. Sat.      Apr. 13    Prayer Shawl Ministry – 3 p.m. Fri.       Apr. 19   Good Friday                                ...

Weather – A mix of sun and cloud with 40 percent chance of flurries. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40. High minus 1. Wind chill minus 14 in the morning and minus 7 in the afternoon. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Partly cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries early this evening. Clearing near midnight. Wind northwest 20 ...

Council is holding a regular council meeting tonight in Council Chambers at 6:30 tonight, April 2nd, 2019. CALL TO ORDER & NOTE MEMBERS PRESENT PRESENTATIONS REVIEW OF ADDENDUM & APPROVAL OF AGENDA 3.1 Approval of the Agenda (resolution) ANNOUNCEMENTS, GIVING OF NOTICE AND SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS Corporate Planning Committee Meeting – Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at 6:30 p.m., Council Chambers ...

  Stargazing is a wonderful and peaceful past time that anyone can enjoy. From planets to star clusters, galaxies to nebulae, the night sky is a treasure chest of celestial delights. Although astronomy and star gazing are traditionally done in the dark countryside, our glorious moon can be enjoyed from the city as well. The moon was created about 50,000 ...