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Valu-Mart Grocery Give-Away Surprises Shoppers

Article & photos by Barb Fisher Something mysterious was going on at Valu-Mart last Saturday. Signs posted out front "Market Moments - Your Moment Could Be Next", and for the lucky shoppers who were in the store at the right time.....scored with free groceries!

Loblaws, Valu-Mart's parent company offers yearly promotions to enable their participating stores to show appreciation to their customers and engage with the community in delivering moments of surprise, sharing and appreciation. Each year at this time Loblaws randomly select stores to offer the free grocery bonanza, and for two years in a row now, John and Sabrina's Value-Mart has been selected for this promotion. Lucky us!

And even better, lucky me - I was one of the more than 20 shoppers who when lining up at the checkout was

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startled by a loud siren and air blasters showering us all in paper confetti. Our groceries were free today; up to an individual maximum of $250.

For the shoppers who missed out on the grocery give-away, some were still lucky as 15 $10 grocery cards were also handed out. Random acts of customer appreciation continue throughout the year at Valu-Mart, where staff and owners interact with Wawa shoppers sharing random gift cards, coffee, donuts, candy giveaways, free samples and other tokens of appreciation.

When the confetti had settled, everyone could join in with free coffee and donuts, and in true Wawa spirit, many lucky shoppers returned their windfall in random acts of kindness. Some winners decided to follow Cynthia Chiupka-Jozin who plans to donate her cash for groceries to our Food Bank in paying her good fortune forward.

John and Sabrina join with many of our local businesses in supporting worthy causes in our town. Let's all unite in the cause and shop locally.

Together we can keep Wawa strong.

Article by Barb Fisher, photos supplied Emerson, member of the Michipicoten First Nation Band has a mission to immortalize Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women so that their lives will be honoured and not forgotten. Emerson now lives in Sault Ste. Marie, but as a past resident here many Wawa readers know him simply as Emerson. His quest has been influenzed by Gordon Lightfoot's story in song immortalizing the lives cut short of the crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald. With Lightfoot's message in song, Emerson has been inspired to erect painted rock formations along our highways to keep the murdered and missing women's spirit forever alive.

The Medicine Wheel symbolizes the interconnection of all life, the cycles of nature, and depicts how life

represents a circular journey.

The number 4 is sacred to Aboriginal people and can represent many things, one being the 4 points of the compass, each with a guiding spirit symbolizing the stages in the life journey: • East - Yellow, depicts the direction of the daily birth of the sun and represents a person's birth and early years.

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South - Red, relates to childhood and intellectual growth.

• West - Black, symbolizes adulthood and introspection.

• North - White, represents old age, wisdom and the spiritual aspects of life.

• the Centre of the wheel is symbolic of Mother Earth and the Creator and their role in the beginning and continuation of life.

In painting the rocks yellow, red, black and white, Emerson thought about the sacred colours representing these women who were someone's Infant, then Youth, but then denied their maturity to the Adult helper, and to achieve the pinnacle of a kind knowledgeable Elder.

By forming these grandfather rock formations in the 4 sacred colours perched high above our highways, travellers motoring across our country will be mindful of what we have lost. Emerson was in our area recently, building his monuments along highway #17 with members of the Michipicoten First Nation present offering prayers and encouragement in his quest.

He has erected the rock formations along many of our major highways - #17, #69 east and south, with his final dream to have these rock remembrances erected from coast to coast across Canada.

Emerson extends much thanks to Canadian Tire in Wawa for donating the paint to continue his journey, and appreciates everyone's support, encouragement and prayers in his quest.

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News From The Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation

NUTS ‘N’ BOLTS

- by Bob Avis

I Can Boil Water!

surrounding communities.

The Rose family, in the past, has made many generous donations to the Lady Dunn Health Centre and the Foundation. The “Bottle Drive for Cancer Care” initiated by the late Pat Rose, was just one of the many contributions that the Rose family has made in the past.

The Foundation is grateful that the late Mr. Rose chose to make the Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation his charity of choice.

For more information

With the temporary loss of my husband, I find myself thinking more and more about food. He’s the one who prepares pretty much all I on how you can donate, eat. He does everything but and for more informa- pre-chew my food. But, as of tion regarding the Lady this writing, I’ve been without Dunn Hospital Foundation’s him for more than a week.

Donor Recognition Program, Worse yet, this could go on please contact Crystal Lutz, for some time since we are Foundation Coordinator 705 still waiting for the flight to 856-2335 x 3219 or clutz@ Toronto.

The message here is - don’t ldhc.com.

Generous Hearts – the key to delay when you have certain symptoms. Bob isn’t even a healthy future. sure whether he’s had a headache, ever. He’s had a life of good health even as a diabetic and hasn’t so much as broken a bone or had any major illness. He’s definitely not the kind to complain of aches and pains. Normally the only pain he experiences is listening to me snore or whistle.

And so it came as some surprise during a routine quarterly diabetic check-up when it was decided by Maria Dupuis, Bob’s nurse practitioner that he should talk to someone about a possible heart problem. The result being a trip across the hall Help us recognize the to the emergency department junior citizens who where an ecg, blood work and an exray led to a referral to make our communities heart specialists in Sault Ste.

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Annaleise Carr, 2012 and 2014 Ontario Junior Citizen, Simcoe, ON At 14, Annaleise Carr was the youngest person ever to swim across Lake Ontario. Two years later, Annaleise swam across Lake Erie. Combined these efforts raised awareness and hundreds of thousands of dollars for Camp Trillium, a family camp for children with cancer.

Her book, Annaleise Carr: How I Conquered Lake Ontario to Help Kids Battling Cancer, inspires others to take on great challenges and help their fellow citizens.

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Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation Receives Bequest An extremely generous bequest from the estate of a Wawa resident and former board member of the Lady Dunn Health Centre was recently received by the Foundation.

The Foundation is profoundly grateful for the extremely generous gift of $50,000.00 from the estate of the late Ron Rose. Mr. Rose’s legacy will help support the purchase of essential medical equipment so that the hospital can continue to provide excellent healthcare to the

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Marie and Toronto.

Bob has spoiled me during our marriage and has ruined me for other men. I used to tell people that I wanted a tall man who could cook and, yup, that’s what I got. I was a happy spinster who had lived alone for several decades when I became Bob’s 4th wife. Certainly I had to cook and clean and do the garbage while living alone but, hey, if someone is willing and able, to do it, why not? I just go to work Monday to Friday and come home and pick up my knife and fork or a spoon if he decides to make soup.

Now that I have just about forgotten how to do these things he’s off carousing around hospitals. What to do first? Should it be the laundry which I haven’t had to do since 2007 or learning how to open a tin of cat food?

No, I am not eating cat food.

We have 2 cats, Summer and Sam, that Bob has mentioned in other columns.

I hope that I soon have him back with a new heart to fulfill all his husbandly duties, like doing the dishes, meal planning, cleaning the litter and least of all, writing this column.

Library Update New books New on the seven day fiction shelf this week: “Order To Kill” by Vince Flynn, “Marrow”

by Elizabeth Lesser, “The Tea Planter’s Wife” by Dinah Jefferies and “Woman Of God”

by James Patterson (large print).

“Afterschool Programs” are up and running, Tuesday through Friday from 3:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Come on down to the Wawa Public Library and join in the afterschool fun!

Used Battery Collection You can now drop off old batteries at the Wawa Public Library. We are a collection site for single use batteries.

The library is closed Sundays, Mondays and all holidays. We are open Tuesday through Thursday from 11:30 – 8:00 p.m.; Friday 11:30 – 5:00 p.m., and Saturday from noon until 2 p.m.

Telephone – 705-856-2244

ext. 290 for the circulation desk or ext 291 to reach the librarian’s office, or email us at mtpl@ wawa.cc.

Public Access Computers, iPads & WiFi WiFi is available at the library – please register at the circulation desk if you are accessing our library WiFi. We need to track the usage for statistical purposes. Thank you! We have 2 public computers as well as 3 iPads available for public use.

Please inquire at the circulation desk.

Check out the Wawa History page as well as The Wawa Public Library on Facebook.

Our Wawa History website is www.wawahistory.wawa.cc.

Remember – library membership is FREE to residents of the Municipality of Wawa and contracting communities.

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Female Evening Grosebeaks on Birdbath

Notes From The Bird Lady

Article and Photos by Tammie Hache Manitouwadge, ON bthache@yahoo.ca On this cool, rainy day, it's pretty quiet in the yard.

There are a few Juncos and American Tree Sparrows out there but not much else. This week though, it's been won-

derful to have a flock of about 20 Evening Grosbeaks visiting the yard just about every day.

My favourite feeder birds of all time, I'm always thrilled when Evening Grosbeaks come in.

The winter birdbath is set up mostly for them and they have been making great use of it for drinking.

In September, my husband and I completely rebuilt our feeder station in the backyard. We put more patio stones down around the area for easier cleaning in winter & summer for us but it also

Evening Grosebeaks on Feeders

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means having an easy feeding area for ground feeding birds like Sparrows & Juncos.

The station sits at the end of two flowerbeds so the birds can scrounge in amongst the plants for all kinds of natural seed & insect goodies along with picking up seed that has been knocked off or blown off the platform feeder above. We built the new platform feeder itself out of cedar and steel screen so it will never hold water. And like before, there are 4 feeders hanging above the platform and they will be changed periodically throughout the coming winter.

At least one Ruffed Grouse has been coming to the yard every day in recent weeks.

Sometimes it shows up in the morning, sometimes in the afternoon but almost like clockwork in the evening at about 5:40 pm (for now). It will quietly share the feeder with smaller birds like Chickadees but if a Blue Jay tries to land, that Grouse threatens to go into full aggressive display.

Very entertaining for me!

I finally had a small flock of Finches come through this past week: about 6 Purple Finches and 2 Goldfinches.

I'm not seeing them very regularly but sometimes, I can hear the Purples singing nearby which is always lovely.

The 2 Gray Jays popped in twice again yesterday, first in the early morning, then in the early evening; both times just a really quick scan of the yard and they moved on. I suspect they will spend more time here as winter moves in, especially since I'm now putting out crushed peanuts on the platform feeder.

A small handful of Pine Grosbeaks are here but I'm sure their numbers will increase as the season continues. I haven't seen any Common Redpolls

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yet but they don't normally arrive until later in November.

Hoping for great numbers of them again this season.

There are now flocks of Snow Buntings flit- Autumn Goldfinch ting around all over the place. I saw a flock of about 25 yesterday on our hospital lawn and we were dodging them in our car last weekend on our local highway 614.

They're so hard to see Ruffed Grouse on Platform Feeder sometimes!

You don't (because of distance) if it was even know they're there until a duck or a Loon but as I was they fly up in front of the car watching, it helped me out by & scare the beans out of you. doing the full stand-up-wingBreaks my heart if we hit one flap Loon display. No sign of but sometimes, it's unavoid- it today. able.

And that's it for this week.

And one last item to As always, thanks so much for note: I saw a late season taking the time to read and I Common Loon on our local hope you all had a very enjoyManitouwadge Lake yester- able Halloween! day. At first, I wasn't sure

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News From The Park Michael Mantha MPP

This week the province was shocked to learn of the tragic deaths of 8 Ontario nursing home residents at the hands of another. To make matters worse, the suspect is a caregiver in the employ of the long-term care facilities where the residents lived.

Without doubt the sympathies of us all go out to the families and loved ones of these individuals.

This week during question period my colleagues questioned Premier Wynne on what plans the government has to improve care for residents in Ontario’s longterm care homes. Recently an Ontario family took their father, Mr. Arthur Jones, into a private for-profit long-term care nursing home. Soon after moving into the home, Mr. Jones suffered from malnutrition and dehydration and he fell repeatedly. Mr. Jones spent his final week, in excruciating pain, in hospital. This unfortunate incident resulted in the family taking court action in an effort to hold those responsible accountable and to ensure this does not happen to anyone else.

Ontarians ask how this can happen to a resident living in a long-term care home that is recognized by the Province.

We must do better to ensure the health, safety and comfort

of our seniors.

This Liberal government has had plenty of opportunity to act on these problems. Families have demanded change for years. The Coroner, after investigating numerous homicides in the afore mentioned case, has called for more staff to provide bedside care. Frontline workers know that residents need a guaranteed minimum standard of care. What will it take for this government to finally step up and prevent anyone else from suffering the indignity and pain that too many seniors have suffered in a private, for-profit long-term care homes?

New Democrats will be introducing a Private Member’s Bill, A time to Care.

Residents in Ontario’s longterm care homes need more hands-on nursing care and personal support services, and this bill will ensure they get it. Families and frontline workers in long-term care homes have been advocating for years to restore minimum hours of care and ensure long-term care residents have the supports they need to live in comfort and dignity. The most recent report on longterm care from Ontario’s Chief Coroner also recommends that the government address the urgent need to

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increase the availability of staff for bedside care.

On the energy front, the Liberals continue on their path to sell-off our public electrical utility, all the while bankrupting local businesses and causing thousands of Ontarians to face financial ruin due to skyrocketing electrical bills.

This week during Question Period, Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath challenged the Premier and the Finance Minister to guarantee that the $2.6 billion dollar tax break they gave to Hydro One when it was privatized be passed on to people who are struggling to keep up with their skyrocketing hydro bills.

People are struggling to get by and higher and higher hydro rates are making things harder. Every time I travel throughout the riding I hear stories of families having to choose between saving for their kids futures, or paying their hydro bills; between putting food on their tables or keeping the heat on in the winter. Ontarians want to know where their Premier’s priorities are: with them or with private, for-profit shareholders.

It is interesting to note that Hydro One has warned their new shareholders that the OEB could actually force them to ensure that the benefit of this $2.6 billion goes to ratepayers instead of private, for-profit shareholders. The question is, is the Premier going to stand with Hydro One’s private investors, or is she going to stand with the people of Ontario?

New Democrats have called upon the government to commit to causing the OEB to put forward a directive to Hydro One so that the savings they will see as a result of that tax break, that $2.6 billion, is actually used to directly benefit all Ontarians.

Unfortunately the Minister of Finance was only able to reply that the benefit would be used to “facilitate greater value for [the] corporation” instead of reducing rates. Once again, the Liberals are seen to be looking out for the interests of their wealthy friends rather than the citizens of Ontario who elected them to look out for all of us.

As always, please feel free to contact my office about these issues, or any other provincial matters. You can reach my constituency office by email at mmantha-co@ndp. on.ca or by phone at 705461-9710 or Toll free 1-800831-1899.

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Sir James Dunn Public School

Newsflash

MFD Come To Visit The JK/SK And Grade 1 Class It certainly was an exciting afternoon for the Kindergarten/Grade 1 class at Sir James Dunn! We had a visit from a couple of members of the Wawa Volunteer Fire Department! Mr. Gauthier and Mr. Casavant came to show us lots of neat equipment and of course the FIRE TRUCK! First we talked a bit about the job of a firefighter and saw all of the heavy and very hot equipment that they have to wear to keep safe in a fire.

We even got to look at some really neat equipment like a carbon monoxide detector, infrared camera and some-

thing that checks the oxygen level in rooms.

Next we went outside to see the truck. The truck had lots of gauges, buttons, a ladder, hose and not to mention we learned that it holds a lot of water!

We asked lots of questions and the firefighters gave us some neat information. The visit ended with the siren and some awesome activity bags.

One of the favorite items in the bag was a badge making us part of the crew!

Thank you to Mr. Gauthier and Mr. Casavant for taking the time to come and teach us about your jobs.

Meet the...

Wawa Mustangs Kendra Roy #18

Birthdate: April 29th, 2005 Position: Right Wing Shoots: Right Hometown: Wawa, ON School: Sir James Dunn, Grade 6 Favourite Hockey Team: Pittsburgh Penguins Hobbies / Interests: Jr. Dragster Race car driving.

Kendra is a hard working, dedicated hockey player entering her third season with the Mustangs. Kendra is also a great skater and her puck handling skills are improving with every practice.

The 2016 -17 Wawa Mustang hockey season is underway with tournaments and events planned through out the season. The lineup this year consists of 15 girls registered with the Ontario Womens Hockey Association in the Bantam division. Two

new younger players are registered with the team for practices and fun events.

Practices are held three days a week from Thusdays at 4:00pm - 5:00pm,Fridays 5:00pm-6:00pm to Sundays at 1:00pm to 3:00pm. As always hockey parents,extended families and friends are welcome to come to practices and cheer on the Mustangs.

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Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016

Halloween Trail Spooks Again

Article by Ashley Omolida The MFN Halloween Trail spooked the town of Wawa again for the 3rd year in a row with a Supernatural theme. The trail is put on by the Michipicoten First Nation Youth Council with help from volunteers and sponsors it is possible to get everyone into the Halloween spirit by sparking some fear into you.

This is an event that I look forward to every year now and my lovely husband takes me out for date night. This year, my sister Jan, my cousin Melissa and her friend Andy joined us to see what this trail was all about. I had worked it up all year and this past weekend, it was finally time.

On Saturday, October 29th at around 8:00 p.m., we headed out to the Michipicoten First Nation down the dark, dirt road. My excitement built, my big sister Jan laughing because she knew I would be the one to scream, my cousin not believing it would be that scary of a walk, and my husband quiet and smiling while he drove. We arrived to the opening of the trail and was welcomed by a huge white tent with the ticket booth, drinks and pizza and music playing. We purchased our tickets, grabbed a couple black lights and turned around to see the pumpkins on display for their pumpkin carving contest. Music was playing with kids dancing under the tent and a big bon fire was there with people huddled around laughing and talking about their trail experience. We stood in line and waited for our turn. As we waited, screams could be heard from the trail ahead and my cousin looked at me and said, “This is going to be fun.”

A woman came down to us with a flashlight and said, “It’s your turn.” We followed her to the opening of the trail and she yelled “Happy Halloween!” as we walked in. She left, we were alone, with the strobe lights, the screams ahead and anticipation building, it was time.

We pushed Jan to the front of the line with a black light. Why not right? She had said the “I won’t be scared” all the way to the trail. Melissa was next, me, my husband and Andy at the back. We walked in a line with the strobe lights on, haunting ghosts hanging from the trees, the fear of when something was going to pop out and scare

us. Jan lit up our way with the black light, showing the glowing arrows on the trees and ground showing us our path. Melissa asks, “Is anything even out here?” I told her to just wait. We stumble through the bush a few more steps and “AHHHHHHH HHHHHHHH.” “AHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHH!” Melissa and myself screamed and started running and pushing Jan forward as we screamed. “What was that?!”

Melissa said while laughing. As we start to calm a chainsaw starts and revs up. We scream again and start pushing Jan down the small hill. I ran off course into the bush along side the trail and start laughing as I caught up to Melissa and Jan. My husband and Andy laughing behind us. Melissa was clenching the hood of Jan’s jacket and me clenching the hood of Melissa’s sweater. My boys behind us laughing. We tip toed down the trail more and my husband turns on his light and says, “there’s someone behind us.”

“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!”

Melissa and I bolt again down the trail, pushing Jan ahead of us and Jan laughing at us and wondering if she was going to be able to soon walk on her own. I ended up behind Jan and Melissa behind me, I had gripped Jan’s hood and Melissa clenched my jacket.

Melissa and I were in full heebie jeebie mode. We started to guess if the ghouls were real or not. With 99% of the time we were wrong. When you thought something was real it wasn’t and there was someone on the other side jumping out at you or when you thought it was fake it was reaching out to you.

There were bridges to cross, with someone underneath to scare you across it and stairs to climb after a clown was at the bottom to scare you up. There was a little girls voice asking you “if you wanted to play” with her in the most creepiest tone ever.

There was a Jack in the Box that you’d stare at to see what would pop out while there was someone there to scare you when you looked back. There was a section of trail where kids were reaching for you crying for help.

My husband would come up behind me and scream to scare me and he succeeded, three times. There was a point of the trail that I had screamed and shook so much that I ripped the

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Pathways

“Carrying the message of Love” with Joan Brooks

hood off of Jan’s jacket and all of us started laughing, except for Jan. We were nearing the end of the trail and it was quiet for a stretch. We walked slowly through the lights and hanging ghosts and glowing eyes, and Melissa noticed a flashlight on the ground. She says, “look, someone dropped their flashlight”. She reaches down to grab it and a clown sitting beside it, who totally looked fake, reaches out to Melissa and screams. Melissa dropped the light, jumped 2 feet into the air and started running. We laughed at her while following and she says, “Hook, line and sinker! They got me! I totally fell for that!” As we calm from that scare, another chainsaw starts and we all ran down the trail to get away. We started to see the lights of the end of the trail and we start laughing that we did it.

We arrive back at the white tent, with the laughter and smiles from everyone who succeeded the trail or were about to start it.

We dropped off our lights and started walking to the truck.

Jan, Andy and my husband talk about how much fun it was to laugh at Melissa and I and talked about the parts that actually spooked them. Melissa and I have coats off because we were so hot from the running and screaming, drinking water to soothe our dry throats and giggling. Melissa said, “I am coming here every year, just to come to this trail! That was amazing!”

Our yearly tradition is now plus one.

This event started three years ago to raise money for more events for our youth. All proceeds goes towards more events like this to keep the youth and community involved.

For a small fee, it can make a big difference. Many people from the area drive out to the Michipicoten First Nation to enjoy this Halloween treat. In my opinion, it just gets better and better every year and it’s because of the involvement of the volunteers and sponsors that make it possible. I hope that this is something that we will keep being able to enjoy every year as I look forward to it every year, and I can’t wait to see what they have in store for us next year! Thank you MFN Youth Council for another scary year! Until next year, I’ll make sure to rest my vocal cords.

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In order from left to right: 1st Place: Sheighanne White, Age 9 2nd Place: Olivia Bonnieul, Age 5 3rd Place: Jack Cliffe, Age 11 Happy Halloween!

Allowing My Heart to FEEL its Way It is Sunday morning, and I’m feeling pressured to write this week’s column. Hmmm!

It is a busy time in the life of this little writer. It is a time of tremendous changes filled with mixed emotions, which includes a full and loving Heart which sometimes overflows with moisture.

YES, tears! There are many questions and many changes to plan for and a Heart that Knows and feels that all is simply unfolding as it should.

Yikes, I’m putting into practice all I’ve shared over the years.

And, wouldn’t you know it; there is another really interesting twist in this ongoing saga. Curling season is upon us and today our local team (Sault Ste Marie’s Team Jacobs) is in the playoffs and I want to watch every strategy and rock thrown. Then Figure Skating is upon us and while I love to watch all disciplines, I simply love the men’s (Patrick Chan) and dance competitions (oh yes, Virtue and Moir are back and winning).

Canada is doing so wonderfully well. It’s a darn good thing that I’m not an avid hockey fan; it’s bad enough that I’m learning the Soccer game and my preferred Canadian team (Toronto FC) and my very favorite player, Italian striker, Sebastian (Seba) Giovinco, are in the playoffs. All of this serves to sway me from the important stuff like planning, purging, cleaning and packing my beloved belongings for its journey to a new land. Oh well, tough stuff! MY Heart overflows with Gratitude that I can sit in my comfy chair and marvel at the perseverance, practice and effort as these beautiful athletes perform and the TV stations and announcers who bring their perspectives to viewers.

So what does my Heart have to do with all of this?

Well, let’s say it’s a healthy diversion. Just as healthy as my daily walks, my morning practices, a good night’s sleep, and a seemingly healthy diet and those friends. I AM so very grateful for the friends that invite me out for lunch, or stop by for a visit, or telephone me, just to have a chat and to give their good wishes for a successful move and making new friends and acquaintances. Wow! I Am so very Blessed!

With so much information swirling about the Internet and on TV about the kinds of changes taking place in the world, I personally need that diversion. We hear about floods, earthquakes, America’s Election and many

more dire and frightening things if you choose to tune into those things. I AM definitely feeling the energetic intensity, even if I try to stay away from all forms of ‘news’ except ‘sports’ news.

We know that there is a huge shift coming, but how should we prepare for it in the most beneficial way?

Perhaps, more important for me, indeed, for all of us, is to go within and allow our Hearts to FEEL its way. Let’s not allow ourselves to be drawn into the fear mongering so prevalent these days.

We have the Power within us to create a new reality. It is so important to remain fixed on the beauty of the world you perceive as being ‘birthed’ and allow all else to be viewed as the necessary dissolution of the old way of Being.

“When your heart is full of Love and Light, no matter what external circumstances seem to appear, you will be not just be protected, but you will be a beacon of hope and stability for so many others who are completely distraught about world affairs.

It is up to each of us to step up as leaders to help others wake up to the vision of a new possibility and help them allay their fear of change and disruption of their familiar way of life. What a joy that opportunity is.” Yes, Ted Murray, thank you for your wise words. What a joy that opportunity is. ‘til next time…this is Joan

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BASIC BLACK

Arthur Black

In Praise Of Big Fat Chairs Happiness is a butterfly which pursued, remains just beyond your grasp. Sit down quietly, and it may alight upon you.

- Nathaniel Hawthorne I don't know whether that's true but I've spent a lifetime acting as if it was. Butterflies or no butterflies, I am a guy who is happy to sit anywhere, anytime on just about anything.

I've roosted on bar stools, fence rails, barber's chairs, church pews, rockers, wingbacks, Ottomans, Adirondacks and unadorned cedar stumps – any protuberance or upwelling that offers a brief respite from gravity. Show me an oasis that offers a place to park my butt and I'll back in and settle down before you can say “Take a load off.”

Which is why I greeted the news from Cineplex Entertainment with a dozen Hosannas and a quartet of Hail Mary's. And I'm not even Catholic.

The news is, the movie giant is installing 1,000 motorized recliners in selected movie theatres in the city I live next door to. Capitol 6 Cinemas promises to follow suit with 564 luxury recliners in its theatres.

It's an exploding trend in movie houses across North America. The proprietors are doing everything they can to entice customers away from their living room TVs and back into the movie palaces of yesteryear. What kind of luxury seating are they offering? The swanky kind. High backed, extra wide and plushly padded with footrests that shoot out and lift your feet off the ground as soon as you lean back.

All this and popcorn too?

Sign me up.

This return to Big Fat Chairs in movie houses is especially refreshing because the rest of society seems to be galloping in the opposite direction. Seats in modern busses, trains and subway cars are brutal monuments to minimalism. They practically declare war on the human bum.

And don't get me started on airplane seating.. Sure they're

padded – sort of, and recline – a little. But they're so whittled down and crammed together that flying economy feels like riding in an ice cube tray.

It's happening in our work spaces too. In many offices, chairs have been replaced by 'stability balls'. Desk workers are encouraged to toil while perched like over-achieving hens on armless, backless exercise balls.

I know a lot of office workers who have tried to work while squatting on stability balls. I don't know a single one who has lasted more than a week.

Some doughty spartans of the workplace eschew even the stability ball. They prefer to work standing up, or, even more perverse at a treadmill desk. It comes with a built-in desktop, calorie-counter and...I can't believe I'm writing this – a speedometer that allows a worker to trot from half a kilometre to 6.5 kilometres per hour while working. O Brave New World! Now you can type up those warehouse requisitions AND run a marathon at the same time.

Stability Balls and treadmill desks share one defining characteristic: they're both exhausting.

Memo to Head Office: Humans have been using chairs with arm rests and back supports for centuries for one simple reason: they work.

Me? I have a stressless chair – aka a recliner, a LazyBoy, or as I like to think of it – my Big Fat Chair. It comes with a footstool, it reclines far enough to let me look at the ceiling, it even has a mini-desktop attachment to support a laptop, a heavy book or a saucer bearing a peanutbutter and banana sandwich.

Yes, it was obscenely expensive and yes, I love it very much. If it's legal I may even one day be buried in my stressless chair. In the meantime I intend to spend an outrageous amount of time just sitting in it.

Watching for butterflies.

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The Congregation welcomes everyone to Worship at First United Church. Services are held on Sunday at 11:00 a.m.

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us more about their visit to Mozambique & the projects supported by The United Church of Canada. Pot Luck Lunch to follow.

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We will rejoice in each day’s opportunities and make the most of them.

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Legion News It is back to the seasonal events at Branch 429 in Wawa.

First of all, the Legion Ladies Auxiliary Poppy Tea is on Thursday, November 3rd from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Cost is only $5.00 and it includes a delicious piece of cake.

Then the BIG one on Friday, November 4th - THE FISH FRY from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. with all the trimmings! Only $15.00 for adults and $10.00 for ages 5 - 12 and children under 5 eat FREE. At 7:00 p.m., Keith Killins will play in the lounge for

a pub night. I also heard rumours about a cookie walk in December.

LASTLY, Saturdays cribbage was well attended and winners were 1st Iris and Cliff, 2nd Guy and Chris, 3rd Sandra and Alma. Boobs Peter and Irene.

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the O.R. and asks the doctor, "What are my chances?" The doctor told him, “Don't worry I have done this operation 30 times and I am sure I'll get it right this time."

To all our Comrades sick at home in the hospital or nursing homes, you are in our thoughts and prayers and we wish you well.

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With Jim White

The Hacker's Attack

Porter Swain was a smart teenager, in fact, considered a genius. His IQ score was in that range to qualify for that rating.

In fact, he was in university by the age of 16.

He had been enrolled by his parents, Eliza and Nelson Swain, at the University of Toronto in Computer Sciences for the school year starting in September, 2014. He was given a minor in the theoretical physics course. His parents called him another Dr. Sheldon Cooper, as in 'The Big Bang Theory' TV sitcom when they took him in to the Registrar to get signed up.

That was their favourite program. The Registrar just smiled and said 'really'. If they had only seen him inwardly rolling his eyes and saying to himself!

However, he remained outwardly pleasant, especially after they had made a generous endowment to the university, along with the tuition fee.

Unfortunately for Porter his first love was music. His interest starting a very early age, when his mother had given him a toy piano for his first Christmas. It didn't take long to realize he was a piano protege. But no piano was allowed in the house. He would play at the school's piano during lunch and after school, or over at Tommy's house, who was his best friend during these years.

By the time he entered university, he was equally gifted in violin and surprisingly, organ.

He had been playing the piano since the age of 3, the violin at 6, and the organ at 10 at his church, Wesleyan United Church. When he was 10 he got a piano teacher by the name of Paul Guilton, who was also the organist at his church. Guilton declared that he was another Mozart. Naturally, his parents were approached and encouraged to pursue his musical talent. He was quite disappointed when the father declined the suggestion, telling him that they wanted their son to concentrate of his academic courses. They told him that they had charted out a career in computers for him. No matter what he said to them, Guilton could not persuade his parents to consider lessons for even a couple of hours a week, although he sensed his mother was really wanting him to do it, but was intimidated by her husband.

However, unbeknownst to his parents, Guilton had met with Porter one Sunday after church very briefly, while his parents were talking to some of the other congregation. It was long enough to make arrangements to meet him on that Monday afternoon after school. Details were finalized to go to the church Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. He had come up with the excuse himself, that he was doing homework research at the library. Over the years while he was in high school, Guilton covered the costs of the lessons. Amazingly, all this activity had been kept secret from his parents.

Then Guilton, and a small group of other musicians had all chipped in and paid for the tuition for the music program at the Julliard School of Music, Toronto campus. They had even gone so far as to arrange an appearance with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra at Roy Thomson Hall in May, 2015 at the end of his first year of university.

As usually happens, all good things must come to an end, and sometimes it comes innocently enough with just a casual word or act. You just knew that their parents would find out sooner or later that their son had been pursuing a music career on the side, without their approval. Of course, being underage yet, and not being able to make decisions like schooling, tied him to their wishes.

This happened in December over the Christmas holidays.

On the day before Christmas Day, a call came to the Swain house for Porter. His mother just happened to take the call.

She informed the caller that he was not home at the moment, but was there a message? The caller gave her name as Michaela Potborski from the Julliard School of Music, just wanting to wish him a Merry Christmas.

His mother was puzzled why she would be calling her son.

“How do you happen to know my son?”, she inquired. She was stunned to learn that he was a student at the school. She curtly thanked her for the call and hung up. She was horrified that he had gone behind their backs and got involved in music, when they had expressly forbid it – considering it a distraction to his main studies of computer technology. That was an up and coming profession to get into, they had been assured by friends and colleagues. Besides, they had great plans for him to come into their on-line fashion clothing brand company. That way they could get free expertise for setting up and distributing their merchandise, and more importantly, the anti- hacking prevention that was suddenly becoming such a concern for all business, small and large.

At first, she was going to confront him that day when he got home. But on reflection, she decided to hold off to the New Year so as not to ruin the holidays. She also did not want to tell her husband because she knew what a hothead he was. That was the last thing she wanted to have him berating Porter, or going after the school and those responsible for this deception. No, she decided, she would find an appropriate time to talk to him alone first, and see what the story was. Then she would be able to get a better feel as to what action to take.

She was not as opposed to this music pursuit as her husband was, since her own mother had been a classical pianist in her past. But she did not dare go against her husband. He ruled the roost. She had encountered his wrath in many ways over the

years. This was going to require some delicate maneuvering, she knew.

She got her chance on New Year's Day. After lunch her son had gone to his room to do some homework on his laptop.

Her husband had gone next door to watch the Rose Bowl football game.

She knocked on his bedroom door, and went in. He was laying on the bed, with his computer literally on his lap. He was typing something. She wasn't sure what. He looked up and stopped typing. He asked, “What's up, Mother?”

Now that she was here to confront him, she hesitated, unsure what to say to him. Her speech that she had rehearsed all day flew out of her mind. She nervously moved over to the bed, and sat down on the edge, facing him. She took a deep breath, and began. “I understand you are taking music lessons and are in that school too. I thought we had forbidden you to pursue this interest of yours, at least until after you had gotten your degree. Why have you disobeyed us?”

Without batting an eye, he replied, “I had this opportunity, and knew it might not come to me again. So I went for it.

And it has been wonderful. I have learned so much at Julliard already. And besides, it has not impacted my computer science studies. My marks are all A or A+. In fact, it is really getting boring. It is such an easy time, so it has given me a lot of extra time to concentrate on my music. Promise not to tell anyone, but I have even composed my own concerto. I am hoping to perform it at Roy Thomson Hall here int Toronto someday soon. Isn't that exciting? Aren't you happy for me?”

Eliza was stunned at all of this. She was speechless for the moment. But finally she got over the shock, and replied to him. “Why yes, that is wonderful. But I don't know what your father will have to say about all of this. You know how determined he is that you get that degree and come into the business with us.” He got animated, and turned to look directly at his mother. “Why does he even have to know? And by the way, how did you find out?”

She blushed, and confessed.

“Well, someone from the school called to wish you a Merry Christmas. She spilled the beans, so to speak. I have kept it a secret, as I needed time to figure out how to approach his situation, and come up with a solution.” “And what did you come up with?”, he asked her. She fidgeted with her hands, staring at them momentarily. Then she looked up at him, and declared, “I had a plan to tell your father, and try to counter any objection he had. But now after what you have just told me, I will try my best to keep this from him. I don't know how long that will be. It's a great risk for both of us if and when he finds out.”

“Well, Mother, we will cross that bridge when the time comes. Thanks for understanding. I thought you were just as opposed to my music as Father was. It will give me courage to face him when I have to. In fact, I will tell him before I go back to school next week. That way it will be out in the open, and we

can move on from there.” She gasped in horror. “No, you can't.

Not now.

We have had such a nice holiday. Let's not ruin it now. Just leave well enough alone. Please!”

He saw the look of fear on her face. He relented, and agreed to say nothing.

This pact was soon broken.

In fact, it all exploded later that night after Nelson came home from the neighbours. It was nearly ten o'clock when he came storming in through the front door, yelling out Porter's name.

He was still in his bedroom. He opened the door and peeked out.

He heard his father going room to room, looking for him. Porter just knew that the 'gig' was up.

He was scared to go down, as he knew the results of his tirades.

But knowing his mother would be there to support him, he had this inner resolve to confront him. He headed downstairs and met his father in the living room.

He made the first move. Porter smiled cheerfully, and asked, “What's up Father? Did your team win?” He didn't know who was even playing, as football held no interest to him. But he hoped to defuse his father's anger. He was unsuccessful. “Never mind that. I want to know why you disobeyed us, and pursued this music nonsense. I just found out from my buddy that you are enrolled in some fandangle music school. His daughter, Janine, is in one of your classes.

I want to know how long this has been going on, and who paid for this.” Porter lost his confidence as he tried to come up with an answer to these questions. He didn't want to get anyone in trouble. He wished his mother was in the room to back him up and restore his courage. But she seemed to have disappeared, upstairs to the bathroom, he realized as he heard the toilet flush. He took a deep breath and said, “Since September, and just some friends of the church.”

Nelson just stood there, his anger building. Porter became scared when he saw his father clench his fists. That was always the signal that action was imminent. He turned to run out of the room, and get up to his bedroom. He only got to the first step when his father collared him, and yelled at him, “Don't you run away from me, you little coward. I am not finished talking to you.” He dragged him back to the living room and threw him down on the couch.

He roared, “I will get this music obsession out of you one way or another.” Porter was terrified what that meant. He found out all too soon. His father yanked him off the couch again, and headed to the kitchen with him in tow. His father ranted, “Let's see you play the piano with broken fingers. A hammer can do that nicely.” Porter struggled valiantly to get free from his father, but he was stronger. He pinned Porter to the kitchen counter by the sink. As he rummaged for that hammer, Johnny struggled to get free. He blurted out the first thing that came into his head. “If you break my fingers for the piano, it also makes me useless on the computer. How can I help you in the business then?” That stopped him in his tracks. He lessened his grip on his son, and he was able to break free. He moved to the other side of the kitchen table, hoping

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that this could be a showdown that saved his music career. All the rage drained from his father, and he pulled one of the chairs out, and sat down. Porter took another seat opposite him. He began speaking to his father. “I am sorry for disobeying your wishes. But music is my first love. I just had to pursue it.

Nonetheless, I can still help you and Mother out with the business. As I was just telling her earlier today, I am getting all the computer skills that we will need for the business. In fact, I think that I will be able to get my degree by this spring. I am that far ahead of all the other students. So please, Father, please give me your support and approval to pursue both things.”

His father looked at him, and realized what he said made sense. He sighed, and nodded his head. “Yes, I can see your point. But still, if you are that close to graduating with honours, which I am sure you will, I still want you to forget this music nonsense and concentrate on getting that degree, and help us out in the business. Then in another year, once we are up and running and turning a good profit, you can pursue your music then. Understood?”

Porter's fury began to build, but he controlled himself. Even though it had not gone his way, he was also glad that they had got this over with. He knew that if his father had found out later, it would have been worse than this fight that they had just gone through.

Then he thought about his mother. He ran upstairs and found her, still hiding in the bathroom. He swore at her for not coming to his defense just now, and being such a coward.

“Thanks for nothing, Mother.

Father has still forbidden me to pursue my music. This is on your head as well as his. You'll be sorry!”, he warned her. Than he headed to his bedroom, slamming the door behind him.

As he had predicted, he did indeed get his degree in the spring of 2015. He went into the family on-line business, and set up the payment system so they could accept credit and debit cards. However, it took only a few weeks before someone had hacked into that system, and extracted all the card numbers that had been input, as well as draining all the money that they had made with the sales. It turned into a real disaster, and they ended up losing the business. However, Porter's musical career blossomed. As he predicted, his first concerto had been published, and he debuted it at Roy Thomson Hall in the fall of 2015.

However, there was a dark side to all of this. Later that year, after a police investigation, the hackers of his parents' business had been tracked down. It was Porter himself who had installed the malware needed to sabotage his parents' financial accounts.

He explained that it was hatred of his father and mother that made him do it. He had resented that his mother had not supported him when he needed it most, and that his father was such a tyrant to both his mother and him. Porter felt that it was only fair and just to bring them down. Oh family dynamics, eh!

You just never know how they can play out, do you!

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- CLASSIFIEDS - CLASSIFIEDS - CLASSIFIEDS Get The Job Done!

Get The Job Done!

Get The Job Done!

- buy -sell - trade - rent - hire- buy -sell - trade - rent - hire - buy -sell - trade - rent - hire - buy -sell - trade - rent - hire - buy -sell - trade FOR RENT 1 BEDROOM FURNISHED APT. Private entrance & parking. $525 per month, utilities included. First & last required. For quite person with no pets only.

Call 705-856-4830.

2 BEDROOM APT, $850 PER month. All inclusive. Includes Yard, Fridge, Stove. Available August 1st.

Call 705-852-6642.

2 BEDROOM APT, $750 PER month. Includes: utlities, parking, fridge, stove & large storage area. Available immediately.

Call (705) 856-2479 3 bedroom apartment.

Furnished, downtown location, parking & laundry. $1000.00 per month. Available Nov. 1st.

Call 705-852-6642.

LOOKING TO RENT Lady with small dog seeks nice living quarters to rent.

References. Call 705-856-2167.

REALTY FOR SALE 19 Regina Crescent.

For more information, call 705856-7047.

LEGAL ADVICE FREE FRENCH ADVICE regarding social assistance, housing, EI and CPP issued. Conseils juridiques gratuits en logement, aide social, assurance-emploi et pension (RPC). Call the French legal Advice Line / Appelez la Ligne d'avis juridique 1-87 POUR AVIS (1-877-687-2847).

OBITUARY DESGAGNÉ, Pâquerette (née Dubreuil) Décédée paisiblement au Centre de Santé Lady Dunn, mercredi 26 octobre 2016, à l’âge de 94 ans. Épouse bien-aimée de feu Benoit Desgagné. Mère bien-aimée de Jean (Emma) et Paul. Grand-mère adorée de Thea, Anna, Jonathan (Daphne Leblanc) et Julie. Arrièregrand-mère de Nathaniel et Danik.

Belle-sœur de Marcel Dubreuil (Yolande), feue Thérèse Roy, feue Emma Godin, feu Napoléon Dubreuil, feue Florette Hawken, feu Joachim Dubreuil, feue Hélène Blais et feu Augustin Dubreuil.

Pâquerette laisse également dans le deuil de nombreux neveux et nièces. Elle a travaillé chez Dubreuil Brothers en tant que secrétaire et infirmière du camp à Magpie ainsi que gérante du magasin avec son époux, feu Benoit à Dubreuilville.

Pâquerette était l’historienne du village, elle a dirigé des pièces de théâtre, fait des costumes, était écrivaine, poète, artiste peintre et une grande attentionnée de la nature. Elle était également une catholique dévouée qui aidait les pauvres et leur venait en aide, en autre, à travers Canadian Food for Children et autres organismes de charité. Parents et amis peuvent lui rendre visite à l’église Ste-Cécile de Debrueilville, vendredi de 7h à 9h.

L’abbé Michael Asorgoe y présidera la messe des funérailles samedi 29 octobre 2016 à 11h. L’enterrement suivra au cimetière Ste-Cécile.

Des dons in memoriam en faveur de l’église Ste-Cécile ou de A.L.S. (Eddy Lefrançois) seraient grandement appréciés par la famille. (Les arrangements funéraires ont été confiés à la firme P.M. Gilmartin Funeral Home, Wawa, 705-8567340). www.gilmartinfuneralhome.ca

MNRF Seeking Public Assistance In Two Separate Moose Poaching Investigations Crime stoppers and Conservation Officers from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry Wawa and Chapleau Enforcement Units are requesting your assistance with two cases of moose poaching.

On October 18th, 2016 an unknown person or persons shot and abandoned a yearling Bull Moose which was left in the middle of Hwy 101 close to the Jack Pine River approximately 65km east from Wawa.

Officers investigated and determined that the moose was standing on the highway when it was shot.

In a separate incident on October 30th, 2016 an unknown person or persons shot a Moose from Hwy 101 near Highbrush Lake, approximately 30km west of the Chapleau turn off.

If you have information regarding these incidents or any

other illegal activity, you are urged to call Crime Stoppers.

If your information leads to the arrest or conviction, you may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $2000.00 You are never asked to iden-

tify yourself and your call is never taped or traced.

Please call Crime stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS or you can contact Conservation Officer Kyle Wood at 705-856-4739.

MUNICIPALITY OF WAWA

NOTICE

NO OVERNIGHT PARKING

The Municipality of Wawa, By-Law No. 2513-11, Winter Parking becomes effective every year from October 15 – May 15. This by-law prohibits parking upon any street within the municipality between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. It is also unlawful to park any vehicle, trailer or vessel on any boulevard in the municipality.

Any vehicle, trailer or vessel found contravening this By-Law will be removed at the owner’s expense and a fine will be imposed in accordance with the amounts established by By-Law 2513-11.

Daily storage fees for vehicles removed will also be levied against the item so removed and all costs must be paid in full prior to the item being released to the owner. Please obey the law!

Cory Stainthorpe Director of Infrastructure Services

OPEN HOUSES

Prodigy Gold will be hosting Open Houses in Wawa and Dubreuilville to provide an update on the proposed Magino Gold Mine:

Wawa: Wednesday November 2nd, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Michipicoten Memorial Community Centre

Dubreuilville: Thursday November 3rd, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Town Hall

A Project Overview Presentation will be given at 6:30 p.m. and there will be opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback.

TENDER NOTICE

CORP T16-001 JANITORIAL SERVICES The Algoma District Services Administration Board (ADSAB) is seeking Competitive Bids for the provision of janitorial services at the following organizational facilities: Head Office

1 Collver Rd., Thessalon, ON

Elliot Lake Area Office

2 Elizabeth Walk, Elliot Lake, ON

Blind River Area Office 15 Hanes Ave., Blind River, ON Wawa Area Office

50 Broadway Ave., Wawa, ON

A Bidder’s Application must be completed and returned with your bid in order for you to be considered.

Applications are available on the ADSAB website, http://www.adsab.on.ca or by calling (705) 842-3370.

Bidders may bid on more than one location.

Bids, clearly marked as to contents will be received at: Algoma District Services Administration Board, 1 Collver Rd., Thessalon, ON, P0R 1L0, by e-mail, fax, or hand delivered on or before: 3:00 p.m., local time, November 14th, 2016 Quotation Forms, specifications and/or specifications are available by contacting:

Ms. Debra Nelson, Manager of Finance and Infrastructure

Tel. (705) 842-3370 ext. 238, Fax. (705) 842-3747 E-mail Address: dnelso@adsab.on.ca

The Board reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids submitted and to waive any informality, incompleteness or error in any bid.

For more information, please contact: Vicki McCulloch at: 613-847-7444 or Vicki.McCulloch@dpra.com.

Employment Opportunity

YOUTH INTERN

Wawa Public Library The Youth Internship (YI) Program is a Government of Canada initiative, administered by Industry Canada, which aims to provide Canadians with affordable public access to the Internet and the skills they need to use it effectively.

The position entails: Applicants must fit the following criteria: • Maintaining the Wawa Public Library • 15 – 30 years old at time of start of their History website internship • Provide coding & app development, adaptive • Canadian citizen, permanent resident or technologies & website development person who has been granted refugee status • Digitization of archival records in Canada and be legally entitled to work in • Providing training on various IT topics to Canada. individuals of all skill levels • Unrelated to the IHO (Internship Host • Promoting various IT initiatives Organization) Administrator • Creating/updating Wawa Public Library web • Not in receipt of EI benefits pages • Post-secondary graduate or have completed • Various reporting procedures and at least one post-secondary course maintenance of records • Not have previously received funding from an Ontario Library Association (OLA) To apply please contact: administered grant process Wawa Public Library • This is a contract position (420 hrs) ending Attention: Colleen Abbott, CEO no later than March 31, 2016 40 Broadway Ave. P.O. Box 1730 • Rate of pay is $22.00/hr Wawa, ON P0S 1K0 Fax: 705-856-1488 The deadline to apply is Email: cabbott@wawa.cc Thursday, November 10, 2016.

While we appreciate all that apply only those \selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016

THE HAPPY MEDIUM BY CHRISTINE DAVISON

Lady Dunn Health Centre in Wawa, Ontario is currently recruiting for the following position: Coordinator Plant Maintenance To learn more about this opportunity and to apply, please visit our website at www.ldhc.com.

St. Paul’s Anglican Church Is taking orders for Unbaked Apple Pies Price per pie is $11

Delivery or Pick-up available Call any church member

705-856-7319 or 705-889-2076 or 705-856-2462

We appreciate your support

REQUEST DOOR QUOTATION

PS16-002-PREVENTATIVE GARAGE DOOR MAINTENANCE The Algoma District Services Administration Board’s (ADSAB) Paramedic Services Division is requesting competitive quotations to provide Garage Door Preventative Maintenance Services at the following sites: Blind River EMS North Shore Health Network Base 525 Causley St., Blind River, ON Elliot Lake EMS Base 49 Hillside Dr. N., Elliot Lake, ON Thessalon EMS Base 237 Federation St., Thessalon, ON St. Joseph Island Matthews Memorial Hospital (NSHN) EMS Base 1180 Richards St., Richards Landing, ON Wawa EMS Base Lady Dunn Health Centre 29 Government Rd., Wawa, ON Dubreuilville EMS 322 rue des Bouleaux, Dubreuilville, Base ON White River EMS 104 Winnipeg St., White River, ON Base Hornepayne EMS 107 Leslie Ave., Hornepayne, ON Base

Quotations, clearly marked as to contents will be received at the: Algoma District Services Administration Board, 1 Collver Rd., Thessalon, ON, P0R 1L0, on or before: 3:00 p.m., local time, November 14th, 2016 Quotation Forms, specifications and/or drawings are available by contacting:

Ms. Debra Nelson, Manager of Finance and Infrastructure

Tel. (705) 842-3370 ext. 238, Fax. (705) 842-3747 E-mail Address: dnelso@adsab.on.ca

The Board reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids submitted and to waive any informality, incompleteness or error in any bid.

Last Week's Answers

For the week of November 2nd to November 8th, 2016 Is your birthday this week? You are well known for your intelligence, artistic abilities, originality, and unique beauty. You are a dream come true. Charming, popular, and intelligent, you are all fun and games but know when it’s right to be serious and take care of things.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21): Ask someone directly to their face and assess the situation for yourself if you are unsure of any other persons’ true intentions.

Love is in the stars for you this week. Trust intuition and things will be okay. If you are uncertain about something you did, don’t despair! Life can be so beautiful, take time to look.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 Dec. 21): Try stating your needs in an open and assertive way to get what you can from whatever resources and connections are there for you. You are unique and sensitive and may be gifted with a certain amount of psychic ability.

If others are relying upon your talents/ intuition then be grateful but leery. Avoid naivety.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19): Even in a fast paced environment, pushing your demands on to others is not the best way to get things done. You may befriend someone smart and savvy if you are careful with the way that you conduct yourself. A new confidante may bring you luck. Look into better management of your time, money, resources, and people.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18): If someone has had a better life, don’t begrudge them their successes, be happy for them instead. It’s not the right time to behave in an aloof or closed off fashion. Others rely more upon your approval, respect, or comfort, than you know. Don’t let feelings of jealousy or resentment ruin plans! Good karma is yours.

PISCES (Feb. 19 - March 20): If someone casually reaches for your hand or brushes up against you then you should take it as a sure sign that they like you. If you are less careful about a new relationship than you have been with new friends or lovers in the past then you may either create problems or discover something beautiful and freeing.

ARIES (March 21 - April 19): This is a lovely time to focus upon new hobbies and warm experiences. Investigations may turn up tons of titillating tidbits to reveal.

If you are reading or working whilst visiting a café then you may strike up an uplifting conversation with a stranger. Don’t let little worries get you down. Help is on the way!

TAURUS (April 20 - May 20): You are more beautiful than you know. You realise what is truly valuable. Become involved in community events or organized activities. Avoid treating loved ones as possessions or you may wind up losing or alienating the people that you treasure most.

You’ll be amazed at how much fun you can have if you join a new club.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): A friend will wish to collaborate upon a musical project. If you are a writer of sorts then you might wish to expand upon your talents. Love is not a stranger, for you, Gemini, or for anyone as witty, lovely, eloquent, graceful, or popular as you are. Someone may honestly compliment your singing voice or taste in music.

CANCER (June 21 - July 22): Things that seem too complicated for you or for workmates might be helped by taking a break and asking for some advice before you continue. Emotions may blend with creativity in romantic, inspiring ways. Journey to beautiful and creative places, or go to events that bring you closer to musical and free-spited people.

LEO (July 23 - Aug. 22): Don’t you realise just how adorable you are when acting a little bit bashful? If you are feeling awkward, then allow yourself permission to get it right on the second attempt.

Don’t let life’s little pitfalls and hiccups get you down. Have faith in your abilities, after all, others do. Blushes can be gorgeous, you know.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22): Try to put away a certain amount of time to deal with extra work or responsibilities that may keep popping up. Love, good fortune, and beauty abounds. This is a blessed, lucky time for you. Trust your intuition and others will begin to trust it, too. Time may seem to run more slowly (or more noticeably) than usual.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22): You could be in for a sweet surprise, beautiful Libra. There may be a secret admirer of sorts whom wishes to wine and dine you or an old friend whom might present you with praise and presents.

You are fair, charming, witty, and more than a little bit fickle. You can be shy or coquettish. Love and freedom go hand-in-hand.

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The ALGOMA NEWS Review

École Saint-Joseph

Paint Nite Fundraiser For Chadwic Home Article & photos by Barb Fisher The Community Centre hall was jammed with rows and rows of easels, canvases, palettes, and with a brush in one hand and a drink in the other, each artist was poised to create something wonderful. This was the 3rd Paint Nite fundraising event hosted by Chadwic Home and again catered to at least 93 budding Picasso's. For $45 each painter was supplied with all the necessary material, equipment, professional mentoring suggestions, encouragement, and neighbourly advice all against a background of inspiring music.

Janelle Tang, Creative Entrepreneur and Stephanie Bingham, artist/instructor from the Soo led the group in established painting techniques, and offered encouraging idividual self-expression. A sample painting, "a Walk in the Fall" was on display whereby the artists, using only the primary colours of red, blue, yellow and also black and white on their palette were encouraged to mix their own hues, follow their muse and fill their canvas with whatever their individual sense perceived.

Paula Valois, Director of Chadwic Home together with her helpers were overjoyed with the response to the event.

With $15 of each registration going to help Chadwic Home programs, over $1,000 was raised, with additional dollars

generated from the homemade healthy food goodies offered.

Chadwic Home is a nonprofit, community-based organization representing North Algoma, Chapleau, all First Nations and all communities within that geographical area.

Supports include: • Emergency Residential Services for Women and their Children • Emotional Support • Transitional Housing and Support Programs • Drop-In Service • Safety Planning • Emergency Transportation Advocacy • Accompanyment to Appointments • 24 hour toll free support line 1-800-461-2242 www.chadwichome.com Watch for the next Paint Nite and join the party - Drink, Paint, Party.....and Get Creative!

Un appui remarquable à l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa) Le 4 juin dernier, l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa) et Mission Motors avaient organisé l’activité de levée de fonds «Buick Drive For Your Students». Pour chaque essai routier, GM Canada a remis un don de 20$ à l’école SaintJoseph. Durant l’événement, un dîner barbecue gratuit avait été servi à chaque participant au test routier et à sa famille. De plus, leur nom a été inscrit pour plusieurs tirages dont une belle chaise en bois fabriquée par M. James Stewart, enseignant à l’école. De plus, des maquilleurs étaient sur place au plus grand plaisir des enfants.

Les profits, au montant de 5,860$, serviront à rénover la cour d’école et à acheter de nouveaux équipements de jeux.

L’école Saint-Joseph remercier chaleureusement M. Alain Bouffard, Mme Darlene Clavet et Mme Val Morrisson de Mission Motors; tous les participants au test routier; Mme Lucille Vachon-Case, directrice; M. Mario Taillefer, directeur adjoint; Mme Carole Bouffard, maquilleuse; M. Kirk Whitlock, maquilleur; le personnel de l’école ainsi que tous les bénévoles, amis et familles de l’école qui ont fait de cette journée un immense succès!

Gardening At It's Best

Article by Marlene Turner Manitouwadge was one of the many communities in Northwestern Ontario to have had such a great summer, weather wise. Not too hot; so very few forest fires or fire bands for those many campers who had such a great time.

Gardeners have recently been doing the final picking of their beets, potatoes and turnips following a very productive summer of beans, swiss chard, spinach, tomatoes, carrots etc.

Crab apples were good this year and more and more folk are preserving them. Seemed like more sunflowers around this year, with so many enjoying them, including the birds. I only wish I had the time to do my horseradish because it is plentiful and easy to preserve.

Borsch is being shared with

other seniors, as a local single gardener wanted to share his yield. Great is the kale that we can still continue to pick through the snow for soups, sauces, etc. One greenhouse gardener stated she planted five different kinds of kale this year. It is popular in smoothies to get veggies into the bellies of kids. Four or five gardeners have been successful in growing hardy grapes this season and with the discussions all over the world of too dry or too wet - who knows what the future holds?

I recall when the Noranda Geco copper mine closed in 1993 and climate change was being talked about that some stated maybe we would be a future farming area.

Water is becoming a precious commodity for farm-

ing year after year with high winds everywhere drying the land. Lake Superior had high water while area rivers low water. We heard this week on CBC Radio; Thunder Bay's Jeff Walters visiting Pickle Lake where they were raising cattle, etc. for local consumption. We know of the llamas at Nipigon. So who know what the future food situation will be in our area?

The Manitouwadge Community Memorial Garden has served us well this season and we look forward to the 150th Anniversary white and read tulips come Spring along with the 700 red and white tulips planted last year throughout the community.

Gardens continue to be a main part of summers here and the Township lady gardeners continue to outdo themselves, each year, with the lovely flowerbeds everywhere.