Michelle Harel’s hard work in Oshki-Pimache-O-Win’s Social Services Worker Native Specialization program has paid off with a 3.98 GPA, Oshki’s Governing Council Medal and a job in her chosen field. “I just got a position on May 21 as a child protection worker in child welfare,” said Harel, originally from Caramat, located about 262 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay.
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our Mother, Barbara Ellen Warwick just shy of her 95th birthday. Although we are sad, we also acknowledge and appreciate that she has lived a long, full life.
A wintery mix of snow and rain in Northwestern Ontario is making for some hazardous conditions in the region. Those conditions have prompted the cancellation of rural school bus routes in the Thunder Bay area. As well, all school bus routes serviced by the East of Thunder Bay Transportation Consortium have been cancelled.
Proposed job action Friday by the Canadian Union of Public Employees has school boards across Ontario scrambling, with some planning to cancel classes. Here's a rundown of what we know on what's happening for schools in northwestern Ontario.