Kap Chamber hosting business forum Wednesday afternoon
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A Kapuskasing and area business forum is set for tomorrow afternoon. The video conferencing event is being organized by the Kap District Chamber of Commerce to help businesses voice concerns and needs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Chamber Office Manager Donna Todd says the Chamber wants to help local businesses prosper while keeping the community safe. She adds that it’s a great opportunity to meet elected officials and address challenges encountered. Mayors from Smooth Rock Falls to Hearst have been invited to participate along with Mushkegowuk-James Bay MPP Guy Bourgouin and Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP Carol Hughes.
The DePaulia
Cailey Gleeson, News Editor|January 5, 2021
DePaul has returned to standard procedures regarding its ‘pass/fail’ grading system for the winter quarter, according to a university-wide email sent Tuesday by the Office of the University Registrar.
A temporary policy that allowed students to opt into a pass/fail grading system for any of their classes was unanimously passed by DePaul’s Faculty Council last April as courses shifted online.
University spokesperson Carol Hughes said the policy was the result of an Illinois Board of Higher Education mandate that required institutions to “accept pass/fail grades in transfer credit for all general education courses.”
Author of the article: CHLOE KNEER
Publishing date: Dec 24, 2020 • December 24, 2020 • 1 minute read •
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The Massey Agricultural Society, Barney’s Bargain Barn, the United Way, Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP Carol Hughes and scores of local volunteers tirelessly worked for hours on the Saturday before Christmas to distribute four truckloads of free food and candy to the community for the Holidays.
At times, the line up of cars waiting to enter the Massey Fairgrounds was several kilometres long as families from Massey and the surrounding area waited to have boxes of food loaded into their vehicles. Still many others came on foot, and generous residents either offered rides to the fairgrounds, or pick up and drop off for those who weren’t able to leave home. All you had to do was check on social media for those willing to pitch in.
Guy Bourgouin to run for second term as MPP
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Even though an election call might still be a few years away, the New Democrats are getting this ready in this region, nominating Guy Bourgouin to run for a second term in Mushkegowuk-James Bay. Bourgouin says his first term has been both a challenge of learning his job during a pandemic and rewarding.
“In regular times we helped a lot of needy people and a lot of people come to our office,” he said. “But put on top of that a pandemic, so you can tell how many people we have helped. That in itself is good for the community, but it’s also very satisfying that we can help so many.”
SHARE ON: Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP Carol Hughes gathered with the Massey Agricultural Society and other members earlier this year to give away over 85,000 tons of food to families in the North Shore corridor. A second giveaway is slated for tomorrow. Photo by Carol Hughes.
It is estimated that over 1,800 people received free food as part of a massive food giveaway organized through Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP Carol Hughes and the Massey Agricultural Society as well as other partners.
Hughes says on Saturday four transports arrived in the early morning to set up distribution stations to give away over 85,000 tons of food to families along the North Shore corridor.