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Students attending schools in the Superior North Catholic District School Board region are being offered a virtual learning program this summer. If they choose to register for this, they will be given the opportunity to hone their numeracy and literacy skills as well as learn using STEM strategies.

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A unique opportunity for residents to commemorate a family member. friend, or special event, was made available by the Friends of Terrace Bay. You can now adopt a bench or picnic table available at a local park or open space area.

The Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Joseph Martino, has closed an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the injuries suffered by a 30-year-old Greenstone man last month who was involved in a collision.

Local Fire Departments have long been promoting that having a safety plan ready in the event of a fire or emergency can help save lives. The Municipality of Geraldton highlighted the fact that too often our pets are forgotten in this plan. They gave its residents access to information that can help save their pet's lives.

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc. announces that Kesimpta is covered under the Ontario Exceptional Access Program and included on the Régie de l'assurance Maladie du Québec list of medications to treat adults living with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis.

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The Federation of Medical Women of Canada convened a task force to address the crisis in the Ontario school-based HPV immunization program.

Fundraising for worthy causes within the community can be challenging. Wawa's Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation launched a unique fundraising campaign that not only aims to support capital equipment needed for their Meditech Expansion Project but also help the environment.

The trend in all levels of government in Canada regarding the needed funding to sustain our health care system is one that according to the OMA, is on a downward swing. OMA called on all Provincial Premiers to demonstrate their commitment to health care.