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'Historyinthemaking':IndigenouswomanrepsCanadaonworldstage
'If you just take that step outside your comfort zone, you don't know what doors you're going to be able to open for yourself,' says pageant contestant
ByMarissaLentz-McGrath
When Emma Morrison stepped onto the Miss World stage in India, she wasn’t just representing Canada — she was makinghistory.
The 24-year-old from Chapleau Cree First Nation is the first Indigenous woman to represent thecountryattheinternationalpageant.
“It was such a great feeling,” she said. “Regardless of the results, I knew that just being thereandbeingpresent,that'salreadyhistoryinthe making.”
Morrison recently competed at the 72nd Miss World Festival in Telangana, India. The pageantranfromMay7to31.
Although Morrison didn’t place at the competition, which saw nearly 110 contestants fromaroundtheglobevyingforthecrown,shesaid her sense of pride and fulfillment far outweighed anydisappointment.
“I define success just by working so hard, leavingnostoneunturned,”shesaid.“IknowthatI justputmywholeheartoutthere…andthatishow Idefinesuccess.”
At the pageant’s opening ceremony, Morrison proudly wore a shawl regalia she designed and sewed herself, a process that took months of design and years of learning.
Pinnedtoitwasabeaded orange shirt in remembrance of residential schoolvictims.
Hearing her father cheering from the
audience while she danced was a moment she’ll neverforget.
“We were all just extremely proud, extremely grateful,” she said. “I think my family criedtheentiretimeIwasthere.”
Among the many memories from her month-longjourneyinIndia,onestoodout.During a visit to an eco park, Morrison had the chance to plant a tree with a young camper — a symbolic momentofgrowthandconnectionshesaidwilllive onevennowthatshe’sreturnedtoCanada.
Beyondthestage,Morrisonconnectedwith othercontestantsthroughsharedstoriesabouttheir traditional outfits and cultural practices. She said theseconversationscreatedbondsthattranscended borders.
“IwassoproudtosayImademyown,”she said. “It felt really good to connect with other Indigenouspeoplesacrosstheworldandknowthat wehavelotsofsimilaritieseverywhere.”
Almost 25, Morrison’s journey into pageantry has also become a platform for her communitywork.
Her “BeautyWith a Purpose” project — a corecomponentofMissWorld—iscalledRibbons and aims to uplift Indigenous women and girls through sewing, charity and education. She raises funds by sewing and selling or raffling ribbon skirts,withproceedsgoingtowardschoolsupplies forstudentsatherformerelementaryschool.
“Ihopetoexpandittoreachmorecommunities in Treaty 9,” she said. “I have big plans for Ribbons.”
Morrison’s advice for other Indigenous girls dreaming of pageantry or public platforms is simple:justtry.
“If you just take that step outside your
comfort zone, you don't know what doors you're goingtobeabletoopenforyourself,”shesaid.
“If I hated pageantry, I never had to competeagain.ButIloveit,andit'sthankstostepping outsidemycomfortzone.”
Whileshe’sbackhomefornow—resting, spendingtimewithfamily,andcontinuingtowork with Turtle Concepts — Morrison isn’t slowing down. She’s also preparing to volunteer at the upcomingMissIndigenousCanadapageant.
Herhopeisthatherstoryinspiresthenext generation.
“I would love to see a native woman from TurtleIslandwintheMissWorldcrown,”shesaid. “Wehavesomuchtooffertheworld.”
WeatherSummaryforOntario:June2025 SwelteringLateMonthandPrevailingDryness
Temperatures
Themeanmonthlytemperatureanomaly for June was close to normal for most of the province.Valueswereslightlybelownormalfor most of the north and the Far North and slightly abovenormalinthesouth.
After a cool start to the month, temperatures increased during the first week around the province. They generally trended downward during the second week, when the NorthandFarNorthsawtheircoolestconditions of the month. Temperatures mostly rose in the third week before a major heat wave smothered the south and much of the north into the final week. Widespread daily records were set across thesouthfrom22nd-24thastemperaturessoared into the low and even mid-30s.Toronto's record high temperature of 36.5oC on the 24th had not been observed in around 10 years. Humidex reachedashighas47inHamiltononthe22nd.
Precipitation
Drier than normal conditions continued for much of the northwest and Far North prolonging drought conditions and maintaining the fire vulnerability. It was also drier than normalinmostofthesouth,especiallyfromthe Greater Toronto Area over to Kingston where someareassawlessthanhalfoftheirnormalfor June.
Conversely, the northeast was very wet this month with many areas seeing over double
the norm. Kapuskasing saw nearly triple its typicalmonthlyamountwith219mm.Generally, thethirdweekwasthewettestforthemonthand the second or first week, the driest. On the 27th alone,Timmins recorded over 60 mm or almost 75%oftheirmonthlynorm.
SignificantEvents
June 21: Overnight Storms Sweep Eastern Ontario
Powerful thunderstorms developed east of Lake Nipissing Saturday evening and progressed southeastward, toward Kingston and Ottawa, delivering torrential rain and strong winds. Numerous trees were downed, and roads were washed out over a wide area. Injuries and onedeathwerereportedfromfallingtrees(onto
tents) at Kiosk Campground inAlgonquin Park. A float plane from the Ministry of Natural Resources flewone person to hospital.Bonfield and Calvin Township declared states of emergencyduetodownedtreesandflooding.At one point, up to 70,000 customers were without power. Highway 17 was closed from Corbeil to Mattawaduetodebrisandflooding.TheMilitary andOPPamongothersweresentforsupportand assistance. Champlain Park was hit especially hard. It was evacuated and people lost tents and vehiclesduetofallentrees.InMattawa,thearena was opened as a shelter.The Kiosk fire weather station reported rainfall of 87 mm in 2 hours. Algonquin Park East Gate station reported 43 mmofrainbetween11:00PMandmidnight.
Outlook
forJuly2025
ForJuly,confidenceinmodelguidanceis high for warmer than normal conditions for the entireprovince.Precipitationguidance,however, showsnolikelytrends.
Chapleau
Moments
by MichaelJ. Morris
ArrivinginChapleauin1904,bythetime he became president of Smith and Chapple Ltd. some 26 years later, D.O. (Ovide) Payette had seenmanychangesinthecommunity.
WhenMr.Payettetookoverthestorewith Arthur J. Grout in 1930, from V.T. Chapple and Stuart Smith, he wrote a major article for the Chapleau Post. It is a fascinating insight into Chapleauinitsearlyyears.
Herearesomeofthehighlightsfromthe article which is included among the Richard Brownlee papers, kindly loaned to me by his daughterMargaretRoseandherhusbandBobby Fortin.
Having arrived in the Fall of 1904, "I haveseengreat changes in the town...," he wrotein1930. "Those were the days of smaller engine power on the CPR, with more thoughsmaller, trains and consequently a greater number of crews... The crews did not 'get over' the road as quickly as now (1930), and the enginemen carried huge lunch pails capableofholdingsufficientfoodforthreedays, while the train crews practically lived in the vans."
"At least one-half of what is now Chapleau was bush. Besides the doctor's residence there were some five or six houses across the track and, instead of the present overhead bridge(referringtothehorseshoebridge),onegot tothestationbyalevelcrossingatthewestendof
D.O.PayettepaidtributetoChapleaupioneercitizensfor "great
foresightandenthusiasm"
BirchStreet.
"There were no electric lights, and coal oil wasusedalmostexclusively for lighting purposes. The stores and hotels used acetylene gas. As this was before the advent of water works the water supply was had from pitcher pumps which drew the water from well points driven into the groundatvaryingdepths."
Fire protection was provided from a hand reel and some 500 feet of hose while the fire station was a small shed at the rear of the St. John'sAnglican Churchrectory(nowbeingusedasasecondhand store),waterbeingdrawnfromawelltherewitha four-manhandpump.
inbuildingthecommunity
place between 1901 and about 1922 when the highschoolwasopened.
Wow,surenotmuchfireprotectionifyou happenedtoliveveryfarfromthe"firestation".
There was a four-room public school which in later years was transformed into Chapleau High School on Pine Street. St. John's churchwassmallwoodenstructureonthetennis courtwhileSacredHeartRomanCatholicChurch was at its present location but burned down in 1918, and was replaced within one year by the present building. The Methodist church was locatedonthesitewhere TrinityUnitedChurch istoday.
"The sidewalks, where there were any, were of plank and the service drainage was nil exceptwhatnatureprovided."
However, Chapleau had been incorporated as a municipality in 1901, just before Mr. Payette's arrival and he pays great tribute to severalcitizenswith"greatforesightandenthusiasm"forthecommunity.
He referred specifically to G.B. Nicholson,J.B.DexterandV.T.Chapplewho"bytheir persistent efforts, succeeded in getting for the town agood systemof water works, afinetown hall, three fine schools, a good system of fire protection including the present fire hall (replacedin1978),andseveralmilesofsidewalks."
Mr.NicholsonwasChapleau'sfirstreeve servingfrom1901to1913;Mr.Dexter,amember of Chapleau's first council worked for the CPR, then became a businessman, and later town superintendentaswellaschiefofthefirstvolunteerfirebrigade.Mr.Chapplewasabusinessman.
As an aside, all these developments took
By 1914, after Dr. J.J. Sheahan had arrived, the Lady Minto Hospital, the only hospital between Sudbury and FortWilliam was opened.
Mr.Payettealsonotedthatthe CPR also "kept pace with the progress of the town" by enlarging the shops and roundhouse, building a new station, freight sheds, a large ice house and severaldwellings.
J. McNieceAustin "also did his share in modernizing the town by putting in an electric lightplantandapowerhouseonthesightofthe former saw mill operated by Mageau LeBlanc Lumber Company. George Fife, who served as reeve of Chapleau from 1938 to 1942, and the grandfather of Robert Fife, the CTV News Ottawa Bureau Chief and host of 'Question Period'arrivedtobecomemanageroftheelectric lightcompany.
Mr. Payette was not only involved with Smith and Chapple over the years, but was very active in community activities. By 1906, he appearsinaphotoofaChapleauhockeyteamand he later managed teams. He also played in the TownBandandwasbandmaster.Inthe1930s,he was referred to as "the catalyst" behind the founding of Chapleau winter carnivals. He also servedasfirechief,memberandchairmanofthe high school board, manager of the Chapleau Memorial Arena, member of the Knights of Columbus, choirmaster at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church member of the Chapleau RotaryClub,andhealsogolfedandcurled..
Mr. Payette also wrote about Smith and Chapple in its early years but that is a story for anotherday.
OntarioProtectingMoosefromIllegalHunting
The Ontario government is safeguarding moosepopulationsbyensuringhuntersfollowthe ruleswhenhunting.
Robert Thibeault of Sturgeon Falls pleadedguiltytohuntingmoosewithoutalicence and unlawfully abandoning game wildlife, contrary to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act. Thibeault was fined $500 for hunting big gamewithoutalicence.Hewasfinedanadditional $4,000 and received a three-year hunting licence suspensionforabandoningthemoose.
ThecourtheardthatonOctober15,2023, after receiving a tip placed on the Ministry of Natural Resources TIPS line, conservation officers attended the scene of a shot and abandonedcowmooseinSargeantTownshipnear the Ontario-Quebec border. A lengthy investigation was conducted which involved the ministry’scanineunit,multipleinterviewsandthe execution of a search warrant conducted at Thibeault’s residence. The investigation led Thibeault to confessing of shooting and
abandoningthecowmoose.
Justice of the Peace Estelle Bérubé heard thecaseintheOntarioCourtofJustice,Cochrane, onMarch4,2025.
To report a natural resource problem or provide information about an unsolved case, membersofthepubliccancalltheministryTIPS linetollfreeat1-877-847-7667.Youcanalsocall CrimeStoppersanonymouslyat1-800-222-TIPS. For more information about unsolved cases, pleasevisitontario.ca/mnrtips.
L’Ontarioprotègel’orignalcontrelachasseillégale
Legouvernementdel’Ontarioprotègeles populations d’orignal en veillant à ce que les chasseur(se)sobserventlesrèglesàlachasse.
Robert Thibeault, de Sturgeon Falls, a plaidé coupable aux accusations d’avoir chassé l’orignal sans permis et d’avoir illégalement
abandonnédugibierencontraventionàlaLoisur laprotectiondupoissonetdelafaune.Monsieur Thibeaultaétécondamnéàuneamendede500$ pouravoirchassédugrosgibiersanspermis.Ila aussiétécondamnéà4000$d’amendeetn’apas le droit de chasser pendant trois ans pour avoir abandonnél’orignal.
LaCouraapprisque,le15 octobre 2023, après avoir pris connaissance d’un signalement sur la ligne de signalement du ministère des Richesses naturelles, des agents de protection de la nature se sont rendus dans le canton de Sargeant, près des limites de l’Ontario et du Québec, sur les lieux où un orignalfemelleavaitétéabattuet abandonné. Une longue enquête
aidéeparl’unitécanineduMinistèreaétélancée. Plusieurs interrogatoires et l’exécution d’une perquisitionontmenéàlarésidencedemonsieur Thibeault. L’enquête a mené monsieurThibeault à confesser avoir abattu et abandonné l’orignal femelle.
LajugedepaixEstelleBérubéainstruitla cause à la Cour de justice de l’Ontario, à Cochrane,le4mars2025.
Pour signaler un problème en matière de ressources naturelles ou fournir des renseignements sur une affaire non-résolue, les citoyen(ne)s peuvent téléphoner à la ligne sans fraisdesignalementduMinistère,au18778477667. Il est aussi possible de téléphoner, sous le couvertdel’anonymat,àÉchecaucrime,au1800 222-8477.Consultezontario.ca/mrnsignalement pourensavoirplussurlesaffairesnonclassées.
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OntarioandAlbertaWorkingTogetherto BuildNewEnergyandTradeInfrastructure
Provinces sign agreements to get Ontario's critical minerals and Western Canada's oil and gas to new markets
Today, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) to support Canadian workers by building new pipelines,raillinesandotherenergyand trade infrastructure that will diversify Canada's trading partners by unlocking new markets for Ontario's critical minerals and Western Canada's oil and gas. Built using Ontario steel, new pipelineswillconnectwesternCanadian oilandgastonewandexistingrefineries in southern Ontario and will expand export opportunities, including by way of a new James Bay deep-sea port in northern Ontario. New rail lines, also built using Ontario steel, will connect Ontario's Ring of Fire region, critical
mineral mining projects and processing facilities to western Canadian ports as Ontario builds an end-to-end critical mineralssupplychain.
“InthefaceofPresidentTrump's tariffs and ongoing economic uncertainty, Canadians need to work together to build the infrastructure that will diversify our trading partners and end our dependence on the United States,” said Premier Ford. “By building pipelines,raillinesandtheenergyandtrade infrastructurethatconnectsourcountry, we will build a more competitive, more resilient and more self-reliant economy and country. Together, we are building the infrastructure we need to protect Canada, our workers, businesses and Cont’donP.7
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OntarioandAlbertaWorkingTogethertoBuildNewEnergyandTradeInfrastructure
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“AlbertaandOntarioarejoiningforcesto get shovels in the ground and resources to market,” said Premier Smith. “These MOUs are about building pipelines and boosting trade that connect Canadian energy and products to the world, while advocating for the right conditions to get it done. Government must get out of the way, partner with industry and support the projects this country needs to grow. I look forward to working with Premier Doug Ford to unleash the full potential of our economy and buildthefuturepeopleacrossAlbertaandacross thecountryhavebeenwaitingfartoolongfor.”
To movetheseprojectsforward, Ontario and Alberta will soon launch a joint feasibility study to help determine the optimal route and endpoints for new economic and energy corridors,whatfinancingorcommercialtoolsmaybe necessaryandhowtobestleveragehome-grown supply chains to build these projects, including Ontariosteel.Astheseprojectsadvance,Ontario andAlberta will continue to fulfill their duty to
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Since April 2025, Ontario has signed agreements supporting the removal of interprovincialtradebarrierswithsixprovinces.Ontario also passed the Protect Ontario Through Free Trade Within CanadaAct, which received royal assentonJune5,2025,andwasthefirstjurisdiction in Canada to eliminate all of its partyspecific exceptions under the Canadian Free TradeAgreement.With this new legislation and growing number of signed MOUs, Ontario is leading the country in expanding the trade of goods and services across Canadian jurisdictions, cutting the unnecessary red tape holding back Canadian businesses aopening new path-
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OntarioExpandingFrench-LanguagePostsecondaryEducationintheNorth Investment will re-launch French-language courses at the University of Sudbury to help Francophone students get the skills they need for good-paying jobs
The Ontario government is investing $10.8 million to re-launch French-language coursesattheUniversityofSudbury,inpartnershipwiththeUniversityofOttawa.Aspartofits plan to protect Ontario, this investment will expand access to high-quality French-language postsecondary education in Northern Ontario, helping more Francophone students acquire the skillstheyneedforgood-paying,in-demandjobs andmeettheneedsofOntario'sworkforce.
“Our province's Francophone communitiesplayacriticalroleinstrengtheningourhighly skilled workforce and we're ensuring students have access to the education and training they need for rewarding careers,” said Nolan Quinn, Minister of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security. “Through this investment, our government is building a robust bilingual workforce to support a stronger, more
competitiveandself-reliantNorthernOntario.”
Beginning in September 2025, the University of Sudbury will offer programs in health sciences, management and commerce, social sciences, and arts in partnership with the UniversityofOttawaatitscampusinSudbury.
“This historic investment reflects our government's commitment to strengthening access to French-language postsecondary education, especially in Northern Ontario,” said Caroline Mulroney, Minister of Francophone Affairs. “Because of this partnership, we are delivering on our promise to bolster Ontario's Francophonieasasocial,culturalandeconomic engineforyearstocome.”
In order to build the world-class workforce Ontario needs to support one of the most competitive economies in the G7, the Ontario government is making strategic investments in Ontario's small, Northern and rural
colleges and universities so they can deliver high-quality education that equips students with the skills they need to launch rewarding careers anddrivetheprovince'seconomy.
Ontario's French-language postsecondary system is the largest in Canada outsideofQuebec,withnineinstitutionsserving morethan33,200studentsinthedeliveryofhighqualityFrenchandbilingualprograms.
For 2024-25, Ontario invested $831 million into French-language and bilingual institutions, including $132 million in special purposegrantstosupportaccesstoandqualityof French-languagepostsecondaryeducation. Since 2018, the Ontario government has created two standalone Francophone postsecondary institutions, the Université de l'Ontario français (UOF) and the Université de Hearst,ahistoricfirstforOntario.
L’Ontarioaméliorel’accèsauxétudespostsecondairesenfrançaisdansleNord
Un investissement permettra de relancer les cours en français à l’Université de Sudbury pour aider les étudiantes et étudiants francophones à acquérir les compétences nécessaires pour accéder à des emplois bien rémunérés
Le gouvernement de l’Ontario investit 10,8millionsdedollarspourrelancerlescoursen françaisàl’UniversitédeSudbury,enpartenariat avec l’Université d’Ottawa. Cet investissement, quis’inscritdansleplandugouvernementvisant à protéger l’Ontario, améliorera l’accès à un enseignement postsecondaire en français de qualité dans le Nord de l’Ontario. Il permettra à unplusgrandnombred’étudiantesetd’étudiants francophones d’acquérir les compétences nécessaires pour accéder à des emplois bien rémunérésetendemande,toutenrépondantaux besoinsdelamain-d’œuvreontarienne.
« Les communautés francophones de notre province jouent un rôle essentiel dans le renforcement de notre main-d’œuvre hautement qualifiée.Nousveillonsàcequelesétudianteset étudiants aient accès à l’enseignement et à la formation dont ils ont besoin pour mener des carrières enrichissantes, a déclaré Nolan Quinn, ministre des Collèges, des Universités, de l’ExcellenceenrechercheetdelaSécurité.Grâce à cet investissement, notre gouvernement forme unemain-d’œuvrebilinguesolidepourrendrele Norddel’Ontarioplusfort,plusconcurrentielet plusautonome.»
À compter de septembre 2025, l’UniversitédeSudburyoffriradesprogrammes ensciencesdelasanté,engestionetcommerce, ensciencessocialesetenarts,enpartenariatavec
l’Université d’Ottawa sur son campus de Sudbury.
«Cetinvestissementhistoriquetémoigne de l’engagement de notre gouvernement à renforcer l’accès à l’enseignement postsecondaire en français, particulièrement dans le Nord de l’Ontario, a déclaré Caroline Mulroney, ministre des Affaires francophones. Grâce à ce partenariat, nous respectons notre engagement de renforcer la francophonie ontarienne en tant que moteur social, culturel et économiquepourlesannéesàvenir.»
L’Ontario mise sur des investissements stratégiques dans les collèges et universités de petitetailledesrégionsruralesetduNordafinde se doter de la main-d’œuvre de calibre mondial nécessaireàlaprospéritédel’unedeséconomies les plus concurrentielles du G7. Ces établissements pourront ainsi offrir un enseignement de qualité qui permet aux étudiantes et étudiants d’acquérir les compétences dont ils ont besoin pour entreprendre des carrières enrichissantes et stimulerl’économiedelaprovince.
Le système d’enseignement postsecondaireenfrançaisdel’Ontarioestleplus important du Canada à l’extérieur du Québec, avec neuf établissements qui accueillent plus de 33 200 étudiantes et étudiants dans le cadre de programmesfrancophonesetbilinguesdegrande qualité.
Pour 2024-2025, l’Ontario a investi 831 millions de dollars dans les établissements d’enseignementenfrançaisetbilingues,dont132 millions de dollars en subventions à des fins particulières pour soutenir l’accès à l’enseignement postsecondaire en français et la qualitédecelui-ci.
Depuis 2018, le gouvernement de l’Ontario a créé deux établissements d’enseignement postsecondaire francophones autonomes, soit l’Université de l’Ontario français (UOF) et l’Université de Hearst, une premièrehistoriquepourl’Ontario.
