Canada's1stindigenousMissWorldcontestant saysit'sherdutytobevoiceofherpeople
Miss Canada Emma Morrison, who's in Telanganarightnow,representingher country at the 72nd Miss World pageant, is happy to let people in on her secret. "Herpeople"indigenousMushkegowukCreeor SwampyCreepeoplecallCanadaTurtleIsland.
Canada's 1st indigenous Miss World contestant says it's her duty to be voice of her people
Canada's 1st indigenous Miss World contestant says it's her duty to be voice of her people
The first indigenous Miss Canada, who grewupinasmalltownwithonly1,500people, saidit'sherresponsibilityasMissWorldCanada toadvocateforindigenouswomen.
Inanexclusiveinterviewto PTIVideos, Morrison said she cannot pinpoint an exact moment that she decided to leverage a platform likeMissWorldforthewelfareofherpeople.
"YoucansayitstartedwhenIwasalittle girlbecauseoftheresidentialschoolsystemsand the missing and murdered indigenous women's epidemic.In Canada,we as indigenous peoples, especially women, face a lot of challenges. The discovery of the 215 unmarked graves found at Kamloops Residential Schoolreallyshapedthe way I see the world and my place in it," said Morrison.
That her mother, her role model, transformed that place of sorrow into empower-
mentfurtherpropelledher,saidMorrison.
"I knew that I wanted to transform my beauty with the purpose project into something empowering,butsomethingthatconnectstomy heartsandalsoindigenouspeople,"sheadded.
WithherBeautyWithaPurposeproject, Reconnecting Through Ribbon Skirts a traditional piece of clothing worn by Indigenous womenandtwo-spiritpeopleMorrisonwantsto reconnect with her culture, to honour those who are no longer there, and to empower those she can.
"The ribbon skirts make us feel empowered and inspire us to reclaim our strength in a countrywherewestillfacehighchallenges,"she said.
Morrison, who spent over 27 hours to reach India, said her experience so far has been overwhelminglygood.
In her Instagram page, she talks about howhertripsto1,000PillarTempleRudreswara Swamy Temple in Hanamakonda and Warangal Fort, which she describes as "sacred sites of hundredsandhundredsofyearsold",havemade her understand the importance of embracing one'sculture,alloveragain.
"It'strulyinspiringtoseehowstrongand enduringtheseculturesandtraditionsare,passed downthroughgenerationsandstillstandingwith pride,"shewrote.
Morrisonsaidsheisalsolookingforward toherfamilyjoiningherinthelastweekofMay. "They are going to love it, and it'll be their first timeinIndiatoo,"shetoldPTI.
Morrison, who was also crowned Miss
Teenage World when she was 17, said she has beenwaitingforalmostforevertobehere.
"IhavebeencrownedMissWorldCanada forovertwoandahalfyearsnow,anditfeelsso surreal that I'm finally here at the Miss World Festival in Hyderabad. In Canada, when one indigenous person wins, we all win. So the support has been absolutely incredible," said Morrison. (HindustanTimes)
Troiscentsjeunesmaîtresd'échecsseréunirontà WawapourleTournoid'échecsFranco-Nord-Ouest
Le mercredi 28 mai, pas moins de 300 jeunesmaîtresd'échecsseréunirontàWawaafin de participer au neuvième Tournoi d'échecs Franco-Nord-Ouest. Présentée par l'école SaintJoseph (Wawa), cette compétition réunira des élèves francophones provenant des écoles élémentairesetsecondairessuivantes:Ste-Marie (Azilda),Sacré-Coeur(Chapleau),ÉSCTrillium (Chapleau), Alliance St-Joseph (Chelmsford), St-Joseph (Dubreuilville), Notre-Dame (Hamner),SaintNomdeJésus(Hornepayne),StPaul (Lively), Val-des-Bois (Marathon), NotreDame-du-Sault (Sault-Ste-Marie), Écho-desRapides (Sault-Ste-Marie), ÉS Notre-Dame-duSault (Sault-Ste-Marie), Sainte-Anne (Spanish), St-Denis (Sudbury), Ste-Thérèse (Val Thérèse), l'Escalade (Wawa), Saint-Joseph (Wawa) et ÉS Saint-Joseph(Wawa).Cetteannée,desélèvesde près de 20 écoles catholiques et publiques francophonesparticiperontautournoi. etournoisedéroulerade9hà15h30au
Centre communautaire de Wawa (3, chemin Chris Simon, Wawa). Chaque participant aura la chance de jouer à cinqparties.Letournoiproposequatre catégories,soit:3eet4eannée,5eet6e année, 7e et 8e année et 9e à la 12e année.Ilyauradesprixdanschacune des catégories pour les équipes gagnantes et les élèves les plus performants.
L'école Saint-Joseph de Wawa est réputée pour la passion de ses élèves envers le jeu d'échecs, qui est unedisciplinefaisantappelàlafinesse stratégique, la mémoire et la capacité de résoudre des problèmes. Les organisateurs de cette compétition francophone amicale souhaitent permettre à un plus grand nombre d'élèves du nord-ouest de l'Ontarioetd'ailleursdedécouvrirlejeud'échecs etdeparfaireleurshabiletésdanscettediscipline.
Pour plus d'information, veuillez communiquer avec René-Guy Nobert, enseignant à l'école Saint-Joseph (Wawa), au 705-856-2003oureneguy.nobert@nouvelon.ca.
Three hundred young chess masters will gatherinWawa tocompeteintheFranco-Nord-OuestChessTournament
Over300youngchessmasterswillmeet in Wawa on Wednesday, May 28, for the ninth Franco-Nord-Ouest Chess Tournament. The competition, hosted by École Saint-Joseph in Wawa,willbringtogetherFrancophonestudents from the following elementary and secondary schools:ÉcoleSte-Marie(Azilda),ÉcoleSacréCoeur (Chapleau), ÉSC Trillium (Chapleau), École Alliance St-Joseph (Chelmsford), École St-Joseph (Dubreuilville), École Notre-Dame (Hamner), École Saint Nom de Jésus (Hornepayne), École St-Paul (Lively), École catholique Val-des-Bois (Marathon), École Notre-Dame-du-Sault (Sault-Ste-Marie), École Écho-des-Rapides (Sault-Ste-Marie), ÉS Notre-
Dame-du-Sault(Sault-Ste-Marie),ÉcoleSainteAnne (Spanish), École St-Denis (Sudbury), École Ste-Thérèse (Val Thérèse), École l'Escalade (Wawa), École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) et ÉS Saint-Joseph (Wawa). This year, students from nearly 20 French-language Catholic and publicschoolsaretakingpartinthiscompetition.
The tournament will take place from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Michipicoten Memorial Community Centre (3 Chris Simon Drive, Wawa).All participantswill be able to play five games.Competingplayerswillbedividedinfour categories:grades3and4,grades5and6,grades 7and8,andgrades9to12.Prizeswillbeawarded to winning teams and top students in each
category.
Students from École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) have acquired a reputation for their passion for chess, a discipline that calls upon strategic finesse, memory, and problem-solving skills. By hosting this friendly francophone tournament, the school aims to allow more studentsfromNorthwesternOntarioandbeyond todiscoverchessandimprovetheirskillsinthis discipline.
For more information, please contact René-GuyNobert,teacheratÉcoleSaint-Joseph (Wawa), at 705-856-2003 or reneguy.nobert @nouvelon.ca.
The Conseil scolaire catholique NouvelonoffersaFrench
BUY
Michael J. Morris
Moments
Moments
by MichaelJ. Morris
by MichaelJ. Morris
Recreation director Terry Bryson reported that "Summerfest Canada Week" in 1978 was a success.. Terry wrote a weekly column in the ChapleauSentinel.
TerrythankedtheSummerfestcommittee- Chair Peter Bernier (also chair of the Chapleau RecreationCommittee);DenisDesbois(Township Clerk-administrator); Graham Bertrand (recration committeemember),andEarleFreeborn(manager oftheA.WMooreArena).
Summerfest got underway after the Chapleau Civic Centre was officially opened on June28,withtheChapleauRecreationCentreand Cedar Grove Lodge ceremonies held on June 29 and30,respectively.
Then the activities got underway ranging from toddlers races to pipe smoking to ball tournaments,toanindoortennistournament,andof courseaparade.
Here are some of the winners and highlights.
In the Toddlers races, Paul Bernier and Heather Lewis were the winners whileAlexandra Boucher and Christine Tremblay emerged victorious.
Inthe3to4yearoldracemixed,Shannon Hatfield won. Christine Bujold won the Kick-theHoerace,andConnieBujoldwasfirstinthePotato Sackrace.
In the Kiddies races, 5 to 6,GlenHarvey(tworaces),Dana Vaughan, Connie Picody, Dean Harvey(three),ShellyHughes,all werewinners
Michel Babin was the big winner in the 9-10 year old races with three wins, and Ken Groves woninthe11-12yearoldrace.
IntheGirlsThreeLegged racePamMayandJohannaBlack won while Dean Harvey and DerekHatfieldtookfirstplace.
In the Carling O'Keefe pipe smoking contest George BasylecwasfirstwithGuyMartel andGeraldBernierasrunnersup. In horseshoe throwing Chapleau Intermediate A Huskies players dominated with David McMillan andTedSwansoninfirstandJ.C. CyrandDougPruskyinsecond.
The fire department won the bed race. Team members included Robert Moreau, Harvey Turcotte, Jacques Lafreniere, Ghislain Lafreniere, Richard St Amand, Wally Leigh and Raoul Lemieux.
The first Chapleau indoor tennis tournamentwasplayedonthefloorofthenewA.W. MooreArenawithHeather"Bubby"Hongwinning theLadiestitlewithCarolTelikasrunner-up.Tim Morin defeated his brother Alan forthemen'stitle.
In mixed doubles Fred Welch and Bubby Hong were the winners.
AsIwastypingaway,out of the mothballs of memory I recalledthatIhadplayedthefirst set of tennis on the indoor court againstCarloCattarello,president of the Northern Ontario Hockey Association, during the activities with equipment borrowed from TimMorin.Carlowon!
The very next weekend the Good Brothers with their "joyful music" appeared at the newrecreationcentre.Atthetime they were one of Canada's most popular bands. They played packedhousesfromtheMaritimes
toBritishColumbiaandtheUnitedStates. Buttheyalmostdidn'tmakeit.Thedaythey weretoarriveinChapleau,itwaspouringrainwith lots of thunder and lightning. For a time it looked like they would be able to land at the Chapleau Municipal Airport, but late in the afternoon it started to clear up, and the show went on as scheduled.
NowIthinkImaygotoYouTubeandlisten tosomeGoodBrothersjustforoldtimessake! My emailismj.morris@live.ca
Gettingreadyforbedrace
Rene Serre, retired Public Works Superintendent, with William"Willie"Memegos Up.UpandOveratDonkeyBaseballGame
Unaccueilchaleureuxpourlesfutursélèves delamaternelleau CSC Nouvelon
Les écoles élémentaires catholiques de langue française du Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon invitent les enfants qui commenceront le programme de la maternelle en septembre 2025, ainsi que leur famille,àparticiperàleurfêtede bienvenue à la maternelle. Les familles qui souhaitent inscrire leur enfant dans une école du CSC Nouvelon sont priées de communiqueravecleurécolede quartierafindeparticiperàcette activité.
Ces événements d'accueil sont conçus pour favoriser une transition harmonieuse et en toute confiance vers la maternelle.
Les familles pourront profiter d'une variété d'activités stimulantes pour les enfants et les parents. De plus, les parents recevront des informations précieuses sur les services de soutien en orthophonie,les services sociauxetdegarde,letransport scolaire, et bien plus encore — letoutvisantàaiderleurenfantà
se sentir prêt et bien accompagné au début de son parcoursscolaire.
Awarmwelcomeforfuturekindergarten studentsin CSC Nouvelonschools
Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon's Frenchlanguage Catholic elementary schools are inviting children who will start Kindergarten in September 2025, along with their families, to join them for their "Bienvenue à la maternelle" (Welcome to Kindergarten) events. Parents who have not yet registered their children in a CSC Nouvelonschoolstillhavetime to sign up for this event by calling their neighborhood school.
These welcoming eventsaredesignedtosupporta smoothandconfidenttransition intoKindergarten.Familiescan look forward to a variety of engaging activities for both children and parents. In addition, parents will receive valuable information about speech and language support, social and daycare services, schooltransportation,andmore — all aimed at helping their child feel prepared and supported as they begin their schooljourney.
OntarioProtectingForestSectorJobsandWorkers
$11.3
The Government of Ontario is protecting workers and jobs in the forest sector by investing $11.3 million in five research, innovation and modernizationprojectsinnortheasternOntario.Theinvestmentsfromthe Forest Biomass Program will help accelerate Ontario's forest sector's competitive advantage by creating new jobs, increasing productivity and identifyingnewrevenuestreams.
“Our government is making strategic investments to protect jobs, protect communities and protect Ontario,” said Kevin Holland,Associate MinisterofForestryandForestProducts.“We'reensuringourforestsector businessesarereadytoadapt,competeandthrive,puttingmade-in-Ontario woodproductsfirst.”
The government's investment is supporting projects related to underused wood and mill by-products, known as forest biomass. The recipientsinclude:
· Hornepayne Power Inc., who are receiving $7,500,000 to increase regional energy production by modernizing and upgrading power generation equipment. The funding will also supportresearchintoon-sitegreenhydrogenproduction.
· GreenFirst Forest Products Inc., who are receiving nearly $3 million to boost productivity, cut costs and improve product quality by upgrading the company's biomass cogeneration plant, andanadditional$130,000toresearchtheuseofmillby-products fortorrefiedpellets,agreenalternativetocoal.
· CircularCarbonCanadaInc.,whoarereceiving$500,000 to study northeast sawmills as potential sites for pyrolysis plants, whichuseforestbiomasstoproducebiochar,whichisasubstance usedinpowergeneration,soilamendmentandwaterfiltration.
· Wikwemikong Development Commission, who are receiving $200,000 to support the development of a combined wood pellet and biocoal facility by assisting with permitting, contracting,businessdevelopmentandcommunityengagement.
These projects will help create good-paying local jobs while supporting the delivery of high-quality, made-in-Ontario productstomarketatalowercost.Inaddition,theywillstrengthen northeasternOntario'seconomybycreatingaddeddemandforthe harvesting, hauling and trucking industries, and develop new opportunities for Indigenous communities to participate in the growingforestryindustry.
“Forestry has always been a cornerstone of the economy in NortheasternOntario—asectorbuiltonhardwork,localexpertise,andthe ability to adapt,” said George Pirie, Member of Provincial Parliament for Timmins. "That's why we're supporting new projects like a Timmins-led feasibility study into biomass and biochar to create new industry opportunities across Northern Ontario. This study will explore practical waystoturnforestryby-productsintocleanenergyandbringnewjobsto ourcommunity."
Ontario's Forest Biomass Program invests up to $20 million each year in projects to increase wood harvest, create forest sector opportunity andfindnewusesforwoodincollaborationwithstakeholders,industryand Indigenouscommunities.
Lastweekssolutions
MOMENTS IN TIME
On June 6, 2002, a high-energy upper atmosphere explosion now known as the Eastern Mediterranean Event, similar in power to a small atomic bomb, occurred over the Mediterranean Sea between Libya and Crete when a small, undetected asteroid disintegrated while approaching Earth. There were concerns that if the explosion had occurred closer to Pakistan or India, it could have sparked a nuclear war between the countries, as they were engaged in a standoff at thetime.
Reconnaissezcestroissignesdel’AVC
(EN)Lesprofessionnelsdelasantédisentsouvent quelorsd’unaccidentvasculairecérébral(AVC),le temps est essentiel : chaque seconde compte pour préserverlesfonctionscérébrales.
L’AVC survient lorsque le sang cesse de circuler dans une partie du cerveau. Avec chaque minute qui s’écoule, 1,9 million de cellules cérébralesmeurent.Pluslacirculationsanguineest rétablierapidement,meilleuressontleschancesde survivre à un AVC et de s’en tirer avec une incapacitéminimale,voiresansaucuneséquelle.
Sivousprésentezl’unoul’autredessignes ci-dessous ou si vous en êtes témoin chez une personne, composez VITE le 9-1-1 ou le numéro localdesservicesd’urgence.
L’acronyme VITE permet de mémoriser facilementlestroisprincipauxsignesd’unAVC et desavoircequ’ilfautfaire:
V=Visage:est-ilaffaissé?
I = Incapacité : pouvez-vous lever les deux bras normalement?
T=Troubledelaparole:troubledeprononciation?
E=Extrêmeurgence:composezle9-1-1.
Ne conduisez pas pour vous rendre à l’hôpitaloupouryemmenerlapersonneprésentant dessignesd’AVC.Uneambulancevousamèneraà l’hôpitalleplusprocheoffrantdessoinsd’urgence en cas d’AVC. Les services médicaux d’urgence pourront déterminer quel établissement dans votre régionestleplusapproprié.
Les traitements peuvent atténuer la gravité de l’AVC et inverser certains de ses effets. Il est donc important de les instaurer le plus rapidement possible.
Autressignesdel’AVC
LessignesVITEcorrespondentauxsignes les plus fréquents et sont plus susceptibles d’être causés par un AVC que par n’importe quel autre problème de santé. Certaines personnes peuvent toutefoisprésenterd’autressignes,dontlessuivants : -des troubles de la vision (vision embrouillée ou double);
-un mal de tête soudain et intense (généralement accompagnédecertainsdesautressignes); -un engourdissement (souvent d’un seul côté du corps);
-desproblèmesd’équilibre.
L’AVC est l’une des principales causes de décès et d’incapacité chez les adultes au Canada. Près d’un million de personnes vivent avec ses séquelles, et plus de 108 000 AVC surviennent chaque année, soit environ un toutes les cinq minutes.
Faites-en connaître les signes – vous pourriez sauver la vie d’un être cher.Apprenez-en plussurcoeuretavc.ca/VITE
tgendron@northernlightsford.ca
CHRISTOPHER P. COCCIMIGLIO
MIKE C.ALLEMANO - RETIRED
ConservativeLeadershipTeamandShadow CabinettoFightforJobs,AffordabilityandSafety
The Hon. Pierre Poilievre, Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, released the following statement to announce the Conservative LeadershipTeamandShadowCabinettofightfora Canada that is affordable, safe, united, and selfreliant:
“Canadamustbecomeaself-reliantcountry where hard work guarantees people a beautiful homeonasafestreetprotectedbysolidbordersand united under a proud flag. Lately, it hasn't felt that way. Crime, inflation, deficits, and job losses are ballooning. Immigration is out of control. Our economy is more dependent on the U.S., and the country is more divided than ever before. Conservative solutions are needed now more than ever. We have already won the debates on carbon taxes, inflation, housing costs, crime, natural resource development, and more. That is why Canadiansgaveus23moreseatsand2millionmore votes.
“Now,ourbiggerandbetterteamwillpush for the government to boost Canadians' buying power through lower taxes and less inflation, unleash resources to bring home paycheques and production, secure our streets by locking up criminals, get immigration under control and unite ourpeopleunderoursharedflag.
“We will work with the government to put an end to unfair American tariffs or to pass good laws—butwewillfighthardwhenthegovernment iswrong.”
MostShadowCabinetmemberswillremain intheirpre-electionrolesforthisbriefsession,while newcomers learn the ropes and showcase their talents. Shuffles in the fall and winter will move more newly elected MPs into key roles. To maximize effectiveness, the Official Opposition is expandingitsteamanddividingportfoliostoensure no aspect of the government's agenda escapes oversight.
Unlike government ministers, Shadow Cabinet members do not receive any additional taxpayer dollars to carry out their work. That's why we're drawing on the full depth of our Conservative caucus—to monitor every detail of the Liberal government's actions and stand ready with better solutions.The Conservative Shadow Cabinet will work for all Canadians to ensure that Canada is once again affordable, safe, and less dependent on the United States.WewillchallengetheLiberalgovernmentto:
· Boost buying power of Canadians by bringingdownwastefulspending,inflation&taxes
· Build affordable homes by cutting taxes & redtapeonnewhousing
· Permanently axe all carbon taxes, repeal anti-resource rules like Bill C-69 & energy caps to regaineconomicsovereignty
· Getimmigrationundercontrol
· Keep our streets safe with laws keeping
repeatoffendersinjail.”
LeadershipTeam:
· LeaderintheHouseofCommons–Andrew Scheer
· DeputyLeader–MelissaLantsman
· DeputyLeader–TimUppal
· DeputyHouseLeader–LucBerthold
· ChiefOppositionWhip–ChrisWarkentin
· DeputyWhip–RobMoore
· QuestionPeriodCoordinator–EricDuncan
· CommitteeCoordinator–JohnBrassard
· NationalOutreachChair–ArpanKhanna
· QuebecLieutenant–PierrePaul-Hus
· Special Advisor for British Columbia –MarkStrahl
ConservativeShadowCabinet:
· Shadow Minister for Housing – Scott Aitchison
· ShadowMinisterforTransport–DanAlbas
· Shadow Minister for Tourism – Tony Baldinelli
· ShadowMinisterforAgricultureandAgriFood–JohnBarlow
· Shadow Minister for Ethics and AccountableGovernment–MichaelBarrett
· Shadow Minister for National Defence –JamesBezan
· Shadow Minister for Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement –KellyBlock
· ShadowMinisterforRuralDevelopment–RichardBragdon
· Shadow Minister for Justice & Attorney GeneralofCanada–LarryBrock
· Shadow Minister for Hunting, Fishing and Conservation–BlaineCalkins
· ShadowMinisterforPublicSafety–Frank Caputo
· Shadow Minister for International Trade –AdamChambers
· Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs –MichaelChong
· ShadowMinisterforDemocraticReform–MichaelCooper
· Shadow Minister for Industry – Raquel Dancho
· ShadowMinisterforRedTapeReduction–ScotDavidson
· Shadow Minister for Revenue – Gérard Deltell
· Shadow Minister for The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) – Chris d'Entremont
· Shadow Minister for Addictions – Todd Doherty
· ShadowMinisterforEmployment–Garnett Genuis
· Shadow Minister for Civil Liberties –MarilynGladu
· Shadow Minister for Official Languages –
JoëlGodin
· Shadow Minister for Social Development andFamilies–LailaGoodridge
· ShadowMinisterforFinance–JasrajSingh Hallan
· Shadow Minister for Canada-US Trade –ShelbyKramp-Neuman
· Shadow Minister for the Treasury Board andtheKing'sPrivyCouncil–StephanieKusie
· Shadow Minister for Mental Health and Wellness–MikeLake
· Shadow Minister for Intergovernmental Affairs and One Canadian Economy, InterProvincialTrade–PhilLawrence
· ShadowMinisterforInfrastructure–Leslyn Lewis
· Shadow Minister for Emergency Preparedness and Community Resilience – Dane Lloyd
· Shadow Minister for Digital Government andArtificialIntelligence–BenLobb
· Shadow Minister for Sport & Economic DevelopmentAgencyofCanadafortheRegionsof Quebec–RichardMartel
· ShadowMinisterforHealth–DanMazier
· Shadow Minister for Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario – Eric Melillo
· ShadowMinisterforIndigenousServices–BillyMorin
· Shadow Minister for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship – Michelle Rempel Garner
· Shadow Minister for Veterans Affairs –BlakeRichards
· Shadow Minister for Seniors – Anna Roberts
· Shadow Minister for International Development and Federal Economic Development forSouthernOntario–LianneRood
· Shadow Minister for Environment and ClimateChange–EllisRoss
· Shadow Minister for Crown-Indigenous Relations–JamieSchmale
· Shadow Minister for Labour – Kyle Seeback
· Shadow Minister for Fisheries – Clifford Small
· Shadow Minister for Energy and Natural Resources–ShannonStubbs
· ShadowMinisterforCanadianIdentityand Culture–RachaelThomas
· Shadow Minister for Women, Gender EqualityandYouth–DominiqueVien
· ShadowMinisterforSmallBusiness–Brad Vis
· Shadow Minister for Arctic Affairs & Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency–BobZimmer