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Rissanen Appointed Principal

MARATHON, Ontario – The ²Ýݮֱ²¥ (²Ýݮֱ²¥) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jen Rissanen to the position of Principal of Nipigon-Red Rock District High School (NRHS) effective February 1, 2020. Rissanen assumed ...

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²Ýݮֱ²¥ Student Appointed- NYAC

MARATHON, Ontario – The ²Ýݮֱ²¥ (²Ýݮֱ²¥) is pleased to announce that student Mitchel Hatton has been appointed to the National Youth Advisory Committee for the Promoting Relationships & Eliminating Violence Network ...

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²Ýݮֱ²¥ Appoints Manager of HR

Pictured left to right: Denis Nault, Manager of Human Resources and Nicole Morden Cormier, Director of Education MARATHON, Ontario – The ²Ýݮֱ²¥ (²Ýݮֱ²¥) is pleased to announce the appointment of Denis Nault as their new ...

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Principal Honoured by OPC

MARATHON, Ontario – The ²Ýݮֱ²¥ is pleased to announce that Kellie Wrigley, Principal at George O’Neill Public School in Nipigon, Ontario, has been named the Difference Maker of the year by Ontario Principals’ ...

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New First Nation Trustee

MARATHON, Ontario – The ²Ýݮֱ²¥ (²Ýݮֱ²¥) is pleased to announce the appointment of Doctor Paul Cormier to the position of First Nations Trustee. His appointment was made official at the Regular Board meeting on October 21, ...

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Environmental Stewardship

The “Our schools, our places, our responsibility” is the motto of a strategy that is being focused on throughout the ²Ýݮֱ²¥. For the past year, the board’s Environmental Committee, comprised of teachers, senior ...

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Director's Message - October 1

Message from the Director of Education, Nicole Morden Cormier Families may have heard through the media that there is currently job action/withdrawal of services involving educational workers (custodians, cafeteria workers, educational assistants, etc.) who belong ...

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New School Admin and Leads

Exciting changes in staffing are in the works at ²Ýݮֱ²¥. After an intensive recruitment drive over the course of the summer, the school board has announced a number of appointments to fill vacancies in administration at both the school ...

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Kayden's Journey

Hello from George O’Neill Public School in Nipigon, Ontario. My name is Jackie Gale and I have had the pleasure of working as the Positive Behavior Interventionist for the ²Ýݮֱ²¥. Kayden is an amazing 3-year-old, non-verbal child, ...

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ETBTC Appoints New Coordinator

The East of Thunder Bay Transportation Consortium is pleased to announce the appointment of the new Operations Coordinator, Anthony Friedrich. Friedrich’s appointment is effective August 1, 2019. He brings with him a combined 20 years of experience in transportation ...

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