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Month: December 2016

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Spartans and Blue Devils

December 30, 2016 Phillip Blancher

The Seaway District High School girls hockey team took on the North Dundas Blue Devils in the third of game of the day at the Chesterville arena December 14th. Seaway defeated North Dundas 4-0. (The […]

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Seaway girls hockey win Valour ‘B’

December 28, 2016 Phillip Blancher

PETAWAWA – The Seaway District High School girls hockey team competed in the annual Valour Secondary School invitational hockey tournament in Petawawa December 21st. This is the second year that the Spartans have competed in […]

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School programming focus

December 21, 2016 Phillip Blancher

IROQUOIS — The Accomodation Review Committee (ARC) 2a group, dealing with the proposed closure and consolidation of schools in South Dundas, met for a working meeting on December 6th at Seaway District High School.nnThe two-and-a-half […]

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Seaway girls hockey win one, lose two

December 21, 2016 Phillip Blancher

nnCHESTERVILLE — The Seaway District High School girls hockey team started off their 2016-17 season at the Chesterville arena on December 14th winning one, losing two.nnÉcole secondaire catholique La Citadelle shut out Seaway 3-0 in […]

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Seaway Intermediate volleyball tournament results

December 21, 2016 Phillip Blancher

IROQUOIS — Seaway Intermediate (Grade 7 and 8) hosted two volleyball tournaments, the ‘A’ tournament on December 14th, and the ‘B’ tournament on December 19th.nnIn the ‘A’ tournament, the Seaway girls’ team lost to St. […]

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Local skater finishes Top-50 in Canada

December 13, 2016 Phillip Blancher

Local figure skater Trina Dykstra-MacPherson is in the top-50 pre-novice skaters in Canada after competing at the 2017 Skate Canada Challenge  in Pierrefonds, QC November 30 to December 1st. Dykstra-MacPherson, 15, was one of three […]

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Seaway comeback ruined

December 13, 2016 Phillip Blancher

Spartans overcome 16-point deficit, losing by a single point 55-54 n n P. Blancher – Leader staffn The senior boys basketball team  at Seaway hosted to the Tagwi Warriors on December 7th, losing 55-54. n […]

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Principal Lewis: Grade 4 to 12 Seaway could be done

December 13, 2016 Phillip Blancher

IROQUOIS — A Grade 4 to 12 Seaway school is possible according to a walk-through tour by Seaway District High School principal Don Lewis during the December 6th Accommodation Review Committee working meeting.nnLewis was one […]

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Lions pluck Eagles 4-1

December 6, 2016 Phillip Blancher

Jr. C Lions beat 2015-16 record for wins with four this season. n n St. Isidore – Zach Leblanc leads the Morrisburg Jr. C Lions  in assists this season, setting up linemate Patrick Landry for […]

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Swank housing development up in the air

December 6, 2016 Phillip Blancher

The proposed multiphase Dutch Meadows residential development on the west end of Morrisburg is on hold pending the outcome of the proposal to close Seaway District High School.   n n “We’re not sure of […]

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