Prior to the establishment of the boys’ and girls’ residential schools in Spanish, Ontario the Jesuits operated a day school at Wiikwemkoong First Nation beginning in 1838. In 1862 the Wikwemikong Industrial School, Girls’ Department opened. In 1878 the corresponding Boys’ Department was opened by the Jesuits with assistance from the Canadian government. Both Maxie and Margaret Simon attended the ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario permet aux gens de redémarrer plus facilement leur carrière et de soutenir leur famille grâce à la création d’un système de services d’emploi intégré et homogène. Le nouveau système regroupera les programmes d’emploi de l’aide sociale, comme l’aide à l’emploi du Programme Ontario au travail et le volet Soutien de l’emploi du Programme ontarien de soutien ...

The Ontario government is making it easier for people to restart their careers and support their families through the creation of an integrated and seamless employment services system. The new system will combine employment programs from social assistance, such as Ontario Works Employment Assistance and Ontario Disability Support Program Employment Supports, into Employment Ontario. This modernized approach will ensure clients ...

On May 17, 2021, members from the East Algoma Detachment from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a theft of a pontoon boat from a local boat dealership property on Highway 17 in the Town of Desbarats.   On June 9, 2021, at approximately 8:48 a.m., Sault Ste Marie OPP responded to an abandoned pontoon boat on Highway 556 ...

Les défis liés à l’itinérance pour les femmes, les filles et les personnes de divers genres ne sont pas insurmontables, mais ils sont différents de ceux vécus par les hommes, selon Carol Hughes, députée d’Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing. Mme Hughes a prononcé un discours devant le Parlement, dans lequel elle citait le Women’s National Housing and Homelessness Network, qui qualifie l’itinérance chez les femmes, les ...

The challenges related to homelessness for women, girls, and gender diverse people aren’t insurmountable, but they are different than those for men, according to Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP, Carol Hughes. Hughes delivered a statement in parliament citing the Women’s National Housing and Homelessness Network who call homelessness amongst women, girls, and gender diverse peoples in Canada a crisis hiding in plain sight. ...

Weather Cloudy. 40 percent chance of drizzle this morning. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind east 20 km/h gusting to 40. High 22. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers overnight. Fog patches developing near midnight. Wind east 20 km/h becoming light early this evening. Low 11.   Status of COVID-19 cases in Algoma ...

Weather A few showers ending this afternoon then cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm this morning and early this afternoon. High 19 with temperature falling to 14 this afternoon. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – Cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers this evening. Fog patches developing this evening. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h this ...

In the early evening of June 7th, 2021, a commercially operated helicopter contracted by the MNRF engaged in firefighting activities on a Nipigon District fire was forced to perform an emergency landing in a forested area.   The Ministry of Natural Resources confirmed that the pilot, who was the sole occupant of the aircraft was transported to the hospital with ...

NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Of THE LADY DUNN HEALTH CENTRE   AVIS DE CONVOCATION DE L’ASSEMBLÉE ANNUELLE DU CENTRE DE SANTÉ LADY DUNN   Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021        mercredi le 23 juin 2021 7:00 p.m.                                      ...

LADY DUNN HEALTH CENTRE  est à la recherche de deux administrateurs francophones et d’un administrateur anglophone     Le comité des candidatures du conseil d’administration, qui est chargé de proposer des candidates et des candidats compétents au conseil d’administration, est à la recherche de personnes que le poste d’administrateur ou d’administratrice intéresse.   Le Centre de santé Lady Dunn (CSLD) ...

LADY DUNN HEALTH CENTRE Seeks Two Francophone and one English-speaking Director   The Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors, as the committee responsible for bringing forward suitable candidates to the Board, is seeking applications from persons who are interested in serving as a Director.   LDHC is a multi-service hospital servicing the communities of Dubreuilville, Hawk Junction, Michipicoten First ...

At Lady Dunn Health Centre, we are in the process of refreshing our strategic plan – a document that summarizes the high-level goals that we will work to achieve over the next four years. We would like to invite your participation in a facilitated one-hour conversation scheduled.  If you cannot attend the session when it is scheduled, but would like ...

At Lady Dunn Health Centre, we are in the process of refreshing our strategic plan – a document that summarizes the high-level goals that we will work to achieve over the next four years. We would like to invite your participation in a facilitated one-hour conversation scheduled.  If you cannot attend the session when it is scheduled, but would like ...

Algoma Public Health (APH) has reported 2 new cases of COVID-19, from Elliot Lake and area. Both cases were tested yesterday, June 8th. One is of unknown exposure and the other is of close contact; both at self-isolating.   Through contact tracing, APH notifies all close contacts directly. If you are not contacted by APH you are not considered a ...