On March 17th, the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 429 celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with green beer, corned beef sandwiches and live music in the clubroom downstairs. When we went to enjoy our beer and sandwiches the place was packed, listening to the GoodTimers play songs from days past. You had to get there early to get a good seat, ...

The North East Local Health Integration Network (NE LHIN) has named the Executive Directors of the region’s three Aboriginal Health Access Centres (AHACs) – Gloria Daybutch, Angela Recollet and Pam Williamson – as Healthy Change Champions for their work in advancing the system of care for Aboriginal Northerners.   Gloria Daybutch is Chair of the LHIN’s Local Aboriginal Health Committee (LAHC) and ...

Ontario is helping 19 municipalities across the province make the roads and bridges that run through their communities and connect to provincial highways safer, while fostering economic growth and job creation. Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca was at the Sault Ste. Marie Civic Centretoday to announce that the City of Sault Ste. Marie will receive support through the Connecting Links program to ...

Did you know that the storm drain basins along Broadway Avenue and the streets that lead to the Wawa Lake Beach send rain water and other materials collected during storms and snowmelt directly into Wawa Lake untreated? This means that garbage, cigarettes, fertilizers and other pollutions enter our drinking water supply without any filtration which could affect the quality of ...

Weather – Today we are expecting a mix of sun and cloud, with light winds expected by late faternoon. Temperatures will rise to 9C. Roads – All highways in the area are bare and dry. Local – Women’s Curling Bonspiel is on this weekend, everyone is welcome to come down and watch some curling. You can also  get your copy ...

Mar 29, 2017 @ 23:04   La première ombudsman de l’Ontario, Christine Elliott, visite le Réseau local d’intégration des services de santé (RLISS) du Nord-Est cette semaine pour en savoir plus sur les initiatives centrées sur les patients en cours dans le Nord-Est de l’Ontario et pour faire connaître aux résidents du Nord le rôle de l’ombudsman dans le processus ...

Mar 29, 2017 @ 23:00 Ontario’s Patient Ombudsman, Christine Elliott, is visiting the North East Local Health Integration Network (NE LHIN) this week to learn more about patient-centred initiatives taking place in Northeastern Ontario and educate Northerners about the role of the Ombudsman in the patient complaint process. Hosted by the NE LHIN, Christine Elliott and her team will visit ...

Dubreuilville is currently under a precautionary boil water advisory.  Residents are asked to bring water to a rolling boil for one minute before consuming.   This advisory will remain in effect until two (2) sets of samples, taken 24 hours apart show that the water quality is safe. Residents are cautioned that this could take 3 -5 days.  

Mar 29, 2017 @ 08:42 The Wynne Liberal Government has spent nearly a million dollars on self-congratulatory ads touting a non-existent hydro scheme, while ignoring a growing opioid crisis that’s spreading across Ontario. Today during Question Period, Ontario PC Leader Patrick Brown asked the Premier to stop the hydro ads and direct the money into a public awareness campaign on ...

The Congregation welcomes everyone to worship at First United Church. Services are held on Sunday at 11:a.m. If anyone has a question or concern please leave a message on the answering machine at the Church  705-856-2926. The Easter Cross of Lights will again be placed above the front door of our Church.  If you wish to purchase a bulb in memory of someone the ...

Mar 29, 2017 @ 07:40 In Question Period Tuesday, March 28, 2017, NDP Northern Development and Mines Critic Michael Mantha called on the Liberal government to make a plan for investing in and developing the Ring of Fire.   “This government has claimed for years to be lobbying Ottawa to match its $1-billion promise to invest in transportation corridor to ...

Mar 29, 2017 @ 07:38 Kathleen Wynne’s Liberals voted Tuesday against cutting hydro bills for Ontarians by 30 per cent, and in favour of the privatization of Hydro One.   “Everyday families, businesses, municipalities and hospitals are hurting from the Wynne government’s sky-high hydro bills,” said Horwath. “But, once again, the Wynne Liberals are focused on Premier Wynne and the ...

Mar 29, 2017 @ 05:47 Weather – The sun is supposed to be out today, with temperatures rising to 6C. Roads – 101 Highway 651 to Wawa bare and dry road 2017-03-29 3:00 651 Highway 101 to Missinabi bare and dry road with bare and wet road sections. 2017-03-29 3:55 547 Highway 101 to Hawk Junction bare and dry road ...

Richmont – Island Gold and “Let’s Roll Out ALS – 25k 25y” are organizing the inaugural Run ‘n’ Roll for ALS. This special event will be held Saturday, May 27th in Dubreuilville, Ontario. The “Let’s Roll Out ALS – 25k 25y” has been raising donations for ALS for several years now and their 2017 objective is to raise $25,000 to celebrate the 25 years ...

“Today’s release of over 11 million dollars in executive compensation at Hydro One shows that selling the company was never about providing value to consumers. In a year where tens of thousands of Hydro One customers were disconnected and hundreds of thousands were found to be in arrears because of uncontrolled hydro prices, executive salaries at Hydro One hit astronomical ...