In-Person Worship Services will continue on October 17th, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. All are Welcome. Covid-19 protocols will be followed. More Good News! The UCW Thrift Shop will be held October 28, 29, 30 and November 1st (aka Bag Day). The last day to donate is October 23rd. Please, no electronics or large items of furniture.

  As part of activities held at École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) on National Truth and Reconciliation Day on September 30, students registered in the English grade 12 course as well as their teacher, Ms. Janie-Céleste Bédard, painted rocks. Each student made sure to take the time to choose the symbol they wanted to represent and which, to them, was meaningful for ...

  Dans le cadre des activités tenues à l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa) lors de la Journée nationale de la vérité et de la réconciliation le 30 septembre dernier, les élèves inscrits au cours d’English 12e année ainsi que leur enseignante, Mme Janie-Céleste Bédard, ont peint des roches. Chaque élève s’est assuré de prendre le temps de bien choisir le symbole qu’il ...

Earlier this week, Dr. Sartia Verma, Dean, President and CEO of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM), hosted the first in a series of consultations on the future of NOSM. After providing community members with an update of the School’s impact on health care and education in Thunder Bay, Dr. Verma spoke about her vision for NOSM as Canada’s ...

Algoma District School Board (ADSB) trustees were provided with an update on mental health supports in place for ADSB students at the Committee of the Whole meeting held on Tuesday, October 5th. Members of ADSB’s School Mental Health (SMH) team including Mental Health Lead Darryl Fillmore and School and Attendance counsellors Christina Williams, Kar1i-Rae Lee and Shawna Wilson, joined the ...

Michael LeBlanc of Sault Ste. Marie was struck by the LIGHTNING LOTTOjackpot on September 2, 2021. The top prize, which started at $125,000, had grown to $293,497.40 before Michael won it! Michael also won $2 for matching 2 of the 5 numbers from a second line on his ticket with the day’s winning numbers, bringing his total winnings to$293,499.40.   ...

BINGO! Joseph Pichette of Garden River won a $100,000 prize with INSTANT BINGO MULTIPLIER (Game #3075).   INSTANT BINGO MULTIPLIER is available for $10 a play and the top prize is $250,000. Odds of winning any prize are 1 in 3.49.   The winning ticket was purchased at Rankin Confectionary on Frontenac Street in Sault Ste. Marie.

Nominations are now open for Strive Young Professionals Group’s (YPG) fifth annual Algoma Visionary Awards (AVA). Strive YPG is looking to recognize 17 young professionals across the Sault Ste. Marie and Algoma region, for their efforts to achieve greatness in leadership, community engagement, professional achievement, volunteerism and mentoring in the community. There are two categories to nominate a young professional: ...

5:16 AM EDT Thursday 07 October 2021 Fog advisory in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Geraldton – Longlac – Caramat City of Thunder Bay Marathon – Schreiber Nipigon – Rossport Cloud Bay – Dorion Kakabeka Falls – Whitefish Lake – Arrow Lake Areas of dense fog are occurring, especially in areas along the shores of Lake Superior. What: Visibility ...

Despite the increased threat of cyber-attacks during the pandemic, almost half (47%) of Canadian small businesses surveyed say they do not allocate any portion of their annual operating budget to cyber security. This marks an increase of 14% from 2019, when one-third (33%) said they do not allocate any budget to cyber security, according to a new Leger survey, commissioned ...

Malgré la menace accrue de cyberattaques pendant la pandémie, près de la moitié (47 %) des propriétaires de petites entreprises canadiennes interrogés disent ne consacrer aucune partie de leur budget d’exploitation annuel à la cybersécurité. Cela représente une augmentation de 14 % par rapport à 2019, où un tiers (33 %) avait déclaré ne pas allouer de budget pour la cybersécurité, selon un ...

As part of the activities held at École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) on National Truth and Reconciliation Day and Orange Shirt Day on September 30, junior and senior kindergarten students had the opportunity to participate in a special activity. To recognize and commemorate missing children and victims of Native residential schools, Ms. Kylie Millette, Native School Support Worker, held a smudge ceremony. ...

Northerners are once again finding themselves taking a back seat to the transportation interests and concerns of politicians in Southern Ontario.   The Ministry of Transportation very recently unveiled a pilot project for GO Train service between Toronto and London — by way of Kitchener, Stratford and St Mary’s. The trial runs are expected to cost Ontario taxpayers $2.5 million ...

In-Person Worship Services will continue on October 10th, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. All are welcome. Covid-19 protocols will be followed. In more good news; we are now accepting donations with hopes of a Thrift Shop in the Fall. The date will be announced later. Please, no electronics or large items of furniture.

In a historic moment, the 21 First Nations of the Robinson-Huron Treaty are calling on Canada and Ontario to engage in honorable negotiations to fulfill their treaty obligations.   Representatives of the Robinson-Huron Treaty territories delivered the signed petition to the office of the Governor General of Canada and the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. The petition calls on the Governments ...