On April 28, 2021, the Ontario Court of Appeal concluded its hearing of the Government of Ontario’s appeal of the Stage 1 decision in the Robinson Treaties annuities case.  The case involves a clause in the Treaty, signed in September of 1850, that provides for the augmentation of the perpetual annuity payable to the Treaty’s beneficiaries if revenues generated in ...

As you may be aware, since the departure of Drs. Robinson and Shaffaf, the local physician group will be down to four doctors (Drs. Cotterill, Oberai, Stamler and Switzer). Recruitment for replacement physicians is underway, but unfortunately, no replacements have yet been found. We hope to have locum physicians available to see patients of Drs. Robinson and Shaffaf and to ...

Algoma Family Services (AFS) in partnership with Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Nogdawindamin and Strong Minds have gone virtual to bring a number of activities and events across the District in recognition of Infant, Child, Youth, and Adult Mental Health Week from May 3rd to May 9th, 2021. Children’s Mental Health Week and Mental Health Awareness Week both occur in ...

  Grade 1 and 2 students in Ms. Samantha’s class at École Saint Nom de Jésus (Hornepayne) won the “Prêts, pas prêts, créez!!” national contest. As part of this contest, presented in March as part of the Semaine de la Francophonie by the Association canadienne d’éducation de langue française (Canadian Association for French Language Education), students had to identify a ...

  Les élèves de 1re et de 2e année de la classe de Mme Samantha à l’école Saint Nom de Jésus ont remporté le concours «Prêts, pas prêts, créez!». Dans le cadre de ce concours, présenté en mars dans le cadre de la Semaine de la francophonie par l’Association canadienne d’éducation de langue française, les élèves devaient identifier une personne ...

The Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing Conservative Riding Association is proud to announce that John Sagman will be the Conservative candidate representing our EDA in the next election. John is a professional engineer who has worked in the mining and forestry resource sectors across Canada and has an extensive background working in partnership with Aboriginal Communities.  These partnerships with First Nations included striving for ...

  Alors qu’on espérait célébrer en personne les finissants de la 8e année de 2019-2020 de l’école Sant-Joseph (Wawa) en juin 2020, on leur a offert à la place une célébration virtuelle. Bien qu’on espérait se réunir en septembre et en décembre pour tenir cette célébration soulignant l’excellence des finissants de la 8e de Saint-Joseph, cette activité de reconnaissance des ...

  While École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) hoped to host in June 2020 an in-person celebration in honour of the 2019-2020 grade 8 graduating class, students were honoured during a virtual celebration. Although the school hoped to host in September and December this celebration highlighting the excellence of the École Saint-Joseph grade 8 graduates, this recognition event in honour of graduating students ...

  Since March 1, grade 3 students from École Saint-Joseph (Wawa), under the guidance of their teacher Ms. Charlotte Konan, are actively taking part in the Reading Marathon offered to Northern Ontario students by the Salon du livre du Grand Sudbury. The students are very engaged and happy to participate in the Marathon. Since the start of this cultural activity, ...

  Depuis le 1er mars, les élèves de la 3e année de l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa), sous la direction de leur enseignante Mme Charlotte Konan, participent activement au Marathon de lecture offert aux élèves du nord de l’Ontario par le Salon du livre du Grand Sudbury. Les élèves sont très engagés et heureux de participer au Marathon. Depuis le début de ...

The new groups now eligible to book an appointment in North Algoma for COVID-19 Immunization includes: Employees and students who work directly with children in licensed childcare centres and licensed home daycares Those who are pregnant Appointment timelines are based on the availability of vaccine. These groups continue to be eligible: Organ transplant recipients (including patients waitlisted for a transplant) ...

  Recently, Alamos Gold Mines Inc. presented a donation to Wawa’s Dolly Parton Imagination Library program. All donations go directly to support this wonderful program, bringing free books to each enrolled child living in Wawa between the ages of newborn and five years old every month. The first book mailed to each child is “The Little Engine That Could” and ...

Although we cannot meet for Worship together you may like to read the Scriptures for 02 May  2021 – Fifth Sunday of Easter Acts 8: 26-40      Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch. Psalm 22:25-31   Praise God who has heard our call. 1 John 4: 7-21     Everyone who loves is born of God. John 15: 1-8       Jesus is the true vine. To ...

The Competition Bureau of Canada has published the The Little Black Book of Scams 2nd Edition and it is available online at https://www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/eic/site/cb-bc.nsf/eng/04333.htm. The information is invaluable and should be of interest to virtually everyone.  Over the next few months we will be publishing the information from the The Little Black Book of Scams 2nd Edition, one scam at a ...

Le Bureau du Canada à publier « The Little Black Book of Scams » 2nd edition et est maintenant disponible en ligne à https://www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/eic/site/cb-bc.nsf/eng/04333.htm. L’information est très importante et devrait attirer l’intérêt de tous le monde. Dans les prochains mois ils y auras autres publications de escroqueries (une par semaine).  L’information sera retrouver dans le livre « The Little Black ...