Lawyers for the families of six of the seven youth who were the subject of the First Nations Youth Inquest in Thunder Bay from October 2015 to June 2016 have issued a report card on the progress made in Year Two of meeting the inquest jury’s 145 recommendations. Jonathan Rudin and Caitlyn Kasper of Aboriginal Legal Services and counsel for ...

Sol Mamakwa, MPP for Kiiwetinoong, released the following statement following the tragic death of Cat Lake’s Nashie Oombash:   “Today I ask Premier Doug Ford, again, to act now to address the health crisis in Cat Lake. The province has not only a moral obligation to act, but a legal obligation to act. Ontario is a signatory to Treaty 9, ...

Excitement was in the air at Sault College as some of our very own Special Olympians were celebrated for their outstanding performances in the recent 2019 Special Olympics Ontario Provincial Winter Games! Community Integration Through Cooperative Education (CICE) students Vincent Coccimiglio and Brandon Fortin competed in the games in curling and snowshoeing respectively, and Kelsey Barss was a flag bearer ...

Team Rank Wins G.P. TERRIS, Tom 1 11 13 BUCKELL, Chris 2 8 12 McCOY, Joe 3 7 12 LESCHISHIN, Mark 3 7 13 KLOCKARS, Anna-Lise 5 5 11 SPENCER, Diane 5 5 12 BOYD, Katherine 7 4 12 HALL, Dave 7 4 12 HOFFMANN, Jim 7 4 13 Schedule for Thursday – February 28, 2019 Ice 1 Ice 2 ...

Special weather statement in effect Environemnt Canada is warning of a significant winter storm with 15 to 25 cm of snow and blowing snow on Sunday. “Snow, heavy at times, is expected to begin after midnight Saturday night and taper off late Sunday night. The latest analysis suggests that total snowfall amounts of 15 to 25 cm are likely by ...

Team Rank Wins GP FAHRER, Tom 1 11 14 McCOY, Joe 2 9 14 TERRIS, Tom 3 8 13 ECOLE ST. JOSEPH 4 7 14 LESCHISHIN, Mark 4 7 14 MITRIKAS, Eric 6 5 14 MOORE, Bruce 6 5 14 DERESKI, Louis 8 3 13 GAMES SCHEDULE – February 25, 2019 Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 Terris ...

The congregation welcomes everyone to Worship at First United Church. Services are held on Sunday at 11:00 a.m. If anyone has a question or concern please leave a message on the answering machine at the Church at 705-856-2926. Sat. Feb. 23 Prayer Shawl Ministry – 3 p.m. Sun. Feb. 24 Official Board Meeting Sun. Mar. 03 ANNUAL MEETING following Morning ...

Men’s High Single – Dave Casavant ( 318 ) Women’s High Single – Mary Ellen Douchamie ( 283 ) Men’s High Triple – Mojo Achilles ( 736 ) Women’s High Triple – Mary Ellen Douchamie ( 695 ) Team High Single ( Hdcp’d ) – Wilderness Helicopters Strike Force – ( 1412 ) Team High Triple ( Hdcp’d ) – ...

Team Standings: 1st – Roxy Rollers with 43 points, 2nd – Incredi-Bowls with 41 points, 3rd – Friends with 39 points, 4th – Black Thunder with 38 points, 5th – Mafia with 35 points Bowler of the week: Taylor Lewis with 98 pins over average. TEAM LEADERS: High Series: Mafia 3821 High Single: Mafia 1389 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS: Men’s Series Flat: ...

Congratulations to Maury O’Neill on winning the Valentine’s Day Early Bird Draw of $ 1,000.00 for the Michipicoten Volunteer Firefighters Association Annual Cash Draw ( Tkt # 0004 ) Thank you all for your support! Next draws will be at the Wawa Ice Fishing Derby on March 3rd.

Sol Mamakwa, the NDP’s critic for indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, issued the following statement calling on the Ford government to support the community of Cat Lake, and their request for immediate action on the community’s state of emergency.   Mamakwa, the MPP for Kiiwetinoong, joined Cat Lake community leaders who were at Queen’s Park on Friday to press the Ford government ...

Today, Premier Doug Ford issued the following statement on Family Day: “On behalf of the Government of Ontario, I want to wish you a very happy Family Day. I hope you can spend this special day enjoying quality time with your loved ones. Whether you’ll be out skating on one of our province’s many ponds or outdoor rinks, or cozying ...

Just a reminder that the earlybird deadline for the Wawa Ladies Curling Bonspiel is March 5, 2019.   If your team is entered by the deadline it will be entered into the draw.  The bonspiel will be held March 29 – 31, 2019.  The cost is $220.00 per team and includes a delicious meal and live entertainment. The theme this year ...

Team Rank Wins G.P. TERRIS, Tom 0 10 12 BUCKELL, Chris 0 7 11 McCOY, Joe 0 7 11 LESCHISHIN, Mark 0 7 12 SPENCER, Diane 0 5 12 KLOCKARS, Anna-Lise 0 4 10 HALL, Dave 0 4 11 HOFFMANN, Jim 0 4 12 BOYD, Katherine 0 3 11 Schedule for Thursday – February 21, 2019 Ice 1 Ice 2 ...

Today marks the 25th anniversary of Ontario’s Environmental Bill of Rights (EBR). This law, unique in Canada, gives Ontarians the right to participate in environmentally significant decisions of the provincial government. Its tools provide the public with easier access to information about new laws and other proposals that affect the environment. It allows Ontarians to know about and contribute to ...