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 705-856-2926. Sun.    May  19   Rev. Eun-Joo Park from St. Andrews U.C. in S.S.M led Morning Worship.                              . Sat.     May    25    Prayer Shawl Ministry ...

Michael Mantha, MPP for Algoma-Manitoulin, is pleased to congratulate three Algoma-Manitoulin aquaculture businesses on receiving a recently announced financial investment from the Province of Ontario. Yesterday the Ontario Government announced that it is making significant investments in John O Foods of Sheshegwaning First Nation, Meeker Management Services of Evansville and Caselton Aquaculture of Manitowaning. All three companies operate aquaculture businesses ...

Doug Ford’s elimination of out-of-country OHIP coverage will make travel for Ontarians with kidney failure unaffordable, said NDP Health critic France Gélinas who called for the reversal of the cut.   Gélinas held a press conference at Queen’s Park on Thursday with Allison Knudsen and John Landreville, who live with kidney failure and need dialysis.   “Doug Ford will ground ...

Men’s Night Golf is ready to begin. The first call in for Men’s Night will be Monday, May 20 at 8:00 a.m. Call the ProShop at 705-856-7409. Will also be announcing very shortly the opening date for the Club.

On May 10, in Halifax, the Canadian Association of Science Centres announced that Science North was awarded Best Exhibition or Show – Large Institution for Under the Same Stars: Minwaadiziwin. The planetarium show was developed in partnership with Indigenous people from across Northern Ontario and uses Indigenous worldviews to understand the common constellations visible in the night sky and the ...

NDP critic for Seniors’ Affairs, Joel Harden (Ottawa Centre), released the following statement: “Doug Ford and the Minister for Seniors and Accessibility Raymond Cho are making deep cuts on the backs of Ontario’s senior citizens. By the Ford government’s own estimates, it has cut $4.7 million from the ministry’s Seniors Affairs Programs, which promote age-friendly communities and foster seniors’ safety ...

The Ontario government is protecting what matters most by investing $850,000 in the Invasive Species Centre to support ongoing research and management of invasive species across the province. The Invasive Species Centre, based out of Sault Ste. Marie, brings together government, academic, industry and Indigenous communities and organizations to conduct invasive species research, response planning, management and habitat restoration. “We ...

Libraries across Northern Ontario have launched SaveOLSN.ca – a website highlighting the services provided to our libraries by Ontario Library Service – North and inviting members of the public to join our advocacy campaign by contacting their local MPP or the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport, Michael Tibollo.   Featuring stories from libraries across Northern Ontario, this website draws ...

  After 21 days of anxiously waiting, students from Ms. Monique Gendron’s kindergarten class observed the hatching of three small chicks at school on May 13. The children were amazed and very excited! Now the class is waiting for the hatching of the duck eggs!

  Le 13 mai dernier, après 21 jours d’anticipation, les élèves de la classe de maternelle de Mme Monique Gendron ont observé l’éclosion de trois petits poussins à l’École Saint-Joseph, Wawa. Les enfants étaient émerveillés et très excités ! Maintenant, la classe attend l’éclosion des œufs de canard!

Algoma Steel Inc. congratulates the Government of Canada on the complete lift of steel tariffs imposed under Section 232 as announced today. This returns Canada and the U.S. to a fair and just steel trade position within a fully integrated North American market. Algoma Steel CEO Mike McQuade commented on today’s announcement, “Today’s announcement provides our customers with the confidence ...

Under Doug Ford, Ontario’s hospitals are in an even worse crisis. NDP Leader Andrea Horwath went to bat for Sudbury’s Health Sciences North in question period Thursday as the hospital deals with overcrowding on the verge of a code orange. A code orange is called when a disaster results in mass casualties, straining the hospital’s resources. “For over a week ...

  Today, Friday, May 17th is “wear your life jacket to work” day. Mr. Boucher, a teacher with the HSCDSB and a certified kayak and water safety instructor, brought in some life jackets to talk to the students at St. Basil’s Catholic School in White River about water safety.   Mr. Boucher emphasizes to his students and the community that even ...

This afternoon, Premier Doug Ford and Todd Smith, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, issued the following statement regarding the lifting of U.S. Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs: “This is a good day for our steel and aluminum sectors, the province and our workers,” said Ford. “Since day one, our government has been calling on the federal ...

Jill Andrew, MPP for Toronto-St. Paul’s and Ontario NDP Culture critic, tabled a motion yesterday calling on Doug Ford to reverse his library cuts, which are already hurting communities.   The Ford Conservatives have cut the Ontario Library Services North’s budget by 50 per cent, and slashed the Southern Ontario Library Services’ funding by even more.   “Not only are ...