Apr 11, 2018 @ 10:15 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). CHURCH OFFICE HOURS – Thurs. 1 -3 p.m. Roberta requests that an appointment be made. Please call 705-856-2926 ...

Apr 11, 2018 @ 08:58 As a follow up to last month’s article titled Modern Slavery: Human Trafficking in Ontario, the focus of this article will be about sex trafficking (ST). I will explain in greater detail the operations of sex trafficking and how it affects us in our community. Additionally, this article will be focusing on domestic human trafficking ...

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Apr 11, 2018 @ 08:44   Le cours d’arts visuels a permis à plusieurs élèves de l’École secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) de développer leurs talents artistiques! Sous les directives de Mme Annette Lytwentko, enseignante en arts visuels, les élèves ont manipulé les couleurs afin de produire de l’art abstrait. Le mélange des couleurs s’est fait sans pinceau et seulement par la ...

Apr 11, 2018 @ 08:37   The visual arts course at École secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) has allowed students to really develop their artistic talents. With the help of art teacher Ms. Annette Lytwentko, students manipulated colours in order to produce abstract art. Students had to mix the colours and create their masterpiece without using a paint brush. The results were ...

Apr 10, 2018 @ 17:13 The Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre (CBHC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dan Ingram to the position of executive director of the centre. Dan has a history of local involvement. Dan leaves the position of area manager of the Heart and Stroke Foundation, a position he has held since 2000. His accomplishments there are ...

Apr 10, 2018 @ 08:14 Mixed Curling – The Championship Game has been rescheduled to tonight, Tuesday, April 10th at 6:00 p.m., Team SPENCER versus Team BOYD.   Ladies Curling – Championship Game is scheduled for Wednesday, April 11th.   Men’s Curling – The Championship Games sees Team TERRIS versus Team LESCHISHIN at 7:00 p.m. on April 11th.   Then on Friday, April ...

Apr 9, 2018 @ 12:21 On the afternoon of Friday, April 6th, an allegation against the MPP from Kitchener-Conestoga was brought forward. The evidence presented to us included a written complaint from 2013 by a former intern about how she had been passed over for employment. There was also a series of text messages from the same time period, between ...

The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) has reviewed the 2018 Ontario Budget which was released by the Minister of Finance, Honourable Charles Sousa, in the Ontario Legislature on March 28, 2018.   “While the Budget listed significant investments to be made that are greatly needed, we are concerned about the government running deficits until 2024-2025, particularly at a time ...

Apr 9, 2018 @ 08:29 À la Fédération des municipalités du Nord de l’Ontario (FMNO), on a étudié le budget 2018 de l’Ontario, déposé en chambre le 28 mars 2018 par M. Charles Sousa, ministre des Finances de la province.   « Alors que ce budget dresse la liste d’investissements importants grandement nécessaires, nous nous préoccupons du fait que le gouvernement sera ...

Apr 9, 2018 @ 08:24 Ever find yourself snacking just after supper, or lunch? You pick a little here and a little there, and before you know it your snacking has turned into another meal. Maybe your previous meal did not leave you full and satisfied. Enter the fullness equation! Having meals that contain both fibre & protein helps us ...

  Apr 6, 2018 @ 08:25 The R.C.L. Branch 374 Maple Syrup Festival, featuring the ‘all you can eat’ pancakes and sausages topped with local maple syrup, is a very popular and anticipated event on St. Joseph Island. The magnitude of this festival is but one of the activities that illustrate the positive relationship the Legion has built in the ...

Apr 6, 2018 @ 08:16 The Mixed Curling Finals are scheduled for April 12, 2018, starting at 7:30 p.m. After some keen curling, the Teams of Spencer and Boyd will face off for the 2017-2018 Playoff Champions. Good luck to both teams. Reminder:  The Ladies and Men’s Championship Games are Wednesday, April 11th, and – the Men’s 71st Annual Curling ...

Apr 6, 2018 @ 08:09 Ontario Northland is expanding its bus service to Manitoulin Island starting next week. The new route will make transportation easier for residents of Manitoulin Island by providing weekday return service to Sudbury with connections beyond. This is the first time bus service has been offered to the Island in decades. This new service will begin ...

Apr 5, 2018 @ 21:35 The Ontario Chamber of Commerce is calling on the Wynne Liberals to cancel two massive tax hikes buried in the most recent budget on small businesses. “Kathleen Wynne’s fairy tale budget is funded on the backs of struggling small businesses and job-creators. The Ontario PCs will ensure these tax hikes never happen,” said Ontario PC Finance Critic ...