This week marks the Canadian Mental Health Association’s (CMHA) Mental Health Week. It shines a light on community-based mental health care programs and communities, while showcasing the importance of securing universal mental health care. The Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA) supports this initiative and is an active advocate for the creation of a Canadian Mental Health Transfer to address ...

Every year on this day we honour the memory of lives lost due to workplace deaths, and acknowledge lives forever altered by illness and injury caused by workplace conditions. Despite gains made the past few decades, deaths have not stopped. On-the-job injuries and debilitating work-related illnesses occur all too frequently. The theme of this year’s Day of Mourning is Know ...

representatives from Sault College showcased their most recent applied research project to Boniferro Mill Works General Manager Nathaniel Boniferro and Journeyman Electrician Brian Flinn. The goal of the collaboration project with Boniferro Mill Works was to simplify the complicated job of sorting saw logs. Sault College’s applied research team developed an automated system that was demonstrated on both a computer ...

Michael Mantha, MPP for Algoma-Manitoulin pressed Health Minister Sylvia Jones on the critical shortage of family physicians and specialists in Northern Ontario during Wednesday, April 26th’s Question Period.   “Rural and Northern communities are especially struggling to ensure residents have access to a physician and primary care,” said Mantha. “My office is constantly hearing from individuals and families who are ...

Dear Brenda This is the latest in the runoff that’s going into Wawa Lake. These pictures tell the whole story. I want to know who is responsible for what is happening to Wawa Lake. Do you? People who share my concerns can contact me by email at: [email protected] Signed Joe Leadbetter

LP Building Solutions, a leading manufacturer of high-performance building products, and Forex Inc. have entered into a definitive agreement under which LP will acquire the assets owned by Wawa OSB Inc., a subsidiary of Forex Inc. The transaction will add to LP’s assets a manufacturing facility in Wawa, Ontario that will be converted into an LP® SmartSide® Trim & Siding ...

Dear Brenda,   I am sending you some photographs showing the runoff from the old Sir James Dunn Mine (open pit) that is located at the end of Wawa Lake. The first photograph shows runoff from the pit, and the runoff collecting in the waterways and watershed of Wawa Lake.     Last year, I was concerned with the orangey ...

  Natural disasters such as storms, earthquakes and wildfires are widely recognized for their devastating economic impacts. A new study released on March 17, 2023, revealed that biological invasions from invasive species are as economically devastating as these more well-known phenomena, underscoring the importance of action and preventative measures.   Invasive species – organisms introduced by humans to new environments ...

The Health Coalitions across Ontario launched a major fightback to stop the privatization of our public hospitals today. The Coalition is mounting a community-run referendum. Health Coalitions are organizing voting stations outside grocery stores, local corner stores, coffee shops, at legions and community centres and in every busy part of our communities possible. Ontario residents who are 16 years or ...

The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) is receiving $366,000 in funding across three years from the Government of Ontario to enable Métis communities to take a more active and collaborative role in the design, development and implementation of Great Lakes protection and restoration efforts. This is part of Ontario’s commitments in the Canada-Ontario Agreement on Great Lakes and Ontario’s Great ...

Citizens expect to live in safe and vibrant communities. Bill C75 is negatively affecting many neighbourhoods across Northern Ontario. At the second meeting of the Northern Ontario Bail Reform Working Group, a Resolution was discussed that will be used to advocate for Federal Legislative change. The taskforce agrees the Resolution will be shared at the FONOM AGM in Parry Sound ...

The Sault College Board of Governors is pleased to announce that David Orazietti has been selected as the college’s sixth president. David comes to the position with extensive leadership and management experience from both secondary and postsecondary education and within government. He holds a Master of Education in Educational Leadership and Administration. For the past seven years, David has served ...

  The love of reading is alive and well at St. Augustine French Immersion Catholic School. A few years ago, a Literacy Leadership program was piloted in our library. At that time, four senior students signed up. The task would be for students to bring our books to life, reading stories to their peers, sometimes dressing up in costumes, using ...

  Les élèves de l’école secondaire catholique Trillium (Chapleau) ont accueilli tout récemment l’artiste Jessica Somers en virtuel afin de vivre une activité de création artistique. Avec l’accompagnement de Mme Somers, ils ont peint une toile pour refléter divers aspects de la culture autochtone, dont la roue de médecine. De plus, l’artiste a partagé quelques enseignements sur la spiritualité autochtone ...

  Students from École secondaire catholique Trillium (Chapleau) recently welcomed in a virtual format the artist Jessica Somers. During this encounter, students experienced a memorable artistic creation activity. With the accompaniment of Ms. Somers, they painted a canvas to reflect various aspects of Aboriginal culture, including the medicine wheel. Additionally, the artist shared some teachings on Indigenous spirituality with the ...