On May 29, grade 2, 3 and 4 students at École Sacré-Coeur (Chapleau) made their First Communion. This celebration, which was lived in person for the last time in 2018, moved Father Hervé Sauvé. Thanks to this significant event in their lives, the students will continue to profess their faith.

Hon. Doug Ford Premier of Ontario Legislative Building Queen’s Park Toronto, ON M7A 1A1 Dear Hon. Doug Ford, Congratulations on winning your second majority government. I am writing on behalf of the over 53,000 children with autism waiting for access to life-changing therapy. I am also writing on behalf of their families and professionals in the field waiting to deliver ...

After two years of being unable to celebrate in person, Sault College is excited to recognize its 2022 graduates over the next three days at our in-person spring convocation ceremonies! Friends, family and the Sault College community will join together in celebration of the outstanding accomplishments of more than 1595 graduates from a variety of program areas.   “Convocation is ...

The Superior East Community Futures Development Corporation (SECFDC) is a non-profit organization offering small business and regional community economic development services to the Superior East region.  Superior East was established back in 1989 and since this time it has disbursed 675 loans within the region for a total of $28,586,340.  These loans served to create or maintain 2,965 jobs.   ...

La Société d’aide au développement des collectivités de Supérieur Est (SADCSE) est un organisme à but non lucratif qui offre des services aux PME ainsi qu’aux communautés en matière de développement économique communautaire dans la région de Supérieur Est.  Supérieur Est a été créé en 1989 et depuis lors, elle a déboursé 675 prêts dans la région pour un total ...

The Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance; Beth Potter, President and CEO of the Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC); and the Parliamentary Tourism Caucus officially launched National Tourism Week at a press conference in the nation’s capital. For more than 10 years, Tourism Week has been presented by TIAC to encourage all tourism partners ...

Carve some time out of your schedule this weekend on June 4th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to join Twin Equipment & Tool Rentals (TETR) at their grand opening celebration. There will be chainsaw carving demonstrations, live music, and a community barbecue. Opened officially in March of 2021, due to COVID-19 gathering restrictions, TETR’s grand opening had to be ...

The Rotary Club of Wawa has just completed this year’s local World Community Service (WCS) Project by using funds raised locally and gaining access to additional funds ($2,500USD) from our Rotary District 6290 Matching Grant Program. The Club has been able to support the Lady Dunn Health Centre’s Long Term Care facilities investments by purchasing two of the new ceiling-mounted ...

Plans by the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) to truck nuclear waste across Northern Ontario are outlined in postcards from We the Nuclear Free North that are landing in the mailboxes of residents from Wabigoon to Temagami this week. The postcards alert residents to the potential routes and the hazards of transporting an estimated 100,000 tonnes of highly radioactive nuclear ...

The Robinson Huron Treaty Litigation Fund (RHTLF) leadership are calling on electoral candidates to commit to supporting the honourable resolution of the Robinson Huron Treaty annuities case. In Stage 1 and Stage 2 of the litigation, Justice Patricia Hennessy ruled in favour of the First Nations. The Ontario Superior Court of Justice and the Ontario Court of Appeal have encouraged ...

The Historic Sault Ste. Marie Metis Council Invites Citizens and Community Members to Celebrate Grand Opening of New Sault Metis Centre: A Day of Music, Dance, Games, Food and More. In 2017, the Anglican Diocese of Algoma returned the former Metis burial ground located along Fort Creek and the three buildings located on the site to the Metis Nation of ...

Working on a climate change project or planning community-led work in planetary health and social determinants of health? Or maybe you and your Indigenous community or organization aims to connect youth with Elders and Knowledge Keepers to visit with each other to learn about the land and talk about the effects of climate change on the earth. NOSM University has ...

The Kindergarten class at Sir James Dunn Public School got to meet some real life superheroes last week.  We know that if we call 911 with an emergency one or more of these superheroes will help us out. Constable Nickle showed us the tools that police officers need to help people and keep themselves safe.   Fire Chief Sabourin showed ...

The Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Joseph Martino, has found no reasonable grounds to believe an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer committed a criminal offence in connection with the death of a 58-year-old woman in Chapleau in January. On the evening of January 20, 2022, officers went to the woman’s home after receiving a 911 call to check on ...

The Minister of Transport, the Honourable Omar Alghabra, issued today this statement on the resignation of VIA Rail Canada’s President and Chief Executive Officer: “As Minister responsible for VIA Rail Canada Inc. (VIA), I have accepted Cynthia Garneau’s resignation from the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of VIA, effective May 20, 2022. “I would like to thank Ms. ...