In light of the recent changes announced by the province, the Lady Dunn Health Centre will cautiously be reopening general visitation to our Acute and Long-Term Care units.  The change in visitation will take effect immediately, and will be updated and reviewed throughout the lifting of restrictions in Ontario, along with any recommendations from the Algoma Public Health Unit. General ...

The National Parks of Lake Superior Foundation (NPLSF) has partnered with the Cane-Bridge Foundation to bring lessons of the predator-prey restoration at a United States Park to Spanish-speaking students. Cane-Bridge (Puentes de Caña in Spanish) and the NPLSF announced the release of Spanish educational lesson plans and a new documentary film: “The Return of Wolves: Lessons from the Wilderness.” From ...

Confederation College along with Safe Campus and Student Union of Confederation College Inc. (SUCCI) is proud to announce an engagement titled Isolation Nation: Supporting Mental Health through COVID-19 with Michael Landsbergto be held on Wednesday, March 16th at 12:30 EST at  facebook.com/confederation or facebook.com/succiofficial.   Hosted by the founder of the Sick Not Weak Charitable Foundation, this event strives to end ...

Letter to the Editor, lnternational Women’s Day was last week. For years people have with or without dogs walked the trails around the old garbage dump. lt is close to town, sheltered and a piece of pure nature. ln the winter, it is the snow dump with trucks and plows using the main road to dump loads of snow over ...

In response to the devastating and ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Northern Credit Union is donating $5,000 to the Canada-Ukraine Foundation Humanitarian Appeal, a non-profit organization established to support humanitarian projects focused on Ukraine. Donations help to provide and distribute food packages, medicine, and shelter to Ukrainian refugees who are seeking safety from the developing Russian invasions.   Canada ...

  Sault College, in partnership with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO), marked the return of the annual Bridge Building Competition on Friday, March 11, 2022. The competition was open for all students in grades 4-12, as well as younger and older entries through the open category. Nearly 400 balsa wood bridges were entered this year where students competed against their fellow ...

Mar 11, 2022 at 11:26 Regions expanded…   Mar 11, 2022 at 10:39 10:34 AM EST Friday 11 March 2022 Weather advisory in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park (10:39) White River – Dubreuilville (10:39) Geraldton – Longlac – Caramat (10:39) Manitouwadge – Hornepayne  (10:39) Nakina – Aroland – Pagwa (10:39) Marathon – Schreiber (10:39) Nipigon – Rossport (10:39)   ...

The importance youth play in fostering sustainable, prosperous Northern Ontario communities cannot be understated. However, out-migration of young individuals continues to be a reality. Just how big is this issue and what are the reasons for leaving? A Reason to Stay: Retaining Youth in Northern Ontario, the latest paper by Société Économique de l’Ontario (SÉO) and Northern Policy Institute (NPI), ...

March 8, 1949 ~ March 7, 2022 Passed away peacefully on Monday, March 7, 2022, at Andy’s House Hospice in Port Carling, a day shy of her 73rd birthday. Born on March 8, 1949, to parents Harold and Josephine. Tina will be sadly missed by her children Mary Jo Pedersen (Steve Kingshott) and Bo Pedersen. She was the cherished grandmother ...

Red Pine Exploration Inc. is pleased to provide an update on its 2022 Phase 1 drilling campaign which is progressing faster and with greater efficiency than planned. In the first two months of this year, the program has completed over 7,680 meters of drilling, or approximately 30% of the 25,000 meters planned from period January to July 2022. Drilling has ...

Manitou Gold Inc. is pleased to announce the completion of the first five drill holes at the Baltimore Deformation zone (the “BDZ”) grid within the Goudreau Project, northeastern Ontario. The objective of the winter drill program is to test several distinct targets located within a key geological/structural setting and supported by coincident geophysical and geochemical anomalies. This unique structural setting ...

Pendant le mois de mars, le Centre Victoria pour femmes vous invite à acheter une copie de la peinture ‘Soins communautaires’ de l’artiste Mishiikenh Kwe. L’œuvre représente l’importance de la communauté, de prendre soin d’autrui et de prendre soin de soi. Les profits réalisés seront remis au Spanish Indian Residential School Legacy Association, un fonds pour appuyer les survivantes et ...

During the month of March, Centre Victoria pour femmes invites you to purchase a copy of the painting ‘Community Care’ by artist Mishiikenh Kwe. The piece represents the importance of community, caring for others and taking care of oneself. Proceeds will be donated to the Spanish Indian Residential School Legacy Association, a fund to support survivors of Spanish Residential School. ...

CanAge, Canada’s National Seniors’ Advocacy Organization, is calling on community groups and organizations across Alberta to share information that will be used to make critical improvements to seniors’ transportation in the province. Many seniors, especially those living with disabilities, rely on transportation services for daily necessities like groceries, filling prescriptions and visiting their doctor–yet nearly half of Canadian seniors report ...

École secondaire Saint-Joseph in Wawa recently took the opportunity to highlight the successes of its students during the 2020-2021 school year! Congratulations to all the recipients of the merit awards at the Gala!