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We are getting so close but not yet there and still waiting for the GOOD NEWS that we can open the doors to our Legion Hall again. We begin with a Thank You to Paula and Billy Valois for donating the proceed of their garage sale to the Legion, and we really appreciate this. Our Branch President Comrade Mary Anne ...

We are very excited to be opening up our doors and seeing all of wonderful patrons. Please remember we must continue to social distance and all patrons MUST wear a mask covering nose, mouth and chin and sanitize hands upon entering the library.  For those who cannot wear a mask we are happy to provide you with curbside pickup. Computers ...

Kaireen, Lorna & Maria are taking a break during July & August and will be distributing outlines for Morning Worship. July 4,  2021 Sixth after Pentecost 2 Samuel 5: 1-5, 9-10     David is anointed King. Psalm 48                         God be praised in the city of Zion. 2 Corinthians 12: 2-10   My grace is sufficient; my power made perfect in weakness. Mark ...

On November 27th 2020, events unfolded that have impacted the lives of two very dear friends. After 7 months of recovery and still a long road ahead of them, they were able to return to the scene at the Wawa Goose Hill.   At mile marker 1018, there has been a cross and flowers placed as a memorial to the ...

An early phone call, especially on a Monday morning at 8 o’clock, never brings good news. At least not in my life. The number did not look familiar and with caution, I answered. A male voice came right to the point: he said “there is a raven in distress in the parking lot of Sault College… I saw him yesterday ...

Ontario’s Official Opposition NDP Leader Andrea Horwath released the following statement in response to the horrific discovery of hundreds of children in unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school near the Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan: “These precious children, and many others across the country, should have lived full lives. Every child matters. And their children and ...

NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong), Ontario NDP critic for Indigenous and Treaty Relations, released the following statement in response to the horrific discovery of hundreds of children in unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school near the Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan: “These children were taken from their parents, and never returned home. Their families never stopped ...

  In 1960, while working for Shell Oil in Jasper Park, Alta., I bought a weekend edition of the Globe and Mail. Inside was a 30-page insert advertising secondary school teaching positions at every school board in Ontario. The postwar baby boomers were headed to high school. I had often considered teaching and, to my astonishment, discovered that having a ...

Is your community welcoming? Northern Policy Institute has launched the first of six annual surveys to track changes in attitudes towards newcomers, visible minorities, and Indigenous Peoples in all regions of Northern Ontario.   The 2021 survey focuses on welcoming attitudes towards newcomers. In 2022 the survey will focus on reconciliation and welcoming attitudes towards Indigenous Peoples. The two surveys ...

Morning Worship on Sunday 27 June, 2021 will be held in the Church at 11:00 a.m. PLEASE OBSERVE Safety Protocols: distancing, sanitizing, and wear a mask. If you cannot meet for Worship you might like to read the Scriptures for June 27th, 2021 Fifth Sunday after Pentecost 2 Samuel 1:1,17-27     David’s lament for Saul & Jonathan. Psalm 130                      Out of ...

The Competition Bureau of Canada has published The Little Black Book of Scams 2nd Edition and it is available online at https://www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/eic/site/cb-bc.nsf/eng/04333.htm. The information is invaluable and should be of interest to virtually everyone. Over the next few months, we will be publishing the information from The Little Black Book of Scams 2nd Edition, one scam at a time. Last ...

Le Bureau du Canada à publier « The Little Black Book of Scams » 2nd edition et est maintenant disponible en ligne à https://www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/eic/site/cb-bc.nsf/eng/04333.htm. L’information est très importante et devrait attirer l’intérêt de tous le monde. Dans les prochains mois ils y auras autres publications de escroqueries (une par semaine).  L’information sera retrouver dans le livre « The Little Black ...

HARTE GOLD CORP. announced today its first COVID-19 workplace transmission at the Sugar Zone Mine (White River).  The Company is currently managing three cases of COVID-19 among employees at the Sugar Zone mine, two of which are asymptomatic.  Through workplace protocols, and in partnership with Algoma Public Health, contact tracing was completed to determine the potential for additional exposures. The ...

Archbishop Marcel Damphousse (Ottawa-Cornwall) has apologized for the Catholic Church’s role in Canada’s residential school system and has called on Pope Francis to follow suit. (transcribed by Wawa-news)   Monday, June 21st is the National Indigenous People’s Day. This year the celebration is marred by the discovery of the remains of 215 children and youth at the residential school in ...

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on National Indigenous Peoples Day: “Today, on National Indigenous Peoples Day, we invite all Canadians to learn and celebrate the vibrant and diverse cultures, languages, and beautiful traditions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples. We also recognize the important contributions Indigenous peoples have made, and continue to make, to ...