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ALL ARE WELCOME! For further information contact Beverly Boyd at (705) 852-1221   Sunday, December 8           2nd Sunday of Advent Service of Morning Prayer                                   10:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 10 Service of Quiet and Comfort                       7:00 p.m. For many of us the joy of Christmas has been replaced with a sense of loss, of sorrow, or confusion.  The Service of Quiet ...

Christmas Eve, Tuesday, December 24, 2024 6:00 p.m. Nativity of the Lord, Wednesday, December 25, 2024 No Mass Boxing Day, Thursday, December 26, 2024 No Mass Friday, December 27, 2024 No Mass Saturday, December 28, 2024 7:00 p.m. Sunday, December 29, 2024 9:00 a.m Monday, December 30, 2024 No Mass Tuesday, December 31, 2024 6:00 p.m. New Year’s Day, Wednesday, ...

Star Child – A Prayer Poem Star Child, your presence reminds us of the beauty of deep winter skies, soft snowflakes, strings of little lights. Star Child, we thank you for the beauty in our days: the moments when we catch our breath to wonder, to marvel at the everyday miracle of life. Star Child, remind us again (because we ...

Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Today – Mainly cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. Temperature falling to -16 this morning then rising. Wind chill -20 this morning and -9 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy. 30% chance of flurries overnight. Fog patches developing overnight. Wind becoming southwest 30 km/h after midnight. Temperature steady near -5. Wind ...

Team Rank Wins GP TERRIS, Tom 1 6 7 FAHRER, Tom 2 4 7 HALE, Ron 2 4 7 McCOY, Joe 2 4 7 BUMSTEAD, Aaron 5 3 7 TERRIS, Spencer 5 3 7 LESCHISHIN, Mark 7 2 7 MITRIKAS, Eric 7 2 7 Game Schedule for January 6th, 2024: Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 HALE S. ...

Passed away peacefully at the Lady Dunn Health Centre on Thursday December 19, 2024 at the age of 81 years.    Beloved wife of Johan (John). Adored mother of Rosemarie Albert (Mike), David (Lesley) and Norman. Proud grandmother of Dorian (Chantal), Desirée (Johnny), Jeni-Lee (Spencer) and Adam. Proud grandmother of Jay, Delia, Ruby, Piper, Murphy and Johan. Daughter of the ...

Orla Mining Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has filed a management information circular and related materials for its special meeting of shareholders of the Company to be held on January 21, 2025 in connection with the proposed acquisition of the Musselwhite Mine from Newmont Corporation announced on November 18, 2024 (the “Transaction”). Along with the Meeting Materials, the ...

I was passing through a community in the north recently. I stopped by a constituent’s home to help her sort out some issues she was experiencing. When I arrived, I noticed that her kids were playing an old card game of French origin called Mille Bornes. You win a hand by being the first team to go 1000 miles – ...

Récemment, en passant par une communauté du Nord, je me suis arrêté chez une résidente de ma circonscription pour l’aider à régler certains problèmes. En arrivant, j’ai remarqué que ses enfants jouaient à un vieux jeu de cartes français appelé Mille Bornes. On gagne une manche en étant la première équipe à parcourir 1000 kilomètres. L’équipe qui atteint 5000 kilomètres ...

The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to remind the motoring public to practice safe winter driving habits. Snow and freezing temperatures will create hazardous driving conditions. Motorists are reminded to completely clear the snow off their vehicles and to ensure visibility in all directions before heading out onto the roadway. A buildup of snow on your vehicle ...

Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Today – Periods of snow ending early this afternoon then cloudy with 40% chance of flurries. Risk of freezing drizzle. Local amount 2 cm over eastern sections. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light early this morning. Wind becoming northeast 20 gusting to 40 early this afternoon. High plus 1. Wind chill -12 this afternoon. Tonight ...

4:28 PM EST Sunday 22 December 2024 Weather Advisory in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Winter weather travel advisory in effect until Monday afternoon. Hazards: Locally heavy snowfall with accumulations near 10 cm by Monday afternoon. Poor visibility at times in heavy snow. Timing: Until Monday afternoon. The heaviest snowfall is expected to fall tonight. Discussion: A low pressure ...

4:28 PM EST Sunday 22 December 2024 Weather Advisory in effect for: Agawa – Lake Superior Park Winter weather travel advisory in effect until Monday afternoon. Hazards: Locally heavy snowfall with accumulations near 10 cm by Monday afternoon. Poor visibility at times in heavy snow. Timing: Until Monday afternoon. The heaviest snowfall is expected to fall tonight. Discussion: A low ...

Just a heads up for travellers headed to Wawa from Sault Ste. Marie. There is a broken down tractor trailer blocking the west-bound lane on the Montreal River Hill. The driver does have triangles out.

On December 21, 2024, at approximately 6:30 p.m., members of the Marathon OPP Detachment, Fire, and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 17 involving a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) and passenger vehicle.   The driver of the passenger vehicle was pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver and passenger of the CMV were transported to ...