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Thanksgiving Sunday Creation Time 5 in the Season of Pentecost Although we cannot meet for Worship together you may like to read the Scriptures for 11 October 2020. Deuteronomy 8: 7-18    God will bring you to a beautiful land. Psalm 65                            God provides; the valleys shout & sing. 2 Corinthians 9: 6 –15    God loves a cheerful giver. Luke 17: ...

Weather – Cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers this morning. Clearing this afternoon. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h near noon. High 9. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Increasing cloudiness. 60 percent chance of showers overnight. Fog patches developing late this evening and dissipating before morning. Low plus 3. Statistics from Algoma Public Health: From the APH Website, “As ...

Algoma Public Health is reporting two more cases of COVID-19 in the Algoma District, Sault Ste. Marie & Area (Batchewana First Nation, Garden River First Nation, Laird, Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional, Prince, Sault Ste. Marie). Both cases were tested October 5th, 2020 and are self-isolating, with close contacts notified. Both cases are evidence of community spread in Southern Ontario. Algoma ...

Venturino, husband of Stellina (Ciccone), passed away unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, October 4, 2020 at the age of 88 years of age. Venturino is predeceased by his parents Luigi and Giovanna (Ferrara) and his siblings: Guerino, Cesare (Adina), Desolina Sebastiano (Constantino), Eugene (Italia) and Arturo (Antoinette). Survived by Urbano (Ginetta). Loving father of Luciano (Barbara), Luigi (Darlene) and ...

Students from the grades 10 and 11 Learning Strategies for Success (GLS4O) course as well as grade 6 students at École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) recently participated in a pleasant interaction through the Microsoft Teams virtual program. Following a French-language assignment on the Royal Canadian Air Force for the class of grade 6 teacher Mme Suzanne Trudel, students were able to connect ...

Les élèves du cours Stratégies d’apprentissage pour réussir (GLS4O) de la 10e et 11e année ainsi que ceux de la 6e année de l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa) ont participé tout récemment à une agréable interaction par le biais du programme virtuel Microsoft Teams. Suite à une tâche de français sur l’Aviation royale canadienne pour la classe de Mme Suzanne Trudel, enseignante ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers this morning. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light this afternoon. High 12. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Periods of rain beginning this evening. Low 6. Statistics from Algoma Public Health: From the APH Website, “As the province transitions to using a new case and contact management tool ...

Algoma Public Health is reporting a new COVID-19 case in the Algoma district. The individual was tested October 5th, 2020, and is currently self-isolating, and close contacts have been notified. The means of transmission was close contact, International travel – exposure is evidence of community spread in northern Michigan. This is the 35th case of COVID-19 in the Algoma District, ...

In the pouring rain, on September 30th, Michipicoten High School’s grade 9 students participated in this year’s Terry Fox Run which was the 40th Anniversary of the Marathon of Hope. Terry Fox, who was diagnosed with cancer and had to have his leg amputated due to the cancer, decided he would run across Canada to raise money for cancer research. ...

Friday, October 2, 2020 Dear Editor, Each fall, in communities across Canada, Take Back the Night events are observed.  The first Take Back the Night event was held in San Francisco, when local citizens met to protest the spread of pornography in their community.  Since that first event, the evening has grown to international proportions.  Locally, this event holds significance ...

Step 1 Call the North Algoma COVID-19 Assessment Centre at (705) 914-1114. If you meet the current testing guidelines you will be given an appointment to attend one of our testing sites.   Step 2 Visit the Assessment Centre testing site that your appointment has been booked at: Lady Dunn Health Centre – Main Site 17 Government Road Wawa, ON ...

The Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation Catch the Ace event is well on its way and it has brought excitement to the communities of North Algoma and beyond. The Foundation is happy to announce that the progressive jackpot after only 3 weeks of play is already over $1,500 and growing each day.  We look forward to that amount growing each ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers this afternoon. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 60. High 11. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers this evening. Showers beginning near midnight. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. Low 8. Statistics from Algoma Public Health: Tested (1) 37,766 Positive 34 Negative 35,690 ...

Anyone who watched the American Presidential debate will recognize the importance of the moment that Donald Trump refused to condemn white supremacism and white supremacists. To make it even more incredulous, the President then spoke directly to the far-right group, Proud Boys, telling them to, “stand back and stand by”. It was a truly transcendent moment in North American politics. ...

Quiconque a suivi le débat présidentiel américain reconnaîtra l’importance du moment où Donald Trump a refusé de condamner la suprématie blanche et ses tenants. Soulevant encore davantage l’incrédulité, le président s’est adressé directement aux Proud Boys, un groupe d’extrême droite, et leur a demandé « de reculer et de se tenir prêts ». Ce moment charnière marquera la politique nord-américaine. ...