Events

The Sault Ste. Marie and Area Local Immigration Partnership and the Sault Ste. Marie YMCA are hosting a weekly basketball on Mondays 5:30 - 7:00 pm. This event is FREE and open to all community members for the love of the game and will be a great time to promote social participation by exploring and […]

Are your kids looking for something to do this summer? The Sault Ste. Marie and Area Local Immigration Partnership and the Sault Ste. Marie YMCA are hosting weekly basketball games on Tuesdays at 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm. This event is FREE and open to all youths between the ages of 12-17. This is an […]

On March 24, 2021, the House of Commons voted unanimously to officially designate August 1 Emancipation Day. It marks the actual day in 1834 that the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 came into effect across the British Empire. Canadians are not always aware that Black and Indigenous Peoples were once enslaved on the land that is now […]

Violations of the rights of the world's Indigenous peoples have become a persistent problem, sometimes because of a historical burden from their colonization backgrounds and others because of the contrast with a constantly changing society. In response to this problem, let’s remember every August 9 that Indigenous Peoples have the right to make their own […]

This Day is intended to inscribe the tragedy of the slave trade in the memory of all peoples. In accordance with the goals of the intercultural project "The Slave Route", it should offer an opportunity for collective consideration of the historic causes, the methods and the consequences of this tragedy, and for an analysis of the […]

The first official Ukrainian immigrants, Vasyl Eleniak and Ivan Pylypiw, arrived in Canada on September 7, 1891. Soon afterwards, Ukrainian immigrants began arriving in Ontario in larger numbers and today Ontario is home to more than 336,000 Ukrainian Canadians. There are over 1.2 million Canadians of Ukrainian descent across the country. Ukrainian Canadians have played […]

Welcoming Week is an annual opportunity to recognize and celebrate the people, places and values that helps everyone feel welcome with the aim to foster a sense of belonging in our local community. Welcoming Week provides individuals and organizations the opportunity to showcase their values through events and initiatives that foster connections and collaboration between […]

The French language has been spoken in Ontario since the 17th century. The year 2010 represents the 400th anniversary of the French presence in this province, which began with a series of explorations that eventually led to the mapping of the vast waterways of the interior, the establishment of partnerships with First Nations and the […]

Yom Kippur is a Jewish holiday known as the Day of Atonement. Many Canadians of Jewish faith in Canada spend the day fasting and praying. Its theme centers on atonement and repentance. Yom Kippur is on the 10th day of the month of Tishrei (or Tishri) in the Jewish calendar.