Municipality of Powassan

08/31/2026

PLEASE NOTE: The pool will be closing at 4pm today.

08/31/2026

ELECTION information can be found at https://www.powassan.net/content/localgovernment/municipal-elections.

Please contact the Clerk with any election related questions at [email protected] or 705-724-2813 ext 224.

08/31/2026

08/30/2026

THE pool will be closing at 4pm today. Open Swims tomorrow will be 11:30am-1:30pm, 2-4pm, and 4:30-6:30pm.

08/30/2026

Want to learn more about the Drinking Water Source Protection Program and changes/updates to the Source Protection Plan, attend a Public Meeting. More information: https://nbmca.ca/watershed-management/drinking-water-source-protection/

08/29/2026

THE pool has closed for the evening due to lack of attendance. It will reopen tomorrow morning at 11:30am for regular scheduled Open Swims, weather dependant.

08/29/2026

PLEASE NOTE: Maple Hill Road, north of Peever Line to Hazelglen Road, will be closed during business hours on Monday, August 31 for a culvert replacement.

The road will remain open to local traffic, only. Please use caution around the work area.

Signage will be posted at Hart Road & Hazelglen Road and Peever Line & Maple Hill Road to identify the closure.

Thank you for your patience and cooperation.

08/29/2026

🚨 GAME DAY ‼️

Let the exhibition schedule begin!

📍Powassan Sportsplex
📅 August 29th, 2026
⏰ 7:00PM
🆚 Kirkland Lake Gold Miners
🖥️ FloHockey

08/28/2026

Last day to sign up!

08/28/2026

Holistic Palliative Support: Caring for the Whole Person

When someone is living with a serious illness, life can suddenly feel very different. There may be appointments, treatments, changing abilities, difficult conversations, and uncertainty about what comes next.

But a person is more than their illness.

They are a spouse, parent, grandparent, or friend. They have favourite songs, treasured memories, important relationships, and moments they still want to experience.

Palliative care is about recognizing the whole person and helping them live as well as possible with the time they have.

At the Near North Palliative Care Network (NNPCN), our holistic approach focuses not only on illness, but on comfort, connection, emotional well-being, dignity, and quality of life.

Our support also extends to families and caregivers. Sometimes what is needed isn't another medical appointment. It may be a conversation, a compassionate listener, a friendly face, a break for a caregiver, help finding resources, or simply someone who understands.

Palliative support makes room for what matters most: relationships, meaningful experiences, comfort, connection, and choice.

Because palliative care isn't simply about the end of life. It's about making the most of life, wherever someone may be on their journey.

NNPCN provides compassionate, community-based support throughout Nipissing and East Parry Sound, helping ensure no one has to face serious illness alone.

We're here to help.
705-497-9239 | [email protected]
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Lorsqu’une personne vit avec une maladie grave, la vie peut soudainement sembler très différente. Les rendez-vous, les traitements, les changements dans les capacités, les conversations difficiles et l’incertitude peuvent prendre beaucoup de place.

Mais une personne est bien plus que sa maladie.

C’est un conjoint, un parent, un grand-parent ou un ami. Elle a ses chansons préférées, ses souvenirs précieux, ses relations importantes et des moments qu’elle souhaite encore vivre.

Les soins palliatifs consistent à reconnaître la personne dans son ensemble et à l’aider à vivre le mieux possible, pendant le temps qui lui reste.

Au NNPCN, notre approche holistique se concentre sur le confort, les liens humains, le bien-être émotionnel, la dignité et la qualité de vie.

Notre soutien s’étend également aux familles et aux proches aidants. Parfois, ce dont une personne a besoin n’est pas d’un autre rendez-vous médical, mais d’une conversation, d’une écoute bienveillante, d’un visage amical, d’un moment de répit ou d’aide pour trouver des ressources.

Les soins palliatifs permettent de faire une place à ce qui compte vraiment : les relations, les expériences significatives, le confort, les liens et la possibilité de faire des choix.

Parce que les soins palliatifs ne concernent pas uniquement la fin de vie. Ils visent à profiter pleinement de la vie, où que l’on se trouve sur son parcours.

Le NNPCN offre un soutien communautaire empreint de compassion dans Nipissing et l’Est de Parry Sound, afin que personne n’ait à traverser seul l’expérience d’une maladie grave.