Yearly Archives: 2018

Between the Covers – November 14

New Books – New books on the Seven Day Shelf this week are: “Rage Becomes Her” by Soraya Chemaly; “The Washington Decree” by Jussi Adler-Olsen; “The Middle-Man” by Olen Steinhauer and “In His Father’s Footsteps” by Danielle Steel.  Come on in and pick out a new book from the 7-Day  Shelf today! Staff Picks for the Month of November are “Random ...

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Fatal Collision closes Hwy 11 for 6 1/2 hours

On November 12, 2018, at approximately 7:50 p.m., Kapuskasing officers of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), as well as the Cochrane District Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 11 near Kitigan, Ontario.   The OPP have confirmed that the driver and lone occupant of the motor vehicle, Cindy PETIT, 43 years of age, ...

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Les équipes de l’école Saint-Joseph se démarquent aux compétitions régionales des courses de bateaux de carton

  Les équipes de l’école élémentaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) ont fait belle figure lors de la compétition régionale de courses de bateaux en carton à Marathon le 5 novembre dernier. L’équipe composée de Marguerite Bouffard, Sébastien Chevrier, Devin Forbes et Quinn Laing a remporté la médaille d’or. Cette formation s’est distinguée en raison de sa capacité de construire un bateau en ...

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École Saint-Joseph teams standout at regional Cardboard Boat Races

  Both École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) teams stood tall at the Regional Cardboard Boat Race competition in Marathon on November 5th. One of the teams, made up Marguerite Bouffard, Sébastien Chevrier, Devin Forbes, and Quinn Laing, placed first based on their ability to build a quick and sturdy cardboard boat. Their vessel navigated 25 metres in 28.5 seconds and carried a ...

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Snow Squall Watch Continues – St. Joseph Island to Montreal River Harbour

The snow squall watch issued early yesterday morning continues today.   Environment Canada explains that snow squalls are expected to persist today and tonight from St. Joseph Island to Montreal River Harbour. “Intense lake effect snow bands are expected to continue today and tonight. Areas under the most intense portion of this band could receive snowfall amounts of 10 to 15 ...

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Wawa Men’s Curling – November 12

Team Rank Wins GP FAHRER, Tom 1 2 2 McCOY, Joe 1 2 2 DERESKI, Louis 2 1 2 ECOLE ST. JOSEPH 2 1 2 MITRIKAS, Eric 2 1 2 TERRIS, Tom 2 1 2 LESCHISHIN, Mark 3 0 2 MOORE, Bruce 3 0 2 GAMES SCHEDULE –  November 19, 2018 Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 Moore ...

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Tuesday Morning News – November 13

Weather: Today – Mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h early this afternoon. High minus 8. Wind chill near minus 19. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming light early this evening. Low minus 16. Wind chill minus 16 in the ...

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Weather causing travel difficulties between Wawa and the Sault

  Just north of Harmony Beach, it looks like a transport rolled over and landed in the bush. A loyal Wawa-news reader sent this photograph and noted that winds are gusting strongly in that area. Police have already left the scene, and recovery crews are working to remove the transport. This may cause some minor mail deliveries as this transport was ...

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What’s Happening at Wawa’s Adult Learning Centre

Long-time residents may not know that Wawa’s Adult Learning Centre, formally known as the North Algoma Literacy Centre, has been in operation for over 29 years. Funded by the Ministry of Training, Colleges, and Universities, we also partner with the Regional Employment Help Centre, and Algoma District School Board. We work with our community to promote and provide life-long learning ...

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CheVikes Capture NSSSAA Senior Girls Banner

  On November 8th, Ecole St. Joseph and Michipicoten High School hosted the NSSSAA Girls Basketball and Boys Volleyball league finals. All volleyball games were held at Ecole St. Joseph, while the basketball games were played at Michipicoten High School. Participants for both sports consisted of the top two teams in each of the Eastern and Western divisions of NSSSAA. ...

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Play Safe Program 2018

  Safe Communities and Algoma Power Inc. in partnership with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Sault Ste Marie Police Service (SSMPS), Anishinabek Police Service, and Batchewana Police Service, searched throughout the summer for kids “playing safe” in the Algoma District. Through this program, youth were encouraged to develop positive safety habits by wearing the proper protective equipment while enjoying outdoor activities such as riding ...

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Honour

This week it’s all about honour. Without doubt, hosting constituency clinics in various communities about one week per month effectively helps me to stay abreast with what’s on the minds of the People of Algoma-Manitoulin. Those clinics allow me to meet one-on-one with constituents who wish to discuss matters of concern to them. In addition, Canadians celebrated Remembrance Dayand since ...

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