Please be advised that St. Basil school in White River (Huron Superior Catholic District School Board) is closed to staff and students today due to a power outage in that community. The local White River bus (#9) to that school is also cancelled.
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Monday Morning News – October 21
Weather – Mainly cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers late this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind becoming east 20 km/h gusting to 40 near noon. High 12. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Rain. Amount 20 to 30 mm. Wind east 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light after midnight. Low 8. News Tidbits – Today is ...
Read More »LONGHURST, Phyllis
After battling breast cancer, eventually leading to metastatic bone cancer, passed away peacefully with her family by her side at the Lady Dunn Health Centre in Wawa on October 17, 2019 at the age of 57. Beloved wife of Daniel Dwyer for 30 years. Loving and caring mother of Jessica Dwyer. Phyllis will fondly be remembered by her sisters, Judy ...
Read More »Isabella and Doris Kick off Ontario Public Library Week
The Wawa Public Library hosted an afternoon of music with Isabella Imperatori and Doris Zagar. It is always a treat when Isabella performs, but the addition of Doris, the duo performance kept the audience wanting to hear more. Doris has been taking lessons from Isabella, and her voice is delightful to hear, and blends with Isabella. Not only was the ...
Read More »Municipal Roof Nearly Complete
The repairs to the roof of the Municipal Offices at 40 Broadway are nearly complete. It was a nice afternoon yesterday to be outside working, but that may change Monday as wet, miserable weather is expected to move in.
Read More »Sunday Morning News – October 20
Weather – Mainly cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers this morning. High 13. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – A few clouds. Fog patches developing near midnight. Low plus 2. News Tidbits – It all depends on the weather and it doesn’t really look favorable with a wet and stormy weather coming from the southwest this week. Tuesday morning ...
Read More »SJD Newsflash – Friendship Salad
Last Friday the Kindergarten class at Sir James Dunn Public School celebrated the new friendships that they have created with their fellow classmates by making a Friendship Fruit Salad. Each little friend brought in a piece or two of fruit to share with the class and on Friday morning all of the fruit was chopped up by our friends ...
Read More »SE OPP Warn of Aggressive Phone Fraudsters
Over the last few days, the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have responded to several complaints of aggressive phone fraudsters. Members of the public have been receiving calls from scammers posing as Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) workers who try different methods to get personal information from them. Historically, fraudsters have been known to use automated calls to ...
Read More »Les artistes de l’école Saint-Joseph affichent leurs talents
Les artistes inscrits au cours d’arts médiatiques de la 10e année à l’école secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) ont tenu tout récemment leur première exposition holographique. Deux projets étaient à l’honneur: la combinaison siamoise alors que le second projet mettait en vedette la vie qui tient par un bout de laine. Ces projets furent dirigés par l’enseignante Mme Valérie Lévesque. Les élèves ...
Read More »Saint-Joseph students showcase artistic talent
The artists in the grade 10 Media Arts class at École secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) had the great honour of hosting their first holographic art exhibition. Two projects, directed by their teacher Mme Valérie Lévesque, were showcased: the Siamese combination while the second project featured life held by a string of wool. Students took pride in sharing the originality of ...
Read More »Saturday Morning News – October 19
Weather – Increasing cloudiness. A few showers beginning late this afternoon. High 13. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – showers. Low 7. Don’t Forget – AN AFTERNOON OF MUSIC WITH ISABELLA: Isabella is performing at the Wawa Public Library today to kick off Ontario Public Library Week today at 1:30!
Read More »Cargo Airships: A Bold Idea for the Feds?
As the Federal political parties count down to the October election, they must have policy positions that speak to all national issues. Access to transportation is important to Canadians everywhere. It would be valuable to learn the leaders’ positions on transportation access to the remote northern communities, and whether or not, they have formed an opinion on the use of ...
Read More »Repeated Delays Show Ford’s Lack of Commitment on Autism Program
Parents of children and youth with autism are telling Todd Smith to end the delays and get a new needs-based program up and running. They will express their impatience on Friday, October 18, 2019, between 11:00am and 1:00pm at the Ministry offices, 438 University Avenue, Toronto. The hashtag for the event is #TickTockTodd. Despite his promise to parents that his ...
Read More »Friday Morning News – October 18
Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. Wind up to 15 km/h. High 8. Wind chill minus 6 this morning. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – A few clouds. Low plus 2. News Tidbits – Public skating begins tonight at the MMCC! The Atom, Peewee and Bantam Travellers are competing in the South Porcupine “Ice Breaker” tournament this ...
Read More »Rock Island Lodge House Concert with Jean-Paul De Roover
Jean-Paul De Roover, who hails from Thunder Bay is much more than just a solo artist. He creates a performance with the live looping of guitars and a voice used as an instrument to construct songs piece by piece before your eyes. Beginning in silence his performance could lead anywhere as he builds it live, inviting his audience to become ...
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