After 21 days of anxiously waiting, students from Ms. Monique Gendron’s kindergarten class observed the hatching of three small chicks at school on May 13. The children were amazed and very excited! Now the class is waiting for the hatching of the duck eggs!

  Le 13 mai dernier, après 21 jours d’anticipation, les élèves de la classe de maternelle de Mme Monique Gendron ont observé l’éclosion de trois petits poussins à l’École Saint-Joseph, Wawa. Les enfants étaient émerveillés et très excités ! Maintenant, la classe attend l’éclosion des œufs de canard!

Algoma Steel Inc. congratulates the Government of Canada on the complete lift of steel tariffs imposed under Section 232 as announced today. This returns Canada and the U.S. to a fair and just steel trade position within a fully integrated North American market. Algoma Steel CEO Mike McQuade commented on today’s announcement, “Today’s announcement provides our customers with the confidence ...

Weather – Increasing cloudiness. 40 percent chance of showers this afternoon. High 11. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers this evening and after midnight. Low plus 1. News Tibits – The American tariffs on Canadian steel have ended. The OPP in Sudbury are reminding boaters to slow down on waterways because of the ...

Members of the Ontario Provincial Police North West Region Crime Unit and Treaty Three Police Service under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) are investigating human remains found on May 15, 2019 in an area near the community of Big Island First Nation.   Police are working with the Ontario Forensic Pathology Services – Forensic Anthropology (OFPS) ...

Under Doug Ford, Ontario’s hospitals are in an even worse crisis. NDP Leader Andrea Horwath went to bat for Sudbury’s Health Sciences North in question period Thursday as the hospital deals with overcrowding on the verge of a code orange. A code orange is called when a disaster results in mass casualties, straining the hospital’s resources. “For over a week ...

  Today, Friday, May 17th is “wear your life jacket to work” day. Mr. Boucher, a teacher with the HSCDSB and a certified kayak and water safety instructor, brought in some life jackets to talk to the students at St. Basil’s Catholic School in White River about water safety.   Mr. Boucher emphasizes to his students and the community that even ...

Northeast Region As of the early evening of May 17, there are no active wildland fires in the region. The fire hazard is low across the region. Crews deployed to assist with flood response There are 46 members of the Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services team currently deployed to assist with sandbagging efforts and the movement of water from ...

This afternoon, Premier Doug Ford and Todd Smith, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, issued the following statement regarding the lifting of U.S. Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs: “This is a good day for our steel and aluminum sectors, the province and our workers,” said Ford. “Since day one, our government has been calling on the federal ...

Thank you to my girls, Paulette, Debbie, Annette and Jocelynn, my son Gerry, daughter-in-law Denise, granddaughter Payton and son-in-laws Raymond, James and Ryan who all travelled to Sudbury to be with me for a very critical surgery I recently underwent. Thank you to Debby Lessard for her prayers and to Shelley at the Wawa Medical Centre for helping us through ...

Jill Andrew, MPP for Toronto-St. Paul’s and Ontario NDP Culture critic, tabled a motion yesterday calling on Doug Ford to reverse his library cuts, which are already hurting communities.   The Ford Conservatives have cut the Ontario Library Services North’s budget by 50 per cent, and slashed the Southern Ontario Library Services’ funding by even more.   “Not only are ...

Algoma Public Health is warning anyone who uses street drugs to take extra precautions at this time as there has been a rise in suspected opioid poisonings. Algoma Public Health is also asking all members of the community to continue their support for residents at risk of opioid poisonings and their loved ones. “Every week across Algoma we monitor suspected ...

Weather – Clearing this morning. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming light this morning. High 12. UV index 6 or high. Tonight, a few clouds. Low zero. News Tidbits – A congratulations to Constable Denny Lambert who received the Anishinabek Police Service (APS) Peace Officer of the Year at the 2019 Crime Stoppers of SSM and Algoma District Peace Officer Awards ...

Peacefully passed away at the Extendicare Van Daele Manor on Saturday, February 2, 2019, at the age of 93. Beloved wife of the late Raymond Duguay and the late Chris Richard. Loving mother of Clovis (Michelle), Noella (Allan), Germain, late Denis and the late Edward. Cherished grandmother and great grandmother. Predeceased by her parents Edward and Elgantine. Dear sister of ...

At this time (21:54) all of Chapleau and the surrounding area has no hydro. Hydro One’s outage map states that 444 customers are without power. The cause is currently under investigation, and there is no estimated time of restoration (the website states that Hydro One is “Assessing Damage”. Chapleau Power is advising on their Facebook page that at 6:17 p.m. ...