Do you ever wonder if you are getting all of those germs off your hands when you are washing them? Well the students in the Kindergarten class at Sir James Dunn found out first hand where those sneaky germs like to hide! We had a visit from Mrs. Gauthier and Mrs. Burgoyne who are nurses at the Algoma Public ...

France Gélinas, Ontario NDP Health critic, released the following statement in response to the Ford government’s announcement about vaping:   “Instead of taking strong action to protect young people from the dangers of vaping, today we see the Doug Ford government coming forward with half measures that don’t go far enough. It’s no surprise that youth vaping is up. The ...

The Conservative Party has confirmed the final list of Approved Applicants for the 2020 Leadership election. Those that have met at least the first requirement of the Leadership race are: Gladu, Marilyn Husny, Rudy Karahalios, Jim Lewis, Leslyn MacKay, Peter (also a Verified Candidate) O’Toole, Erin (also an Authorized Contestant) Peterson, Rick Sloan, Derek Approved Applicants have submitted $25,000 of ...

Dr. David Williams, Chief Medical Officer of Health, confirmed four new positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Ontario to 15. Of these, the first three cases in the province are all resolved, with each of those patients having two consecutive negative tests at least 24 hours apart. The latest confirmed positive case is a ...

Time to Change your Clocks and the Batteries in all Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarms Clocks will spring forward one hour at 2am on March 8 and the Wawa Fire Department is recommending residents install new batteries in their smoke and carbon monoxide alarms when they change their clocks. “In order for smoke and carbon monoxide alarms to do their job, they need to have ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy. Flurries beginning this morning. Risk of freezing drizzle late this morning and this afternoon. Local blowing snow late this morning and this afternoon. Local amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind west 30 km/h gusting to 50. Temperature falling to minus 3 this afternoon. Wind chill near minus 10. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – A ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries and risk of freezing drizzle. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High plus 1. Wind chill minus 16 this morning. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Cloudy. 70 percent chance of drizzle or freezing drizzle changing to 70 percent chance of freezing drizzle this evening. ...