Mayor Rody has advised that the Municipality of Wawa has officially declared a State of Emergency effective Monday, March 30, 2020, at 1:45 p.m. This declaration follows similar actions taken by the Province of Ontario and several communities in Northern Ontario including White River and Manitouwadge. The Emergency Declaration provides more flexibility for the Municipality to take local action such ...

Council is holding a Special Meeting tonight at 6 p.m. In respect to the precautions for COVID-19, this meeting is not open to the public. Instead the public may participate in this meeting via conference call by dialing 1-866-602-6731, entering ID- 2479648# and muting their phones. On the Agenda released at 1:54 p.m. there are a few items: Council will ...

Municipal Council is holding a special meeting tonight at 6:00 p.m.   In respect to the precautions for COVID-19, this meeting is not open to the public. Instead the public may participate in this meeting via conference call by dialing 1-866-602-6731, entering ID- 2479648# and muting their phones. A recording of the Council Meeting will be made available to the public ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy. 60 percent chance of flurries this morning. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40. High plus 1. Wind chill minus 9 this morning. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Wind north 20 km/h becoming light near midnight. Low minus 2. Wind chill near minus 8. Statistics (Midnight March 29) – Country, Other Total Cases ...

On the evening of Saturday March 28, Algoma Public Health received confirmation of two more Algoma residents who have tested positive for COVID-19.   The third Algoma resident to test positive for COVID-19 is a man in his 60s. He had travelled to a Toronto health care facility over one month ago and has since remained admitted under the care of the health professionals there.  There ...

Le premier ministre Ford a annoncé de nouvelles sanctions visant à lutter contre les pratiques d’augmentation abusive du prix des produits de première nécessité, à amener les contrevenants à répondre de leurs actes, et à protéger les Ontariens, les Ontariennes et leur famille face à la COVID-19. Le gouvernement a émis un décret d’urgence qui entre en vigueur immédiatement et ...

Premier Doug Ford announced new penalties to combat price gouging and hold offenders accountable for raising prices significantly on the necessary goods Ontarians need to protect themselves and their families from COVID-19. Effective immediately, the government has issued an emergency order that retail businesses and individuals in Ontario cannot charge unfair prices for necessary goods. Individual offenders can face a ...

the Government of Ontario is implementing a new emergency order to ensure that staffing and resources are available to help care for and protect long-term care residents during the COVID-19 crisis. These temporary measures provide further flexibility for long-term care homes and allow homes to redirect their staffing and financial resources to essential tasks. In addition, the Ministry of Long-Term ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario met en œuvre un nouveau décret d’urgence afin de faire en sorte que du personnel et des ressources soient disponibles pour aider à prendre soin des personnes résidentes des foyers de soins de longue durée et à les protéger pendant la crise de la COVID-19. Ces mesures temporaires accordent une plus grande souplesse pour les foyers ...

Weather – Periods of rain or snow. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40. High plus 3. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Periods of snow. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind north 30 km/h gusting to 50. Low minus 3. Wind chill minus 10 overnight. Statistics Midnight – March 28 Canada 5,655 total cases +898 New cases 60 ...

Late in the evening of Friday March 27th, Algoma Public Health (APH) confirmed the second Algoma resident to test positive for COVID-19. A woman in her 40s with recent travel to Michigan developed respiratory symptoms on the night of Saturday March 21st.  She went to Sault Area Hospital on the late night of March 23rdand was tested on March 24th.   Hospital staff took ...

March 27, 2020 – Today, Dr. Janet DeMille, Medical Officer of Health of the Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU), confirmed the first case of COVID-19 in the TBDHU region. A male in his sixties who resides in Thunder Bay is the first confirmed case of COVID-19 for TBDHU. His spouse is considered a probable case. The couple had recently returned ...

Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. Wind up to 15 km/h. High 11. Wind chill minus 10 this morning. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – Cloudy. Periods of rain beginning after midnight. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 after midnight. Low plus 1.  

5:16 AM EDT Saturday 28 March 2020 Special weather statement in effect for: Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Heavy rainfall possible Saturday night into Sunday. Rain, heavy at times, is forecast to begin overnight Saturday and continue into Sunday. Thunderstorms may accompany the rain, starting in Southwestern Ontario in the ...

To the Citizens of Wawa and Rotary Supporters, The Rotary Club of Wawa had been well underway with preparations for the Annual Auction which was to have held on April 25 . Under the current circumstances it is necessary to postpone the event for now, but hold it at the soonest possible opportunity. Our main partners in this venture have all been extremely understanding ...