Wawa and the four other municipalities that have created Lakeshore Natural Gas (Marathon, Terrace Bay, Schreiber, Manitouwadge and Wawa) have announced that a Letter of Intent for a long-term Gas Supply Agreement with Certarus Ltd. has been signed. Certarus will  transport, store and supply Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) for the proposed $55 million North Shore Gas project proposal. “We are ...

Weather: Sunny. Wind becoming west 20 km/h early this afternoon. High 15. Tonight – Increasing cloudiness. 30 percent chance of rain showers overnight with risk of freezing rain. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 2. Wind chill minus 6 overnight. Hopefully the warmer temperatures today will keep the ice from forming on the lake shores. Status of COVID-19 cases ...

Algoma Public Health (APH) has reported 3 new cases of COVID-19, all from Sault Ste. Marie and area, and are self-isolating. Two are of close contact exposure (tested April 22) and the third is unknown (tested April 17). Algoma Public Health notifies all close contacts directly.

Algoma Public Health (APH) reported 6 new cases of COVID-19, 5 from Sault Ste. Marie and area and 1 from Elliot Lake and area, late Wednesday, April 21st, 2021. Through contact tracing, APH notifies all close contacts directly. If you are not contacted by APH you are not considered a close contact.   Details of the confirmed cases: Case Number ...

Weather: A mix of sun and cloud. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High plus 5. Wind chill minus 7 this morning. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Clear. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light early this evening. Low minus 4. Wind chill minus 8 overnight.   Status of COVID-19 cases in Algoma (April 21, ...

Congratulations to James Randall, winner of Week 32 of the Foundation’s Catch the Ace Lottery! The Foundation is happy to announce that the progressive jackpot continues to grow; the estimated jackpot is expected to exceed $50,725 as we enter into Week 33. Here are the final numbers for week #32: Winner: James Randall Weekly Pot: $2152 Progressive Pot: $50,725 Envelope & Card:  #38, ...

Last Friday, April 16th was the earliest ever day that the ice on Wawa Lake was gone (from records beginning in 1949). Although I think that Mother Nature is perhaps trying to hang on to winter with temperatures dropping below 0C every night. In 1987, the ice was gone as of April 20th. Several years ago, Andy Stevens shared information ...

Weather: Mainly sunny. Increasing cloudiness late this morning. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h early this afternoon. High plus 2. Wind chill minus 15 this morning. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low minus 8. Wind chill minus 11 overnight.   Status of COVID-19 cases in Algoma (April 20, 2021, ...

The Municipality of Wawa has had to close the Harry McCluskie Municipal Marina in accordance with the Provincial Order under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act announced on April 18th. Algoma Public Health confirmed to Municipal Staff that all marinas are to be closed except for the purpose of: repairing or servicing boats or other watercraft placing boats or ...

Red Pine Exploration Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive property purchase agreement with 2533258 Ontario Corp. on April 16th, 2021 to acquire 100% interest in additional mining claims located in the McMurray Township. This acquisition aligns with the Company’s strategy of consolidation of the Wawa Gold Project land package. This property (50.2 hectares) is located east of ...

Weather: Periods of light snow ending near noon then mainly cloudy. Wind north 20 km/h becoming light near noon. High minus 2. Wind chill minus 17 this morning and minus 5 this afternoon. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 13. Wind chill minus 4 this evening and minus 17 overnight. ...

At 2:11 Hwy 17 – Terrace Bay to Marathon was opened. The Schreiber Fire Department has tweeted “Streets and side road very slippery. If you are out, drive with caution.” Highway 17 in that are may not be very nice to travel upon right now. At 1:32 Enviornment Canada noted that, “A band of heavy snow has developed south of ...

Over the last week Sault Ste. Marie police officers have taken reports from three victims regarding electronic money transfer fraud. The media release explains that, “The victims all say their electronic devices were hacked, granting unknown people access to their online banking information. The fraudsters then transferred money electronically to unknown destinations.” SSM Police urges everyone to review their finances ...

Algoma Public Health (APH) reported 5 new cases of COVID-19, all from Sault Ste. Marie and area Sunday evening (April 18th, 2021). Through contact tracing, APH notifies all close contacts directly. If you are not contacted by APH you are not considered a close contact.   Details of the confirmed cases:   Case Number Exposure Category Status Tested Case #292 ...

Weather: Snow at times heavy. Snow at times mixed with rain early this morning. Snowfall amount 5 to 10 cm. Wind becoming north 20 km/h this afternoon. Temperature steady near plus 1. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Periods of snow and local blowing snow. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind north 30 km/h gusting to 60. Low minus ...