It is so difficult to hear these stories and the horrors that are now becoming common knowledgea. When I came to Canada at the age of 10 my education changed from an American perspective (which isn’t any better) to a Canadian, and Canadian history. But Residential Schools were not mentioned in my elementary schooling (St. Joeseph’s) and at MHS – ...

Weather Mainly cloudy. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h this morning. High 20. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Clearing late this evening. Low 8.   Status of cases in Algoma Tested (1)  Confirmed cases (2) Active cases Currently hospitalized Resolved cases (3) Deceased Cases Screened Positive for VOC (4) 153,193 400 0 0 400 6 110 Updated: ...

This morning, June 29th, 2021, Caroline Mulroney, Minister of Transportation, Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade and MPP for Nipissing, and Corina Moore, President and CEO of Ontario Northland Transportation Commission announced that Ontario Northland will be resuming all regularly scheduled motorcoach routes and adding two new stops in Toronto effective July 4, 2021. “As the ...

Manitou Gold Inc. is pleased to provide an update of its exploration activities on its 350 square km Goudreau Project located north of Wawa, Ontario. The Company is currently in the midst of a comprehensive exploration program, including soil geochemical sampling, induced polarization, and ground magnetic surveys, prospecting and geological mapping along the western 10 kilometers of strike length of ...

The Ontario government is investing nearly $860,000 in Coreprint Patterns through the Ontario Together Fund. The investment will mean that there is now a made-in-Ontario source for manufacturing critical components for COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests for hospitals and labs across the province. “Through the Ontario Together Fund, our government is making targeted investments in domestic businesses with the ...

Weather Increasing cloudiness. 40 percent chance of showers this morning and early this afternoon. Showers beginning this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 21. Humidex 26. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Showers. Fog patches developing near midnight. Local amount 15 to 25 mm. Low 14.   Status of cases in Algoma Tested (1)  Confirmed cases (2) Active ...

Weather Becoming a mix of sun and cloud this morning. 30 percent chance of showers this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 21. Humidex 25. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – Partly cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers early this evening. Fog patches developing near midnight. Low 11.   Status of cases in Algoma Tested (1)  Confirmed ...

Weather Mainly sunny. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 21. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – Increasing cloudiness early this evening. 60 percent chance of showers late this evening and overnight. Low 14.   Status of cases in Algoma   Tested (1)  Confirmed cases (2) Active cases Currently hospitalized Resolved cases (3) Deceased Cases Screened Positive for VOC ...

Wawa seems to be changing, and in the most part in a wonderful way. There is outdoor dining on Broadway now with North of 17. A beautiful mural adorns the Thrift Barn making this bright. The Big Bird Inn – who would have believed it could look so good! They were right, the bones were good – she just needed ...

Fog Advisory – Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Agawa – Lake Superior Park Marathon – Schreiber Dense fog is expected to dissipate late this morning. If travelling, be prepared for areas of near-zero visibility. Weather Cloudy. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud near noon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 22. Humidex 28. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – ...

  In 1960, while working for Shell Oil in Jasper Park, Alta., I bought a weekend edition of the Globe and Mail. Inside was a 30-page insert advertising secondary school teaching positions at every school board in Ontario. The postwar baby boomers were headed to high school. I had often considered teaching and, to my astonishment, discovered that having a ...

Weather Showers ending this morning then cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm this morning and early this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Temperature falling to 14 this morning then rising. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers or drizzle this evening then partly cloudy. Fog patches developing ...

Monday evening, Wawa residents were treated to a split-screen Zoom presentation by Joleine Kasper and Maggie Muck who together presented and made the Three Sisters Wild Rice Salad. These two dietetic interns are working with Justine Glover, Registered Dietitian at the Wawa Family Health Team. In a half-hour presentation, attendees were treated to the indigenous history of the three main ...

Weather Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers this morning. Clearing this afternoon. Wind becoming southwest 30 km/h gusting to 60 this morning. High 22. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Clear early this evening then partly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers this evening and after midnight. A few showers beginning after midnight. Risk of a thunderstorm ...

Algoma Public Health (APH) is reporting 1 new case of COVID-19, from north Algoma. North Algoma includes the communities of Dubreuilville, Michipicoten First Nation, Missinabie Cree First Nation, Wawa, and White River. Case #339 is of close contact, was tested on June 18th, and is self-isolating. Through contact tracing, APH notifies all close contacts directly. If you are not contacted ...