Weather: Cloudy. 70 percent chance of freezing rain changing to 70 percent chance of flurries this morning. Risk of a thunderstorm early this morning. 70 percent chance of rain along the lakeshore early this morning. Wind south 20 km/h becoming southwest 40 gusting to 70 late this morning. High plus 2 with temperature falling to minus 4 this afternoon. ...
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Hwy 17 (Wawa to White River) OPEN
The transport has been removed, and the highway is open Mar 11, 2021 at 06:50 The collision is about 1/2 km south of the first Catfish Creek Bridge (Silver Birch Cottages). Mar 11, 2021 at 06:42 The westbound lane is blocked at the first Catfish Creek Bridge (Silver Birch Cottages) due to a tractor trailer that is jackknifed, on its ...
Read More »Rain, Freezing Rain and Heavy Snow along Northeastern Lake Superior
Freezing rain warning in effect for: Wawa – White River- Pukaskwa Park White River – Agawa Lake Superior Park – Timmins Cochrane – Iroquois Falls Chapleau – Missinabie A weather system coming from Wisconsin will bring a mixed bag of rain to snow. A corridor of freezing rain is expected along and north of Highway 101, including Timmins. This includes ...
Read More »Between the Covers – March 10
The Library is open: Patrons must wear a face mask and hand sanitizer must be used upon entering. If patrons cannot wear a face mask we are happy to continue curbside pickup but a proper mask covering face, nose and chin must be worn. Face shields alone will not be permitted. Also, patrons must check in at the circulation desk ...
Read More »Morning News – March 10th
Weather: Cloudy. 40 percent chance of drizzle this morning. Periods of rain beginning late this morning. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light late this morning. High 8 with temperature falling to plus 5 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Periods of rain changing to periods of freezing rain mixed with ice pellets late this evening. Periods of ...
Read More »New Personal Support Worker Accelerated Program Adds Important Pathway for a Critical Career
Thanks to funding from the Province of Ontario, Confederation College is expanding its Personal Support Worker (PSW) program offerings this spring and summer. The new PSW Accelerated program will enable learners to complete the program in just six months with no tuition fee, alongside funding support for expenses such as textbooks, and a paid work placement. “This new Personal ...
Read More »SSMIC – Community Organizations Receive Pandemic Relief
A year ago, the COVID-19 pandemic changed life as we knew it. With the various restrictions and preventative measures put in place, many businesses were unsure how to proceed, struggling to keep their doors open and often unable to keep workers employed. To aid those impacted by the pandemic, the Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre (SSMIC) introduced FedNor’s COVID-19 ...
Read More »New technology combats COVID-19 in Public Area
Al Errington (Errington’s Wilderness Island Resort) was trying to find a solution to reduce the risks of COVID-19 transmission in the tourism industry when his research led him to references to Far-UVC. 10 years ago, scientists discovered that Far-UVC inactivates viruses and bacteria without harming people, animals or plants. Far-UVC is ultraviolet light in the low end of the ultraviolet ...
Read More »Morning News – March 9th
Weather: A mix of sun and cloud. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High 7. Wind chill minus 8 this morning. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Partly cloudy with 40 percent chance of drizzle. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40 this evening then light after midnight. Temperature steady near 6. Status ...
Read More »Frozen Line at Schools Repaired
The frozen line at École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) and St. Joseph French Immersion School has been repaired, and in class school will resume Tuesday, March 9, 2021.
Read More »CHADWIC Home – Celebrate International Women’s Day
March 8th is International Women’s Day. IWD is a global day of celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. The campaign theme for International Women’s Day 2021 is “Choose to Challenge”. A challenged world is an alert world, and from challenge comes change. So ...
Read More »New Youth Virtual Hub Launched
Algoma Family Services as part of an alliance of community partners (Algoma Children’s Aid Society, Algoma District School Board, Algoma Family Services, Algoma Public Health, Canadian Mental Health Association, Future SSM, Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board, the John Howard’s Society, Northern Youth Services, Sault Area Hospital, SSM District Social Services Administration Board, SSM Innovation Centre, and the SSM Police Services) ...
Read More »Ice Fishing Derby is over – Wawa tops Ontario in Town Points
Ontario’s COVID-safe ice fishing tournament is over. Wawa had 135 anglers with 1,638 fish caught. Wawa remained #1 provincially in ‘town points’! Wawa had 11 anglers place in the top 10 provincially, with one in the top 3 – Kathleen Johnson caught 557 fish throughout the derby. The Wawa standings are charted below. The prizes will be posted as soon ...
Read More »Morning News – March 8th
Happy International Women’s Day! Weather: Mainly cloudy with 60% chance of light snow early this morning and 40% chance of rain showers this afternoon. Risk of freezing drizzle early this morning. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light early this afternoon. High plus 4. Wind chill minus 6 this morning. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with ...
Read More »Highway 11 (New Liskeard to Kenogami) – CLOSED
Hwy 11 closed from New Liskeard to Kenogami due to a collision (11:00 a.m.). There is a detour is available at Hwy 65 and Whitewood in New Liskeard to Hwy 66 Jct in Kenogami for northbound traffic and from Hwy 66 Jct in Kenogami to Hwy 65/Whitewood Jct in New Liskeard for southbound traffic.
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