Algoma Public Health is reporting three new cases of COVID-19 in the Sault Ste. Marie and area. Two are from close contact, and the third is unknown. Through contact tracing, Algoma Public Health notifies all close contacts directly. If you are not contacted by Algoma Public Health, or affected by recent public exposure notifications posted by APH, you are not ...
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APH Issues Instructions and Recommendations to School Boards serving Algoma District
Dr. Jennifer Loo, Medical Officer of Health and CEO for Algoma Public Health has issued instructions and recommendations to school boards within the geographical area served by Algoma Public Health under Ontario Regulations 82/20 Section 2(2) of the Reopening Ontario Act, 2020, S.O. 2020, c.17. For high schools (Gr. 9-12) located in Sault Ste. Marie, these instructions mean that there will be a delay in ...
Read More »Morning News – January 9th
Weather: Cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries this morning with risk of freezing drizzle. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 4. Wind chill minus 12 this morning and minus 6 this afternoon. Tonight – Overcast. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 8. Wind chill near minus 12. Status of COVID-19 cases in ...
Read More »APH Reports 8 new Cases of COVID-19
Algoma Public Health has issued a media report that 8 (eight) new cases of COVID-19 are now active in the Algoma District. Six cases are from soo and area and two are from Central and East Algoma. There have been 118 cases to date with 67 resolved. Through contact tracing, Algoma Public Health notifies all close contacts directly. If ...
Read More »Time to go Skating, maybe Hockey?
Although still quite brisk outside, temperatures should warm up this afternoon. If you haven’t taken advantage of going outside and skating on the beautiful path that is being maintained on Wawa Lake. In the past, Wawaites could use the ice rink created by the Municipality, but that is usually delayed until February. This winter, Spencer Jennings has been out clearing ...
Read More »Morning News – January 8th
Weather: A mix of sun and cloud. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 3. Wind chill minus 21 this morning and minus 5 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight- Partly cloudy. Becoming cloudy this evening. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 9. Wind chill near minus 13. Status of COVID-19 ...
Read More »Harte Gold Reports Spectacular Production Results for Fourth Quarter and Provides 2021 Expectations
Harte Gold announced that last year’s gold production from the White River Sugar Zone Mine was 25,649 ounces, exceeding the upper range of production that was estimated of 20,000 to 24,000 ounces. The fourth-quarter production of 10,835 ounces, is the highest quarterly period of production on record for the young mine. In 2021, gold production of 60,000 to 65,000 ounces ...
Read More »Morning News – January 7th
Weather: Mainly cloudy. Clearing late this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 5. Wind chill minus 19 this morning and minus 7 this afternoon. Tonight – Clear. Becoming partly cloudy near midnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 16. Wind chill minus 15 this evening and minus 20 overnight. Status of COVID-19 cases in Algoma Tested ...
Read More »Morning News – January 6th
Weather: Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries this morning with risk of freezing drizzle. Wind up to 15 km/h. Temperature steady near minus 5. Wind chill near minus 12. UV index 1 or low. Tonight- Partly cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 16. Wind chill minus 11 this evening and minus 22 overnight. Status of COVID-19 ...
Read More »Morning News – January 5th
Weather: Flurries ending this morning then cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Risk of freezing drizzle this morning. Fog patches dissipating early this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High plus 1. Wind chill minus 5 this morning. Tonight – Cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries early this evening. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h this evening. Low minus 10. ...
Read More »Freezing Drizzle Warning
updated – Jan 5, 2021 at 08:17 The freezing rain advisory ended at 6:45 this morning. Jan 5, 2021 at 01:06 At 12:44 this morning Environment Canada has issued a Freezing Drizzle Advisory. It encompasses the area shown in grey in the graphic to the right. For Wawa-news readers the area from Agawa to St. Joe’s Island is affected. The ...
Read More »Do you have beautiful photographs to share?
The Municipality of Wawa is redesigning its website. In order to create a website that will showcase the Wawa and the immediate surrounding area – photographs are essential! The Municipality is looking for 15 to 20 high-resolution images. Suggestions include photos from some of the many community events that Wawa hosts: Wawa Salmon Derby, Wawa Ice Fishing Derby, Boondocking, Wawa ...
Read More »Morning News – January 4th
Weather: Cloudy. 60 percent chance of flurries or drizzle this afternoon. Risk of freezing drizzle. Drizzle along the lakeshore this morning. Wind south 20 km/h becoming light early this morning. Wind becoming southwest 20 gusting to 40 this morning. Temperature steady near plus 1. Tonight – Cloudy. 60 percent chance of flurries or drizzle this evening. Flurries beginning late this ...
Read More »APH Confirms 3 new cases of COVID-19 (#79-81)
Published on: Jan 3, 2021 at 18:05 Algoma Public Health is reporting 3 (three) new cases of COVID-19. Two cases are from Sault Ste. Marie and area and one case is from Central & East Algoma. All cases were tested yesterday. Through contact tracing, Algoma Public Health notifies all close contacts directly. If you are not contacted by Algoma Public ...
Read More »Tractor Trailer SVC causes minor traffic delays north of Wawa
Minor traffic delays occured this afternoon after an eastbound tractor trailer left the roadway and came to rest against a rockcut. OPP and Algoma EMS attended the scene and two were taken to the Lady Dunn Health Centre. Lamon’s Towing was there to remove the transport from the ditch. The incident occurred about 30km west of Wawa on ...
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