Community Futures Development Corporations across Northern Ontario are here to help small businesses impacted by COVID-19 that have been unable to access other federal support. Applications are now open for the new Regional Relief and Recovery Fund #RRRF. Please contact Tracy Amos at Superior East CFDC at 705-852-0863 or [email protected] for more information on this new program.
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Morning Road Conditions – November 25
Wawa-news gets the following road condition information from Ontario511 – Please verify road conditions and closures as this information will change as reports are made and as weather changes in between road reports. Always be prepared for sudden road closures due to collisions or poor weather driving conditions when you are travelling. Ensure that you are prepared for lengthy road ...
Read More »From the Branch – November 25
As my paper was delivered and the carrier was donning a mask I was thinking after what a change from last spring. And it must be hard to understand as a child to be told the NEW way of living with the threat of danger and having to watch the behaviour of strangers who can threating your life just by ...
Read More »Morning News – November 25
Weather – Cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries or drizzle early this morning then 40 percent chance of drizzle this morning. Risk of freezing drizzle early this morning. High plus 3. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy. Risk of freezing drizzle overnight. Fog patches developing near midnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 6. Wind chill minus ...
Read More »Town of Marathon has first case of COVID-19
The Town of Marathon remains diligent in monitoring the situation as it pertains to COVID-19. We continue to evaluate all Public Health Agency communications as well as communications from other Federal and Provincial Government Health Authorities. The health and well-being of our residents is of great importance. With the confirmation of the first positive COVID-19 case in Marathon from the ...
Read More »APH announces COVID-19 Case #59 & #60
Algoma Public Health is reporting two new cases of COVID-19 in the Algoma District, Cases #59 & 60. Both cases have been attributed to international travel, meaning that the person acquired their infection from travel outside of Canada. Through contact tracing, Algoma Public Health notifies all close contacts directly. Case Number Exposure Category Status Tested Case #59 International travel ...
Read More »Angus Gold Appoints new company director
Angus Gold Inc. has appointed Steve Burleton as a director of the Company. Burleton has experience in the Wawa area as he was previously with Vice President of Business Development at Richmont (now Alamos). He is an experienced mining executive with significant experience in capital raising, corporate development and strategy, including President and Chief Executive Officer of GT Gold Corp., ...
Read More »Morning News – November 24
Weather – Becoming cloudy this morning with 40 percent chance of flurries. Periods of snow beginning late this afternoon. Wind becoming south 30 km/h gusting to 50 late this afternoon. High minus 6. Wind chill minus 19 this morning and minus 12 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Periods of snow ending near midnight then cloudy with ...
Read More »Morning Road Conditions – November 23
Wawa-news gets the following road condition information from Ontario511 – Please verify road conditions and closures as this information will change as reports are made and as weather changes in between road reports. Always be prepared for sudden road closures due to collisions or poor weather driving conditions when you are travelling. Ensure that you are prepared for lengthy road ...
Read More »Morning News – November 23
Weather – Flurries ending early this morning then cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light early this afternoon. Temperature falling to minus 8 this morning then steady. Wind chill minus 7 this morning and minus 16 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy with 60 percent chance of ...
Read More »Highway 17 (Mica Bay) OPEN
Nov 22, 2020 at 19:12 – at 4:48 Ontario511 tweeted “NB has reopened to 1 lane in the Montreal River area.” Nov 22, 2020 at 11:18 – The photo to the right was posted to the Facebook Group “Northern Ontario Traffic Alerts – Alertes Routiers” at 10:48 a.m. Nov 22, 2020 at 10:35 At 9:53 this morning Ontario511 advised that ...
Read More »Morning Road Conditions – November 21
Wawa-news gets the following road condition information from Ontario511 – Please verify road conditions and closures as this information will change as reports are made and as weather changes in between road reports. Always be prepared for sudden road closures due to collisions or poor weather driving conditions when you are travelling. Ensure that you are prepared for lengthy road ...
Read More »Morning News – November 21
Weather – Cloudy. Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries late this afternoon. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 4. Wind chill near minus 13. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Wind up to 15 km/h. Temperature steady near minus 4. Wind chill near minus 9. Status of COVID-19 cases in the ...
Read More »A Look Back – November 20th, 2001
Nineteen years ago, Wawa residents bade farewell to the Esso Station at 95 Broadway. At that time, I was a typesetter at the Algoma News Review and moonlighted as a reporter. At the end of August 2001, I wrote at that time that the Esso had closed. Esso Imperial Oil had not given an official comment as to the ...
Read More »East Algoma OPP are looking for help in regards to a break, enter and theft at an Elliot Lake Business
The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are asking for assistance in regards to a break, enter and theft occurrence on November 18, 2020 at a retail business on Newfoundland Walk in Elliot Lake. Police were called to that location at approximately 10:25 p.m. when the alarm was tripped. The front door glass was broken to gain entry. Once inside, the display ...
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