Ontario is investing in job training and economic development opportunities for Indigenous people in the Thunder Bay area. Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation David Zimmer visited Fort William First Nation to announce that the province is supporting a job training initiative for Indigenous people with SuperCom Industries LP. This investment, made through Ontario’s Indigenous Economic Development Fund, will support ...
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Tuesday Morning News – January 30
Jan 30, 2018 @ 07:59 Weather Today Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries this afternoon. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 13. Wind chill minus 31. Tonight Snow. Amount 5 to 10 cm. Wind becoming south 30 km/h gusting to 50 after midnight. Temperature rising to minus 6 by morning. Roads 2018-01-30 – early morning report 101 ...
Read More »Monday Morning News – January 29th
Weather Today A mix of sun and cloud. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 13. Wind chill minus 30. Tonight A few clouds. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 25. Wind chill minus 29. Roads 2018-01-29 – early morning report 101 Timmins to Highway 144 bare and wet road with partly snow covered sections. 2018-01-29 2:14 101 ...
Read More »Annual Service Provider’s Forum
Jan 26, 2018 @ 10:47 Wawa and Area Victim Services hosted their Annual Service Provider’s Forum on Tuesday, January 23rd. This networking opportunity is designed to familiarize and introduce new programs to those in our community who provide these services. Kaitlin Dube explained as the day began “There is so much value in coming together every year. This helps to ...
Read More »Warm Temperatures create slush and puddles
Jan 27, 2018 @ 15:14 The warm temperatures of yesterday and today (6.5 yesterday, and 5 today) have made our snowbanks melt. We are all enjoying the warm weather, but it does create problems. Especially since temperatures are expected to drop to -17 tonight. Despite the slush on Wawa Lake, there are quite a few anglers on ...
Read More »Winter to return – Temperature drop and possible snow squalls
Jan 27, 2018 @ 07:24 At 6:18 this morning, Environment Canada issueda snow squall watch for: Chapleau – Gogama Geraldton – Manitouwadge – Hornepayne Kapuskasing – Hearst Nipigon – Marathon – Superior North Sault Ste. Marie – Superior East Timmins – Cochrane Wawa – White River – Pukaskwa A fast moving cold front is expected to cross over the area ...
Read More »Snow Clearing
Jan 27, 2018 @ 07:17 With the unseasonable winter thaw, many residents of Wawa have been nibbling away at the snow, clearing walkways and making driveways bigger. The employees of our Municipality’s Infrastructure Services has been busy widening our streets and taking the snow away. They are shown here along the waterfront (Wawa Street) removing some of the drifted snow ...
Read More »Saturday Morning News – January 27
Weather Today A few rain showers or flurries changing to flurries this morning. Risk of snow squalls late this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Local snowfall amount 2 cm. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. Temperature falling to minus 3 this afternoon. Tonight Flurries ending overnight then cloudy. Risk of snow squalls early this evening. Local amount 2 ...
Read More »Warm Weather creates ponding on highways
Jan 27, 2018 @ 04:50 The warm temperatures has been enjoyed by all. However, motorists and pedestrians have to watch out for ponding along roadways. Ponding occurs where there is insufficient drainage of water. Because all the meltwater must go somewhere, it usually does so on roadways. This photo was taken at Northern Lights Ford about 10 p.m. ...
Read More »Marathon OPP Charge Impaired Woman with Care or Control
Jan 26, 2018 @ 10:30 On January 25, 2018 at approximately 5:20 p.m. officers of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon detachment received a report regarding a possible impaired driver in the town of Marathon area. Officers patrolled the area and located the vehicle in a parking lot of a local business. When officers approached the vehicle they found it ...
Read More »Picture of the Day – #WhyIMarch
The poster says it all – Thank you Allison.
Read More »Friday Morning News – January 26
Weather Today Mainly cloudy. 60 percent chance of flurries this morning with risk of freezing drizzle. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High plus 2. Tonight Cloudy. A few rain showers or flurries beginning this evening. Fog patches developing after midnight. Wind southwest 30 km/h. Low plus 1. Roads 2018-01-26 – early morning report 101 Timmins ...
Read More »Algoma Public Health celebrates 50 years of service this year
Jan 25, 2018 @ 10:38 In November of 1968, Algoma Health Unit (now Algoma Public Health) was established as an official public health agency in Ontario. First providing service in Sault Ste. Marie and immediate area, it grew with the addition of townships north and east, Elliot Lake joined in 1978. Today Algoma Public Health main office in Sault Ste. ...
Read More »Go Green! Thursday’s e-Flyers
Jan 25, 2018 @ 10:30 Home Building Centre ValuMart The Bargain Shop! Canadian Tire
Read More »Patrick Brown resigns
Jan 25, 2018 @ 06:22 Patrick Brown has resigned as Ontario PC Leader: “These allegations are false and have been difficult to hear. “However, defeating Kathleen Wynne in 2018 is more important than one individual. “For this reason, after consulting with caucus, friends and family I have decided to step down as Leader of the Ontario PC Party. I will ...
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