Nov 18, 2021 at 8:01 Congratulations to Lois Dorey, winner of Week 21 of the Foundation’s Catch the Ace Lottery! The envelope (#4) that Lois selected contained the Jack of Hearts, winning $504. The progressive pot next week is estimated at $9,415! Monies from the Catch the Ace are used to enhance health care services at the Lady Dunn Health ...

Tonight is the longest partial lunar eclipse in almost 600 years. The eclipse will last a total of 208.4 minutes, just shy of the partial eclipse on Feb. 18, 1440, that lasted 208.8 minutes. The entire eclipse will be visible from Wawa (provided the skies are clear tonight). For those who go out to look, at mid-eclipse, just 6.5° separate ...

Nov 18, 2021 at 07:56 Weather Flurries ending near noon then cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Risk of snow squalls this morning. Showers near Lake Superior this morning. Local blowing snow this morning. Amount 5 cm inland. Wind west 30 km/h gusting to 50. High plus 2. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy. 60 percent chance ...

Nov 18, 2021 at 06:42 Buses are running as scheduled. updated at: 5:24/5:24 a.m. Primary Conditions Secondary Conditions Visibility Hwy 17 West/North 50km From Wawa to Paint Lake Rd, Wawa partly snow covered bare and wet, snow covered good 70km From Paint Lake Rd, Wawa to Mobert partly snow covered snow covered good 101 63km From Wawa to Hwy 651 ...

Algoma Public Health (APH) has reported 26 new cases­­ of COVID-19 (#742 – #767), 23 from Sault Ste. Marie and area and 3 from Central and East Algoma. There are now 209 cases of COVID-19 in the Algoma District. In addition, APH is advising the public of two potential exposures to COVID-19.   Low-risk exposure – Thessalon Curling Club Public ...

New Books on the 7- Day Shelf this week are: “Once There Were Wolves” by Charlotte McConaghy, “Forgotten in Death” by J.D. Robb, “High Stakes” by Iris Johansen and “The Magician” by Colm Tóibín. The 2021 ScotiaBank Giller Prize Winner and Shortlist Books are available for checkout! “What Strange Paradise” by Omar El Akkad wins this year’s Scotiabank Giller Prize! ...

Nov 17, 2021 at 07:56 Weather Periods of light snow changing to periods of rain or drizzle this morning and ending late this afternoon then cloudy. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h this afternoon. High 6. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Flurries beginning this evening except showers near Lake Superior. Risk of snow squalls late this evening and overnight. Amount 5 cm ...

Nov 17, 2021 at 06:40 Due to freezing rain and icy road conditions in Dubreuilville, Route N6 servicing Wawa schools will be cancelled today.   Route N6 services students living in Dubreuilville who attend Sir James Dunn, Michipicoten High School, St. Augustine, Ecole Saint Joseph.   Hwy 17 is reduced to one lane in the Agawa area due to environmental clean up. ...

Due to freezing rain and icy road conditions in Dubreuilville, Route N6 servicing Wawa schools will be cancelled today.   Route N6 services students living in Dubreuilville who attend Sir James Dunn, Michipicoten High School, St. Augustine, Ecole Saint Joseph.

Algoma Public Health (APH) is advising that an individual associated with Korah Intermediate School has tested positive for COVID-19. At this time, APH is conducting a careful investigation to identify close contacts. Examples of close contacts include household members, people who have been in direct physical contact or belong to the same classroom/cohort, and people who have spent more than ...

Algoma Public Health is reporting that there are 18 new cases­­ of COVID-19 (#724 – #741), all from Sault Ste. Marie and area.   Details of the confirmed cases from Algoma Public Health: Case Number Exposure Category Status Tested Case #724 Unknown Self-isolating November 15, 2021 Case #725 Close contact Self-isolating November 15, 2021 Case #726 Close contact Self-isolating November ...

Nov 16, 2021 at 07:56 Weather Cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 1. Wind chill near minus 8. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy. Periods of snow beginning this evening then changing to periods of rain near midnight. Periods of snow over higher terrain overnight. Snowfall amount 5 cm ...

Algoma Public Health has reported 14 new cases­­ of COVID-19 (#710 – #723), all from Sault Ste. Marie and area.   Details of the confirmed cases: Case Number Exposure Category Status Tested Case #710 Unknown Self-isolating November 14, 2021 Case #711 Unknown Self-isolating November 14, 2021 Case #712 Unknown Self-isolating November 13, 2021 Case #713 Close contact Self-isolating November 14, ...

Nov 15, 2021 at 07:56 Weather Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries this morning. Wind north 20 km/h becoming light this morning. High zero. Wind chill minus 9 this morning. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – A few clouds. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 8. Wind chill near minus 11. Status of COVID-19 cases in Algoma ...

Algoma Public Health (APH) has reported that there are 20 new cases­­ of COVID-19 (#690 – #709), all from Sault Ste. Marie and area. Algoma Public Health is advising the public of one potential high-risk exposure to COVID-19. APH is advising anyone who visited 3B at Sault Area Hospital on November 9, 10, 11, or 12 of a potential high-risk ...