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The Government of Ontario and the Federal Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities have recently made headlines regarding announcements and discussions held on the topic of passenger rail in Northern Ontario.   In March, the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission purchased 205 kilometres of track between North Bay and Washago. The public now owns this strategic piece of rail infrastructure, ...

Passed away peacefully at the Lady Dunn Hospital with her family by her side on Thursday April 9, 2026 at the age of 77 years. Beloved wife of Ken for 57 years. Cherished mother of Ken Jr., Scott and Sherri (Ron). Proud grandmother of Samarah (Steve), Ryker, Brycen, Trenten. Great grandmother of Jackson, James and Everly. Dear daughter of Lillian ...

Apr 12, 2026 at 07:01 On April 10th, the Surface Water Monitoring Centre, Ministry of Natural Resources issued a Flood Watch for MNR Districts Chapleau/Wawa and Sault Ste. Marie (full list is below). With rain expected over the next 5 days with toral amounts ranging from 25 to 60 mm of rainfall expected. The most significant precipitation and milder conditions ...

A massive project to transport and bury all of Canada’s high-level nuclear fuel waste in northwestern Ontario has moved to the next stage of a federal review with today’s launch of a second 30-day comment period – this one on what information must be included in the multi-year review process. The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada has posted the “Draft ...

November 29,1958 – April 8, 2026 Louis passed away peacefully surrounded by the love of his family after a long grueling courageous 7-year battle with cancer. Louis was a loving and compassionate husband and adventure partner to Mariane for 44 years. A proud father to Derek (Chantal) and Ashlee (Joe). He was the best Papa to Madison, Ethan, Kolten (Heidi), ...

Born November 29, 1930, in Wawa, passed away at the age of 95 years. A lifelong northerner with a deep love for the land, Edward spent most of his working years with Algoma Ore, where he was known for his steady work ethic and quiet reliability. Outside of work, Edward was happiest in the outdoors. He was an avid trapper, ...

Weather: Today A mix of sun and cloud. Wind becoming southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 near noon. High -3. Wind chill -25 this morning and -9 this afternoon. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight Partly cloudy. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low -9. Wind chill -10 this evening and -16 overnight. Road Conditions: ...

Thank you to the Algoma Elementary Teacher’s Federation of Ontario (Sir James Dunn Wawa) for your generous donation to the Wawa Public Library. This donation funded most of the cost of this new BeaverBot and the balance is thanks to all of the small donations we receive. Beaver Bot cutter is a tool that lets children safely transform everyday cardboard ...

What a great Seedy Saturday. A huge Thank you to the  #wawacommunitygarden and #thesuperiorgardener who came up from Sault Ste Marie for teaming up with us for another successful #seedysaturday.  Lindsay’s Workshop on how to properly save seeds was very informative. She also had a wide variety of seeds and organic products for sale.   A great learning experience for all. ...

  Join us on Thursday, April 23rd for a Gospel Music Night Sing-a-long at 6 p.m. Members of local Church choirs will be here to lead us in song. This promises to be a night of uplifting music and togetherness. We will be singing those wonderful hymns, like Amazing Grace and How Great Thou Art and much more. Everyone is ...

An OPP social media post regarding a wanted individual helped members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) locate and arrest the person on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. At approximately 3:50 p.m., officers from the East Algoma Detachment, along with the OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT), responded to a report of a sighting of a wanted person travelling in a white ...

Affordable Housing Opportunity 44 Third Avenue, Wawa, Ontario The Algoma District Services Administration Board is accepting applications for affordable rental housing located at 44 Third Avenue, Wawa, Ontario. The newly acquired property offers six (6) units at affordable rents set at no more than 80% of CMHC Average Market Rent (AMR). Available Units Unit Size Unit Type Quantity Affordable Rent ...

Algoma Family Services (AFS) is proud to celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2026, marking a quarter-century of delivering compassionate, community-based mental health and social services to children, youth, adults, and families throughout the Algoma District. Formed in 2001 through the amalgamation of Algoma Child & Youth Services Inc. and the Family Counselling Centre, AFS has grown into a cornerstone of ...

A disturbance at a Wawa hotel has resulted in two individuals being arrested on weapons and drug charges. On March 31, 2026, at approximately 9:30 a.m., the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Algoma Paramedic Services responded to a report of an Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) incident at a local hotel. One individual was arrested for ...

Matthew 21:1-11         Jesus enters Jerusalem God communicates with us in many ways. Do we trust that what we receive is from God? Are we willing to act on it?  Would we dare take the donkey, as the disciples did? Would we go against that voice in our head like Pilate did? As Christians, we hope to have a “well-instructed tongue” ...