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Passed away peacefully at the Lady Dunn Health Centre with his family by his side on Monday, July 22, 2024 at the age of 88 years.  Loving father of Maynard Campbell and Angela Campbell. Proud grandfather of Dawn (Chris Lambert), David Campbell and Benjamin Campbell. Great grandfather of Kendra Roy and Aiden Roy. Dear son of the late Faye and ...

Throughout the months of July and August, the Wawa Public Library is encouraging families to read, read, read!  Complete any 15 squares and submit the BINGO card to the Wawa Public Library. You will have a chance to win an awesome prize package. We want to encourage family reading time so there will be an adult’s prize and a children’s ...

Passed peacefully into the arms of the Lord on Monday July 22, 2024, in her 93rd year, with her family by her side at the Lady Dunn Health Centre, Wawa. Wife of the late Robert Dupuis.  Loving mother of Denise (Rocky) Lavoie, Nicole (Derek) Chapman, Roger (Maria) Dupuis, Michel (Wilma) Dupuis and Joanne (David) Jennings.  Grandmother of Tammy, Chad, Todd, ...

The Anishnaabe Grandmothers Water Walkers will be walking eastbound along Highway 17 and southbound on Highway 6 towards Manitoulin Island. The East Algoma OPP want to inform the public that the group of Anishnaabe Grandmothers Water Walkers will be walking the circumference of Lake Huron, beginning July 21, 2024, from St. Joseph Island, and ending the Ontario section, in Sarnia, ...

  Long time former resident, Adele Aquino was a lucky winner in the Split the Pot Lottery. Adele won $2,500 supporting healthcare in Ontario, specifically the Lady Dunn Health Centre. She has been playing Split the Pot since it began last year. Having used the services of the LDHC for 36 years, Adele felt it was appropriate to support the ...

The Wawa Public Library is very thankful for the many businesses and individuals that so generously support our very active and community minded library. We are truly thankful because these wonderful donations allow us to do more for this amazing community. If you haven’t had the opportunity to check out the library come on in and say hi and see ...

Passed away peacefully, in the early morning hours of Monday July 15, 2024 with his family by his side at the FJ Davey Home, Sault Ste. Marie. Ben leaves behind his cherished partner Susan and his beloved son Alain, daughter Bibiane and his three step-sons Ron (Kim), Rick (Robin) and Rol (Diane). Predeceased by his parents Lucien (2001) and Clarina ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Cyber-Enabled Fraud Team is assisting in an investment scam investigation where victims are losing hundreds of thousands of dollars in fake crypto currency investments. Investigators are warning the public not to engage with the following websites: www[.]How2Crypto[.]com www[.]How2Crypto[.]net   If you or someone you know has had dealings with the mentioned websites, please contact your ...

Ignace has voted in favour of continuing in the Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s siting process, which brings Northwestern Ontario one step closer to being put on the receiving end of all of Canada’s high-level nuclear waste. The NWMO has said it will select a single site by the end of 2024 for a deep geological repository for Canada’s existing stockpiles ...

On July 6, 2024, shortly after 7:00 p.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a disturbance at an apartment complex on Woodward Avenue in the Town of Blind River. Investigation determined the tenant and the complainant had been consuming alcohol when an altercation took place resulting in the complainant receiving a punch ...

On July 7, 2024, shortly after 11:15 p.m., members from the Sault Ste Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were on patrol duties on Highway 17 within the City of Sault Ste Marie. Police observed a person walking southbound on Highway 17 in an extremely poorly lit location (north of Sixth Line). Police stopped to provide a courtesy ...

Throughout the months of July and August, we are encouraging families to read, read, read!  Complete any 15 squares and submit the BINGO card to the Wawa Public Library! You will have a chance to win an awesome prize package! We want to encourage family reading time so there will be an adult’s prize and a children’s prize! BINGO cards ...

The East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a suspicious sudden death. On July 6, 2024, shortly after 10:30 a.m., police were called after an unknown person with no vital signs was left at a hospital in Blind River. A postmortem examination will take place in Toronto to determine a cause of death.   The investigation ...

With almost 20% of fatal collisions in Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) jurisdictions involving transport trucks this year, the data paints a grim picture of how commercial and non-commercial drivers have been sharing the road. Thirty-one (31) people have died in road incidents. Eighty-six (86) per cent of the crashes were linked to poor behaviours on the part of non-commercial drivers. ...

It was a busy start to summer for the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) as officers conducted their Canada Day Week campaign and targeting poor behaviours on roads, waterways and trails across the province. Sadly, one person lost their life in a boating incident over the long weekend. During the campaign which focused on seatbelt, lifejacket and helmet laws, the OPP ...