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Morning News – April 12

Apr 12, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h late this morning. High 14. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Clear. Fog patches developing after midnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -1. Wind chill -3 overnight. News Tidbits: Wawa fans of Pete Zedlacher will be delighted. He is ...

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Morning News – April 11

Apr 11, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Sunny. High 8. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -5. Wind chill -7 overnight. News Tidbits: April 9–15, 2023, is National Medical Laboratory Week (Lab Week). It’s a time to recognize the valuable contributions that medical laboratory technologists (MLTs) and medical laboratory assistants ...

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Literacy Leadership at St. Augustine

  The love of reading is alive and well at St. Augustine French Immersion Catholic School. A few years ago, a Literacy Leadership program was piloted in our library. At that time, four senior students signed up. The task would be for students to bring our books to life, reading stories to their peers, sometimes dressing up in costumes, using ...

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Morning News – April 10

Apr 10, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Mainly sunny. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 late this morning. High 8. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Fog patches developing overnight. Low plus 1 with temperature rising to plus 4 by morning. News Tidbits: It may be a secret to ...

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Wawa Public Library Receives Grant

  The Wawa Public Library is very excited to have received a grant from the Government of Canada, New Horizons for Seniors. This grant will allow the library to purchase additional Large Print books and Audio Books for the library. Large prints and audio books make reading easier for seniors who may have difficulty reading small print. The focus of ...

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Morning News – April 8

Apr 8, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Sunny. Wind up to 15 km/h. High plus 3. Wind chill -17 this morning. Tonight – Clear. Fog patches developing before morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -11. Wind chill -14 overnight. News Tidbits: The Waterwalker Film Festival is on April 14 in the Essar Hall at Sault College with doors ...

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ÉSC Trillium (Chapleau) students reflect on Aboriginal culture during artistic workshop

  Students from École secondaire catholique Trillium (Chapleau) recently welcomed in a virtual format the artist Jessica Somers. During this encounter, students experienced a memorable artistic creation activity. With the accompaniment of Ms. Somers, they painted a canvas to reflect various aspects of Aboriginal culture, including the medicine wheel. Additionally, the artist shared some teachings on Indigenous spirituality with the ...

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Les élèves de l’ÉSC Trillium vivent une activité de création artistique sur la culture autochtone

  Les élèves de l’école secondaire catholique Trillium (Chapleau) ont accueilli tout récemment l’artiste Jessica Somers en virtuel afin de vivre une activité de création artistique. Avec l’accompagnement de Mme Somers, ils ont peint une toile pour refléter divers aspects de la culture autochtone, dont la roue de médecine. De plus, l’artiste a partagé quelques enseignements sur la spiritualité autochtone ...

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SE OPP Wawa – Impaired Driver charged after traffic complaint

SE OPP Wawa

A concerned citizen helped police take an impaired driver off the road. On April 5, 2023, shortly after 9:00 a.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a traffic complaint for a possible impaired driver on Broadway Avenue in Wawa. Police located the vehicle and investigation revealed the driver to be impaired. As a ...

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Morning News – April 7

Apr 7, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Clearing this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High zero. Wind chill minus 14 this morning. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Clear. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 13. Wind chill minus 5 this evening and minus 15 overnight. News Tidbits: Hwy 631 is reduced to one lane in ...

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Winter Weather Travel Advisory (Wawa – Pukaskwa Park) – ENDED

Apr 7, 2023 at 07:42 This advisory ended at 3:16 a.m. Friday, April 7, 2023. Apr 6, 2023 at 05:46 At 4:26 a.m. Environment Canada issued a Winter Weather Travel Advisory. Snow squalls will develop off Lake Superior early this morning. Snow, heavy at times, is expected within the strongest bands along with local blowing snow which could significantly reduce ...

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Winter Weather Travel Advisory (Agawa – Lake Superior Park) ENDED

Apr 7, 2023 at 07:42 This advisory ended at 3:16 a.m. Friday, April 7, 2023. Apr 6, 2023 at 05:46 At 4:26 a.m. Environment Canada issued a Winter Weather Travel Advisory. Snow squalls will develop off Lake Superior early this morning. Snow, heavy at times, is expected within the strongest bands along with local blowing snow which could significantly reduce ...

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Morning News – April 6

Apr 6, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Winter Weather Travel Advisory Today – Flurries at times heavy and snow squalls. Local blowing snow. Local amount 5 to 10 cm. Wind southwest 40 km/h gusting to 70. Temperature steady near -3. Wind chill near -13. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – A few flurries ending this evening then cloudy with 40% ...

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East Algoma OPP – Charges laid after Vehicle damaged by snowblower snow

On April 4, 2023, the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged a person in relation to vehicle damage caused by snowblower snow. The complainant reported having on-going disputes with the neighbour. The neighbour was intentionally blowing snow from their driveway onto the complainant’s driveway. And, while doing so, covered the complainant’s cars causing damage to them. Matthew LEFEBVRE, 36 years of ...

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East Algoma OPP – Charges laid after Numerous Harassment Complaints

On March 14, 2023, the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested a person again in relation to numerous harassment complaints. The complainant reported multiple harassment related occurrences by a known person in a neighbourhood in Elliot Lake. There was a long history of on-going harassment from a neighbour. The neighbour was continuing their harassing behaviour by spinning their vehicle tires in ...

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