Local & Area News

Jan 23, 2023 at 06:14 Here are the road conditions for the Wawa area as posted by ON511. Primary Condition Secondary Condition visibility drifting Highway 101 From Highway 144 to Shawmere River Bare and wet road Good No 23-1-23 5:11 AM Highway 101 From Shawmere River to Highway 651 Bare and wet road Good No 23-1-23 5:21 AM Highway 101 ...

Team Rank Wins G.P. FAHRER, Tom 1 7 8 TERRIS, Tom 2 6 8 McCOY, Joe 3 5 8 BUCKELL, Chris 4 4 8 SWITZER, Anya 4 4 8 HALL, Dave 6 3 8 STOYCHEFF, Peter 6 3 8 SMIT, Brandon 8 0 8 Game Schedule for January 26th, 2023. Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 McCOY STOYCHEFF ...

Jan 21, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Flurries. Local amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 near noon. High -2. Wind chill -16 this morning and -8 this afternoon. Tonight – Flurries. Local amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light after midnight. Temperature steady near -3. ...

Sol Mamakwa, NDP Deputy Leader and critic for Indigenous and Treaty Relations, issued the following statement in response to the recent discovery of potential burials at the former St. Mary’s Indian Residential School site in Wauzhushk Onigum Nation. “Our nations are hurting. Outrage has quickly turned to pain, and we are deeply saddened remembering the children that lost their lives ...

Jan 21, 2023 at 06:14 Here are the road conditions for the Wawa area as posted by ON511. Note: Eastbound travellers: Hwy 17, from Desbarats to Bruce Mines, remains closed following a fatal pedestrian collision. A detour route has been established at Hwy 638. (updated at 7:00 a.m.) Primary Condition Secondary Condition visibility drifting Highway 101 From Highway 144 to ...

Jan 20, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Cloudy. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 8. Wind chill -25 this morning and -11 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Becoming cloudy near midnight with 30% chance of flurries overnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low ...

There was a noticable police presence today in the Tamarack Avenue and Michipicoten High School area. In addition, all local schools were put under a lock down procedure.  The Wawa Public Library also closed its doors in response. At 2:30 the Algoma District School Board notified parents that the lock down was lifted, and that school have returned to normal operations. ...

RANK WINS G.P. LESCHISHIN, Barb 1 5 6 SPENCER, Diane 1 5 8 BONITZKE, Wendy 3 4 6 BUSSINEAU, Denise 3 4 5 CHIUPKA, Lorna 3 4 8 PARSONS, Rochelle 6 3 8 AMOS, Tracy 7 2 7 MATHIAS, Danette 8 1 8 Game Schedule for January 24th. Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 CHIUPKA LESCHISHIN SPENCER AMOS ...

  The library staff was thrilled to have students and teachers from St. Augustine’s French Immersion School come and visit the library on December 9th, 2022. It was wonderful to show everyone our amazing new Interactive Game table and all the uses of a 3D Printer. They were also able to try the Awe Learning computers and tablets. The students ...

Jan 19, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Cloudy. 30% chance of flurries this morning. Wind northeast 30 km/h gusting to 50. Temperature steady near -6. Wind chill near -16. Tonight – Cloudy. Wind northeast 30 km/h gusting to 50. Low -10. Wind chill near -17. News Tidbits:  Congratulations to Ashton Roach of Sault Ste. Marie who won $250,000  with ...

Algoma Family Services (AFS) is pleased to announce Stephanie Fetherston, M.S.W., R.S.W., as the new Director of Services, effective January 16, 2023. Stephanie replaces Sandie Leith who retired last December. Prior to her arrival at AFS, Stephanie was the Professional Services Director at THRIVE Child Development Centre. Over her twenty-year career, she has worked as a leader and clinical social ...

Jan 20, 2023 at 07:14 Here are the road conditions for the Wawa area as posted by ON511. Please note that most of the road conditions have not yet been updated by ON511. The website is showing the last update of yesterday.     Primary Condition Secondary Condition visibility drifting Highway 101 From Highway 144 to Shawmere River Bare and ...

At 4:47 a.m. Environment Canada advised of a Winter Weather Travel Advisory. A Colorado low is expected to bring snow beginning this afternoon with total snowfall accumulations of 10 to 15 cm. The snow is expected to fall heavy at times through this evening before tapering to periods of lighter snow early Friday morning. This weather system will affect the ...

On January 18, 2023, the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested two people in relation to a break in at a residence on Mount Lake, north or Elliot Lake. On January 17, 2023, police received information from the complainant who reported a break-in to a house on Mount Lake and a Ski-doo floater coat was stolen. The break-in occurred during ...

Jan 19, 2023 at 06:42 Here are the road conditions for the Wawa area as posted by ON511. Primary Condition Secondary Condition visibility drifting Highway 101 From Highway 144 to Shawmere River Bare and dry road Bare and wet road, partly snow covered Good No 23-1-19 5:07 AM Highway 101 From Shawmere River to Highway 651 Bare and wet road ...