Local & Area News

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. ...

RANK WINS G.P. BUSSINEAU, Denise 1 14 17 SPENCER, Diane 2 13 17 BONITZKE, Wendy 3 12 15 MATHIAS, Danette 3 12 17 LESCHISHIN, Barb 5 10 17 PARSONS, Rochelle 5 10 17 TREMBLAY, Cheryl 5 10 17 AMOS, Tracy 8 9 16 SZEKELY, Annik 9 8 17 TAVELLA, Debbie 9 8 16 SMITH-MORIN, Glynis 11 7 17 CHIUPKA, Lorna ...

The Algoma District School Board (ADSB) has approved the appointment of three new Student Trustees for the 2026 / 2027 school year. The successful candidate for the incoming Chair and Indigenous Student Trustee position is Olivia Mizzi from Superior Heights C&VS. The two successful candidates for the Student Trustee positions are Amore Maree from Superior Heights C&VS and Madison Vaughan ...

Weather: Today Mainly cloudy. 40% chance of flurries early this morning. Flurries beginning this morning and ending this afternoon. Local amount 2 cm. Wind becoming north 30 km/h gusting to 50 late this morning. Temperature falling to -9 this afternoon. Wind chill near -18. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight Mainly cloudy. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming ...

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 ...

Weather: YELLOW WARNING – SNOWFALL Today Cloudy. Snow at times heavy or ice pellets beginning this morning. Risk of freezing rain late this afternoon. Snow and ice pellet amount 10 cm. Wind east 20 km/h gusting to 40. High zero. Wind chill -10 this morning. UV index 1 or low. Tonight Periods of snow with risk of freezing drizzle. Fog ...

Weather: Today Ice pellets mixed with snow changing to snow near noon. Local blowing snow. Snow and ice pellet amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40. High -1. Wind chill near -9. UV index 1 or low. Tonight Mainly cloudy. Local blowing snow this evening. Wind east 20 km/h gusting to 40. Low -3. Wind ...

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 ...

Playoff championship games are April 8th (Wednesday). Championship Game: Tom Terris vs Mark Leschishin Third Place Game: Aaron Bumstead vs Spencer Terris Participation Game: Ron Hale vs Matthew Morrison

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” ...

April 1st, marks the beginning of fire season. Ontario’s outdoor fire rules are now in effect. At this time, updates about the fire situation will be published twice weekly. Please note: The next update will be provided on Tuesday, April 7. Northeast Region  There are currently no active wildland fires in the Northwest Region. Wildland Fire Management Act Effective today, several ...

Weather: Today Mainly cloudy. 30% chance of flurries this afternoon. Snow beginning late this afternoon. Amount 2 cm. Wind becoming east 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High -2. Wind chill -15 this morning and -8 this afternoon. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight Snow at times heavy changing to ice pellets mixed with snow and freezing rain after ...

Décédé paisiblement au Lady Dunn Health Centre le mardi 31 mars 2026 à l’âge de 82 ans.   Époux bien-aimé de DeniseThériault. Père adoré d’Édith Lévesque (Steve), François (Natalie) et Isabelle Gagnon (Kevin Ecker). Grand-papa fier de William, Aryane (Chris Mayes), Gabrielle, Damien, Kayleigh, Jaelyn et Zane. Jean-Paul chérissait également ses petits-enfants à quatre pattes Buck, Mika, Gucci, Rosie et ...