Local & Area News

At 6:50 a.m. Environment Canada issued a Winter Weather Travel Advisory for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park A low pressure system is expected to bring snowfall amounts of 5 to 10 cm with locally higher snowfall amounts of 10 to 15 cm possible in the area this morning. Environment Canada warns that lake effect snow could allow some areas to experience ...

Nov 21, 2022 at 06:28 Here are the road conditions for the Wawa area as posted by ON511: Primary Condition Secondary Condition visibility drifting Date & Time Highway 101 From Highway 144 to Shawmere River Partly snow covered Snow covered Good No 22-11-21 5:14 AM Highway 101 From Shawmere River to Highway 651 No Report 22-11-21 2:27 AM Highway 101 ...

As media will know, negotiations between the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and the government has resulted in a tentative agreement. Therefore, the Algoma District Board (ADSB) was pleased to advise parents on Sunday evening that there will be no disruption to learning and no need to move to remote learning this week.  ADSB is pleased that a tentative ...

Today, Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, issued the following statement regarding a tentative central agreement with the Canadian Union of Public Workers (CUPE). This is the first tentative central agreement reached through the 2022 round of central collective bargaining in the education sector: “Throughout these negotiations, our government’s focus has always been keeping students in the classroom without disruption. I ...

Aujourd’hui, le ministre de l’Éducation, Stephen Lecce, a fait la déclaration suivante au sujet de l’accord de principe conclu avec le Syndicat canadien de la fonction publique (SCFP). Il s’agit du premier accord central de principe conclu dans le cadre de la ronde 2022 de négociations collectives centrales dans le secteur de l’éducation : « Tout au long de ces ...

  At 8:17 a.m. Environment Canada issued a Winter Weather Travel Advisory for: White River – Dubreuilville Locally heavy flurries and snow squalls off of Lake Superior are expected to continue to affect the region through this morning bringing snowfall amounts of 5 – 10 cm. Environment Canada warns, “Motorists should expect hazardous winter driving conditions and adjust travel plans ...

The 2022-23 Mixed Curling League has begun. The league welcomes several new curlers to the sport and league.   Team Rank Wins G.P. FAHRER, Tom 1 2 2 McCOY, Joe 1 2 2 BUCKELL, Chris 3 1 2 STOYCHEFF, Peter 3 1 1 TERRIS, Tom 3 1 2 HALL, Dave 6 0 1 SMIT, Brandon 6 0 2 SWITZER, Anya ...

Nov 19, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Flurries or snow squalls. Local amount 5 to 10 cm. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light late this morning. Temperature falling to -9 this afternoon. Wind chill near -13. Tonight – Partly cloudy with 60% chance of flurries. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -18. Wind chill -13 this evening and -21 ...

The Snow Squall Warning continues for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Snow squalls are expected to persist through this afternoon as a result of southwesterly winds off Lake Superior with accumulations of 15 to 25 cm expected. Environment Canada warns that snow squalls can cause weather conditions to vary considerably; changes from clear skies to heavy snow within just a few ...

The Snow Squall Warning continues for: Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Snow squalls off Lake Michigan will continue to affect portions of St. Joseph Island today. Winds will then shift to become northwesterly and snow squalls off Lake Superior will develop and continue to affect the Sault Ste. Marie region this evening through Sunday afternoon. Snow squalls are ...

Nov 19, 2022 at 06:26 Here are the road conditions for the Wawa area as posted by ON511: Primary Condition Secondary Condition visibility drifting Date & Time Highway 101 From Highway 144 to Shawmere River Bare and wet road Partly snow covered, snow covered good no 22-11-19 5:15 AM Highway 101 From Shawmere River to Highway 651 Partly snow packed ...

Wednesday morning, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) filed strike notice, advising that its members will be on strike starting Monday, November 21st, 2022. For the Algoma District School Board (ADSB), this union includes custodial and maintenance employees and cafeteria employees in Sault Secondary schools. On Friday afternoon, ADSB provided an update to all ADSB families regarding the CUPE ...

The Ontario Government’s new “ON Trans-Canada” Standard now requires bare pavement within 12 hours of the end of a winter storm. This is four (4) hours faster than the previous standard. “Our government is the first to create a new highway level of service that will ensure Highways 11 and 17 are cleared faster, while improving road safety for drivers ...

  You may have time today to go down to Scenic Magpie High Falls to see the beautiful winter wonderland that was created from the freezing rain of the weekend and the mist that naturally occurs at the falls before the snow changes everything. The significant ice accretions as seen on the bench to the right make everything beautifully glittery, ...

After not being able to have spectators last year – the organizers of this year’s 5th Annual Lori Johnson Memorial Hockey Tournament are looking forward to full stands of spectators enjoying some great hockey playing. Friday, November 18th 1 19:00 Moose on the Loose (Wawa) vs Excuses (Chapleau) 2 20:00 WA2 (Wawa) vs Danger Rangerzz (SSM) 3 21:00 The Vigilantes ...