Local & Area News

  On April 13, 2023, the Wawa Fire Department held an open house from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The open house was focused on recruiting volunteer firefighters for the community. Chief Kevin Sabourin stated that he would like to add at least five new recruits to the municipality’s current roster. The information session was meant to answer any person’s ...

Apr 15, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Sunny. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud this morning. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 15. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 40% chance of showers. Fog patches developing overnight. Low 6. News Tidbits: Residents of Kashechewan First Nation will be evacuated to Timmins next week as ...

Apr 14, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: A mix of sun and cloud. Clearing late in the morning. Wind east 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light near noon. High 16. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Clear. Becoming partly cloudy before morning. Fog patches developing near midnight. Low zero. News Tidbits: Algoma Family Services and its community partners in ...

The Ontario government is investing nearly $1 million to support Indigenous-led projects and increased collaboration with Indigenous organizations and youth to help protect and restore the Great Lakes. David Piccini, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, made the announcement today at the seventh annual meeting of the Great Lakes Guardians’ Council, which Ontario co-chaired with Anishinabek Nation. “Our government ...

The Ontario government is working for the province’s 29,000 mine workers by introducing new rules to improve ventilation requirements in underground mines and lower exposure to harmful diesel exhaust to the most protective levels in North America. Long-term exposure to diesel exhaust can be a significant cause of lung cancer in miners. “Miners have been the backbone of Ontario’s economy ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario œuvre pour les 29 000 travailleurs miniers de la province, en mettant en place de nouvelles règles pour améliorer les exigences de ventilation dans les mines souterraines et réduire l’exposition aux émissions de moteur diesel nocives au seuil de protection le plus élevé d’Amérique du Nord. L’exposition à long terme aux substances nocives présentes dans les ...

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers faced a busy Easter long weekend as they conducted their province-wide seatbelt campaign and worked around the clock to keep the motoring public safe. Sadly, three people lost their lives in motor vehicle collisions over the weekend and one person was killed in a snowmobile incident. Over the four-day campaign, officers laid 1,507 seatbelt charges ...

Apr 13, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Sunny. A mix of sun and cloud late this afternoon with 40% chance of showers. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h late this morning. High +14. Wind chill -5 this morning. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Partly cloudy. 40% chance of showers this evening. Low +1. ...

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 ...

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 ...

  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 ...

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 ...

  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 ...

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 ...

  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 ...