Local & Area News

Mar 24, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Sunny. Wind up to 15 km/h. High +4. Wind chill -21 this morning. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Clear. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -10. Wind chill -15 overnight. News Tidbits: Don’t Forget – the Wawa Goose Senior’s Club is holding a pizza and movie night featuring the 2018 ...

11:39 PM EDT Thursday 23 March 2023 Special weather statement in effect for: Agawa – Lake Superior Park Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay, and other areas to the east… Significant snowfall possible Saturday into Saturday night for the regions above and and areas to the east… A winter storm is ...

5:19 PM EDT Thursday 23 March 2023 Special weather statement in effect for: Agawa – Lake Superior Park Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Significant snowfall possible Saturday into Saturday night. A winter storm is expected to impact the province beginning Saturday morning. Parts of northeastern Ontario could receive 15 to ...

This week we talked about judging people based on appearance and how Samuel did not think of David the raggedy, smelly young shepherd boy would be the king of the Jewish nation. It turned out that he became one of the best king of the Israelites but he also wrote many of the Psalm we read in the Bible. Years ...

Mar 23, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Cloudy. 40% chance of flurries this morning. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this morning. Wind becoming west 20 this afternoon. High -1. Wind chill -15 this morning and -3 this afternoon. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Becoming clear near midnight. Wind up to 15 ...

Route N01 servicing Hornepayne Public School, Holy Name of Jesus, and Ecole Saint Nom De Jesus will be cancelled for today (March 23, 2023)

Mar 22, 2023 at 18:38 Highway 17 is now open. Mar 22, 2023 at 17:56 On511 has updated the highway closure at Catfish Lake Road to one lane open, “HWY 17 Eastbound at Catfish Lake Rd, Algoma. Lane and EAST shoulder closed.” Mar 22, 2023 at 15:32 Hwy 17 is closed in the Catfish Lake area due to a jackknifed ...

In surveying Canadian residents who have accessed mental health services in the past year, the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH) found that the provinces received a collective grade of “D” in providing access to mental health professionals. “It is deeply concerning to know that close to half (47%) of all respondents gave the provinces a failing ...

This year, parents and guardians of Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon students will have the opportunity to follow two free French as a second language programs. The Beginner 1 program will run for 15 weeks whereas the Beginner Conversation program is an 8-week course. Both programs, starting March 27, 2023, will be offered online by Collège Boréal. These programs will support ...

Mar 22, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Cloudy. 60% chance of snow early this morning. Snow beginning this morning then changing to periods of drizzle or snow this afternoon. Snowfall amount 5 to 10 cm. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h this morning. High +2. Wind chill -12 this morning. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Periods of snow ...

Special thanks to Kathy Culhane for coming to our rescue & spending day at the hospital taking care of things.  The delicious suppers, use of your computer & help all week was deeply appreciated. Thank you to Dr. Matthew Breton, Nurse Sherri Dereski, hospital staff & pharmacy girls for your excellent care & compassion. To our family, friends & neighbours ...

Mar 21, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Sunny. Wind up to 15 km/h. High -3. Wind chill -26 this morning and -7 this afternoon. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Clear. Increasing cloudiness late this evening then 40% chance of light snow overnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -9. Wind chill -8 this evening and -14 overnight. ...

  Four figure skaters from the Lake Superior Figure Skating Club (LSFSC) and one honourary LSFSC skater representing the Wawa Figure Skating Club (WFSC) have secured spots at the Skate Ontario Provincial Championships. The provincial championships are being held in Stratford, Ont., from March 24 to 26. “The skaters have worked very hard all season to qualify for provincials. The ...

On March 18, 2023, officers with the Emergency Services Unit arrested 30-year-old Gerald Anglehart of Wawa, Ontario on the strength of a warrant.   On March 9, 2023, officers responded to an emergency call for service after someone pointed a gun at a victim in the 600 block of Pine Street. Through the investigation, officers identified the accused as the ...

In 1860, a newspaper account remarked on the easily distinguishable Métis of the upper Great Lakes, who were “rather fancifully dressed, having their caps and clothing ornamented with beads.” Many others described the distinct Métis way of life that blended hunting, fishing, farming, trapping, various forms of paid employment and making “considerable quantities of maple sugar” every spring.   “Since ...