Local & Area News

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 ...

  Les élèves de l’école secondaire catholique Trillium (Chapleau) ont accueilli tout récemment l’artiste Jessica Somers en virtuel afin de vivre une activité de création artistique. Avec l’accompagnement de Mme Somers, ils ont peint une toile pour refléter divers aspects de la culture autochtone, dont la roue de médecine. De plus, l’artiste a partagé quelques enseignements sur la spiritualité autochtone ...

A concerned citizen helped police take an impaired driver off the road. On April 5, 2023, shortly after 9:00 a.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a traffic complaint for a possible impaired driver on Broadway Avenue in Wawa. Police located the vehicle and investigation revealed the driver to be impaired. As a ...

Apr 7, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Clearing this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High zero. Wind chill minus 14 this morning. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Clear. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 13. Wind chill minus 5 this evening and minus 15 overnight. News Tidbits: Hwy 631 is reduced to one lane in ...

Apr 7, 2023 at 07:42 This advisory ended at 3:16 a.m. Friday, April 7, 2023. Apr 6, 2023 at 05:46 At 4:26 a.m. Environment Canada issued a Winter Weather Travel Advisory. Snow squalls will develop off Lake Superior early this morning. Snow, heavy at times, is expected within the strongest bands along with local blowing snow which could significantly reduce ...

Apr 7, 2023 at 07:42 This advisory ended at 3:16 a.m. Friday, April 7, 2023. Apr 6, 2023 at 05:46 At 4:26 a.m. Environment Canada issued a Winter Weather Travel Advisory. Snow squalls will develop off Lake Superior early this morning. Snow, heavy at times, is expected within the strongest bands along with local blowing snow which could significantly reduce ...

Apr 6, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Winter Weather Travel Advisory Today – Flurries at times heavy and snow squalls. Local blowing snow. Local amount 5 to 10 cm. Wind southwest 40 km/h gusting to 70. Temperature steady near -3. Wind chill near -13. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – A few flurries ending this evening then cloudy with 40% ...

Hwy 129: At 2:52 a.m. Thursday morning (April 6) the highway was reopened. 9:59 a.m. – Hwy 129 closed from Thessalon to Chapleau due to poor weather conditions   Hwy 17/11: 21:47 – Hwy 11/17 – From Hwy 628 Jct to Hwy 587 Jct there will be alternating traffic. Traffic control is in place. Please use caution in the area. ...

The Algoma District School Board has advising that due to power outages, and in the interest of safety, the following schools are closed today in Sault Ste. Marie: Greenwood Public School (Fourth Line/Peoples Road) Northern Heights Public School (Northern Avenue/Great Northern Road) Isabel Fletcher Public School (Goulais Avenue/Korah) Boreal French Immersion Public School (Northern Avenue/Great Northern Road) At 5:41 a.m. ...

The Grade 7 & 8 class from St. Augustine French Immersion Catholic School would like to thank everyone who supported our Annual Bake Sale and the Bottle Drive. We are overwhelmed by the generosity of our town! All of the proceeds will go towards our 2023 trip to Québec and Ottawa. We would like to thank the amazing volunteers who ...