Local & Area News

On January 21, 2023, the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to a snowmobile theft from a residence on Hillside Drive South in Elliot Lake. The complainant reported their snowmobile stolen from a backyard sometime overnight. Police and witnesses continued to look around town and eventually located it parked at a residence on Hutchison Avenue. A male and female on ...

On January 19, 2023, at approximately 1:21 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a threats occurrence on Tamarack Avenue in Wawa. As a result of the investigation, Jordan ROBERT, 30 years-of-age, of Wawa was arrested and charged with the following: Uttering Threats – Cause death or Bodily Harm, contrary to section ...

This year, staff at École Sacré-Coeur (Chapleau) made a commitment to maximize their annual holiday food drive. Thus, school staff organized a variety of daily activities to make students aware of the importance of charitable activities and to encourage them to become involved. This strategy paid off as the school’s food drive brought together more than 1,000 food items, a ...

Cette année, le personnel de l’école Sacré-Cœur (Chapleau) a pris l’initiative de maximiser leur collecte de denrées alimentaires annuelle du temps des Fêtes. Ainsi, le personnel scolaire a organisé une panoplie d’activités journalières pour sensibiliser les élèves de l’importance des activités de bienfaisance et pour les encourager à s’impliquer. Cette stratégie a porté fruit puisque la campagne d’appui de l’école ...

Jan 23, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Cloudy with 30% chance of flurries this morning. Flurries beginning early this afternoon. Risk of freezing drizzle early this morning. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 60 this morning then increasing to 40 gusting to 60 near noon. High -2. Wind chill near -11. UV index ...

Members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a fatal hit and run collision involving a pedestrian. On January 20, 2023, shortly after 9:00 p.m., officers responded to a motor vehicle collision in which a pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle on Highway 17, near Green Bay Road and Boundary Road in ...

Jan 23, 2023 at 06:14 Here are the road conditions for the Wawa area as posted by ON511. Primary Condition Secondary Condition visibility drifting Highway 101 From Highway 144 to Shawmere River Bare and wet road Good No 23-1-23 5:11 AM Highway 101 From Shawmere River to Highway 651 Bare and wet road Good No 23-1-23 5:21 AM Highway 101 ...

Team Rank Wins G.P. FAHRER, Tom 1 7 8 TERRIS, Tom 2 6 8 McCOY, Joe 3 5 8 BUCKELL, Chris 4 4 8 SWITZER, Anya 4 4 8 HALL, Dave 6 3 8 STOYCHEFF, Peter 6 3 8 SMIT, Brandon 8 0 8 Game Schedule for January 26th, 2023. Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 McCOY STOYCHEFF ...

Jan 21, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Flurries. Local amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 near noon. High -2. Wind chill -16 this morning and -8 this afternoon. Tonight – Flurries. Local amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light after midnight. Temperature steady near -3. ...

Sol Mamakwa, NDP Deputy Leader and critic for Indigenous and Treaty Relations, issued the following statement in response to the recent discovery of potential burials at the former St. Mary’s Indian Residential School site in Wauzhushk Onigum Nation. “Our nations are hurting. Outrage has quickly turned to pain, and we are deeply saddened remembering the children that lost their lives ...

Jan 21, 2023 at 06:14 Here are the road conditions for the Wawa area as posted by ON511. Note: Eastbound travellers: Hwy 17, from Desbarats to Bruce Mines, remains closed following a fatal pedestrian collision. A detour route has been established at Hwy 638. (updated at 7:00 a.m.) Primary Condition Secondary Condition visibility drifting Highway 101 From Highway 144 to ...

Jan 20, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Cloudy. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 8. Wind chill -25 this morning and -11 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Becoming cloudy near midnight with 30% chance of flurries overnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low ...

There was a noticable police presence today in the Tamarack Avenue and Michipicoten High School area. In addition, all local schools were put under a lock down procedure.  The Wawa Public Library also closed its doors in response. At 2:30 the Algoma District School Board notified parents that the lock down was lifted, and that school have returned to normal operations. ...

RANK WINS G.P. LESCHISHIN, Barb 1 5 6 SPENCER, Diane 1 5 8 BONITZKE, Wendy 3 4 6 BUSSINEAU, Denise 3 4 5 CHIUPKA, Lorna 3 4 8 PARSONS, Rochelle 6 3 8 AMOS, Tracy 7 2 7 MATHIAS, Danette 8 1 8 Game Schedule for January 24th. Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 CHIUPKA LESCHISHIN SPENCER AMOS ...

  The library staff was thrilled to have students and teachers from St. Augustine’s French Immersion School come and visit the library on December 9th, 2022. It was wonderful to show everyone our amazing new Interactive Game table and all the uses of a 3D Printer. They were also able to try the Awe Learning computers and tablets. The students ...