Local & Area News

The Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is reminding snowmobilers, and lake users alike, that warmer spring temperatures cause melting snow and unsafe ice conditions. Not taking the necessary precautions can quickly result in tragedy. No ice is “safe ice“. With spring upon us, the lakes are starting to break up as the ice melts. The shallower areas will usually melt ...

  Students registered in the outdoor course at École secondaire catholique Trillium (Chapleau) had the opportunity to learn about the ecosystems and life forms that surround us by taking part in a nesting activity by collecting and analyzing a few nest boxes from wood ducks. During this very interesting activity, the students also discovered samples of a common hawk and ...

  Les élèves du cours de plein air à l’ÉSC Trillium (Chapleau) ont eu l’occasion d’apprendre au sujet des écosystèmes et de formes de vie qui nous entourent lors d’une activité de nidification en recueillant et en analysant quelques nichoirs de canards branchus. Pendant cette activité fort intéressante, les élèves ont également découvert des échantillons d’un bec-scie couronné et d’un ...

Mar 28, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Flurries ending this afternoon then a mix of sun and cloud. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind becoming west 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High plus 1. Wind chill -11 this morning. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Periods of snow beginning late this evening. Amount 2 ...

It is with great sadness that we announce that on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, Mrs. Beverley Tarini (nee Bell), a long-time resident of White River, passed away peacefully at Lady Dunn Health Centre, Wawa at the age of 78. Bev was raised in Heron Bay, Ontario and moved to White River when she married Dino in the late 1960’s. Bev ...

Carolle Beaulieu-Pitre and the Wawa Public Library are collaborating to bring you the Basics of Finger Weaving. Our registration spots have all been filled. If you are interested, we will take names and see if we could do a second session. Please leave your name and phone number with Lesley at the circulation desk. New Books on the 7- Day ...

Patricia ‘Pat’ Tangie remains Chief of Michipicoten First Nation. She will be joined by councillors: Linda Peterson, Irene Armstrong, Evelyn Stone, Christine Lewis, Chad Edgar and Sandra Donney-Fraser. Chad Edgar is joining Council as a new member.    

Mar 27, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud. Wind up to 15 km/h. High +2. Wind chill -12 this morning. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Flurries beginning overnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -10. Wind chill -13 overnight. News Tidbits: Congratulations to Delaney Schumacher and Evie-Marie Beach. They competed ...

Mar 25, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Mainly sunny. Increasing cloudiness this morning then 60% chance of snow late this afternoon. Wind becoming northeast 30 km/h this morning. High +1. Wind chill -19 this morning. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Cloudy with 60% chance of snow. Wind northeast 30 km/h. Low -5. Wind chill -10 overnight. 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...