Local & Area News

Former Wawa Minor Hockey players Kolby and Austin Fellinger are on their way to Estavan, SK to play in the Centennial Cup, Canada’s Junior A National hockey championship. The Soo Thunderbirds Jr A hockey team was crowned NOJHL champions in the twelve-team league. Kolby is a tough, quick defensive blue liner who specializes in the penalty kill. Austin, an affiliate ...

May 19, 2025 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Showers ending early this morning then cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. High 12. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Cloudy. Periods of rain beginning late this evening. Fog patches developing after midnight. Amount 10 to 20 mm. Temperature steady near 10. COVID Statistics: Current Previous Change from previous report ...

There will be a Celebration of Life held for Oscar and Cecile Roy after a burial service on June 24th at 1:30 p.m. at Woodland Cemetery. There will be a gathering of friends and relatives at the Wawa Motor’s Log Village. Please come and share some stories about Oscar and Cecile. Alain and Linda

After a delay with COVID restrictions, we are finally able to invite family and friends to celebrate the life of Anne Bowes (nee McCaig). On June 4th there will be a Come & Go gathering at the Quattro Hotel (229 Great Northern Rd., Sault Ste. Marie) from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.  Please join us in sharing happy memories and remembering ...

On May 17, 2022, at approximately 4:45 p.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were on general patrol on Highway 108 in the City of Elliot Lake when a wanted person was recognized and subsequently arrested. On May 16, 2022 a resident from Maple Road reported their car had been entered overnight and items were stolen. Among those items were ...

We had a membership meeting last Thursday and Comrade Larry Harvey conducted elections for officers. This year: President is Mary Anne Pearson. First Vice Comrade Eric Mitrikas, 2nd Vice Comrade Barb Leschishin, and the The executive Committee is Noreen Fellinger and Jeannette Pike. They are counting on all members for support. All officers were installed in form by Comrade Larry ...

New Books on the 7-Deay Shelf this week are; “Young Mungo” by Douglas Stewart, “The Candy House” by Jennifer Egan, “Sea of Tranquility” by Emily St. John Mandel, “The Younger Wife” by Sally Hepworth and “Unrest” by local author Emma Côté.   Staff Pick of the Week is “Keep Her Safe” by K.A. Tucker. From the book jacket: Noah Marshall ...

May 18, 2025 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Increasing cloudiness. 30 percent chance of showers late this afternoon. High 14. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers early this evening. Showers beginning this evening. Low 6. COVID Statistics: Current Previous Change from previous report Tested 261,900 261,740 160 Confirmed Cases 8,368 8,355 13 Confirmed ...

  Second year Social Service Worker (SSW) students, Miranda DeMarco, Amanda Drinkwater, Christiana Lamothe, and Marissa Steinke, were honoured yesterday at the Government of Canada’s Justice Canada Victims and Survivors of Crime Week 2022 virtual event for their powerful video submission in the third annual Victims Week 2022 Student Video Competition.   The Sault College students received this national award ...

On May 15, 2022 at approximately 5:57 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a traffic complaint regarding a commercial motor vehicle that appeared unsafe for the road. The vehicle was observed on Highway 101 in Esquega Township, east of Wawa. The vehicle was located and an inspection was conducted. As a result ...

At École St-Joseph, grade 1, 2 and 3 students joined forces to clean up their beautiful schoolyard. This initiative was a great way to educate students about the negative effects of waste on the environment and encourage them to take action to ensure the well-being of their community. Continue to be young eco-responsible citizens!

À l’école St-Joseph (Dubreuilville), les élèves de la 1re, 2e et 3e année ont uni leurs forces pour nettoyer leur belle cour d’école. Cette initiative est un excellent moyen de sensibiliser les élèves aux effets négatifs des déchets sur l’environnement et de les encourager à passer à l’action afin de veiller au bien-être de leur collectivité. Continuez d’être de jeunes ...

Last week, a group of grade 12 students from École secondaire catholique Trillium (Chapleau) visited their young friends at École Sacré-Coeur (Chapleau). In their French class, grade 12 students had to create original and educational games with the aim of supporting the literacy learning taught in grades 1 and 2. We congratulate and thank the secondary school students from Trillium ...

La semaine dernière, quelques élèves de la 12e année de de l’École secondaire catholique Trillium (Chapleau) ont rendu visite aux petits amis de l’école Sacré-Cœur (Chapleau). Dans leur cours de français, les élèves de 12e année devaient créer des jeux originaux et éducatifs dans le but de consolider les apprentissages effectués dans le domaine de la littératie en 1re et ...

Ahead of national Canada Road Safety Week (May 17 to 23, 2022), poor and careless driving behaviours have contributed to the majority of the 107 fatalities on Ontario Provincial Police-(OPP)-patrolled roads so far this year. It’s a motor vehicle fatality rate the OPP has not seen in 10 years. The OPP has responded to 88 fatal collisions so far this ...