Local & Area News

At the age of 86 years, Oscar passed away on Wednesday, December 22, 2021, at the Sault Area Hospital just four days after his beloved wife, Cecile of 65 years passed away. Beloved husband of the late Cecile Roy. Loving father of Linda Gerrior (Allen) and Alain Roy (Penny). Proud grandfather of Shannon, Cindy and Alishia. Great grandfather of Kesha, ...

The Ontario government is providing more than $1.5 million to help 74 local businesses adapt to COVID-19 public health guidelines in the Algoma and Manitoulin regions. The funding is being delivered through the Northern Ontario Recovery Program (NORP) and will support building renovations, installation of safety equipment and health and safety upgrades. “Our government is standing shoulder-to-shoulder with northern business ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario octroie plus de 1,5 million de dollars pour aider 74 entreprises locales dans les régions d’Algoma et Manitoulin à se conformer aux lignes directrices en matière de santé publique liées à la COVID-19. Le financement est consenti dans le cadre du Programme de relance économique du Nord de l’Ontario (PRENO) et appuiera la rénovation de bâtiments, ...

Dec 23, 2021 at 07:56 Weather: Flurries. Local amount 5 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 3. Wind chill minus 16 this morning and minus 7 this afternoon. Tonight – A few flurries ending after midnight then cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Wind up to 15 km/h. Temperature steady near minus 3. Wind chill minus 9 ...

Algoma Public Health has reported that there are forty-one (41) new cases of COVID-19 in the Algoma District; thirty-six (36) are from Sault Ste. Marie & Area, and five (5) are from Central and East Algoma. There are currently 248 active cases. Algoma Public Health states, “We will not be reporting cases over the holiday weekend.”

Dec 23, 2021 at 06:36 updated at: 5:23 a.m. Primary Conditions Secondary Conditions Visibility Hwy 17 West/North 50km From Wawa to Paint Lake Rd, Wawa snow covered snow packed good 70km From Paint Lake Rd, Wawa to Mobert snow packed bare and dry good 101 63km From Wawa to Hwy 651 (Missinabi Corners) snow covered snow packed good 144km Hwy ...

  The Wawa Fire Department was called to a residence on Mission Road around 6 p.m. this evening. Firefighters were seen entering the building, and used a fan to ventilate the residence. Firefighters were on the scene for nearly an hour.

On December 20, 2021 at approximately 1:16 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a traffic complaint regarding a possible impaired driver on Rue des Pin in Dubreuilville. Police located the vehicle and, through investigation, the driver was determined to be impaired by alcohol. As a result, Cole CALDER, 30-years-of-age, of Fort Frances ...

At 3:53 p.m. Environment Canada issued a Winter Weather Travel Advisory for: Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Snowfall accumulations of 5 to 10 cm are possible by Thursday morning. Lake effect snow from earlier today has weakened slightly, but is expected to redevelop this evening and continue until after midnight. ...

As the province continues to urgently scale up its capacity to administer vaccines, the Ontario government is extending its call to arms to businesses, volunteers and retired health professionals to help further boost capacity and get more boosters into arms sooner. “Our best defence against the highly transmissible Omicron variant is a lightning-fast offence,” said Premier Doug Ford. “In a ...

Alors que la province continue d’accroître de toute urgence sa capacité à administrer des vaccins, le gouvernement de l’Ontario lance un appel aux entreprises, aux bénévoles et aux professionnels de la santé à la retraite pour renforcer sa capacité afin d’administrer le plus de doses de rappel possible. « Notre meilleure défense contre le variant Omicron hautement transmissible est de ...

On December 15, École élémentaire and secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) vibrated to the music and songs of Franco-Ontarian artist Jean-Guy “Chuck” Labelle! The virtual show, presented live, got Kindergarten to grade 12 students and staff moving, singing and dancing. For more than 25 years, the students and staff of Saint-Joseph School (Wawa) have been welcoming the artist Jean-Guy “Chuck” Labelle for ...

Le 15 décembre, l’école élémentaire et secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) vibrait sur la musique et les chansons de l’artiste franco-ontarien Jean-Guy « Chuck » Labelle! Le spectacle présenté en direct en format virtuel a fait bouger, chanter et danser élèves de la maternelle à la 12e ainsi que les membres du personnel. Depuis plus de 25 ans, les élèves et le personnel de ...

  On Wednesday, December 15, only a few days before the start of their well-deserved Christmas holiday, École secondaire catholique Trillium took part in an evening stroll in various parts of Chapleau. They took advantage of this outing to distribute small greeting cards. They made sure to include in this outing a stop at Cedar Grove to hand out the ...

  Le mercredi 15 décembre, quelques jours avant le début du congé de Noël, les élèves de l’école secondaire catholique Trillium se sont promenés un peu partout à Chapleau. Ils ont profité de cette sortie dans leur communauté pour distribuer de petites cartes de souhaits. Ils se sont assurés de faire un arrêt au Cedar Grove afin de remettre cartes ...