Local & Area News

Nov 30, 2021 at 06:36 6:27 AM EST Tuesday 30 November 2021 Special weather statement in effect for: Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Strong winds expected late this afternoon. Strong northwesterly winds gusting up to 80 km/h are expected with the passage of a strong cold front late this afternoon. The strong winds are expected to slowly weaken ...

Nov 26, 2021 at 05:57 All buses are running as scheduled.   updated at: 5:23 a.m. Primary Conditions Secondary Conditions Visibility Hwy 17 West/North 50km From Wawa to Paint Lake Rd, Wawa bare and wet snow covered, snow packed good 70km From Paint Lake Rd, Wawa to Mobert bare and wet good 101 63km From Wawa to Hwy 651 (Missinabi ...

Algoma Public Health reported yesterday evening that there are thirty-three (33) new cases of COVID-19 in the Algoma District, specifically Sault Ste. Marie and area. Thirteen (13) are close contacts of confirmed cases, 8 have an unknown source of infection, and 12 are still being investigated to determine their source of infection. There are currently 353 active cases with 16 ...

Nov 30, 2021 at 05:41 5:28 AM EST Tuesday 30 November 2021 Weather advisory in effect for: Agawa – Lake Superior Park Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Winter weather travel advisory in effect for today. Lake enhanced snowfall is expected to begin this morning and continue through the day. Total snowfall amounts of 5 to 10 cm ...

The grade 11 history course, taught to students at École secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) by Mr. Kevin Auger, offers a very special view of events through the centuries. Egypt is a fascinating subject that generates questions and at times, animated discussions. As part of the course, an Egyptian display was assembled and explained by students Reese Rousseau and Cooper Baronnette-Moore. We ...

Le cours d’histoire 11e année, enseigné aux élèves de l’école secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) par M. Kevin Auger, offre une vision bien particulière des événements à travers les siècles. L’Égypte est un sujet captivant qui suscite des questions et de vives discussions. Dans le cadre du cours, un présentoir égyptien a été fabriqué et expliqué par les élèves Reese Rousseau et ...

Red Pine Exploration Inc. announces it has engaged GoldSpot Discoveries, to apply its proprietary machine learning technology and greenfield geoscience expertise on the Wawa Gold Project. GoldSpot Discoveries (“GoldSpot”) will bring its proven artificial intelligence expertise that has previously led to important mineral discoveries. GoldSpot is a technology company focused on developing artificial intelligence technologies for the mining and exploration ...

When I was just a young lad back home, there was a lovely lady who lived down the street from my family.  She was always bright and cheerful.  My brothers and I used to say she was old, but looking back, she was likely younger than I am now. But, as they say, it is all in the eye of ...

Quand j’étais un jeune garçon à la maison, il y avait une charmante dame qui vivait en bas de la rue de chez nous. Elle était toujours joyeuse. Mes frères et moi avions l’habitude de dire qu’elle était vieille, mais elle était probablement plus jeune que je le suis aujourd’hui. Comme on dit, tout est dans l’œil du spectateur. Je ...

Nov 29, 2021 at 07:56 Weather: Cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 1. Wind chill minus 17 this morning and minus 3 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy. 60 percent chance of light snow late this evening and overnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 6. Wind chill near minus 8.   Status ...

Algoma Public Health has reported that there are forty (40) new cases of COVID-19 in the Algoma District, all from Sault Ste. Marie and area. Nineteen (19) are close contacts of confirmed cases, eight (8) have an unknown source of infection, and thirteen (13) are still being investigated to determine their source of infection. There are currently 330 active cases ...

Algoma PUblic Health has reported thirty-four (34) new cases of COVID-19 (#1,015 – #1,048), eight from Central and East Algoma, and 26 from Sault Ste. Marie and area.  Twenty one (21) are close contacts of confirmed cases, five (5) have an unknown source of infection, and 8 are still being investigated to determine their source of infection. There are currently ...

Today, Dr. Jennifer Loo, Medical Officer of Health for Algoma Public Health issued strong recommendations to all Directors of Education responsible for school boards and schools in the area served by APH.  These recommendations were issued under Ontario Regulations 364/20 Section 2(2) of the Reopening Ontario Act, 2020, S.O. 2020, c.17, and are effective immediately. In response to the current, very ...

Due to ongoing extremely high COVID-19 activity in Algoma, and especially in the municipality of Sault Ste. Marie, Algoma Public Health is taking further action to curb the spread of the virus, prevent severe illness and death in our communities, and protect health system capacity. Algoma’s Medical Officer of Health, with the support of the provincial Chief Medical Officer of ...

Algoma Public Health has reported twenty-seven (27) new cases COVID-19 in the Algoma District. Twenty-five (25) are in Sault Ste. Marie & Area, and two (2) in Central & East Algoma. Twelve (12) are of close contact, fourteen (14) are under investigation, and three (3) are unknown. Due to increasing rates of COVID-19 in Algoma, we are receiving assistance from ...