Local & Area News

On February 4, 2022, at approximately 11:50 a.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a domestic dispute on Winnipeg Street in White River. As a result of the investigation, a 30-year-old person, from White River, was arrested and charged with the following: Assault – Spousal, contrary to section 266 ...

  Wawa area residents are passionate about their history.  For over 30 years local volunteers, municipal staff and committees have been engaged in preserving and promoting different aspects of Wawa’s story in a variety of ways. Heritage displays of various sizes have filled the Curling Rink, Tourist Information Centre and school rooms.  Topics have included sports history, Algoma Central Railway, ...

As students across Canada return to in-person schooling during another school year impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, February 7 – 11, marks the 8th annual Canadian School Counselling Week in which we recognize the school counselling profession in provinces and territories. The goal of Canadian School Counselling Week is to increase the public’s awareness of the programs and services that ...

Alors que les élèves de tout le Canada retournent à l’école en personne au cours d’une autre année scolaire touchée par la pandémie de COVID-19, la 8e Semaine canadienne du counseling scolaire, qui se déroule du 7 au 11 février, rend hommage à la profession de conseiller scolaire dans les provinces et les territoires. L’objectif de la Semaine canadienne du ...

Team Rank Wins GP TERRIS, Tom 1 7 9 FAHRER, Tom 2 5 7 McCOY, Joe 3 4 8 MITRIKAS, Eric 3 4 8 LALONDE, Lance 5 2 8 STOYCHEFF, Peter 6 0 4 Game Schedule for February 14th. Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 FARHER MvCOY TERRIS LALONDE MITRIKAS STOUCHEFF

RANK WINS G.P. BUSSINEAU, Denise 1 7 8 McGREGOR, Stephanie 2 6 9 TAVELLA, Debbie 2 6 8 BONITZKE, Wendy 4 5 9 SPENCER, Diane 4 5 9 MATHIAS, Danette 6 4 9 RAINVILLE, Heather 6 4 8 AMOS, Tracy 8 3 8 BELISLE, Jacinda 9 1 8 PARSONS, Rochelle 9 1 8 Game Schedule for February 15th. Ice 1 ...

Feb 9, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries early this morning. Flurries beginning this morning. Risk of freezing drizzle early this morning. Local amount 5 cm. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h late this afternoon. High minus 1. Wind chill minus 10 this morning and minus 5 this afternoon. Tonight – Flurries ending overnight then ...

February 7, 2022 at 9:09 Algoma Public Health has changed the way they present statistics of COVID-19. Below are the stats as published on the APH website. There are two new in the North Algoma Area (Dubreuilville, Michipicoten First Nation, Missinabie Cree First Nation, Wawa, White River). February 6, 2022 Current Previous (Feb. 1) Change from previous report evidence of ...

The Superior East Community Futures Development Corporation is a non-profit regional organization covering the Superior East region which includes the area from Pic Mobert First Nation to Chapleau. It offers small business loans and counselling as well as regional community development services. The Regional Relief and Recovery Community Development Fund still has a limited amount of funds available to non-profit ...

La Société d’aide au développement des collectivités de Supérieur Est est un organisme régional sans but lucratif qui dessert la région de Supérieur Est qui comprend la région allant de la Première nation de Pic Mobert à Chapleau. La SADC Supérieur Est offre des services de prêts aux PME ainsi que des services-conseil aux entrepreneurs de la région. De plus, ...

Over 85 per cent of delegates to the Ontario NDP convention have given an enthusiastic thumbs up to Andrea Horwath’s leadership. “I’m humbled and overjoyed. But I want to say, this isn’t about me — this is about finally giving everyday Ontarians a government that’s going to put them first. A government that’s here to invest in health care and ...

The Ontario Maple Syrup Producers’ Association (OMSPA) is pleased to announce the receipt of funding from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) for an Ontario Sector Development Project that will explore a revised strategic approach for the maple syrup industry in Ontario. OMAFRA’s support includes an $83,000 grant to explore quality assurance issues, domestic market opportunities, ...

They say that time flies when you’re having fun. If this adage is true, I must be having a blast. In the blink of an eye, I went from celebrating Christmas to Ground Hog Day. To be sure, I am no different from any of Algoma–Manitoulin residents. We face the same daily challenges just to get through this two-year-long pandemic, ...

On dit que le temps passe vite quand on s’amuse. Si c’est vrai, je dois me réjouir. En un clin d’œil, je suis passé de la fête de Noël au jour de la marmotte. Certes, je ne suis pas différent des autres résidents d’Algoma–Manitoulin. Nous sommes confrontés aux mêmes défis quotidiens pour traverser cette pandémie de deux ans, qui n’est ...

Feb 7, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries this morning. Wind northeast 20 km/h becoming light near noon. High minus 9. Wind chill minus 22 this morning and minus 12 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 18. Wind chill minus 13 ...