Local & Area News

Dec 24, 2021 at 07:08 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 dry bare and wet good 70km From Paint Lake Rd, Wawa to Mobert bare and wet snow packed good 101 63km From Wawa to Hwy 651 (Missinabi Corners) bare and dry bare and ...

Effective today, Thursday, December 23, 2021, Algoma Public Health (APH) is implementing changes to case and contact management processes to respond to the rapid spread of COVID-19 and to redirect resources to COVID-19 immunization. These modifications are consistent with provincial changes being made to respond to the Omicron variant and surging cases in Ontario. Omicron is highly transmissible and has ...

The firefighters are “Happy to announce the first early bird draw winner for the Michipicoten Volunteer Firefighters Association annual cash draw. Congratulations to Kim Shorey”. The winning ticket was drawn by JJAM-FM’s Daniel Walker at the Fire Hall.

Grade 1 students at École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) had a lot of fun learning a new skill! With a little help from their teacher Ms. Vanessa Berthiaume-Moynihan, the students had the chance to sew their Christmas stockings! Thanks to this fun activity, everything is ready for Santa Claus to place little treats for friends in each stocking!

Les élèves de 1re année de l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa) ont eu beaucoup de plaisir à apprendre une nouvelle habileté! Avec un peu d’aide de leur enseignante Mme Vanessa Berthiaume-Moynihan, les élèves ont eu la chance de coudre leur bas de Noël! Grâce à cette activité amusante, tout est prêt pour que le Père Noël puisse déposer dans chaque bas de ...

Dec 23, 2021 at 11:56 Congratulations to Andrew Spooner, winner of Week 26 of the Foundation’s Catch the Ace Lottery! The envelope (#24) that Andrew selected contained the Ten of Clubs, winning $811. The progressive pot next week is estimated at $14,281! Monies from the Catch the Ace are used to enhance health care services at the Lady Dunn Health ...

What a whirlwind of temperatures this month! From -23 to 12, and gusty winds tearing the ice up… It was a real guess as to when the ice would finally set. Yesterday afternoon, it looked like the ice completely covers the ice.   Last night the moon glowed on the fresh ice, shining its reflection down the lake. However excited ...

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 ...