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Dec 14, 2021 at 07:56 Weather: A mix of sun and cloud. Wind up to 15 km/h. High zero. Wind chill minus 10 this morning. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Increasing cloudiness late this evening. Risk of freezing drizzle overnight. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h this evening. Low minus 6 with temperature rising to plus 1 by morning. ...

Algoma Public Health has reported twenty-two (22) new cases of COVID-19 in the Algoma District. Nineteen (19) in Sault Ste. Marie & Area, and three (3) in Central and East Algoma. Ten are of close contact, three are of an unknown source and nine are under investigation. There are currently 263 active cases in the Algoma District. Algoma Public Health ...

Local Area Road Conditions updated at: 5:20 a.m. Primary Conditions Secondary Conditions Visibility Hwy 17 West/North 50km From Wawa to Paint Lake Rd, Wawa bare and wet bare and dry good 70km From Paint Lake Rd, Wawa to Mobert bare and dry good 101 63km From Wawa to Hwy 651 (Missinabi Corners) bare and dry good 144km Hwy 651 (Missinabi ...

  On November 19 – 21st the Wawa Women’s Hockey Association hosted the 4th Annual Lori Johnson Memorial Hockey tournament “COVID Edition” at the Michipicoten Memorial Community Center. After a year absence due to the pandemic and with the capacity restrictions lifted the crew was motivated to execute a safe and successful event. Strict guidelines were implemented by the MMCC ...

Dec 13, 2021 at 07:56 Weather: A mix of sun and cloud with 40 percent chance of showers early this morning then sunny. Wind becoming southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 this morning then light this afternoon. High plus 4. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 10. Wind chill minus ...

Algoma Public Health has reported thirty-four (34) new cases of COVID-19, with thirty-one (31) cases in Sault Ste. Marie & Area, and three (3) in Central and East Algoma. Fifteen (15) are of close contact of a confirmed case, two (2) are of an unknown source of infection, and seventeen (17) are under investigation. There are currently 268 active cases. ...

Dec 13, 2021 at 06:30 Local Area Road Conditions updated at: 5:28 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 dry bare and wet good 101 63km From Wawa to Hwy 651 (Missinabi Corners) ...

Today the Wawa Volunteer Fire Department along with staff from St. Augustine French Immersion School will be going door-to-door, collecting food and donations for the Christmas Hamper Fund from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. They are accepting non-perishable food items as well as monetary donations. Listen for the sirens or leave your donation visible so that it can be picked ...

Saturday evening, APH reported thirty-three (33) new cases of COVID-19, thirty-two (32) – Sault Ste. Marie & Area, and one (1) in Central and East Algoma. Eleven (11) are of close contact of a confirmed case, five (5) are of an unknown source of infection, three (3) are from international travel, and fourteen (14) are under investigation. There are currently ...

The Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, is taking action to further encourage vaccination and help limit the spread of COVID-19 and the Omicron variant. These measures will help reduce the risk of transmission during the winter months and further encourage every eligible Ontarian to get their shot so that Ontario’s hospital capacity is protected. ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario, en consultation avec le médecin hygiéniste en chef, adopte des mesures pour encourager la vaccination et aider à limiter la propagation de la COVID-19 et du variant Omicron. Ces mesures aideront à réduire le risque de transmission durant les mois d’hiver et encourageront chaque Ontarien admissible à se faire vacciner afin que la capacité hospitalière de ...

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  What could be better than ending the week with some poetry? Grade 9 students from École secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) enrolled in the English grade 9 class taught by Ms. Maryssa Kozlowskyj prepared their own “Poetry Night”. This creative event took place in a modern atmosphere in the newly opened Hip New Poetry Café in Wawa! All students had the ...

  Quoi de mieux que de terminer la semaine avec de la poésie? Les élèves de l’école secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) inscrits au cours d’English 9e enseigné par Mme Maryssa Kozlowskyj ont préparé une soirée de poésie. Leur « Poetry Night » a eu lieu dans une ambiance moderne. C’est ainsi que le Hip New Poetry Café de Wawa a fait son ouverture ...

  One of the most captivating celestial events is a meteor shower. Everyone from time to time has seen meteors – aka “shooting stars” while taking a stroll or walking the dog at night. These are bits of debris from the creation of the solar system or even space junk such as nuts, bolts etc from old rockets and deployed ...