Local & Area News

Dec 9, 2021 at 06:38 Local Area Road Conditions updated at: 5:31 a.m. Primary Conditions Secondary Conditions Visibility Hwy 17 West/North 50km From Wawa to Paint Lake Rd, Wawa bare and dry snow packed 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) snow ...

Dec 8, 2021 at 10:12 Congratulations to Lesley Banman, winner of Week 24 of the Foundation’s Catch the Ace Lottery! The envelope (#21) that Lesley selected contained the Ace of Hearts, winning $619. The progressive pot next week is estimated at $11,976! Monies from the Catch the Ace are used to enhance health care services at the Lady Dunn Health ...

In our little corner of Northern Ontario, the little friends in Kindergarten École Saint-Joseph (Wawa), in the good company of teacher Ms. Jenny Bouffard and educator Ms. Natalie Jones, had loads of fun playing in the snow this week! The students even had the chance to start building a beautiful fort! Yay snow! Long live winter!

Dans notre petit coin de pays dans le Nord de l’Ontario, les amis de la classe de jardin à l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa), dans la bonne compagnie de l’enseignante Madame Jenny Bouffard et de l’éducatrice Mme Natalie Jones ont eu du plaisir en jouant dans la neige cette semaine! Les élèves ont même eu la chance de commencer la construction d’un ...

HARTE GOLD CORP. announces that the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List) (the “Court“) has granted the Company’s application for an Initial Order under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act. Pursuant to the Initial Order, the Company has obtained protection from its creditors under the CCAA for an initial period expiring December 16, 2021 (the “Stay Period“), the maximum permitted ...

In-Person Worship Services will continue on December 12th, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. for the third Sunday of Advent.  All are Welcome. Covid-19 protocols will be followed. White Gift Sunday is December 12. Please bring a non-perishable food item. Prayer Shawl Meeting – December 18 at 3:00 p.m.

Dec 8, 2021 at 07:56 Weather: A mix of sun and cloud. 40 percent chance of flurries early this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 12. Wind chill near minus 21. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 19. Wind chill near minus 26. Status of COVID-19 cases in ...

Team Rank Wins GP TERRIS, Tom 1 5 6 FAHRER, Tom 2 4 5 McCOY, Joe 3 2 5 MITRIKAS, Eric 3 2 5 LALONDE, Lance 5 1 5 STOYCHEFF, Peter 6 0 2 Game Schedule for December 13 at 7 p.m. Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 MITRIKAS McCOY TERRIS LALONDE STOYCHEFF FAHRER

HARTE GOLD CORP. announces that it will file today (December 7, 2021) an application to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice for an Initial Order under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act. In conjunction with the commencement of the CCAA Proceedings, Harte Gold has entered into a subscription agreement (the “Subscription Agreement”) with 1000025833 Ontario Inc. (the “Investor”), a wholly-owned indirect ...

On December 7, 2021 at 10:40 a.m., members from the Nipissing West (Sudbury) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a motor vehicle in the ditch about, three-kilometres south of Half Way Lake Provincial Park on Highway 144, Usler Township, in the District of Sudbury. The 2017 silver Dodge Ram was southbound on highway, before driving into the ...

Algoma Public Health has reported thirty-two (32) new cases of COVID-19 (#1,327 – #1,358). Thirty-one cases are is Sault Ste. Marie & Area, and one (1) is in Central & East Algoma. Sixteen (16) are of close contact to a confirmed case, six (6) are of unknown, and nine (9) are under investigation. There are currently 271 active cases, with ten ...

This morning at 5:39 Environment Canada updated the snow squall warning between Lake Superior Provincial Park and Searchmont. The snow squalls continue in a westerly flow off of Lake Superior, but will weaken this morning. Snow squall streamers mean that there may be reduced and possible reduced visibilities in heavy snow. Total snowfalls of 15 to 25 cm, with locally ...

At 3:30 a.m. Highway 17 was reopened. Dec 7, 2021 at 21:34 Hwy 17 is closed from Wawa to Batchawana Bay due to weather conditions.

Over the past few weeks, the students of the Pathway in the Catholic Faith (Cheminement dans la foi catholique ) course at École secondaire catholique Trillium (Chapleau) have given themselves the mandate to bring to life a benevolent and wellness activity within their school. Their goal was to educate the school community about bullying and bullying prevention while giving students ...

Au cours des dernières quelques semaines, les élèves du cours de Cheminement dans la foi catholique à l’école secondaire catholique Trillium (Chapleau) se sont donné le mandat de faire vivre une activité de bienveillance au sein de leur école. Leur objectif était de sensibiliser la communauté scolaire à l’intimidation et à la prévention de celle-ci tout en donnant aux élèves ...