Local & Area News

Ontario is marking the sixth annual Treaties Recognition Week November 1-7, 2021. As part of this, Sault College Indigenous Studies and Library Services are celebrating with #SCTreatyTalks welcoming guest speakers Patricia Lesage and Juliana Lesage.   Community members are invited to participate in this virtual presentation taking place on Wednesday, November 3, 2021, at 3:30 p.m. Sault Ste. Marie is ...

New Books on the 7-Day Shelf this week are: “The Madness of Crowds” by Louise Penny, “The People We Keep” by Allison Larkin, “Viral” by Robin Cook and “The Third Grave” by Lisa Jackson.  New movies this week are “The Outpost” starring Scott Eastwood and Orlando Bloom “Glass Castle” starring Brie Larson and Woody Harrelson, “The Black Widow” starring Scarlet ...

  As part of science, social studies, and religion classes, grade 4 and 5 students at École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) are studying the importance of taking care of the environment, their community and their school. With the help of grade 5 teacher Ms. Sabrina Lévesque and grade 4 teacher Mr. Éric Comtois, the students decided to take action to demonstrate the ...

  Dans le cadre des cours de sciences, d’études sociales et de religion, les élèves de 4e et 5e année de l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa) étudient l’importance de prendre soin de l’environnement, de leur communauté et de leur école. Avec l’aide de Mme Sabrina Lévesque, enseignante de 5e année, et de M. Éric Comtois, enseignant de 4e année, les élèves ont ...

Nov 3, 2021 at 07:56 Weather Mainly sunny. Increasing cloudiness late this morning then 30 percent chance of flurries late this afternoon. Wind up to 15 km/h. High zero. Wind chill minus 13 this morning. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Flurries. Local amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 5. Wind chill minus ...

Algoma Public Health reporte five (5) new cases­­ of COVID-19 (#546 – #550), four from Sault Ste. Marie and area and one from North Algoma last night, November 2nd. Three are of close contact, two are of unknown exposure, with all self-isolating. It is not known what exposure category the case in North Algoma is, nor the community. North Algoma ...

Nov 3, 2021 at 06:57 The following road conditions were taken from ON511. The data was posted to their site at 530ish this morning. Wawa-news doesn’t take any responsibility for this information being correct given the large stretches of road being reported on. Be aware that weather and road conditions can change just around that curve ahead. Be prepared for ...

Les élèves de l’école secondaire catholique Trillium (Chapleau) prennent plaisir à apprendre et à faire de belles découvertes dans leur cours de sciences dont celui de chimie. Tout récemment, ils ont pu manier avec soin des produits chimiques et explorer différentes réactions – en voilà une belle façon d’apprendre !   Ayant accès à un laboratoire moderne et profitant de ...

Students at École secondaire catholique Trillium (Chapleau) enjoy learning and making great discoveries in their science classes, such as chemistry. Very recently, they were able to carefully handle chemicals and explore different reactions – this is indeed a great way to learn!     Having access to a modern laboratory and benefiting from the support of committed teachers, Trillium students ...

Ontario is extending resources to individuals experiencing a mental health or addictions crisis by expanding the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Crisis Call Diversion Program to the OPP Provincial Communications Centres in Orillia and North Bay, beginning today. The OPP Crisis Call Diversion program, announced earlier this year, is designed to help provincial police officers offer the most appropriate response to ...

L’Ontario offre, à compter d’aujourd’hui, des ressources aux personnes qui traversent une crise de santé mentale ou de toxicomanie en étendant le Programme de renvoi des appels de crise de la Police provinciale de l’Ontario (PPO) aux centres de communication de la Police provinciale à Orillia et à North Bay. Annoncé plus tôt cette année, le Programme de renvoi des ...

This year, teachers at École Saint Nom de Jésus (Hornepayne) had the idea of ​​recruiting alumni to support them with reading to students. Wanting to present a variety of Francophone role models in the community to their students, they contacted Danika Bérubé and Rihanna Hann, two graduates of the school. These two alumni agreed to contribute to the success of ...

Cette année, les enseignantes de l’école Saint Nom de Jésus ont eu l’idée de recruter des anciens élèves pour les appuyer avec la lecture aux élèves. Voulant présenter une variété de modèles francophones dans la communauté aux élèves, elles ont communiqué avec Danika Bérubé et Rihanna Hann, deux finissantes de l’école. Ces deux anciennes ont accepté de contribuer au succès ...

As part of Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week, happening November 1-7, Ontario’s Office of the Fire Marshal is reminding Ontarians about the risks of carbon monoxide and the important steps to take to avoid exposure in their homes. “Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week is an ideal opportunity to think about carbon monoxide safety and take the necessary actions to keep safe,” said ...

Dans le cadre de la Semaine de la sensibilisation au monoxyde de carbone, qui se déroule du 1er au 7 novembre, le Bureau du commissaire des incendies de l’Ontario rappelle aux Ontariennes et aux Ontariens les risques liés au monoxyde de carbone et les mesures importantes à prendre pour éviter l’exposition à ce gaz dans leur maison. « La semaine ...