Local & Area News

Sault College, in partnership with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO), is excited to announce the return of the annual Bridge Building Competition. Given current public health guidelines, this year’s competition will be livestreamed on Friday, March 11, 2022! This activity is open to elementary and high school students from Grades 4 to 12 and promotes learning in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).  Students ...

Feb 2, 2022 at 12:31 Congratulations to Eric Kiddle, winner of Week 32 of the Foundation’s Catch the Ace Lottery! The envelope (#32) that was selected contained the Eight of Diamonds, winning $1,076. The progressive pot next week is estimated at $20,610. Monies from the Catch the Ace are used to enhance health care services at the Lady Dunn Health ...

Surveys, surveys, everywhere. If you live and work in Northern Ontario, you no doubt have been targeted by a survey. Likely more than one. You may even receive a few on the same day. The reason for that is simple. Statistics Canada, believe it or not, has finite resources. Meaning they target their data collection and reporting to larger population ...

Sondages, sondages, partout. Si vous vivez et travaillez dans le Nord ontarien, vous avez sans doute été approché pour un sondage. Probablement pour plus d’un. Vous avez peut-être même reçu quelques questionnaires le même jour. La raison est simple. Statistique Canada, croyez-le ou non, a des ressources limitées. Cela signifie que ce service concentre sa collecte de données et ses ...

Jan 30, 2022 at 11:36 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 1, 2022 Current Previous Change from previous report evidence of community spread ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario élargit l’accès à des cours d’apprentissage en ligne d’excellente qualité pour les élèves des écoles secondaires, grâce à des partenariats avec les conseils scolaires, TFO et TVO. À partir d’aujourd’hui, les élèves du palier secondaire pourront avoir un aperçu du contenu des cours en ligne sur le site https://apercucoursontario.ca/. Il s’agit d’un grand pas en avant ...

The Ontario government is expanding access to high-quality online learning courses for secondary school students through partnerships with school boards, TVO and TFO. Starting today, secondary school students will be able to preview online course content at www.ontariocoursepreview.ca. The move is a significant step forward in providing greater quality, choice and flexibility to students. As part of the Broadband Modernization ...

Feb 2, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud. 40 percent chance of flurries this morning. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming light this morning. Temperature falling to minus 14 this afternoon. Wind chill minus 16 this morning and minus 21 this afternoon. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Wind up to 15 ...

Dear Patients, Tax time is coming quick.  You may be seeing ads on TV and the internet regarding Disability Tax Credits.  We want you to know that applying through private companies is not in your best interests nor is it necessary.  These companies will take a substantial portion of your credit if you are approved. You MAY qualify if: You ...

On January 27, 2022 at approximately 11:46 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting general patrol in Wawa when they observed a motor vehicle travelling in a dangerous manner. Police stopped the vehicle on Churchill Avenue. As a result of the investigation, Blake KOMARNISKI, 38 years-of-age, of Wawa was arrested and charged ...

On January 29, 2022 at approximately 12:19 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) checkpoint on Highway 667 in Nimitz Township near Chapleau. A vehicle entered the RIDE program and, through investigation, the driver was determined to be impaired by alcohol. As a result, Timothy MCCUBBIN, 38-years-of-age, of ...

On February 1, 2022, at approximately 1:51 a.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a disturbance call on Mission Road in Wawa. Officers attended and determined that one of the involved parties was intoxicated in a public place. During the interaction, a police officer was assaulted. As a result, Brooke MICHANO, 37 ...

Men’s Curling began last evening. Thank you to the staff for having the facility prepared. Men’s Curling is pleased to again return Curling. Team Rank Wins GP TERRIS, Tom 1 6 8 FAHRER, Tom 2 5 6 McCOY, Joe 3 3 7 MITRIKAS, Eric 3 3 7 LALONDE, Lance 5 2 7 STOYCHEFF, Peter 6 0 3 Game Schedule for ...

This February, Northern Policy Institute, in partnership with organizations across Northern Ontario, is launching Measurement Month. Measurement Month is an effort to collect consistent, comparable data to inform decision-making at the local, regional, provincial, and national level for Northern Ontario. Given the demographic challenges facing Northern Ontario, this inaugural Measurement Month will focus on racism, reconciliation, and welcoming. Additionally, there ...

Feb 1, 2022 at 07:56 Weather – Winter weather travel advisory in effect for today. Today – Flurries with risk of freezing drizzle. Local blowing snow. Local amount 5 cm except 10 cm over higher terrain. Wind south 30 km/h gusting to 50 increasing to 50 gusting to 70 this morning. High zero. Wind chill minus 13 this morning. UV ...