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Weather – Cloudy. 40 percent chance of drizzle changing to 40 percent chance of rain showers or wet flurries near noon. Risk of freezing drizzle this morning. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High plus 4. Wind chill minus 8 this morning. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy ...

Have you placed any bids yet in the 1st Annual Wawa Rotary Online Auction? If not, you should go and have a look to see if there are any items that you might fancy, register, and place your bid. You do not have to register in order to view the catalog. Once you have registered, go through the catalog again. ...

This week’s New Books are “Missing From the Village” by Justin Ling, “Total Power” by Vice Flynn, “The Darkest Evening” by Ann Cleeves and “One By One” by Ruth Ware. The New Movies cataloged this week are “Dances With Wolves”, “Deadwood: the Movie”, “The Hateful Eight” and “Long Day’s Journey Into Night”! Come on in and check it out! Our ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has laid criminal charges in connection with the murder of a young North Bay area mother 40 years ago. On July 10, 1980, 20-year-old Micheline St. AMOUR was found in a bedroom of her East Ferris Township home. She died as a result of injuries caused by stab wounds. In the more than four decades ...

Although we cannot meet for Worship together you may like to read the Scriptures for 29 November 2020. Isaiah 64: 1-9               Tear open the heavens & come down. Psalm 80 : 1-7, 17-19    Shine upon us, shepherd of Israel. 1 Corinthians 1: 3-9      In every way, you have been enriched in Christ. Mark 13: 24-37             You will see the son ...

Wawa-news gets the following road condition information from Ontario511 – Please verify road conditions and closures as this information will change as reports are made and as weather changes in between road reports. Always be prepared for sudden road closures due to collisions or poor weather driving conditions when you are travelling. Ensure that you are prepared for lengthy road ...

As my paper was delivered and the carrier was donning a mask I was thinking after what a change  from last spring. And it must be hard to understand as a child to be told the NEW way of living with the threat of danger and having to watch the behaviour of strangers who can threating your life just by ...

Weather – Cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries or drizzle early this morning then 40 percent chance of drizzle this morning. Risk of freezing drizzle early this morning. High plus 3. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy. Risk of freezing drizzle overnight. Fog patches developing near midnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 6. Wind chill minus ...

The Town of Marathon remains diligent in monitoring the situation as it pertains to COVID-19. We continue to evaluate all Public Health Agency communications as well as communications from other Federal and Provincial Government Health Authorities. The health and well-being of our residents is of great importance. With the confirmation of the first positive COVID-19 case in Marathon from the ...

Algoma Public Health is reporting two new cases of COVID-19 in the Algoma District, Cases #59 & 60. Both cases have been attributed to international travel, meaning that the person acquired their infection from travel outside of Canada. Through contact tracing, Algoma Public Health notifies all close contacts directly.   Case Number Exposure Category Status Tested Case #59 International travel ...

Angus Gold Inc. has appointed Steve Burleton as a director of the Company. Burleton has experience in the Wawa area as he was previously with Vice President of Business Development at Richmont (now Alamos).  He is an experienced mining executive with significant experience in capital raising, corporate development and strategy, including President and Chief Executive Officer of GT Gold Corp., ...

Weather – Becoming cloudy this morning with 40 percent chance of flurries. Periods of snow beginning late this afternoon. Wind becoming south 30 km/h gusting to 50 late this afternoon. High minus 6. Wind chill minus 19 this morning and minus 12 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Periods of snow ending near midnight then cloudy with ...

The Ontario government is announcing the creation of the Ministers’ COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force, building on the steps the government has been taking to prepare for the delivery of a vaccine. The task force will advise the province’s development and implementation of an immunization program, including the ethical, timely and effective distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in Ontario. Rick Hillier, ...

S’appuyant sur les efforts déjà déployés en vue de la distribution d’un vaccin, le gouvernement de l’Ontario annonce la création du Groupe de travail ministériel pour la distribution des vaccins contre la COVID-19. Ses membres conseilleront la province sur l’élaboration et la mise en œuvre d’un programme de vaccination visant notamment à ce que les doses antivirales soient distribuées rapidement ...

Today, Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, issued the following statement announcing that Dr. David Williams has agreed to remain Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, should the motion be passed: “I am very pleased to announce that in response to a request from government, Dr. David Williams has agreed to stay on as Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of ...