Local & Area News

I’m looking forward to the April constituency week.  I think I’m ready for some time away from Queen’s Park and a break from that long road I travel both ways every weekend.  I’ve always maintained that, far from being a monotonous waste of time each weekend, it actually provides me with a wonderful opportunity to really think things through uninterrupted.  ...

J’attends avec impatience la semaine de circonscription d’avril. Je pense que je suis prêt pour un certain temps loin de Queen’s Park et une pause de cette longue route que je voyage dans les deux sens chaque fin de semaine. J’ai toujours soutenu que, loin d’être une perte de temps monotone chaque fin de semaine, cela me donne en fait ...

A sketch by Darlene Jordan Pfaff, commissioned by the Wawa Community Food Bank, was hung in the Food Bank hallway this week, and on Thursday former colleagues and family gathered to acknowledge her dedication and commitment. Above is shown her brother Marc and mother Huguette, along with the amazing likeness.  Our thanks to Darlene and the anonymous donor for their generosity ...

Grade 3 students from École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) and their teacher, Ms. Charlotte Konan, recently took advantage of the beautiful sun and mild weather to bring their favourite book outdoors. Well dressed, they were able to read while benefiting from the great outdoors. It was a special moment!

Les élèves de la 3e année de l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa) et leur enseignante, Mme Charlotte Konan, ont tout récemment profité du beau soleil et d’une température clémente pour aller faire la lecture à l’extérieur. Ils ont pu ainsi dévorer leur livre préféré et remplir leurs poumons d’air frais. Il s’agissait d’un moment privilégié!

Weather: Sunny early this morning then a mix of sun and cloud with 40 percent chance of flurries this afternoon. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40 this afternoon. High plus 3. Wind chill minus 14 this morning. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Increasing cloudiness. 60 percent chance of showers before morning. Wind south 20 km/h gusting ...

Algoma Public Health (APH) is reporting an additional 2 new cases of COVID-19. One is from Sault Ste. Marie and area and one is from Central and East Algoma. All close contacts are notified directly through contact tracing. In addition, APH is advising anyone who visited Bath and Body Works in the Station Mall located at 293 Bay St, in ...

Mar 28, 2021 at 13:56 Algoma Public Health (APH) is reporting 1 new case of COVID-19, from Sault Ste. Marie and area. Case #226 is of the exposure category ‘unknown’ and is self-isolating. Testing was March 27th, 2021. All close contacts are notified by Algoma Public Health through contact tracing. In addition, APH is advising anyone who visited Tim Hortons ...

11:19 AM EDT Sunday 28 March 2021 Special weather statement in effect for: Gogama – Foleyet Heavy snow today. Snowfall accumulations of 10 to 15 cm are expected by the time the snow ends this evening. Rapidly accumulating snow could make travel difficult over some locations. Visibility may be suddenly reduced at times in heavy snow. Hwy 108 has been ...

Turn back time to 230 million years ago when dinosaurs began roaming the earth. Some only relied on a plant-based diet while others were meat-eaters. For a long period, they ruled the lands beneath their feet, never knowing a different world displayed above their heads we call the cosmos. Imagine how dark the starry sky must have looked back then ...

Official Opposition NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is calling for March 30 to be declared an annual, provincial day of mourning for lives lost to COVID-19 in Ontario’s long-term care homes. March 30 marks the anniversary of Premier Doug Ford’s claim of an iron ring around seniors in long-term care. Following that claim, nearly 4,000 seniors died of COVID-19, and thousands ...

La chef de l’Opposition officielle formée par le NPD, Mme Andrea Horwath, demande que le 30 mars soit déclaré, pour toutes les années à venir, jour de deuil provincial en mémoire des vies emportées par la COVID-19 dans les foyers de soins de longue durée de l’Ontario. Le 30 mars marque l’anniversaire de la déclaration lors de laquelle M. le ...

Weather: A mix of sun and cloud. Wind up to 15 km/h. High plus 3. Wind chill minus 13 this morning. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Becoming cloudy this evening then periods of rain mixed with snow changing to snow near midnight. Snowfall amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 1. Wind chill ...

On November 19, 2020, 60-year-old Gary Brohman died in an exchange of gunfire with Constable Marc Hovingh of the Ontario Provincial Police. The shootout cost the officer his life as well. Notwithstanding the fact that Cst Hovingh had succumbed to his wounds, the SIU commenced an investigation as the incident included a death at the hands of a police officer. ...

  The Wawa Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library would like to say that after two years of this program starting in 2019, we now have 97 children enrolled and   27 graduates. This would not have been possible without The Wawa Rotary Club believing in this program and becoming the Local Champion. So, a special   Thank You for believing in the program. ...