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On Saturday October 24, 2020 at 11:15 p.m., the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was notified by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) that a 69 year old had gone hunting at approximately 10:30 a.m., that morning. The hunter failed to return to meet up with his son on Mile Marker 17 Road, off of ...

  École Saint Nom de Jésus takes great pride in welcoming this year two new qualified teachers who have chosen to start their careers in Hornepayne. Ms. Stéphanie Labelle and Ms. Michèle Turcotte, coming both from Sudbury, are delighted with what the school and the community have in store for them. They say they are happy with this great opportunity ...

  Cette année, l’école Saint Nom de Jésus a le plaisir d’accueillir deux nouvelles enseignantes qualifiées qui ont choisi de débuter leur carrière à Hornepayne. Originaires de Sudbury, MmeStéphanie Labelle et Mme Michèle Turcotte sont ravies de ce que l’école et la communauté leur réservent. Elles se disent heureuses de la chance et du défi que cette année leur apporte. ...

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 ...

Weather – Flurries ending this afternoon then mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Local amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind becoming southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 this morning. High plus 1. Wind chill minus 9 this morning. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries this evening and after midnight. Periods ...

  On October 11, all girls from grades 9 to 12 at École secondaire Saint Joseph (Wawa) celebrated International Girls’ Day! As part of the activities held at the school and organized by Ms. Stephanie McGregor, these high school students were able to discover the reason for the day and the importance of girls’ right to education. As underlined by ...

  Le 11 octobre dernier, l’ensemble des filles de la 9e à la 12e de l’école secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) ont souligné la Journée internationale des filles! Dans le cadre des activités tenues à l’école et organisés par Mme Stephanie McGregor, ces élèves du secondaire ont découvert la raison d’être de cette journée ainsi que l’importance du droit des filles à ...

Regular readers of this column will no doubt have noticed that I frequently refer to various idioms and quotations.  I admit that I have always liked idioms as they cause us to think of the underlying meanings and how we can use this in understanding particular situations and thought patterns.  In my job I talk to so many people each ...

Les lecteurs réguliers auront sans doute remarqué que je fais souvent référence à divers idiomes dans mes chroniques. J’avoue que j’ai toujours aimé les expressions idiomatiques car elles nous font réfléchir aux significations et comment nous pouvons les utiliser pour comprendre des situations particulières. Dans mon travail, je parle avec beaucoup de gens chaque jour de partout dans la circonscription. ...

A huge congratulations to Christine Aquino, former resident of Wawa. She has been appointed Director General of the Communications Branch, National Research Council Canada (NRC). Prior to that she had been Senior Director for Strategic Communications for three years.The anno0uncemnt from the NRC in Ottawa explains, “Prior to joining the NRC in 2017, Christine spent over a decade as the ...

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 ...

Weather – Periods of light snow ending this afternoon then mainly cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. High zero. Wind chill minus 8 this morning. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Partly cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries late this evening and overnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 6. Wind chill minus 8 this evening.   Status ...

Algoma Public Health is reporting the 42nd case of COVID-19 in the Algoma District.Case 42 is a result of close contact, and the individual is self-isolating. Algoma Public Health says that close contacts have been notified, and that exposure is evidence of ongoing community spread in Southern Ontario. APH stresses: Anyone who is ill, even with mild symptoms, must stay ...

Ontario511 is now reporting that Hwy 17 at Old Mill Bay is now open (October 25, at 3:54 p.m.)     Ontario511 is reporting that Hwy 17 has all lanes closed at Old Mill Bay for tractor trailer removal (October 25 at 13:05).

In loving memory of a dear mother, grandmother and great-grandmother (Baba) who passed away October 25, 2005.   Everyday in some small way Memories of you come our way. Though absent, you are always near Still missed, loved and always dear.   Love:   Lynn and Tina Julie, Kaitlin and Cassandra Dave, Tracy, Alley and Matthew Rodney, Cheryl, Mason, McKenna ...