Local & Area News

Aug 28, 2021 at 18:53 At 6:20 the highway was reopened. Aug 28, 2021 at 16:27 Highway 17 is open to one lane. The eastbound lane and shoulder is closed. Aug 28, 2021 at 14:53 Highway 17 south of Wawa has been closed due to a vehicle collision. OPP, EMS and fire are on scene. There is no other information ...

Algoma Public Health has reported five (5) new cases of COVID-19 (#426 – #430). Three are from Sault Ste. Marie and area, one is from North Algoma (Dubreuilville, Michipicoten First Nation, Missinabie Cree First Nation, Wawa, White River) and one is from Central and East Algoma. Algoma Public Health is also advising the public of a potential exposure to COVID-19 ...

Aug 28, 2021 at 17:31 At 3:55 Environment Canada explained that the fog patches have currently lifted, but are likely to return this evening and continue into Sunday morning. Visibility may be significantly and suddenly reduced to near zero. Travel is expected to be hazardous due to reduced visibility in some locations. If visibility is reduced while driving, turn on ...

Aug 28, 2021 at 07:56 Weather Cloudy with 60 percent chance of drizzle or showers. High 20. Humidex 28. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Cloudy with 40 percent chance of drizzle this evening and after midnight. Showers beginning after midnight. Risk of a thunderstorm overnight. Low 17. Status of COVID-19 cases in Algoma There are fourteen active cases ...

  As the sun sets in the west, the sky slowly turns pastel shades from light to dark blue. This is my favourite time of evening as the brighter stars and planets begin to reveal themselves. Over the next twenty minutes, more tiny dots emerge like celestial popcorn. About an hour after sunset, the sky is full of stars as ...

Congratulations to Dougald MacLellan, winner of Week 9 of the Foundation’s Catch the Ace Lottery! The envelope (#20) he selected contained the Eight of Spades. Dougald won $291! Monies from the Catch the Ace are used to enhance health care services at the Lady Dunn Health Centre. Previous Winners: Week 8 – Tracy Amos, Envelope 13, Jack of Spades, $189 ...

Aug 27, 2021 at 07:56 Weather Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Wind east 20 km/h gusting to 40. High 17. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – Showers. Wind east 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light late this evening. Low 12. Status of COVID-19 cases in Algoma There are fourteen active cases of COVID-19 in the ...

Katherine Grundt and the Wawa EDC have created Wawa’s Wellness Table. The first meeting of the Wellness Table was held July 29th, 2021, and explained the basis for and the goals of this new group. This Wellness Table will begin the community conversation about health and wellness, and how to share these wellness professions with Wawa and the area. Wawa ...

Aug 26, 2021 at 07:56 Weather Sunny. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud this morning. Fog patches dissipating early this morning. High 23. Humidex 26. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Increasing cloudiness. 30 percent chance of showers overnight. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40. Low 8.   Status of COVID-19 cases in Algoma There are sixteen ...

Aug 25, 2021 at 19:18 Algoma Public Health is reporting five (5) new cases of COVID-19 (#421 – #425). Two are from North Algoma, two are from Central and East Algoma and one is from Sault Ste. Marie and area. The table of confirmed cases doesn’t identify which cases are from North Algoma (Dubreuilville, Michipicoten First Nation, Missinabie Cree First ...

Aug 25, 2021 at 09:49   Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Ontario Centre for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains (ONCMPUR) shared a video on social media to seek the public’s assistance in a missing person case from Marten River. Thirty-one-year-old Robert (Robbie) AHO left Land O’Lakes Cottages in Marten River on October 12, 2009. A few days after ...

Although we cannot meet for Worship you may like to read the Scriptures for August 29th  2021 – Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Song of Solomon 2: 8-13   Arise, my love, and come away! Psalm 45: 1-2,  6-9               Praise for the anointed hero ! James 1: 17-27                      Be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger. Mark 7: 1-8, 14-15, ...

So we are in the last week of August and September is almost here and we will have a membership meeting coming up soon. We will be seeing you all there and then we can start planning the next event like the annual Poppy Campaign, etc.   It is nice to see several comrades using the Lounge for get-togethers and ...

We are open! Masks must be worn covering mouth, nose and chin. Everyone must sanitize their hands before entering the library.  All returned materials must be placed in the Drop Box for quarantine.  We ask that if you are not feeling well, to NOT come into the library. For those who can’t wear masks or for whatever reason cannot comply ...

Aug 25, 2021 at 07:56 Weather Sunny. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud this morning. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h near noon. High 23. Humidex 29. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Clearing late this evening. Fog patches developing overnight. Low 13.   Status of COVID-19 cases in Algoma There are twelve active cases of COVID-19 in the ...