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Do you say thanks for still living? How about for not being hungry, or having a HOME, and for being FREE. For NOT having COVID-19, For love and being loved, but loved by your friends and neighbors. Did you thank a veteran for serving and making sure you live in FREEDOM? Just be Thankful for being YOU! Because WE love ...

Weather – Showers. Risk of a thunderstorm. Wind becoming south 20 km/h late this morning. High 14. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – A few showers ending late this evening then mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Low 8. Statistics from Algoma Public Health: From the APH Website, “As the province transitions to using a new case ...

Did you go to the Soo last October and buy a Daily Grand ticket? It is time to empty those fall and winter coat pockets, check that other purse/wallet. Someone has a winning ticket worth $100,000. The winning numbers were 4 – 3 – 7 – 3 – 9 – 9 – 8 and the winning ticket was sold in ...

Congratulations to Lynne Davidson, winner of Week 4 of the Foundation’s Catch the Ace Lottery! The Foundation is happy to announce that the progressive jackpot continues to grow; it sits at $2000 as Week 5 begins. Here are the results of Week 4: Weekly Pot: $353 Progressive Jackpot: $2,000 Winner: Lynne Davidson Envelope #41 revealed Ace of Hearts   Tickets ...

Odds and ends where do I begin? Although my activity as a “garbologist ” is limited; deep down in my heart, that commitment to a better, cleaner environment will never die. I still carry a bag on my outings and pick up trash as I go. Upsetting is it to me how many masks are being tossed away, just like ...

On October 2nd, the Ontario government recommended that everyone should limit close contact to people living in your own household and keep two metres physical distance from everyone else. If you live alone, you can consider having close contact with one other household you trust. You must keep 2 metres from people outside of your household. Despite those recommendations, it ...

On October 5, 2020, at approximately 9:45 p.m. members from the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated a complaint of a motor vehicle collision involving an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) on Vanalstine Road, Baldwin Township. Prior to police involvement, the driver was transported to hospital. Police who were already at hospital for an unrelated matter, investigated and determined the ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 10. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Clearing late this evening. Fog patches developing overnight. Low plus 2. Statistics from Algoma Public Health: From the APH Website, “As the province transitions to using a new case and contact management tool across all local ...

Our reopening policy is available to read on the library website (wawa.olsn.ca). We will be allowing five people in at a time for no more than 15 minutes at a time.  Anyone wishing to use the public computers must call ahead to book a time.  This is to avoid having too many people in the library. The time limit on ...

January 25, 1957 – October 5, 2020 Passed away suddenly at the Lady Dunn Health Centre on Monday. Loving, caring, and devoted husband of Tina for 38 years. Beloved father to Susan (Mike). Adored stepfather to Suzanne, Carolyn, Patrick (Michèle) and Shelly. Poppa Al to Alyssa, Brianna, David, Samantha (Taylor), Michelle, Joel (Chelsie), Henri, Céleste, Eric, Julia, Alex, Adam and ...

  Grade 2 students in Ms. Monique Gendron’s class at École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) recently experienced a total transformation of their learning space. Quite a surprise awaited them since the classroom had been transformed into a large surface of lava.   The aim of this transformation was to reinforce the material studied in the classroom. Students were asked to walk around ...

    Les élèves de 2e année dans la classe Mme Monique Gendron à l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa) ont tout récemment vécu une véritable transformation de leur espace d’apprentissage. Toute une surprise les attendait puisque la salle de classe avait été transformée en une grande surface de lave.   Le but était de renforcer la matière étudiée en salle de classe. ...

On October 3, 2020, at approximately 8:00 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the report of a domestic dispute in Chapleau. Investigation revealed that one of the parties was in breach of their court ordered conditions. As a result of the investigation, a 35-year-old person, from Chapleau, was arrested and charged with ...

Thanksgiving Sunday Creation Time 5 in the Season of Pentecost Although we cannot meet for Worship together you may like to read the Scriptures for 11 October 2020. Deuteronomy 8: 7-18    God will bring you to a beautiful land. Psalm 65                            God provides; the valleys shout & sing. 2 Corinthians 9: 6 –15    God loves a cheerful giver. Luke 17: ...

Weather – Cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers this morning. Clearing this afternoon. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h near noon. High 9. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Increasing cloudiness. 60 percent chance of showers overnight. Fog patches developing late this evening and dissipating before morning. Low plus 3. Statistics from Algoma Public Health: From the APH Website, “As ...