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Hallelujah! The Ontario government is helping to improve travel for drivers in Northern Ontario. Four new rest areas will be built over the next five years, and 10 will be repaired or expanded. New amenities include more bathrooms, improved lighting and increased parking. The province is also exploring anti-human trafficking measures at rest areas, such as improved lighting, posting information ...

Members of the Sault Ste. Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) will be participating in Operation Impact this Thanksgiving long weekend which runs from Friday October 9 to Monday October 12, 2020. The campaign focuses on increasing public compliance with safe driving measures and targets the following behaviours known as the “Big Four”: Alcohol/drug impaired driving Seatbelt compliance ...

Yesterday in Oakville, Premier Doug Ford, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, Navdeep Bains, Federal Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Dean Stoneley, President and CEO, Ford of Canada and Jerry Dias, National President, Unifor made the announcement that Ontario will match the $295 million investment with the federal government. This joint ...

The Ontario Government has made amendments to the Ontario Marriage Act which will now enable Indigenous officiants to perform marriage ceremonies and have them registered with the Ontario Registrar General. “Our government is proud to take action to build a more inclusive province by legally recognizing the role of Indigenous marriage officiants and ceremonies,” said Greg Rickford, Minister of Indigenous ...

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 ...