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    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 ...

Algoma Public Health is reporting two more cases of COVID-19 in the Algoma District, Sault Ste. Marie & Area (Batchewana First Nation, Garden River First Nation, Laird, Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional, Prince, Sault Ste. Marie). Both cases were tested October 5th, 2020 and are self-isolating, with close contacts notified. Both cases are evidence of community spread in Southern Ontario. Algoma ...

Saying “yes” to ENCORE paid off for Suzanne Neely of Spanish. Suzanne matched the last six of seven ENCORE numbers in exact order in the September 25, 2020 LOTTO MAX draw to win $100,000!   Suzanne, a 59-year-old ‘nana’ says she’s a regular player – always playing ENCORE. “I almost didn’t purchase a ticket,” admitted Suzanne, while at the OLG ...

Venturino, husband of Stellina (Ciccone), passed away unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, October 4, 2020 at the age of 88 years of age. Venturino is predeceased by his parents Luigi and Giovanna (Ferrara) and his siblings: Guerino, Cesare (Adina), Desolina Sebastiano (Constantino), Eugene (Italia) and Arturo (Antoinette). Survived by Urbano (Ginetta). Loving father of Luciano (Barbara), Luigi (Darlene) and ...

  On October 5, 2020, shortly after 2:30 p.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a Break and Enter that occurred sometime between September 22nd and October 3rd, 2020, at a remote hunt camp on K Line Road within St Joseph Township.   Investigation determined a 4500 Watt Firman ...

Students from the grades 10 and 11 Learning Strategies for Success (GLS4O) course as well as grade 6 students at École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) recently participated in a pleasant interaction through the Microsoft Teams virtual program. Following a French-language assignment on the Royal Canadian Air Force for the class of grade 6 teacher Mme Suzanne Trudel, students were able to connect ...

Les élèves du cours Stratégies d’apprentissage pour réussir (GLS4O) de la 10e et 11e année ainsi que ceux de la 6e année de l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa) ont participé tout récemment à une agréable interaction par le biais du programme virtuel Microsoft Teams. Suite à une tâche de français sur l’Aviation royale canadienne pour la classe de Mme Suzanne Trudel, enseignante ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers this morning. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light this afternoon. High 12. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Periods of rain beginning this evening. Low 6. Statistics from Algoma Public Health: From the APH Website, “As the province transitions to using a new case and contact management tool ...

Algoma Public Health is reporting a new COVID-19 case in the Algoma district. The individual was tested October 5th, 2020, and is currently self-isolating, and close contacts have been notified. The means of transmission was close contact, International travel – exposure is evidence of community spread in northern Michigan. This is the 35th case of COVID-19 in the Algoma District, ...

The East Algoma (Blind River) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to 286 calls for service during the month of September with the majority of calls being:  911/911 Hang Ups/Phone calls, Alarms, 7 Motor Vehicle Collisions, Police Assists, 10 Police Information, 11 Thefts, 44 Traffic Complaints, Weapons calls, Domestic, Family, and Neighbor Disputes, and Suspicious Persons. Blind River officers ...

On October 3, 2020 at approximately 7:57 a.m., members from the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) with the assistance of Sudbury-Manitoulin Emergency Medical Services (EMS), the Tehkummah Fire Department and the Tehkummah First  Responders, responded to a single motor vehicle collision on Government near the 15th Concession Road in Tehkummah Township. Investigation revealed the vehicle left the ...

In the pouring rain, on September 30th, Michipicoten High School’s grade 9 students participated in this year’s Terry Fox Run which was the 40th Anniversary of the Marathon of Hope. Terry Fox, who was diagnosed with cancer and had to have his leg amputated due to the cancer, decided he would run across Canada to raise money for cancer research. ...