Local & Area News

Algoma Public Health (APH) reported 1 new case of COVID-19 last night (April 30, 2021), from Sault Ste. Marie and area. Case 332 is of close contact, was tested April 30th, and is self-isolating. All close contacts are notified by Algoma Public Health.

Weather: Mainly cloudy. A few rain showers beginning this morning and ending this afternoon. Rain showers or periods of wet snow this morning. Wind becoming southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 this morning. High 9. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – A few clouds. Increasing cloudiness near midnight. Fog patches developing this evening. Low zero. Status of COVID-19 cases ...

Congratulations to Robert Reece, winner of Week 33 of the Foundation’s Catch the Ace Lottery! The Foundation is happy to announce that the progressive jackpot continues to grow; the estimated jackpot is expected to exceed $54,088 as we enter into Week 34.   Here are the final numbers for week #33:   Winner: Robert Reece Weekly Pot: $2242 Progressive Pot: $54,088 Envelope & ...

On April 28th, 2021, during a meeting of The Standing Committee on the Status of Women, a motion put forward by NDP Critic for Women and Gender Equality, Lindsay Mathyssen, calling for a study on the impact of the cuts made to the midwifery program at Laurentian University, passed. This is another win for the NDP in a series of ...

Weather: A mix of sun and cloud. Becoming sunny this afternoon. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to 60. High 8. Tonight – Clear. Increasing cloudiness near midnight then 60 percent chance of showers before morning. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming light early this evening. Low minus 2. Wind chill minus 6 overnight.   Status of COVID-19 cases in Algoma (April ...

Algoma Public Health (APH) has reporting 3 new cases of COVID-19 this evening. One case is from Elliot Lake and area, and two are from Sault Ste. Marie and area. All three are of close contact. Through contact tracing, APH notifies all close contacts directly.  

  While École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) hoped to host in June 2020 an in-person celebration in honour of the 2019-2020 grade 8 graduating class, students were honoured during a virtual celebration. Although the school hoped to host in September and December this celebration highlighting the excellence of the École Saint-Joseph grade 8 graduates, this recognition event in honour of graduating students ...

  Alors qu’on espérait célébrer en personne les finissants de la 8e année de 2019-2020 de l’école Sant-Joseph (Wawa) en juin 2020, on leur a offert à la place une célébration virtuelle. Bien qu’on espérait se réunir en septembre et en décembre pour tenir cette célébration soulignant l’excellence des finissants de la 8e de Saint-Joseph, cette activité de reconnaissance des ...

  Since March 1, grade 3 students from École Saint-Joseph (Wawa), under the guidance of their teacher Ms. Charlotte Konan, are actively taking part in the Reading Marathon offered to Northern Ontario students by the Salon du livre du Grand Sudbury. The students are very engaged and happy to participate in the Marathon. Since the start of this cultural activity, ...

  Depuis le 1er mars, les élèves de la 3e année de l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa), sous la direction de leur enseignante Mme Charlotte Konan, participent activement au Marathon de lecture offert aux élèves du nord de l’Ontario par le Salon du livre du Grand Sudbury. Les élèves sont très engagés et heureux de participer au Marathon. Depuis le début de ...

The Ontario government is providing $86 million to help train up to 8,000 personal support workers (PSWs) through private career colleges and district school boards. This investment is part of the government’s Long-Term Care Staffing Plan and is yet another way the province is collaborating with key partners to improve the care and quality of life of people living in ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario affecte 86 millions de dollars pour aider à former jusqu’à 8 000 préposés aux services de soutien à la personne (PSSP) par l’entremise de programmes de collèges privés d’enseignement professionnel et de conseils scolaires de district. Cet investissement s’inscrit dans le Plan de dotation pour les soins de longue durée de l’Ontario et est encore une ...

In response to the recent and rapid rise in hospitalizations, ICU admissions and the threat to the province’s critical care capacity, the Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, is taking further action to ensure hospital beds are available for COVID-19 patients in need of urgent care. To do so, the province is amending O. Reg. ...

En raison de l’augmentation récente et rapide du nombre d’hospitalisations et d’admissions dans les unités de soins intensifs et de la menace qui pèse sur la capacité des soins intensifs de la province, le gouvernement de l’Ontario, en consultation avec le médecin hygiéniste en chef, prend d’autres mesures pour veiller à ce que des lits d’hôpitaux soient à la disposition ...

  Recently, Alamos Gold Mines Inc. presented a donation to Wawa’s Dolly Parton Imagination Library program. All donations go directly to support this wonderful program, bringing free books to each enrolled child living in Wawa between the ages of newborn and five years old every month. The first book mailed to each child is “The Little Engine That Could” and ...