Local & Area News

The library is open for curbside pickup only. Patrons are not permitted in the library at this time. Please place your book holds by calling the Circulation Desk at 705-856-2244 ext. 290, emailing us at [email protected] or by accessing the Online Catalogue on our website at wawa.olsn.ca. We are more than happy to help you with your reading needs. All ...

Le Bureau du Canada à publier « The Little Black Book of Scams » 2nd edition et est maintenant disponible en ligne à https://www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/eic/site/cb-bc.nsf/eng/04333.htm. L’information est très importante et devrait attirer l’intérêt de tous le monde. Dans les prochains mois ils y auras autres publications de escroqueries (une par semaine).  L’information sera retrouver dans le livre « The Little Black ...

The Competition Bureau of Canada has published the The Little Black Book of Scams 2nd Edition and it is available online at https://www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/eic/site/cb-bc.nsf/eng/04333.htm. The information is invaluable and should be of interest to virtually everyone.  Over the next few months Wawa and Area Victim Services will be publishing the information from the The Little Black Book of Scams 2nd Edition, ...

The Family of the late Olga Basiw would like to acknowledge the kindness shown to us during our recent loss.   Our sincere thanks to local EMS, the LDHC nursing staff, Dr. Dannika Switzer, and Valerie from Kerry Funeral Home for the excellent care and compassion. Heartfelt thanks to all who brought food, flowers, sent cards, texts and phone calls.  ...

Although we cannot meet for Worship together you may like to read the Scriptures for;- 13 May 2021  – Ascension Day ( Thurs.) Acts 1: 1-11    The Thursday, forty days after Easter, on which the Ascension of our Lord is commemorated. To Ponder :   When has your patience been stretched in learning a skill or waiting for an event? Gathering ...

Weather: Some frost this morning. There are frost warnings for tonight and early Thursday morning in Southern Ontario, so I would protect tender plants tonight just to be safe. Sunny. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h early this afternoon. High 14. Wind chill minus 4 this morning. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Clear. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light ...

Algoma Public Health (APH) has reported three (3) new cases of COVID-19, all were tested yesterday, and are self-isolating. Two cases from Sault Ste. Marie and area and one from Elliot Lake and area. All are cases of close contact. Through contact tracing, APH notifies all close contacts directly. If you are not contacted by APH you are not considered ...

Members of the Dryden Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are seeking assistance from the public in locating a 47-year-old missing female. Evaleen Bonnie ATLOOKAN (47yrs old) was last seen on Saturday, May 8, 2021, at 0100hrs on Upper Falls Road in the Town of Wabigoon.  ATLOOKAN is described as an indigenous female 5’3″ 191lbs, brown eyes and possibly ...

On behalf of the Membership of Branch 429 Royal Canadian Legion Wawa I wish to thank the Wawa Cemetery Committee for the Spring clean up of the flower beds at Woodland Cemetery. We really appreciate your efforts.

Weather: Cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries early this morning. Clearing this morning. Wind becoming north 20 km/h gusting to 40 early this morning then light this afternoon. High 12. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Clear. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 2. Wind chill minus 4 overnight.   Status of COVID-19 cases in Algoma (May ...

Algoma Public Health (APH) has reported 5 new cases of COVID-19, from Sault Ste. Marie and area. All cases are self-isolating and were tested today, Monday, May 10th, 2021. Four are of close contact, and one is unknown. Through contact tracing, APH notifies all close contacts directly. If you are not contacted by APH you are not considered a close ...

The North East Region Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is joining police services across Ontario and Canada in kicking off Police Week (#PoliceWeekON), which honours and celebrates the work front-line police officers, 9-1-1 communicators, civilian staff, and all members of our police service do to keep our citizens safe and healthy, especially during the on-going COVID-19 pandemic.   This year, Police ...

On April 30, 2021 officers attended an illegal gathering held at Bellevue Park to ensure it remained peaceful and to investigate the gathering. The investigation identified three people as having organized the illegal gathering, two from Sault Ste. Marie and one person from Spring Water Township, Ontario. On May 8, 2021 officers attended an illegal gathering held at Bellevue Park. ...

As you may be aware, since the departure of Drs. Robinson and Shaffaf, the local physician group will be down to four doctors (Drs. Cotterill, Oberai, Stamler and Switzer). Recruitment for replacement physicians is underway, but unfortunately, no replacements have yet been found. We hope to have locum physicians available to see patients of Drs. Robinson and Shaffaf and to ...

Most readers have the basic understanding that the Auditor General (AG) is responsible for keeping watch over the administration of Ontario’s finances.  The AG is appointed and operates independently of government influence or authority and studies the government’s finances by carrying out detailed scrutiny of its spending.  The AG reports to the People of Ontario, so the voters themselves can ...