Local & Area News

The Ontario government is providing over $550,000 to help create safe and affordable housing for Indigenous women and their children in Sault Ste. Marie. The funding is being delivered through the Social Services Relief Fund and will support women fleeing domestic violence who are homeless or at risk of homelessness during COVID-19. “Our government understands how important it is that ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario accorde une subvention de plus de 550 000 $ pour aider à créer des logements sécuritaires et abordables pour les femmes autochtones et leurs enfants à Sault Ste. Marie. Les fonds sont versés par l’entremise du Fonds de secours pour les services sociaux en vue de venir en aide aux femmes qui fuient la violence familiale ...

Weather: Snow ending late this afternoon then cloudy. Risk of snow squalls this morning. Local amount 2 cm. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this afternoon. High plus 1. Wind chill minus 7 this morning. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries and risk of freezing drizzle. Wind up to ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario, en consultation avec le médecin hygiéniste en chef, place neuf circonscriptions sanitaires dans de nouveaux paliers conformément au Cadre d’intervention pour garder l’Ontario en sécurité et ouvert (le « Cadre d’intervention »). Cela comprend l’activation du « frein d’urgence » dans la Circonscription sanitaire du district de Thunder Bay et la Circonscription sanitaire du district de Simcoe Muskoka afin de ...

The Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, is moving nine public health regions to new levels in the Keeping Ontario Safe and Open Framework (the “Framework”). This includes activating an “emergency brake” in Thunder Bay District Health Unit and Simcoe-Muskoka District Health Unit to move the regions to Grey-Lockdown to immediately interrupt transmission and contain ...

On Wednesday, February 24, 2021, Lia Veldt celebrated her 93rd birthday and Nick and Lia Veldt celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary. Since birthday and wedding anniversary celebrations are not possible during the current COVID-19 pandemic, Mr. & Mrs. Veldt have decided to make a donation of $1,000 to the LDHC Foundation as a way to mark these special occasions. What ...

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  This year, students from École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) entered the Legion’s Remembrance Day Poster Contest. Under the guidance of elementary school teacher Kirk Whitlock and high school teacher Annette Lytwenko, the students developed and created beautiful black and white and colour posters. Among the winners were ten students from Saint-Joseph school!   The following students from ES Saint-Joseph claimed the ...

  Cette année, les élèves de l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa) ont participé au concours annuel des affiches du Jour du souvenir de la Légion. Sous la direction de M. Kirk Whitlock, enseignant à l’élémentaire, et de Mme Annette Lytwenko, enseignante au secondaire, les élèves ont élaboré et créé de magnifiques affiches en noir et blanc et en couleurs. Parmi les gagnants, ...

The Algoma District School Board (ADSB) approved the appointment of three Student Trustees for the 2021/2022 school year: Annika Morrison from Michipicoten High School in Wawa, Shail Giroux from Korah Collegiate and Manook Wilson from Elliot Lake Secondary School as Indigenous Student Trustee, for the Algoma District School Board, effective August 1, 2021. Annika Morrison is currently a Grade 11 ...

Weather: Flurries ending early this morning then a mix of sun and cloud. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40 then southwest 40 gusting to 70 this morning. High plus 2. Wind chill minus 12 this morning. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Snow beginning late this evening. Risk of snow squalls overnight. Local amount 5 ...

Algoma Public Health (APH) is reporting 1 new case of COVID-19 from Elliot Lake and area. Case #197 was tested on February 22nd, and is a close contact exposure who is self-isolating,     Any residents who have tested positive for COVID-19? Any evidence of local community spread? (since August 2020 – Algoma’s second wave) Central & East Algoma Yes ...

White River Forest Products Ltd. is committed to growing local communities and has generously donated $4,000 to the LDHC Foundation on February 16th, 2021 raising their total donations to $5,000. Thank you to White River Forest Products Ltd. for supporting health care services at the local area hospital. For more information about the Foundation or how to donate today contact ...

Motion (formerly Motion Specialties) – Canada’s largest local provider of mobility and home accessibility solutions like stairlifts, wheelchairs, adjustable beds, walkers and bathroom safety items – is pleased to launch a new initiative called Safe at Home by Motion. Falls are the most common preventable injury and remain the leading cause of injury-related hospitalizations among seniors (Public Health Agency of ...

The new accelerated training program for personal support workers (PSWs) announced today by the provincial government will produce a huge increase in the PSW training at Ontario’s colleges. “This is a major step to help fill the demand for personal support workers in our community,” Ron Common, Sault College President “It’s an excellent opportunity for anyone interested in a new ...