Local & Area News

Environment Canada issued a snowfall warning early this morning for a region stretching from Pukaskwa Park to St. Joseph Island. Warnings continue with a winter weather travel advisory for Chapleau to Gogama and Foleyet. Along the Highway 17 east corridor between the Soo and to Manitoulin Island the snowfall warning continues. From Wawa to Pukaskwa Park, about 15 cm of ...

Weather: Snow at times heavy. Amount 10 to 15 cm. Wind becoming west 20 km/h gusting to 40 this afternoon. High minus 1. Wind chill minus 13 this morning and minus 5 this afternoon. Tonight – Snow ending late this evening then cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Amount 2 cm. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming light after midnight. ...

Weather: Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Wind becoming southwest 30 km/h gusting to 60 this morning. High minus 4. Wind chill minus 22 this morning and minus 11 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Increasing cloudiness. Snow at times heavy beginning after midnight. Amount 5 cm. Wind south 20 km/h becoming light this evening. ...

The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service is requesting public assistance to locate 28-year-old Keri Charnelle Sayers. Ms. Sayers was last seen in October 2020 and was reported missing on December 2, 2020. She was last known to be in the Greater Sudbury Area but may be in the Sault Ste. Marie Area. She is described as 5’8 tall with a ...

The Wawa Community Food Bank has continued to receive more amazing donations and we wish to thank the many individuals, organizations, and businesses for their support during these past few months. We wish to thank Unifor Local 1359 for their incredibly generous $4,000 cheque raised by their workers locally at the Lady Dunn Health Centre, in Sault Ste. Marie, and ...

Dr. Barbara Yaffe, Ontario’s Associate Chief Medical Officer of Health, provided an update on confirmed cases in Ontario of the COVID-19 variant first identified in the UK. This variant has now been detected in multiple countries beyond the UK, and with inbound international travel, it is not unexpected to have identified the new variant in Ontario. A third case of ...

La Dre Barbara Yaffe, médecin hygiéniste en chef adjointe de l’Ontario, a fourni aujourd’hui une mise à jour sur les cas confirmés en Ontario du variant de la COVID-19 qui a été détecté pour la première fois au Royaume-Uni. Ce variant a depuis été signalé dans de nombreux autres pays, et avec les voyages internationaux, il fallait s’attendre à ce ...

Travel could get messy this afternoon and through tonight in a region from St. Joseph Island to Montreal River Harbour. Environment Canada is warning that Lake Effect Snow is expected to develop as snowfall amounts of 8 to 12cm combined with westerly winds gusting to 60km/h may create blowing snow and whiteouts. The worst is expected late this afternoon and ...

Weather: Periods of light snow ending this morning then a mix of sun and cloud. 40 percent chance of flurries late this afternoon. Wind northeast 20 km/h becoming light this morning. High minus 11. Wind chill minus 22 this morning and minus 14 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. ...

  For over 25 years, students and staff at École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) have welcomed artist Jean-Guy “Chuck” Labelle for their traditional Christmas concert! In order to keep this beautiful Christmas tradition alive, the students this year watched his show broadcast on YouTube. It was as if Chuck was present at school among the students! The students sang, danced, and had ...

  Depuis plus de 25 ans, les élèves et le personnel de l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa) accueillent l’artiste Jean-Guy « Chuck » Labelle pour leur concert de Noël! Afin de continuer cette belle tradition de Noël, les élèves ont visionné cette année son spectacle diffusé sur YouTube. C’était comme si Chuck était présent parmi les élèves dans l’école! Les élèves ont chanté, dansé ...

  After a good dinner and while waiting to be able to go play outside, grade 2 students at École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) take pleasure in assisting Mme Brigitte, the school janitor. Each day and each taking their turn, one student picks up the broom while another takes care of the dustpan. Together, the students cheerfully clean the school under the ...

  Après un bon dîner et en attendant de pouvoir sortir pour jouer dehors, les élèves de la 2e année de l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa) prennent plaisir d’appuyer Mme Brigitte, la concierge de l’école. À chaque jour et à tour de rôle, un élève prend le balai alors qu’un autre s’occupe du porte-poussière. Ensemble, les élèves nettoient l’école avec bonne humeur ...

Weather: Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries this morning and early this afternoon. Flurries beginning this afternoon. Risk of freezing drizzle this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 7. Wind chill near minus 14. Tonight – Periods of snow. Local amount 2 cm. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 this evening. Low minus 15. Wind ...

Algoma Public Health has reported a new case of COVID-19 in the Algoma District (Sault Ste. Marie & Area), Case #65. This case of COVID-19 is of the unknown exposure, and is self-isolating. APH notifies all close contacts directly. Details of the confirmed case: Case Number Exposure Category Status Tested Case #65 Unknown Self-Isolating December 23, 2020 Status of Cases ...