Local & Area News

  L’école secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) remercie vivement les Services aux familles d’Algoma de leur contribution généreuse au programme d’alimentation saine pour les élèves de l’Ontario. Grâce à cette contribution, les élèves du secondaire de Saint-Joseph ont profité d’un déjeuner « parfait aux petits fruits » offert dans des contenants individuels. Cette collation fut livrée aux élèves par la direction Mme Lucille Vachon-Case ...

Feb 10, 2021 at 09:25 Highway 17 has been reopened. From the OPP: The Sault Ste. Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to advise the public that Highway 17 north between Batchewana and Wawa is now open.  OPP encourage motorists to respond to adverse and rapidly-changing weather/driving conditions by reducing their speed and leaving extra space ...

Although we cannot meet for Worship together you may like to read the Scriptures for 14 February 2021 2 Kings 2: 1-12            Elijah is taken up into heaven. . Psalm 50 : 1-6            God summons the earth. 2 Corinthians 4: 3-6   The light of knowledge shines in our hearts, Mark 9: 2-9                The transfiguration of Jesus. To Ponder:    How do ...

      A group of self-proclaimed advocates is demanding the government immediately restore Ontario Northland Railway (ONR) passenger service, have that publicly-funded agency buy CN’s Algoma Central line from Sault Ste. Marie to Hearst, restore the passenger train on that line and push a private freight operator off the Sudbury-Soo line.  These grand pronouncements are in their submission to ...

Weather: A mix of sun and cloud. 30 percent chance of flurries early this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 16. Wind chill minus 33 this morning and minus 20 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – A few clouds. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 30. Wind chill minus 25 this ...

Algoma Public Health (APH) is reporting 1 new case of COVID-19 from Sault Ste. Marie and area. Through contact tracing, Algoma Public Health notifies all close contacts directly. If you are not contacted by Algoma Public Health you are not considered a close contact.   Details of the confirmed cases: Case Number Exposure Category Status Tested Case #187 International travel – ...

It will be good to get out of the deep freeze, but that usually means snow. Environment Canada has just issued a watch warning that snow squalls possible later this afternoon and tonight from Wawa to Pukaskwa Park.   The snow squalls between Wawa and Sault Ste. Marie has closed Highway 17 for several days now, and that weather is ...

Weather: Flurries. Risk of snow squalls late this afternoon. Local amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 13. Wind chill minus 32 this morning and minus 16 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. Tonight – A few flurries ending after midnight then partly cloudy. Risk of snow squalls this evening. Local amount 2 to 4 cm. ...

From the Township of White River… Please note that the Township has just received confirmation from Valard that there is currently an outbreak at the Valard Work Camp in our community. We have received the following statement (February 8, 5:28 p.m.): Regarding the COVID-19 Outbreak at the Valard Camp at White River, the following statement is intended to supplement any ...

  Traffic was snarled on Mission Road earlier today (1:20 p.m.). Two vehicles collided and SE OPP (3 cruisers), Ambulance and Fire responded. As the tilt truck took the vehicles away, the firefighters cleared the road of debris, and everything was back to normal within an hour.      

Algoma Public Health (APH) is reporting 2 new cases of COVID-19. One is from Elliot Lake & area and one is from Central & East Algoma. Through contact tracing, Algoma Public Health notifies all close contacts directly. If you are not contacted by Algoma Public Health you are not considered a close contact.   Details of the confirmed cases: Case Number ...

In consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, the government is moving to a regional approach and maintaining the shutdown in the majority of the public health regions in Ontario, including the Stay-at-Home order and all existing public health and workplace safety measures. When it is safe to do so, the province will gradually transition each region from the ...

Well, I must say that it was nice to hear that Ontarians recently received some wonderful news that all can agree is good news, no matter their political outlook.  The world famous Wiarton Willie proclaimed that Ontario can look forward to an early spring.  This is one of those traditions that I hope will never be set aside.  It’s good ...

Eh bien, je dois dire que c’était agréable d’entendre que les Ontariennes et Ontariens ont récemment reçu de merveilleuses nouvelles dont tout le monde est d’accord, quelles que soient leurs perspectives politiques. Le célèbre Wiarton Willie a proclamé que l’Ontario pouvait s’attendre à un printemps hâtif. C’est l’une de ces traditions qui, je l’espère, ne sera jamais mise de côté. ...

Weather:  Flurries. Local amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 12. Wind chill minus 24 this morning and minus 15 this afternoon. Tonight – Flurries with risk of snow squalls. Local amount 5 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 20. Wind chill minus 16 this evening and minus 27 overnight.   Status of ...