Local & Area News

Algoma Public Health (APH) is reporting 2 new cases of COVID-19, both 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 #223 Close ...

On March 19, 2021 at approximately 10:00 p.m. members of the Sault Ste. Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) observed a vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed on Queen Street East in the City of Sault Ste. Marie.   Police initiated a traffic stop and a Mandatory Alcohol Screening Demand was made and administered.   As ...

The second day is a bit more interesting – and I’ll keep it shorter as well. Before we do anything to the ice, it’s cleanup time. We remove all of the rocks from the surface and store them safely for the season, as well as put away some of the curling maintenance equipment as well. We need to make sure ...

  As part of the Leadership – Recreational Activities course, École secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) students, guided by their teacher Ms. Annette Lytwenko, studied various styles of leadership and how to integrate them into a recreational activity.   The group of Alexis Chapman, Emma-Jo Beach and Delaney Schumacher planned and implemented an obstacle course in the school. During their personal time, ...

  Dans le cadre du cours de Leadership – activités récréatives, les élèves de l’école secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa), guidée par leur enseignante Mme Annette Lytwenko, ont étudié les divers styles de leadership et comment les intégrer lors d’une activité récréative.   Le groupe d’Alexis Chapman, Emma-Jo Beach et Delaney Schumacher ont assuré la planification et la mise en oeuvre d’une ...

Harte Gold Corp.  is pleased to announce that New Gold Inc. has agreed to make a strategic investment in Harte Gold.  The investment, by way of a private placement subscription by New Gold of 154,940,153 common shares of the Company at a price of $0.16 per share, will result in Harte Gold raising total gross proceeds of approximately $24.8 million ...

In recent years I’ve noticed somewhat of a resurgence in the phenomenon of superhero interest.  It’s in comic books still but also on the big screen.  Subscription TV moguls like Netflix and Prime are even producing series programs on both new and old superhero characters.  Some have some pretty interesting superpowers like the Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Dare Devil, Agents ...

Ces dernières années, j’ai remarqué une certaine résurgence du phénomène de l’intérêt des super-héros. C’est toujours dans les bandes-dessinées, mais aussi sur grand écran. Les magnats de la télévision par abonnement comme Netflix et Prime produisent même des séries sur des personnages de super-héros nouveaux et anciens. Certains ont des super pouvoirs assez intéressants comme Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Dare ...

Weather: Wawa is the warmest spot in Northern Ontario this morning! A few showers ending late this afternoon then cloudy. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h late this morning. High 9. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 2. Wind chill minus 6 overnight. Status of COVID-19 cases in Algoma Tested Confirmed cases ...

Patricia Tangie has retained her seat as Chief in Saturday, March 20th, 2021’s election at Michipicoten First Nation. Candidate for Chief Votes Received Tangie, Patricia 200 Chief Lapham, Mishele-Lee 40 Lewis, Laverne 24 Lesage, Ryan 22 287 Total valid ballots cast for Chief 7 Number of rejected ballors for Chief   Candidate for Councillor Peterson, Linda 162 Councillor Armstrong, Irene ...

March 18th was the last night of curling for the 2021 season. While it was a challenging and short year, we now move onto the next job of getting ice out and the curling rink ready for mass vaccination clinics. So, we’re going to show you the process of taking ice out here at the MMCC. Just like installing ice, ...

The Wawa Curling Club would like to thank everyone who helped make the 2020-2021 Season Happen. COVID-19 definitely changed the Curling Season with new rules on and off the ice. We are looking to a more traditional season come this November. Team Rank Wins G.P. TERRIS, Tom 1 7 7 HOFFMANN, Jim 2 6 7 HALL, Dave 3 2 7 ...

Congratulations to Violet Overton, winner of Week 27 of the Foundation’s Catch the Ace Lottery! The Foundation is happy to announce that the progressive jackpot continues to grow; it sits at $35,400 as Week 28 begins.   Here are the final numbers for week #27: Winner: Violet Overton Weekly Pot: $1829 Progressive Pot: $35,400     Tickets are on sale from ...

Weather: Sunny. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High plus 3. Wind chill minus 15 this morning. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Clear. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 4. Wind chill near minus 7. Status of COVID-19 cases in Algoma Tested Confirmed cases Active cases Currently hospitalized Resolved cases Deceased 108,096 219 ...

In a media release dated March 17th, The Municipality of Wawa and the Wawa Drag Race Committee explained that they have postponed the 2021 Northern Nationals. Amongst the reasons cited was the current COVID-19 situation. Other reasons explained that the lack of sponsorship due to the current economic situation, and the negative perception of events that specifically target visitors from ...