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posted 6:56 a.m. Weather: Mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Risk of freezing drizzle this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 1. Wind chill minus 3 this morning and minus 11 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries early this evening. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus ...

Weather: Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries this morning. Periods of snow beginning near noon. Risk of freezing drizzle. Local amount 2 cm. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. Temperature steady near zero. Tonight – Periods of snow ending this evening then cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Risk of freezing drizzle this evening and overnight. Wind ...

The Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health and local medical officers of health, is moving six public health regions to new levels. Based on the latest data, the following public health regions will move from their current level in the framework to the following levels effective Monday, December 21, 2020 at 12:01 a.m. with Peel ...

Weather: Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Risk of freezing drizzle this morning. High plus 1. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy. 60 percent chance of flurries overnight with risk of freezing drizzle. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 overnight. Temperature steady near zero. Wind chill minus 7 overnight. Winter Weather Travel Advisory: Agawa – ...

On December 18, 2020, at approximately 11:30 a.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the report of a serious motor vehicle collision on Highway 17 approximately 10 kilometers south of Wawa. Officers arrived on scene and found that a single tractor-trailer had struck a rock-cut. The driver of the vehicle was pronounced ...

Dec 18, 2020 at 13:36 Wawa-news has been told from the collision site that one lane is open.   Dec 18, 2020 at 12:25 Higway 17 is now closed from Wawa (Pinewood Drive) to Batchawana due to this collision. Dec 18, 2020 at 12:03 Ontario511 has confirmed the highway closure.   Dec 18, 2020 at 11:42   Highway 17 (20km ...

Last year on December 13th it was bitterly cold. But that didn’t stop people from participating in and coming out to watch it. Broadway Avenue and Mission Road was lined with vehicles with people staying warm inside waiting for the 2nd Annual Wawa Christmas Parade to begin. A cruiser from the SE OPP – Wawa detachment lead the festivities. There ...

The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) want to ensure drivers stay safe during the upcoming snowy season while traveling on the roads. A key part of road safety is making sure your vehicle has proper road surface traction in the winter. All-season tires don’t work the same on snow, ice, or cold pavement. The stopping distance of a car ...

Merry Christmas from St. Monica’s Parish! Due to current strict COVID-19 guidelines, our Christmas Eve masses will be restricted to parishioners and guests who have pre-registered for the services. We pray that by this time next year, the COVID-19 Pandemic will have been controlled, and once again we can welcome everyone to our Christmas Eve services. Enjoy the Christmas season ...

The Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board says farewell and congratulations to long-term employee Chris Spina, Superintendent of Business, on his retirement. Spina, who attended St. Ann Catholic School and graduated from St. Mary’s College, concludes a 33-year career in Catholic education tomorrow. Spina began his career with the Sault Ste. Marie Roman Catholic Separate School Board on March 2, 1987, ...

It is with sadness that we inform you of the passing of Ms. Claire Pilon on December 16, 2020.   Recognized for her commitment to Sudbury’s Francophone community, Ms. Pilon held for many years the position of school board trustee with the former Sudbury District Roman Catholic Separate School Board. She was the first Chair of the Conseil scolaire catholique ...

C’est avec tristesse que nous vous informons du décès de Mme Claire Pilon le 16 décembre dernier.   Reconnue pour son engagement au sein de la communauté francophone de Sudbury, Mme Pilon a tenu le poste de conseillère scolaire au sein du Conseil des écoles séparées catholiques romaines du district de Sudbury pendant plusieurs années. Elle était la première présidente ...

École secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) students from recently discovered that making homemade bread is an easy way to save money. By its great taste, impossible for it to go to waste. Under the direction of their teacher Ms. Valérie Lévesque, each student registered in the Learning Strategies for Success course had to produce a bread that contained only three ingredients. The ...

es élèves de l’école secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) ont découvert tout récemment que produire son pain maison est une manière simple d’économiser. Par son goût savoureux, impossible de le gaspiller. Sous la direction de l’enseignante Mme Valérie Lévesque, chaque élève inscrit au cours Stratégies d’apprentissage pour réussir devait produire un pain qui comprenait seulement trois ingrédients. Les élèves ont pu ajouter ...