Local & Area News

Hornepayne – School bus transportation in Hornepayne is cancelled again today for all Boards due to the extreme cold temperature.  All schools are open. All other transportation is running as scheduled.

Algoma Public Health (APH) is reporting 3 new cases 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 #188 Unknown Self-isolating ...

Algoma Public Health (APH) is providing the Elliot Lake community with the following update, following recent confirmed cases in the region.   To date, APH has identified 7 confirmed cases associated with a specific multi-unit dwelling, 100 Warsaw Place in Elliot Lake, ON. Following a thorough public health investigation of this community cluster, including case and contact interviews, and an on-site environmental inspection, we have ...

There must be something unlucky about the Circle K/NCU Building. That building has been hit by so many vehicles. Most recently the corner of the roof has been bumped, and tore. There looks like there is substantial damage to the roof and end of the roof joists. In addition there are several pieces of trim hanging.         ...

The ancestors of caribou (or reindeer as they are known in Eurasia) moved out of South America about 5 million years ago.  Caribou appear to have speciated in Beringia, which is the name for the far northwest part of North America and the far northeast of Russia, next to the Bering Sea.  This occurred during the Pleistocene epoch, or the ...

Twenty one years ago, 5-year old Adam Ranger was struck and killed while getting off the school bus and crossing the road at his family home by someone who did not stop for the flashing lights or stop-arm on the school bus. He would be 26 years old today. His face is on a huge highway sign just north of ...

Weather: Sunny. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 17. Wind chill minus 33 this morning and minus 24 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Clear this evening and after midnight then partly cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries overnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 27. Wind chill minus 27 this ...

Ninety percent or so of Northern Ontario is under an Extreme Cold Warning. Extreme lows vary from values of -45 but no warmer than -30. Vehicles may not start even if they have been plugged in. Wawa is currently showing -28, Chapleau -33. Locally Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Manitouwadge – Hornepayne Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake Gogama ...

Hornepayne – School bus transportation is cancelled today for all Boards in Hornepayne due to the extreme cold temperatures.  All schools are open. Transportation in all other areas is running as scheduled.

  The thriving artists in grade 11 and 12 at École secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa), under the direction of their teacher Ms. Annette Lytwenko, recently concluded the semester with an exhibition of their works of art. All elementary and secondary students, as well as all school staff members, were invited to view their great talent. The school library had been transformed ...

  Les artistes de la 11e et 12e année de l’école secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa), sous la direction de leur enseignante Mme Annette Lytwenko, ont tout récemment terminé le semestre avec une exposition de leurs œuvres d’art. Tous les élèves de l’élémentaire et du secondaire, ainsi que l’ensemble des membres du personnel scolaire furent invités à cette exposition. La bibliothèque de ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has saved 210 lives by administering naloxone since frontline officers were equipped in September 2017. The opioid crisis continues to affect people from communities across Ontario, which is evident from the continued increase in opioid-related overdoses as well as the number of occurrences where officers have had to administer naloxone to save a life. Key ...

10:19 AM EST Wednesday 10 February 2021 Extreme Cold Warning in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Marathon – Schreiber Nipigon – Rossport Manitouwadge – Hornepayne A period of very cold wind chills is expected. Extreme wind chill values near minus 40 are expected tonight into Thursday morning. The extreme cold may continue into the weekend ...

  École secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) wishes to thank Algoma Family Services for its generous contribution to the Student Nutrition Program offered to students in Ontario. Through this contribution, high school students at École secondaire Saint-Joseph were able to enjoy a “berry fruit parfait” breakfast served in individual containers. This snack was delivered to the students by school principal Ms. Lucille ...

  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 ...