Local & Area News

Weather – Flurries ending this afternoon then mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Local amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind becoming southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 this morning. High plus 1. Wind chill minus 9 this morning. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries this evening and after midnight. Periods ...

  Le 11 octobre dernier, l’ensemble des filles de la 9e à la 12e de l’école secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) ont souligné la Journée internationale des filles! Dans le cadre des activités tenues à l’école et organisés par Mme Stephanie McGregor, ces élèves du secondaire ont découvert la raison d’être de cette journée ainsi que l’importance du droit des filles à ...

  On October 11, all girls from grades 9 to 12 at École secondaire Saint Joseph (Wawa) celebrated International Girls’ Day! As part of the activities held at the school and organized by Ms. Stephanie McGregor, these high school students were able to discover the reason for the day and the importance of girls’ right to education. As underlined by ...

Regular readers of this column will no doubt have noticed that I frequently refer to various idioms and quotations.  I admit that I have always liked idioms as they cause us to think of the underlying meanings and how we can use this in understanding particular situations and thought patterns.  In my job I talk to so many people each ...

Les lecteurs réguliers auront sans doute remarqué que je fais souvent référence à divers idiomes dans mes chroniques. J’avoue que j’ai toujours aimé les expressions idiomatiques car elles nous font réfléchir aux significations et comment nous pouvons les utiliser pour comprendre des situations particulières. Dans mon travail, je parle avec beaucoup de gens chaque jour de partout dans la circonscription. ...

A huge congratulations to Christine Aquino, former resident of Wawa. She has been appointed Director General of the Communications Branch, National Research Council Canada (NRC). Prior to that she had been Senior Director for Strategic Communications for three years.The anno0uncemnt from the NRC in Ottawa explains, “Prior to joining the NRC in 2017, Christine spent over a decade as the ...

Weather – Periods of light snow ending this afternoon then mainly cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. High zero. Wind chill minus 8 this morning. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Partly cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries late this evening and overnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 6. Wind chill minus 8 this evening.   Status ...

Algoma Public Health is reporting the 42nd case of COVID-19 in the Algoma District.Case 42 is a result of close contact, and the individual is self-isolating. Algoma Public Health says that close contacts have been notified, and that exposure is evidence of ongoing community spread in Southern Ontario. APH stresses: Anyone who is ill, even with mild symptoms, must stay ...

Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. Wind up to 15 km/h. High zero. Wind chill minus 6 this morning. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Cloudy with 70 percent chance of flurries. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 7. Wind chill minus 3 this evening and minus 9 overnight.   Status of cases in Algoma Tested ...

On October 23, 2020, at approximately 10:30 a.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a trespass call at a motel on Mission Road in Wawa. Police were advised that motel staff had located an unpaid guest sleeping in one of their rooms. The accused fled the scene prior to police arrival but was ...

On October 23, 2020, at approximately 1:15 a.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a domestic dispute at a residence in Chapleau. As a result of the investigation, a 57-year-old person, from Chapleau, was arrested and charged with the following: Failure to comply with release order – other than to attend court, ...

On October 22, 2020, at approximately 8:30 a.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to dispute on Mission Road in Wawa. The investigation revealed that the accused had breached one of their court ordered conditions. As a result, Stephan THERRIEN, 33 years-of-age, from Wawa, was arrested and charged with the following: Failure to comply ...

Oct 24, 2020 at 09:37 My granddaughter, Katie had to leave the dorm of the university due to COVID-19. By the time she was settled in my house, it was May 2020… a cold rainy day with ravens making a lot of noise in the backyard. I knew I had a nest in my tall spruce trees, but why the ...

Ontario has launched an online survey to explore options for passenger rail services and help develop future transportation for Northern Ontario. This survey seeks feedback on preferences for passenger rail and bus services in Northeastern Ontario, including departure times, train frequency, travel time and cost considerations. The survey is open to public feedback, including municipalities, Indigenous communities, businesses and industry, ...

Weather – Becoming cloudy this morning. Flurries beginning early this afternoon. Local amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. High plus 1. Wind chill minus 12 this morning. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Flurries ending this evening then partly cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 4. Wind chill minus 8 overnight.   Status ...