Local & Area News

The Ontario government today released updated COVID-19 modelling, which shows the province is experiencing a second surge in cases similar to what other jurisdictions have experienced. The province is providing the public with full transparency about the consequences if Ontarians are not vigilant in adhering to public health measures. The Chief Medical Officer of Health says Ontarians must be vigilant ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario a publié aujourd’hui une mise à jour de la modélisation de l’évolution de la COVID-19, qui montre que la province connaît une deuxième flambée de cas semblable à celle qu’ont connue d’autres administrations. La province fournit au public une transparence totale sur les conséquences du manque de vigilance des Ontariens dans le respect des mesures de ...

  It has been a tiresome summer with all the construction on Mission Road and Main Street. Detours, dust and potholes. The end is in sight though! Monday saw them putting layers of pavement down on Main Street. Curbs are in place, and sod has been laid… Not too much longer…

Today, Greg Rickford, Minister of Indigenous Affairs, issued the following statement on Orange Shirt Day: “Today, we acknowledge the long-lasting, multi-generational impact of the residential school system on Indigenous communities, our province and our country. For more than 100 years, Indigenous children across Canada were removed from their families and forced to attend residential schools, where they were stripped of ...

Aujourd’hui, Greg Rickford, ministre des Affaires autochtones, a fait la déclaration suivante à l’occasion de la Journée du chandail orange : « Aujourd’hui, nous reconnaissons l’impact durable et multigénérationnel du système des pensionnats sur les communautés autochtones, notre province et notre pays. Pendant plus de 100 ans, les enfants autochtones de tout le Canada ont été arrachés à leur famille ...

Happy Birthday Lucas Michael Gratton… AKA Lil Dude from Papa and Amma

Sep 30, 2020 at 09:56 – On September 27, 2020 at approximately 8:00 a.m. members of the Sault Ste. Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Batchewana Fire and Rescue responded to a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 17 North.   A motor vehicle travelling northbound crossed the oncoming lane of traffic and ...

The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are asking for assistance in regards to a mobility mat that was stolen sometime between September 18 and September 25, 2020 from Spruce Beach in Elliot Lake.   The City of Elliot Lake recently purchased mobility mats and wheelchairs for Spruce Beach to allow better accessibility for people with mobility issues. The mobility mat is ...

Although we cannot meet for Worship together you may like to read the Scriptures for 04 October 2020. Exodus 20: 1-4, 7-9, 12-20   The Ten Commandments Psalm 19                         The heaven’s declare God’s glory. Philippians 3: 4b – 14    Paul’s testimony – his gains were loss. Matthew 21: 33- 46      The parable of the landowner and the tenants. To Ponder: When ...

The library is open! Our reopening policy is available to read on the library website (wawa.olsn.ca). We will be allowing five people in at a time for no more than 15 minutes at a time.  Anyone wishing to use the public computers must call ahead to book a time.  This is to avoid having too many people in the library. ...

Weather – Another rainy day… Showers. Risk of a thunderstorm late this morning and this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating early this morning. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h this afternoon. High 12. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – A few showers ending near midnight then cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm early this evening. Wind ...

Weather – Showers ending this morning then mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. High 12. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Showers. Low 7. Environment Canada has ended the special weather statement calling for rain (5:33 a.m,), explaining that heavy rain has since tapered or moved out of the region. That applies to the following area: Agawa ...

On Saturday September 26, 2020 at approximately 2:32 p.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) and OPP Canine responded to a report of an overturned boat on Sawbill Lake (south of Peshu Lake Road) in Root Township.   Investigation determined a group of six fishermen paired up and launched ...

The challenge associated to the 2020-2021 back-to-school was met with great success by all École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) Kindergarten to grade 12 students and staff members. The school congratulates all members of its school community for respecting the safety guidelines and warmly thanks parents for their remarkable support! The students were very excited and happy to return to their school environment. ...