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Having watched a virtual Remembrance Day presentation offered by Historica Canada, grade 4 and 5 students at École Saint Joseph School (Wawa) decided to write letters to Canadian military personnel. Once written, the letters were put together in a large envelope. The students, accompanied by their teachers Ms. Kelsey Boisvenue and Mr. Éric Comtois, were able to drop off these ...

Ayant pu visionner une présentation virtuelle du Jour du Souvenir offerte par Historica Canada, les élèves de 4e et 5e année de l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa) ont décidé d’écrire des lettres à des militaires canadiens. Une fois rédigées, les lettres furent réunies dans une grosse enveloppe. Les élèves, accompagnés de leurs enseignants Mme Kelsey Boisvenue et M. Éric Comtois, ont par ...

Municipal Council is holding a special council meeting today at 12 Noon. The agenda features the motion to approve the Tax Write-Off and Vesting of Property – 135 Mills Drive, Wawa. Later in the meeting, council is expected to authorize the sale of Municipal Land located at 135 Mills Drive, Roll No. 57-76-000-003-30446-0000, in the Municipality of Wawa to Hwy ...

Wawa-news gets the following road condition information from Ontario511 – Please verify road conditions and closures as this information will change as reports are made and as weather changes in between road reports. Always be prepared for sudden road closures due to collisions or poor weather driving conditions when you are traveling. Ensure that you are prepared for lengthy road ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy. 70 percent chance of flurries or rain showers this afternoon. Wind up to 15 km/h. High plus 1. Wind chill minus 7 this morning. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h after midnight. Low minus 3. Wind chill near minus 9. Status of COVID-19 ...

  Junior and senior Kindergarten students at École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) are making great strides in their learning. The young friends in Mme Angèle Auger’s class are avid learners and have started learning the alphabet. In order to recognize, memorize and master the letters of the alphabet, Mme Auger organized “letter” workshops! These activities allow students to familiarize themselves with the ...

  Les élèves de la maternelle/jardin à l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa) font de grands progrès dans leur apprentissage. Les amis dans la classe de Mme Angèle Auger sont très motivés et ont commencé l’apprentissage de l’alphabet. Afin de bien reconnaître les lettres, de les mémoriser et de les maîtriser, Mme Auger a organisé des ateliers « lettres » ! Les élèves peuvent ainsi ...

        At École secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa), teacher Mme Valérie Lévesque had the brilliant idea of being creative in the celebration of Sainte-Catherine and ensuring that this French-Canadian tradition continues! At the start of classes on November 25, Mme Valérie was waiting for staff and students to distribute “Rockets” treats instead of the traditional taffy! This surprise made ...

    À l’école secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa), l’enseignante Mme Valérie Lévesque a eu la brillante idée de souligner de manière imaginative la fête de la Sainte-Catherine et d’assurer que cette tradition canadienne-française se poursuive! Au début des classes du 25 novembre, Mme Valérie attendait les membres du personnel et les élèves afin d’assurer une distribution de friandise « Rockets » en remplacement ...

On October 25, 2020 at 10:20 a.m., members of the Nipissing West (Sudbury) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a sudden death incident where a person was located on a trail, in Point Grondine Reserve, off of Highway 637, Killarney. It was later determined that the incident location was within the Wikwemikong First Nation Territory. The deceased has ...

The elevator in the Municipality of Wawa’s community centre has required more frequent repairs in recent years, impacting the accessibility of areas of the important facility. By investing federal Gas Tax funding in the purchase and installation of a vertical platform lift suitable for wheelchairs, the Municipality has ensured Wawa Community Centre can be safely and comfortably used by all ...

As we move closer to the most wonderful time of the year, what do you get that budding astronomer? I always suggest for those who have an interest in the night sky, to begin with a pair of wide-angle binoculars such as 7X35. This translates to seven power magnification with 35-millimetre objectives lenses located in the front. These are not ...

The holidays are going to look a little different this year due to COVID-19. To support Ontarians as they begin to safely plan for the season, the Ontario government, based on the advice of the Chief Medical Officer of Health and input from the Public Health Measures Table, is providing preliminary guidance on how to safely celebrate this year and ...

Cette année, la période des Fêtes prendra une allure quelque peu différente en raison de la pandémie de COVID-19. Afin d’aider les Ontariens et Ontariennes à commencer à se préparer de façon sécuritaire pour cette période, le gouvernement, sur l’avis du médecin hygiéniste en chef et les conseils du Groupe des mesures de santé publique, prodigue des conseils préliminaires sur ...

Wawa-news gets the following road condition information from Ontario511 – Please verify road conditions and closures as this information will change as reports are made and as weather changes in between road reports. Always be prepared for sudden road closures due to collisions or poor weather driving conditions when you are travelling. Ensure that you are prepared for lengthy road ...