The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to take this opportunity to remind the motoring public about the importance of leaving extra distance when you see a snow plow on the roadways. And, to not impede their travel as they need extra room to maneuver. Snow plows by their very design can cause extensive damage or even death ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Weather: Mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries and risk of freezing drizzle. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High zero. Wind chill minus 18 this morning and minus 7 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy. Flurries beginning this evening and ending overnight then 40 percent chance of flurries. Risk of ...
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Congratulations to Josee McCoy, winner of Week 14 of the Foundation’s Catch the Ace Lottery! The Foundation is happy to announce that the progressive jackpot continues to grow; it sits at $8,238 as Week 15 begins. Here are the final numbers for week #14: Weekly Pot: $753, and Progressive Pot: $8,238 Winner: Josee McCoy, with envelope #13, Queen of ...
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This December it seemed as if the ice would come late to Wawa Lake. The ice would form on the shorelines, but then the wind would rise, and break it up. This happened several times, but yesterday it seemed that Jack Frost had worked hard and there were nothing but a few spots where open water remained. This morning, ...
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Students from École secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) registered in the Learning Strategies for Success course prepared, under the direction of teacher Ms. Valérie Lévesque, a schedule of activities to liven up the school with Christmas spirit. The following message was sent to secondary school students and staff: “The last two weeks before the Christmas break will be lively and ...
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Les élèves de l’école secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) inscrits au cours Stratégies d’apprentissage pour réussir ont préparé, sous la direction de l’enseignante Mme Valérie Lévesque, un tableau d’activités pour faire vivre l’esprit de Noël à l’école. Le message suivant fut envoyé aux élèves et aux membres du personnel du secondaire : « Les deux dernières semaines avant le beau congé de ...
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Weather: A few flurries ending near noon then cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Local amount 2 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 5. Wind chill minus 16 this morning and minus 7 this afternoon. Tonight Partly cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries this evening. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 13. Wind chill minus 9 ...
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At 5:09 p.m. the Weather advisory ended for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville At 3:49 p.m. the Snowfall warning was ended for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Weather advisory in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Winter Weather Travel Advisory in effect for tonight. Lake enhanced snow will continue tonight between the communities of ...
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On December 13, 2020, at approximately 8:40 a.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) performed a well-being check at a residence Chapleau. While police were at the residence, they observed a person inside that was prohibited by the courts from being there. As a result of the investigation, a 35-year-old person, from Chapleau, was arrested ...
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On December 13, 2020, at approximately 4:30 a.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a domestic dispute in Wawa. As a result of the investigation, a 55-year-old person, from Wawa, was arrested and charged with the following: Assault – Spousal, contrary to section 266 of the Criminal Code (CC) (Two Counts). The ...
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On December 14, 2020, at approximately 10:40 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded the report of two individuals breaching their court-ordered conditions not to be with one another. As a result of the investigation, a 27-year-old person, from Wawa, was arrested and charged with: Failure to comply with release order – other ...
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The LDHC Foundation received a generous donation of $1000 from the Algoma Motel & Wines. Thank you so much to Jeff Smith for being a strong supporter of the local hospital Foundation. This donation will help fund the current campaign, $125,000 to purchase a washer/sterilizer and disinfector for the Medical Device Reprocessing Department. Up-to-date technology in all departments will allow ...
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On December 12, 2020, at approximately 3:00 a.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were on general patrol in Wawa. Officers performed a traffic stop on Third Avenue and the investigation revealed that the driver was on conditions not to operate a motor vehicle. As a result, Kristopher MOKROER-MAKOWSKI, 29 years-of-age, from Wawa, was arrested ...
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