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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 ...

  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 ...

  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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ontario511 is now reporting that Hwy 17 at Old Mill Bay is now open (October 25, at 3:54 p.m.)     Ontario511 is reporting that Hwy 17 has all lanes closed at Old Mill Bay for tractor trailer removal (October 25 at 13:05).

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 ...

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 ...

The travel advisory was lifted at 1 a.m., October 25th, 2020. UPDATED – Oct 25, 2020 at 12:14 11:22 PM EDT Saturday 24 October 2020 Weather advisory in effect for: Agawa – Lake Superior Park Winter Weather Travel Advisory in effect for portions of Highway 17 tonight. Low visibilities in heavy and rapidly accumulating snow will continue to impact sections ...

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, ...