Weather – Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 10. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Clearing late this evening. Fog patches developing overnight. Low plus 2. Statistics from Algoma Public Health: From the APH Website, “As the province transitions to using a new case and contact management tool across all local ...
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Between the Covers – October 7
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. The time limit on ...
Read More »BERRY, Alan
January 25, 1957 – October 5, 2020 Passed away suddenly at the Lady Dunn Health Centre on Monday. Loving, caring, and devoted husband of Tina for 38 years. Beloved father to Susan (Mike). Adored stepfather to Suzanne, Carolyn, Patrick (Michèle) and Shelly. Poppa Al to Alyssa, Brianna, David, Samantha (Taylor), Michelle, Joel (Chelsie), Henri, Céleste, Eric, Julia, Alex, Adam and ...
Read More »A burning learning project that gets students moving!
Grade 2 students in Ms. Monique Gendron’s class at École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) recently experienced a total transformation of their learning space. Quite a surprise awaited them since the classroom had been transformed into a large surface of lava. The aim of this transformation was to reinforce the material studied in the classroom. Students were asked to walk around ...
Read More »Un projet brulant qui fait bouger les élèves !
Les élèves de 2e année dans la classe Mme Monique Gendron à l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa) ont tout récemment vécu une véritable transformation de leur espace d’apprentissage. Toute une surprise les attendait puisque la salle de classe avait été transformée en une grande surface de lave. Le but était de renforcer la matière étudiée en salle de classe. ...
Read More »SE OPP Chapleau – Lay charges after dispute
On October 3, 2020, at approximately 8:00 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the report of a domestic dispute in Chapleau. Investigation revealed that one of the parties was in breach of their court ordered conditions. As a result of the investigation, a 35-year-old person, from Chapleau, was arrested and charged with ...
Read More »Happenings at Wawa First United Church – Thanksgiving Sunday
Thanksgiving Sunday Creation Time 5 in the Season of Pentecost Although we cannot meet for Worship together you may like to read the Scriptures for 11 October 2020. Deuteronomy 8: 7-18 God will bring you to a beautiful land. Psalm 65 God provides; the valleys shout & sing. 2 Corinthians 9: 6 –15 God loves a cheerful giver. Luke 17: ...
Read More »Morning News – October 7th
Weather – Cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers this morning. Clearing this afternoon. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h near noon. High 9. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Increasing cloudiness. 60 percent chance of showers overnight. Fog patches developing late this evening and dissipating before morning. Low plus 3. Statistics from Algoma Public Health: From the APH Website, “As ...
Read More »APH Reports Two More COVID-19 Cases
Algoma Public Health is reporting two more cases of COVID-19 in the Algoma District, Sault Ste. Marie & Area (Batchewana First Nation, Garden River First Nation, Laird, Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional, Prince, Sault Ste. Marie). Both cases were tested October 5th, 2020 and are self-isolating, with close contacts notified. Both cases are evidence of community spread in Southern Ontario. Algoma ...
Read More »Suzanne of Spanish wins $100,000 in September 25th LottoMax by Matching Encore Numbers
Saying “yes” to ENCORE paid off for Suzanne Neely of Spanish. Suzanne matched the last six of seven ENCORE numbers in exact order in the September 25, 2020 LOTTO MAX draw to win $100,000! Suzanne, a 59-year-old ‘nana’ says she’s a regular player – always playing ENCORE. “I almost didn’t purchase a ticket,” admitted Suzanne, while at the OLG ...
Read More »TROVARELLO, Venturino
Venturino, husband of Stellina (Ciccone), passed away unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, October 4, 2020 at the age of 88 years of age. Venturino is predeceased by his parents Luigi and Giovanna (Ferrara) and his siblings: Guerino, Cesare (Adina), Desolina Sebastiano (Constantino), Eugene (Italia) and Arturo (Antoinette). Survived by Urbano (Ginetta). Loving father of Luciano (Barbara), Luigi (Darlene) and ...
Read More »East Algoma OPP – Looking for Assistance after Theft
On October 5, 2020, shortly after 2:30 p.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a Break and Enter that occurred sometime between September 22nd and October 3rd, 2020, at a remote hunt camp on K Line Road within St Joseph Township. Investigation determined a 4500 Watt Firman ...
Read More »A successful exchange through virtual technology!
Students from the grades 10 and 11 Learning Strategies for Success (GLS4O) course as well as grade 6 students at École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) recently participated in a pleasant interaction through the Microsoft Teams virtual program. Following a French-language assignment on the Royal Canadian Air Force for the class of grade 6 teacher Mme Suzanne Trudel, students were able to connect ...
Read More »Un partage éducatif virtuel réussi!
Les élèves du cours Stratégies d’apprentissage pour réussir (GLS4O) de la 10e et 11e année ainsi que ceux de la 6e année de l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa) ont participé tout récemment à une agréable interaction par le biais du programme virtuel Microsoft Teams. Suite à une tâche de français sur l’Aviation royale canadienne pour la classe de Mme Suzanne Trudel, enseignante ...
Read More »Morning News – October 6th
Weather – Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers this morning. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light this afternoon. High 12. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Periods of rain beginning this evening. Low 6. Statistics from Algoma Public Health: From the APH Website, “As the province transitions to using a new case and contact management tool ...
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