Local & Area News

Weather – Sunny. High 18. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – A few clouds. Low plus 3 with risk of frost. Frost Advisory – ended Marine Forecast –  Strong wind warning in effect. Wind light becoming southeast 10 knots near noon then increasing to southeast 15 early this evening. Wind veering to south 15 near midnight then increasing ...

Weather – Mainly sunny. High 19. UV index 9 or very high. Tonight- Clear. Low plus 2 with patchy frost. Frost Advisory – Frost is likely again tonight into Sunday morning as ground temperatures are expected to fall to near zero.Take preventative measures to protect frost-sensitive plants and trees. Marine Forecast – Wind light becoming northwest 10 knots near noon then ...

Frost advisory in effect for: Frost advisory issued for: Savant Lake – Sturgeon Lake, Ignace – English River Seine River Village – Mine Centre City of Thunder Bay Lake Nipigon – Wabakimi Geraldton – Manitouwadge – Hornepayne Atikokan – Upsala – Quetico Superior West Nipigon – Marathon – Superior North Wawa – White River – Pukaskwa Sault Ste. Marie – ...

Algoma Public Health is advising of the 23rd case of COVID-19 in the Algoma District. The avenue of exposure is unknown, and there are no details published other than the following: Close contacts have been notified Unknown exposure is evidence of ongoing community spread in Central & East Algoma and Sault Ste. Marie & Area Community spread remains possible and ...

Katrina Keech, a grade 12 student at École secondaire catholique Trillium (Chapleau), is an exceptional young woman who has persevered in maintaining a healthy and balanced lifestyle while excelling at school. During her time in high school, Katrina took part in several sports and improv teams while remaining active in the community. Katrina demonstrates great passion and pride for her ...

Argonaut Gold has finished their Schedule 2 amendment of the Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations which is a key project authorization by the Canadian federal government for the Magino project.  This is a significant permitting milestone for the Magino project, completed after extensive consultations with Indigenous communities and the public. Pete Dougherty, President & CEO stated: “Magino is truly ...

On May 22nd, Public Health Sudbury & Districts warned that there had been multiple reports of an increase in overdoses throughout the Districts of Manitoulin and Sudbury. The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service and the Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are advising yesterday that between May 28 to June 11, 2020 officers with the Sault Ste. Marie Police ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers early this morning. High 12. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Clearing late this evening. Low plus 4. Marine Forecast – Wind northwest 15 knots diminishing to northeast 10 this evening then becoming light overnight. Wind becoming northwest 10 Saturday afternoon. Showers ending early this morning. Waves one metre subsiding to ...

Since mid March our lives have changed drastically – Pandemic / Social Distancing / Quarantining. Changes have also come to St. Monica’s Parish, with the Church being closed mid-March. Earlier this week the Provincial Government announced that Churches and other venues could open by this Friday.  However, COVID is still around even if we have not been directly affected in ...

Dear Brenda, I was dismayed to read your notice of impending closure, and relieved to read a few hours later that you had received some advertising to allow you to keep alive for another month. I would like for you to share my thoughts with your readers. Thank you ———————- To the Readers of Wawa News Our lives have changed, ...

Près de 400 élèves de la 12e année des dix écoles secondaires du Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon seront à l’honneur les 16, 23, 24 et 25 juin prochains. En raison des contraintes en matière de santé et des mesures de distanciation sociale visant à contrer la propagation de la Covid-19, les écoles secondaires valoriseront leurs élèves en diffusant une célébration ...

Close to 400 students from the Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon’s ten secondary schools will be celebrated on June 16, 23, 24 and 25, 2020. As a result of government health and social distancing measures taken to counter the spread of COVID-19, the secondary schools will honour the students completing grade 12 through a virtual graduating ceremony.   “We wish our ...

If you are anything like me – cooking meals for years on end. You have no idea of what to cook next. Here is a dish that I love to make. Don’t be frightened of the heat – you can add as much or as little as you like. For families this is a great protein, serve it with rice ...

  During this time of social/physical distancing teenagers are finding ways to fill time. Trynity goes for long walks in the bush and brings back a record of where we are; Wawa’s Backyard. Wawa-news is pleased to feature this young lady’s photography.  

Editor’s Note – This song was featured on CBC’s Morning North this morning, and I felt that it fit this perfectly. The law of change says that “History repeats itself until we learn the lessons that we need to change our path.” My family lived in Detroit through the riots of July 1967 & April 1968 after the assassination of ...