Local & Area News

Municipal Council has three meetings tonight: Corporate Planning, Committee of Adjustment and Council all beginning at 6:30. The agendas are below:   Corporate Planning Meeting CALL TO ORDER DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST APPROVAL OF AGENDA Approval of Agenda DELEGATIONS/ PRESENTATIONS Public Sector Digest Inc. – Draft Asset Management Plan ADOPTION OF MINUTES Corporate Planning Meeting – Tuesday, July 14, 2020 ...

Weather – Sunny. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h near noon. High 20. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – Clear. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low 12.   Statistics from Algoma Public Health  – August 10, 2020 (9:00 a.m.) Algoma regions where residents have tested positive for COVID-19 include the following: ...

Aug 10, 2020 at 07:56 Weather – Mainly cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers early this morning with risk of a thunderstorm. Clearing this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind becoming west 20 km/h near noon. High 23. Humidex 28. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – A few clouds. Wind west 20 km/h becoming light this evening. ...

Aug 9, 2020 at 13:16 The Fog Advisory has ended for Marathon – Schreiber, Wawa – Pukaskwa Park. Aug 9, 2020 at 11:22 At 11:12 a.m. the Fog Advisory has ended for White River – Dubreuilville, Superior East – Sault Ste. Marie. It continues for Marathon – Schreiber, Wawa – Pukaskwa Park. Aug 9, 2020 at 08:25 At 8:09 this ...

Members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) recently responded to a complaint of multiple thefts at different locations throughout Lake Superior Provincial Park between Wawa and Sault Ste. Marie. Since July 4, 2020, 11 different thefts have been reported amounting to an estimated loss of $3000. There are currently no suspects. The thefts involved the removal of cash ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of drizzle this morning. Clearing this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 23. Humidex 30. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight- Clear this evening then partly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers overnight. Risk of a thunderstorm overnight. Fog patches developing overnight. Low 17. Statistics from Algoma Public Health  – ...

On August 7, 2020, at approximately 10:30 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were patrolling Highway 17 near Agawa Bay. Officers caught up to an SUV driving very slowly and unsteadily. A traffic stop was initiated to determine if the driver was impaired. The driver was found to be sober, however, prohibited from driving a motor ...

Weather – Becoming cloudy this morning with 70 percent chance of showers late this morning and this afternoon. Risk of a thunderstorm late this morning and this afternoon. Wind becoming south 20 km/h this morning. High 21. Humidex 27. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – Cloudy. 70 percent chance of showers changing to 70 percent chance of drizzle near ...

114 Players 1st FLIGHT: Chris Buckell, Dave Hall, Joel Dechamplain – 5 under par 31 2nd FLIGHT: Mark Szekely, Blair Mills, Brian Mills – 2 under par 34 3rd FLIGHT: Mike Belanger, Danny Mathias, Tony Alexopolous – 1 under par 35 4th FLIGHT: Rob Vernier, Bill Carruthers, Karl Benstead – even par 36 5th FLIGHT: Heinz Fellinger, Kevin Fellinger, Ken Harrison – 1 over par ...

On August 4, 2020, at approximately 8:40 a.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a complaint of several loud noises coming from a property on Churchill Avenue in Wawa. Police contained the area until members of the Northeast Region Emergency Response Team (ERT) and Canine unit attended. The accused party voluntarily surrendered to ...

  Congratulations to Thomas Moore (right) and Violet Uhlman (above), winners of Week #11, Must Go Draw for the Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation. Envelope #2 was opened for Thomas and revealed the Nine of Clubs. Thomas has won himself the weekly draw, totalling $1,028. The Foundation had announced that Week #11 would be a Must Go Draw, therefore Board ...

Weather – Mainly sunny. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 22. Humidex 26. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Low 14. Statistics from Algoma Public Health  – August 6, 2020 (8:30 a.m.) Algoma regions where residents have tested positive for COVID-19 include the following: Sault Ste. Marie & Area Central & East Algoma Elliot Lake & ...

The Muncipality of Wawa has had to close the washroom at Lion’s Beach due to vandalism. Alex Patterson, Directer of Community Services and Tourism explains. “They will remain closed until staff can repair the facility and return it to a safe condition. Several items within the facility have been broken, causing unsanitary / unsafe conditions that forced staff to close ...

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 enjoy, you may as well.   It is summer time, and of course you don’t want to cook a pot roast – but here’s an idea… Put this on Saturday morning, grab ...

Tragedy struck a number of families who lost loved ones in road, boating and drowning incidents over the Civic Holiday Long Weekend.   The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to three separate drownings. Two other people died in boating/paddling incidents and motor vehicle collisions also resulted in the loss of two other lives.  OPP officers laid numerous charges while targeting ...