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May 12, 2020 at 20:31 – Highway 17 is now open. Ontario511 has just confirmed that the highway is open. It had been closed for nearly 4.5 hours.   May 12, 2020 at 19:44 – Ontario511 is still advising that Highway 17 is still closed at the collision scene. Wawa-news has confirmed with OPP North Bay that the highway remains closed ...

National Police Week began in 1970 as a way for the police to connect with their communities and to increase awareness about the services they provide.   Police Week occurs in May to coincide with Peace Officers Memorial Day, recognized internationally on May 15.   The Sault Ste. Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) celebrates policing as an ...

  Today is the thirteenth day of the North Algoma Wellness Challenge. Some of yesterday’s submissions are in the gallery above. The Keep Moving challenge was won by Diane Spencer. Today’s Challenge is a switch up. With the weather expected to be better tomorrow, today has become the Mindfulness Day and tomorrow the Take a Picnic Day! To participate in ...

Municipal Council is holding two meetings (Corporate Planning & Council) via YouTube beginning at 6:30 pm. Corporate Planning CALL TO ORDER DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST APPROVAL OF AGENDA Approval of Agenda DELEGATIONS/ PRESENTATIONS ADOPTION OF MINUTES Corporate Planning Meeting – Tuesday, April 21, 2020 BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF PREVIOUS MEETING COVID-19 Update LNG Project Update – Delayed CAO 2020-02: Financial ...

TDSUMMER READING CLUB:  The TD Summer Reading Club will be an ON-LINE event this year!  Stay tuned to your Wawa Public Library for more information coming soon!   LIBRARY MEMBERSHIP:  The Wawa Public Library is offering, during the Covid-19 crisis, a library card to anyone who does not have one. With the library card you can access an amazing selection ...

Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. Clearing late this afternoon. Wind up to 15 km/h. High 7. Wind chill minus 13 this morning. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Clear. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 6. Wind chill minus 8 overnight.   Statistics from Algoma Public Health (May 11, 2020 (11:40 a.m.) Algoma regions where residents ...

As the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) looks toward Canada Road Safety Week, it is reporting an increase in road fatalities as well as the leading behaviours linked to the deaths, which are the very focus of the national campaign. As of May 4, 2020, 71 people have died in fatal collisions on OPP-patrolled roads. This time last year, there were ...

    May 11, 2020 at 12:58 – The Snowbirds have left the Soo after refueling, now on their way to Thunder Bay. May 11, 2020 at 12:08 – Due to fuel constrictions and the distance between Sault Ste. Marie and Thunder Bay, the Snowbirds didn’t flyover Wawa. Although disappointing for Wawaites – Operation Inspiration is bringing joy, thrills and inspiration to ...

    Today is the thirteenth day of the North Algoma Wellness Challenge. Some of yesterday’s submissions are in the gallery above. The Get Baking challenge was taken by Nadine Cartledge – Banana bread and peanut butter chocolate swirl mini loaves… for the special mamas in our lives!. To participate in the North Algoma Wellness Challenge follow the steps below. ...

A phone call came every spring around this time from Cindy: “When are we going to start? The snow is gone on one side of Hwy 17…” and immediately plans were made and additional help was contacted. No call this year from Cindy, she has left us and with her the whole garbologist movement. She joined us many years ago, ...

Weather – Mainly sunny. Increasing cloudiness late this afternoon. Wind becoming west 20 km/h near noon. High plus 3. Wind chill minus 14 this morning. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries this evening and after midnight. Clearing before morning. Wind west 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low minus 8. Wind chill ...

Today is the thirteenth day of the North Algoma Wellness Challenge. Some of yesterday’s submissions are in the gallery above. The Spa Day – the winner was Christine Rask, and the Craft Day winner was Megan Beland. To participate in the North Algoma Wellness Challenge follow the steps below. Accept the challenge as posted to the right. On FB go ...

Weather – Cloudy. A few flurries beginning this morning. Wind becoming north 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High zero. Wind chill minus 10 this morning. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Cloudy. Becoming partly cloudy this evening. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low minus 9. Wind chill minus 6 this evening ...

Every year about this time (actually, for the last 27 years), I sit in my proverbial starter blocks, ready to take on “SPRING CLEANING”. NO, not in my house! I keep that up to date with the seasons. But our outdoors… this year although has a road block in the form of a virus. You cannot see nor feel, and ...