Local & Area News

Algoma Public Health has confirmed a sixth resident has tested positive for COVID-19. Case #6 is a male in his 50’s who was in close contact with someone with COVID-19. The individual has been self-isolating. He was tested March 28th, 2020.

Is urban living more affordable in Northern Ontario than the south? Higher costs of food, electricity, and gasoline are routinely pointed to as factors that make Ontario’s northern regions less affordable, but evidence shows that the North is, in fact, less expensive! A Tale of Ten Cities: Comparing Key Costs for a Family of Four in Urban Areas of Northern ...

On April 1, 2020 at approximately 5:16 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a break and enter in progress in Wawa. As a result of the investigation, Scott Pruneau, 47 years of age, from Wawa, was arrested and charged with the following: •    Robbery with weapon, contrary to section 344(1)(b) of ...

On March 31, 2020 at approximately 9:15 p.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Northeast Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) and the Superior East OPP Detachment executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrant at a residence on Churchill Avenue in Wawa. During the search, officers located approximately $1,700 in cash, as well as quantities of ...

Dolly Parton will be reading selections of books from her Imagination Library. The readings will begin at 7 p.m. EST featuring a new book for the next ten weeks. You can see them on her Facebook site or on YouTube. Some of the books to be featured during “Goodnight with Dolly” include “There’s a Hole in the Log on the ...

Weather – Sunny. Wind up to 15 km/h. High 8. Wind chill minus 7 this morning. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – Clear. Becoming partly cloudy near midnight. Fog patches developing after midnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 4. Wind chill minus 8 overnight. Statistics (midnight April 1) – Country, Total New Total New Total Active Serious, ...

Aujourd’hui, le Dr David Williams, médecin hygiéniste en chef, a émis la déclaration suivante concernant la COVID-19 : « Le gouvernement de l’Ontario continue de prendre des mesures fermes face au nouveau coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) afin d’aider à contenir sa propagation et à protéger le public. Ces mesures sont sans précédent et je sais que vous êtes nombreux à déployer des efforts acharnés pour ...

Today, Dr. David Williams, Chief Medical Officer of Health, issued the following statement in response to COVID-19: “The Government of Ontario continues to take decisive action to respond to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) to help contain its spread and to protect the public. This has involved some unprecedented measures, and I know many of you continue to undertake great ...

Thanks to a donation of perishable food from Harvest Algoma in Sault Ste. Marie, we will be open on Friday, April 3rd from 2-4 pm. Clients will be directed to enter via the main door one at a time, wash their hands, and keep a 2 metre distance from each other and our volunteers. For those that did not register ...

As we try to cope with the Covid-19 crisis, we must find ways to reduce stress levels and anxiety. Aside from listening to online music and reading books, try stepping outside on a clear night and drink in the night sky. The celestial landscape had been the entertainment of civilizations for thousands of years before the invention of the telescope ...

The Wawa Public Library is closed until further notice. The Wawa Public Library Board Meetings will be canceled until further notice. 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 of e-books and audiobooks through the Libby App.  If you are ...

The Easter Cross of Lights will again be placed above the front door of our Church.  If you wish to purchase a bulb in memory of someone the cost is $5.00 a bulb.  Please contact Maria Reid @ 705-856-2861.  The Cross will be lit on Palm Sunday. The U.C.W. requests that ALL items for the next Thrift Shop be saved ...

The Algoma District School Board advises parents that on March 31st, 2020, the Premier and Minister of Education announced that schools will remain closed until at least May 4th. Additional resources will be made available for the Ministry’s Phase 2 of “Learn At Home,” and the Ministry will be providing School Boards with further direction around expectations for learning. Based ...

Yesterday, March 31st, Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, issued a statement  announcing a tentative agreement with the Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens (AEFO) and the Association des conseils scolaires des écoles publiques de l’Ontario (ACÉPO) and the Association franco-ontarienne des conseils scolaires catholiques (AFOCSC): “Our Government is pleased to announce a tentative deal has been reached between the ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy. Clearing late this morning. High 10. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – Clear. Becoming partly cloudy near midnight. Fog patches developing after midnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 6. Wind chill minus 8 overnight. Statistics – Country Total New Total New Total Active Serious, Tot Cases/ Deaths/ Reported Cases Cases Deaths Deaths Recovered Cases ...