Local & Area News

  Plusieurs élèves de l’école St-Joseph (Dubreuilville) ont connu du succès au Championnat de tir à l’arc intérieur de l’Association des archers de l’Ontario du 15 au 23 février. Félicitations!   Catégorie des filles, Cub Compound 10 verges  3e place, Nadine Duclos (8e année)   Catégorie des garçons, Cub Compound 10 verges 4e place, Enrique Desormeaux (8e année) 5e place, ...

  For the seventh consecutive year, students in grade 9 and 10 physical education classes at École secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) participated in the fish restocking of two lakes in the region. On March 11, the students were accompanied by teachers Ms. Valérie Lévesque, Mr. Michel Lemoyne, Mr. James Stewart and Mr. Mark Szekely, and went to Wawa and Rod and ...

  Pour une septième année consécutive, les élèves des cours d’éducation physique 9e et 10e années de l’École secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) ont participé à l’ensemencement de deux lacs de la région. Le 11 mars dernier, qu’accompagnés des enseignants Mme Valérie Lévesque, M. Michel Lemoyne, M. James Stewart et M. Mark Szekely, les élèves ont pu se rendre au lacs Wawa ...

We appreciate that this is a difficult time for everyone. Out of concern for our students and employees and being mindful of the public health of our broader community, the following is in effect immediately: The College is closed to the public. This includes Employment Solutions Sault Ste. Marie and Blind River All face-to-face classes beginning this upcoming week (March ...

Weather – Snow. Local amount 5 to 10 cm. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High minus 1. Wind chill minus 13 this morning and minus 7 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Snow ending overnight then cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind southwest 20 km/h ...

Mar 15, 2020 at 18:29 At 3:30 this afternoon, Environment Canada issued at Special Weather Statement for an area spanning Pukaskwa Park to Lake Superior Park. The snow is expected to begin early Monday morning with snowfall amounts of 10 to 15 cm possible by Monday evening from Pic River to Wawa. From Wawa to Montreal River, similar snowfall amounts ...

Weather – Mainly sunny. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 3. Wind chill minus 21 this morning and minus 5 this afternoon. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Snow beginning overnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 8. Wind chill minus 6 this evening and minus 14 overnight.

I’d like to start by thanking everyone for their continued patience and understanding as we respond to the rapidly evolving COVID-19 situation. We appreciate that this is a difficult time for our students, employees and partners. The health and safety of our students, employees and entire College community remains our priority. We are also committed to supporting our students in ...

The Ministry of Long Term Care has instructed all homes to suspend all non-essential visitors to our Long Term Care home and we are extending this measure to the facility. At this time, only people visiting patients or residents who are very ill or requiring end-of-life care or you are a guardian of a minor who is very ill or ...

Confederation College decisions and actions regarding the rapidly evolving COVID-19 situation will continue to be grounded in the guidelines issued by federal, provincial and local health authorities, including the direction being given by Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer. The risk of contracting the virus in northwestern Ontario remains low.   With that in mind, classes and other operations are continuing at Confederation College for ...

  The Wawa PeeWee Travellers travelled to New Liskeard the weekend of March 6-8, 2020 for the Northern Ontario Hockey Association Tournament of Champions. Their first game against Blind River was a win of 5-1.  The second game against the Powasson Hawks was a hard fought battle ending in a tie of 4-4.  The third and final round robin game ...

The Alamos Gold Recreation Committee has cancelled the First Annual Alamos Family Fishing Day scheduled for today, Saturday, March 14, 2920. Their media release states: We are passionately committed to the well-being of our company, people, stakeholders, and the places where we mine. It is due to the belief in this value, with support from the recreation committee. that Island Gold management made ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries early this morning. Clearing this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 3. Wind chill minus 22 this morning and minus 7 this afternoon. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Clear. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 17. Wind chill minus 7 this evening and minus 21 ...

Sudbury, March 13, 2020 Dear Faithful of the Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie, Solidarity with Public concerns: Following government announcements of several preventive measures to stem the spread of COVID-19, I wish to contribute to this common public health effort and act in solidarity with the civil authorities.  Consequently, I am announcing the immediate adoption of the following directives. Until ...

Today the Ontario Government announced that it is establishing a regular spring black bear season, reducing seasons on the Bruce Peninsula and making other minor updates to black bear regulations. “We are proposing to continue the spring black bear season beyond 2020 for residents and non-residents in all Wildlife Management Units where there is a fall black bear season. The ...