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  Today is the third day of the North Algoma Wellness Challenge. Some of yesterday’s submissions are in the gallery above. There were lots of people out walking, shoveling and the winner – Lonna Desbiens Rilley who captioned her photo “We spent the last hour enjoying the sunshine and decorating our driveway!”.   To participate in the North Algoma Wellness ...

The Ontario government released A Framework for Reopening our Province, which outlines the criteria Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health and health experts will use to advise the government on the loosening of emergency measures, as well as guiding principles for the safe, gradual reopening of businesses, services and public spaces. The framework also provides details of an outreach strategy, led by ...

    Today, the Canadian flag will fly at half-mast on Parliament Hill and on all federal government buildings. This, the 34th National Day of Mourning, originally known as Workers’ Memorial Day was started in Sudbury, Ontario in 1984; and is dedicated to remembering those who have lost their lives, or suffered injury or illness on the job or due to a work-related tragedy. This ...

Weather – Mainly sunny. High 10. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Low plus 2.   Statistics Country Total New Total New Cases Cases Deaths Deaths Canada 48,500 1,605 2,700 147 USA 1,010,000 23,196 56,797 1,384 Total: 3,079,980 212,265   Statistics from Algoma Public Health (April 27, 2020 (9:00 a.m.) Algoma regions where residents have tested ...

    Today is the second day of the North Algoma Wellness Challenge. Some of yesterday’s submissions are in the gallery above.   To participate in the North Algoma Wellness Challenge follow the steps below.   Accept the challenge as posted to the right.   On FB go to the Wawa Walks FB where today’s challenge is, comment on that ...

Weather – Sunny. Increasing cloudiness near noon then 40 percent chance of showers this afternoon. Wind up to 15 km/h. High 10. Wind chill minus 5 this morning. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Low plus 1.   Statistics Country Total New Total New Cases Cases Deaths Deaths Canada 46,895 1,541 ...

    Today is the first day of the North Algoma Wellness Challenge. Follow the challenge as shown above, go to the Wawa Walks FB where today’s post is, comment on that post with a picture of you or the people in your house completing the challenge. Please remember to post by 11:59 p.m. the day of the challenge. If you do ...

Weather – Sunny. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 10. UV index 7 or high. Tonight- Clear. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 4. Wind chill minus 6 overnight.   Statistics Country Total New Total New Cases Cases Deaths Deaths Canada 45,354 1,466 2,465 163 USA 960,860 35,459 54,256 2,065 Total: 2,,931,888 203,596   ...

Algoma Public Health is reporting a new COVID-19 case in a resident in the Algoma District yesterday, April 26th, 2020. The most recent case is a man in his 40’s who was in close contact with someone with COVID-19, and he is self-isolating.

I think we can all agree that the Walking Challenge this year has to look a little different due to COVID-19. We continue to encourage everyone to continue to use proper hand hygiene, STAY HOME, STAY SAFE and STAY HEALTHY and if you need to leave your home for essentials then continue to physically distance. Enough about that though, this ...

Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. 60 percent chance of showers this afternoon. Wind up to 15 km/h. High 9. Wind chill minus 6 this morning. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Partly cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers early this evening. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 4. Wind chill minus 9 overnight.   Statistics ...

On April 23, 2020, at approximately 10:00 a.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a theft of gas from a service station in White River. Officers observed the suspect SUV southbound on Highway 17 approximately 20 kilometres north of Wawa. Upon seeing police, the suspect vehicle accelerated away at a high rate of ...

  The Wawa Family Health Team realizes that staying at home during the pandemic can be tough, especially if you want to get some physical activity. It’s important to know that you can still get some exercise by going for a walk, as long as you maintain your physical distance from others. Dr Robinson explains how in this video. This ...

Due to recent speculation and social media activity, RB (the makers of Lysol and Dettol) has been asked whether internal administration of disinfectants may be appropriate for investigation or use as a treatment for coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). As a global leader in health and hygiene products, we must be clear that under no circumstance should our disinfectant products be administered into ...

Weather – Mainly sunny. Wind up to 15 km/h. High 9. Wind chill minus 11 this morning. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 5. Wind chill minus 7 overnight.   Statistics Country Total New Total New Cases Cases Deaths Deaths Canada 42,110 1,920 2,147 173 USA 886,709 31,900 50,236 2,342 ...