Local & Area News

Weather – A few flurries ending this afternoon then mainly cloudy. Amount 2 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 2. Wind chill near minus 9. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 12. Wind chill minus 9 this evening and minus 15 overnight.

  Work continues at the MMCC to remove the old condenser and replace it with a new one. A crane was at the MMCC yesterday afternoon to lift the old condenser down from the roof, and lift up the new one. MMCC staff developed a plan to ensure that the ice surfaces will not be lost during the shutdown of ...

  Students at École secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) registered in the grade 11 French course “Discovering Contemporary Native Voices”, directed by teacher Ms. Carole Bouffard, were able to carry out a project for this course. As part of this project, they discovered the making of moccasins, a meticulous art. Students completed all of the steps necessary to succeed. The moccasins produced ...

  Les élèves de l’École secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) inscrits au cours de français 11e année «Découvrir les voix autochtones contemporaines », dirigé par l’enseignante Mme Carole Bouffard, ont pu mener un projet pour ce cours. C’est ainsi qu’ils ont découvert la fabrication de mocassins, un art minutieux. Les élèves ont complété toutes les étapes nécessaires pour réussir. Les mocassins fabriqués dans ...

  The school’s boys junior and senior teams basket-ball teams as well as the girls’ junior volley-ball sport teams from École secondaire catholique Trillium (Chapleau) displayed fine form at the North Shore Secondary School (NSSSAA) Championship held in Marathon on February 18 to 20. The young athletes from Trillium responded to the challenge and played high level games. We note the ...

  During the month of January, students in the Kindergarten B class at École Saint-Joseph (Wawa), with the support of teacher Jenny Bouffard, created a winter world in their classroom. Their learning environment truly reflected the reality of winter in Canada. Such being the case, students had the unique opportunity to do some ice fishing, an activity that enabled them ...

  Durant le mois de janvier, les amis de la classe jardin B à l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa), avec l’aide de leur enseignante, Mme Jenny Bouffard, ont créé un monde hivernal dans leur salle de classe.   Dans leur espace d’apprentissage reflétant l’hiver canadien, les élèves ont même eu la chance de faire de la pêche sur glace, activité durant laquelle ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy. Flurries beginning near noon. Local amount 2 cm. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h this afternoon. High plus 1. Wind chill minus 11 this morning. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Flurries. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 4. Wind chill minus 9 overnight. News Tidbits – The Anishinabek Nation ...

On February 29, 2020, members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police were conducting speed enforcement on Highway 17 approximately 25 kilometers south of Wawa, Ontario. At 3:48 p.m., police observed a motor vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed. Officers initiated a traffic stop in Peterson Township and spoke with the driver. Further investigation revealed that the ...

The Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens (AEFO), the union that represents teaching staff, short- and long-term supply teachers in all Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon schools, as well as the board learning consultants, will conduct a one-day full strike – withdrawal of all services – across the province of Ontario on Thursday, March 5, 2020 since no contract agreement ...

eTracks Tire Management Systems, a not-for-profit Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO) has partnered with Algoma Steel to remove and recycle 850 tonnes of end-of-life tires in an effort to promote a more circular economy.   Established to help the tire industry meet new recovery and recycling regulations that rolled out in Ontario last year, eTracks is managing and partly funding this ...

Bhutila Karpoche, Parkdale—High Park MPP and Ontario NDP critic for Mental Health and Addictions, has tabled a bill calling for the provincial government to review maternal mental health in Ontario and develop and implement an action plan. The bill was inspired by the outpouring of responses Karpoche received after speaking in the Ontario legislature about the struggles moms face after ...

  Do you ever wonder if you are getting all of those germs off your hands when you are washing them? Well the students in the Kindergarten class at Sir James Dunn found out first hand where those sneaky germs like to hide! We had a visit from Mrs. Gauthier and Mrs. Burgoyne who are nurses at the Algoma Public ...

Dr. David Williams, Chief Medical Officer of Health, confirmed four new positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Ontario to 15. Of these, the first three cases in the province are all resolved, with each of those patients having two consecutive negative tests at least 24 hours apart. The latest confirmed positive case is a ...

Time to Change your Clocks and the Batteries in all Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarms Clocks will spring forward one hour at 2am on March 8 and the Wawa Fire Department is recommending residents install new batteries in their smoke and carbon monoxide alarms when they change their clocks. “In order for smoke and carbon monoxide alarms to do their job, they need to have ...