Local & Area News

Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, issued the following statement Monday afternoon, February 24, 2020 in response to escalated strike action by ETFO (Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario): “The safety and security of our students are of the utmost importance to this government. I hope that ETFO will work with school boards to ensure that the escalated work-to-rule measures do not ...

Team Rank Wins GP TERRIS, Tom 1 12 14 FAHRER, Tom 2 11 15 LESCHISHIN, Mark 5 10 15 McCOY, Joe 4 7 15 MITRIKAS, Erik 5 6 14 RODY Ron 6 5 15 TERRIS, Travis – ESC 7 4 14 BUMSTEAD, Aaron 8 3 14 The next games will be Monday, March 9th 2020 at 7 p.m. There is ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h late this afternoon. High minus 4. Wind chill minus 15 this morning and minus 9 this afternoon. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Wind northeast 20 km/h becoming light late this evening. Low minus 14. Wind chill minus 14 this evening and ...

October 18, 1954 – February 11, 2020 It is with great sadness that the family of Marcel Joseph Luc (Froggy) Lambert of North Cowichan announces his passing on February 11, 2020 at the age of 65 years.  He was the beloved husband of Linda, loving father of daughter Dana (John) and son Kevin (Julia).  He will be dearly missed by his ...

Fulfilling yet again the Rotary mandate of ‘Service Above Self’ the Rotary Club of Wawa is pleased to announce the launch of a new children’s computer and a tablet at the Wawa Public Library. When the obsolete computer finally quit a few months ago the Library’s budget could not allow for its replacement.  The Club was able to raise half ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy. 60 percent chance of flurries this morning with risk of freezing drizzle. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High zero. Wind chill minus 7 this morning. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 11. Wind chill minus 5 this evening and minus 16 ...

  The winner of the sixth week in the Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation’s ‘Chase the Ace’ has been announced. Should someone have the Ace of Spades in the envelope they choose, they could win $3,448.50 in the progressive jackpot as well as the $487.00 from the weekly draw. Wawa resident Donna Korytko had the winning ticket. Her ticket chose envelope ...

This afternoon at approximately 4:15 p.m., the Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board was informed that the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA) agreed to suspend the rotating strike that was scheduled to affect all schools early next week. This means that all elementary and secondary schools in the Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board will be open to staff and students on Monday, February ...

Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, issued the following statement in response to OSSTF’s continued strike action Friday afternoon: “We want a deal that keeps students in class. Strikes by the teachers’ unions have resulted in millions of student days lost. Days where students should have been in class preparing for math tests, practising for hockey games or music competitions, and ...

Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High plus 1. Wind chill minus 8 this morning. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Fog patches developing after midnight. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light late this evening. Low minus 6. Wind chill minus 7 this evening and ...

The Superior East Community Futures Development Corporation (SECFDC) is a non-profit organization offering small business and regional community economic development services to the Superior East region.   During the 2019 year the Board approved loans totalling $1,083,285, which includes $960,105 in local loans. These loans maintained or created 71 jobs at a cost per job of $13,523.  They also served ...

La Société d’aide au développement des collectivités Supérieur Est (SADCSE) est un organisme sans but lucratif offrant des services de développement économique communautaire régional aux PME et communautés de la région Supérieur Est.   Au cours de l’année 2019 le conseil d’administration a approuvé des prêts totalisant 1 083 285$, incluant 960 105$ en prêts locaux. Ces prêts ont maintenu ...

2019 November December # Team 5 12 19 26 3 10 17 1 BONITZKE, Wendy 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 MATHIAS, Dannette 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 LESCHISHIN, Barb 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 4 TAVELLA, Debbie 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 5 SPENCER, Diane 0 1 1 1 1 ...

Confederation College celebrated and recognized the accomplishments of 211 students from its Academic Upgrading program with a formal ceremony (February 20th, 2020). Students were presented with certificates, awards and bursaries in recognition of their completion of academic upgrading courses. Twelve students received Academic and Career Entrance (ACE) certificates, provincially recognized as a Grade 12 equivalent.   “We are extremely proud ...

TERRIS, Tom 1 12 14 McCOY, Joe 2 9 13 HOFFMANN, Jim 3 8 14 BUCKELL, Chris 4 6 13 KLOCKARS, Anna Lisa 4 6 12 HALL, Dave 6 5 12 LESCHISHIN, Mark 6 5 14 TURMELLE, Katherine 8 1 12 The next games are Thursday, February 27th at 7:00 p.m. Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 TURMELL ...