Local & Area News

Yes, it is almost Christmas and 2019 is only 2 weeks long so we at the Legion wish all our Comrades all the best for 2020. Please be careful during the Holydays when at home or traveling. We also want to say a Thank You to all our friends who have been supporting Branch 429 and hope to see you all in ...

  Les élèves de la maternelle et du Jardin de l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa), avec l’appui de leurs enseignantes Mme Jenny Bouffard et Mme Monique Gendron, ainsi que de leurs éducatrices Mme Sherry Comtois et Mme Marie-France Gagnon, ont organisé une belle célébration de Noël pour leurs parents. Lors de cette activité familiale, les élèves et les parents ont participé à ...

  Kindergarten and Junior Kindergarten students at École Saint-Joseph (Wawa), with the support of their teachers, Ms. Jenny Bouffard and Ms. Monique Gendron, as well as their educators, Ms. Sherry Comtois and Mrs. Marie-France Gagnon, organized a memorable Christmas celebration for their parents. As part of activities, children and parents took part in arts-and-craft activities, sand songs and had the ...

The congregation welcomes everyone to Worship at First United Church.  Services are held on Sunday at 11:00 a.m.  If anyone has a question or concern please leave a message on the answering machine at the Church by calling  705-856-2926. It is time to renew your magazine subscription to Broadview/Observer for $25.00/year  Please make cheques payable to First United Church & give to Kaireen ...

Weather – Mainly sunny. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 20. Wind chill minus 36 this morning and minus 26 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Increasing cloudiness. Flurries beginning overnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 23 with temperature rising to minus 19 by morning. Wind chill minus 28 this evening. ...

On December 13, 2019, at approximately 10:30 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a complaint of a possible impaired driver in Chapleau, Ontario. Police located the vehicle at approximately 11:05 p.m. and performed a traffic stop. During the conversation with police, the odour of alcohol was detected emanating from the driver’s breath. The ...

With temperatures dropping and the holiday season upon us, ensure that festivities are both happy and safe by making fire safety a priority. “While enjoying this festive time with friends, families and loved ones, keep fire safety in mind,” said Sylvia Jones, Solicitor General. “By following a few seasonal safety tips, we can help ensure our homes are fire free, and ...

The Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board (HSCDSB) has retained Lindsay Liske as Chair and Sandra Turco as Vice-chair of the board. Both were acclaimed to their respective positions.  Liske will be sitting as Chair for the third time in his tenure as an HSCDSB trustee.  “I am grateful for the opportunity to continue to lead this passionate group of trustees. ...

Team Rank Wins GP FAHRER, Tom 1 6 7 LESCHISHIN, Mark 1 6 7 TERRIS, Tom 3 4 6 RODY Ron 3 4 7 BUMSTEAD, Aaron 5 2 6 McCOY, Joe 5 2 7 MITRIKAS, Erik 5 2 7 TERRIS, Travis – ESC 8 1 7   Curling resumes on Monday, January 6, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. Have a Merry ...

Weather – A few flurries ending near noon then mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Local amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 8 with temperature falling to minus 13 this afternoon. Wind chill minus 11 this morning and minus 19 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Wind ...

  The stars we see on a clear night have been burning for millions or billions of years. But how did they come to be? Stars, like our sun, are created from vast interstellar clouds of gas and dust called a nebula. These stellar objects can measure more than a hundred light-years in length. Over time smaller clouds in the ...

Nestled in the family recroom at the home of Ron and Mary Chalmers at 45 Churchill Avenue is the most beautifully displayed Christmas village.  The village began to take shape 30 years ago when Mary received the first piece (a bed and breakfast house) as a Christmas gift.  The village was originally set up for their son and is now ...

Weather – Flurries ending late this morning then a mix of sun and cloud with 60 percent chance of flurries. Risk of snow squalls this morning. Local amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming northwest 20 near noon. High minus 4 with temperature falling to minus 10 this afternoon. Wind chill minus 10 this ...

Today the Wawa Volunteer Fire Department along with staff from St. Joseph French Immersion School will be going door-to-door in Wawa and in the Mission, collecting food and donations for the Christmas Hamper Fund from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. They are accepting non-perishable food items as well as monetary donations. Listen for the sirens or leave your donation visible ...

Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. 40 percent chance of flurries late this afternoon. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 14. Wind chill minus 30 this morning and minus 22 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Flurries. Risk of snow squalls overnight. Local amount 5 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. ...