Local & Area News

Well, the news is that after a 144 day recess from the Ontario Legislature, the circus is back in town. That’s the longest recess in a quarter century. In all honesty, it’s great to be back so that we can get on with the work we were elected to do; make Ontario a stronger and better place to live for ...

Ontario’s Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency Management is encouraging families to install and test their carbon monoxide (CO) alarms as part of Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week 2019. “In Ontario, you must have a working CO alarm adjacent to each sleeping area of the home if you have a fuel-burning appliance, a fireplace or an attached garage. It’s the ...

Sir James Dunn Public School is very fortunate to have a group of dedicated teachers and students who like to make a difference in their school. Halloween Day was no exception. The Spirit Club student members – Jacob, Drayden, Holden, Ezekiel, and Gabriel along with teachers Mrs. McKenzie, Mrs. Farand and Ms. Portis worked very hard to organize the Annual ...

Weather – Flurries ending late in the afternoon then cloudy. Local amount 2 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. High plus 1. Wind chill minus 6 in the morning. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Flurries beginning late in the evening. Local amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind becoming west 20 km/h gusting to 40 after midnight. ...

  In October the construction began on the Lift for the Legion. From breaking ground, foundation, framing, and enclosing; work continued despite the varying weather conditions. Work is nearly complete on the exterior portion, and will now move indoors. Michael Moore Construction of Sault Ste Marie. has been doing the work on this eagerly awaited lift.  

Weather – Mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries this morning. A few flurries beginning early this afternoon. Wind up to 15 km/h. High plus 1. Wind chill minus 7 this morning. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – A few flurries ending overnight then cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus ...

Members of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) have given their union a strong mandate for central strike action should it be needed during ETFO’s central bargaining negotiations: ETFO’s teacher and occasional teacher members voted 98% in favour of strike action; and ETFO’s education worker members voted 98% in favour of strike action. “Talks have stalled at ETFO’s central ...

Clocks will fall back one hour at 2 am tonight, November 3 and the Wawa Volunteer 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 working batteries,” explained Chef Sabourin. “Once a year, old ...

Weather – Flurries with risk of snow squalls. Local amount 2 cm. High plus 3. UV index 1 or low. Tonight Mainly cloudy. 60 percent chance of flurries this evening and after midnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 5. Wind chill minus 7 overnight. Special weather statement in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Flurries continue early this ...

  Les élèves de 10e année du cours de Citoyenneté à l’école secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) ont eu l’occasion de rencontrer Mme Carol Hughes, députée d’Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing, lors de la campagne électorale. Lors de son passage, Mme Hughes a partagé son cheminement professionnel avec les élèves et a parlé de l’impact positif qu’a l’éducation au sein de la communauté. Tout au long ...

  As part of their Citizenship Course, grade 10 students from École secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) had the opportunity to meet Carol Hughes, Federal Member of Parliament for Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing, during the recently-held election campaign. During her visit, Ms. Hughes shared her career path with students and talked about the positive impact education has on the community. Throughout her presentation, the member ...

Over the past week, members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to multiple break and enter occurrences in Chapleau, Ontario. The suspect in these cases was located and arrested on October 28, 2019, at approximately 11:15 a.m. As a result of the investigation, Daniel TURNER, a 24-year-old from Chapleau, Ontario, was charged with the following: ...

Weather – Mainly sunny. Increasing cloudiness this afternoon then flurries. Wind up to 15 km/h. High zero. Wind chill minus 7 this morning. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Flurries with risk of snow squalls. Local amount 5 to 10 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 2. Wind chill minus 6 this evening.   News Tidbits – Yesterday ...

  Kirk Whitlock, an arts teacher at École Saint-Joseph’s School(Wawa) put to good use to found two old diascopes, former projectors used for projecting transparencies, and incorporated them into the grade 5 arts class. Students used their imagination and various objects to practice the art of shadow making. They projected on a white screen shadows produced by silhouettes that they ...

  M. Kirk Whitlock, enseignant en arts à l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa) a trouvé deux anciens diascopes, des projecteurs utilisés pour transmettre des transparents sur des écrans, et les a intégrés au cours d’arts des élèves de 5e année. Les élèves ont utilisé leur imagination et divers objets pour pratiquer l’art des ombres chinoises. Ils ont projeté sur un écran blanc ...