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Today is the tenth day of the North Algoma Wellness Challenge. Some of yesterday’s submissions are in the gallery above. It was amazing to see all the delicious dishes. The winner from yesterday’s Homemade Meal Day was Geneviève L-Verreault. Today’s challenge is to have a Jam Session! with all the talented musicians in Wawa – this should be easy to enter, ...

On Tuesday, May 12th, the Walk-In Counselling Service will be reopening and providing services virtually. Appointments will be available on Tuesdays and services will be provided by telephone or video conference. “Since the Walk-in Counselling Service began in November 2015 over 1700 different people have accessed at least one session. It was a difficult decision that we made in March ...

Nursing Week is the annual celebration of our profession.  This week was established to honor Florence Nightingale’s birthday , May 12th, the founder of modern nursing. The World Health Organization has also designated 2020 as the YEAR OF THE NURSE AND MIDWIFE  in honor of the 200thanniversary of her birthday. The theme this year is NURSES: A VOICE TO LEAD-NURSING ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries early this morning. Flurries at times heavy beginning this morning. Local amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h this afternoon. High plus 2. Wind chill minus 6 this morning. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Flurries at times heavy ending this evening then mainly cloudy with ...

As part of proactive surveillance testing in all of Algoma long term care homes, COVID-19 has been confirmed in three residents of Extendicare Maple View.  Algoma Public Health’s outbreak response team is working closely with Extendicare Maple View’s care team to take further preventive actions to protect staff and residents.   At this time, the three residents have no symptoms ...

Leslie Calkins, of Wawa, died on April 24, 2020 at the age of 92. Leslie was born on July 27, 1927 in Winnipeg, Manitoba.  Leslie moved around for a bit before residing in Toronto where he met his first wife, Margret whom he married on October 18, 1947. Leslie and Margret had 2 children born to them, Allan, and Lindy, ...

Yes now it is the week we were waiting for 75 years since the Liberation of Holland and VE Day, and looking back at the happenings in the last weeks of the war I found something I did not know. At the battle for Otterloo which our late Comrade Jack Myers was involved with when a Group of Hitler Youth attacked ...

Alleluia!  Christ is Risen! Christ is Risen Indeed!  Alleluia! Although we cannot meet for Worship together you  may like to read the Scriptures for May 10, 2020 – Fifth Sunday of  Easter. Acts 7: 55 – 60    Stephen is stoned. Psalm 31             My times are in your hands. 1 Peter 2: 2-10    A chosen race, a royal priesthood, living stones. ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High 7. Wind chill minus 7 this morning. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Becoming cloudy near midnight with 40 percent chance of flurries overnight. Risk of freezing drizzle overnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 4. Wind chill minus ...

Today is the ninth day of the North Algoma Wellness Challenge. Some of yesterday’s submissions are in the gallery above. The winner from yesterday’s challenge was Wendy Bonitzke – who went for a hike and climbed a very large hill. Today’s challenge is a Scavenger Hunt! Find something that is… is blue. has four sides is round longer than a pencil ...

On April 30, 2020 at approximately 4:45 p.m. members from the Sault Ste. Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were on general patrol on Olsen Drive, Aweres Township, Ontario. Officers observed an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) being operated in an unsafe manner as both occupants were not wearing helmets. Officers conducted a traffic stop with the ATV and as ...

Weather – Mainly sunny. Wind up to 15 km/h. High 8. Wind chill minus 10 this morning. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – Clear. Increasing cloudiness before morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 5. Wind chill minus 11 overnight.   Statistics from Algoma Public Health (May 4, 2020 (8:30 a.m.) Algoma regions where residents have tested positive ...

On May 1, 2020 at approximately 11:45 p.m. members from the Sault Ste. Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Goulais Fire and Rescue and Sault Ste. Marie Ambulance responded to a single motor vehicle collision on Mission Road, Goulais River, Ontario.   Officers attended the scene where the single occupant of the vehicle was extracted by Goulais Fire ...

Today is the eighth day of the North Algoma Wellness Challenge. Some of yesterday’s submissions are in the gallery above. Wawaites enjoyed a sports days and were very inventive in creating sports within the confines of social distancing! The winner from yesterday’s Outdoor Photo Contest was Melanie Coe with a cute photo of a groundhog “Woodchuck”. Today’s challenge is to Keep ...