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Les élèves de l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa) ont profité d’une semaine d’éducation catholique remplie d’activités telles que des déjeuners aux crêpes en famille, des concours de mathématiques et de robotiques, un tournoi de mini-bâtons de hockey, une présentation sur l’énergie renouvelable, des activités de peinture, un spectacle élèves, des cours d’arts martiaux, une foire de science, et bien d’autres. La semaine ...

Catholic Education Week at école Saint-Joseph (Wawa) was filled with fun and enriching activities. Students got to enjoy pancake lunches with their families from Monday to Thursday. They also go to take part in mathematics and robotics contests, a mini-sticks tournament, a presentation by renewable energy, painting activities, a student-led recital, martial arts courses and a science fair, to name ...

Weather – Periods of rain changing to periods of drizzle mixed with rain this afternoon. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h this morning. High 9. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Cloudy with 60 percent chance of drizzle this evening and after midnight. Clearing before morning. Low plus 2. News Tidbits – Aquaculture is beginning to grow in Northern Ontario. ...

Terry Sheehan, Member of Parliament for Sault Ste. Marie announced today $50,000 in federal support, on behalf of the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, to help clean and restore the St. Marys River. The funds will be used to develop a sediment management strategy, advance fish habitat restoration, and hire a Remedial Action Plan Coordinator. This ...

  On Monday, April 29th Wesdome Gold Mines Inc. Executives visited the Lady Dunn Health Centre to make a generous donation to the Foundation. Jean-Guy LeClair, General Manager and Marchelle Aucamp Manager – HR presented their gift, a donation of $10,000.00 to the LDHC CEO and Foundation Board Members. Kadean Ogilvie-Pinter, LDHC CEO, provided the representatives with a tour of the ...

Wesdome Gold Mines – Eagle River hosted the Algoma District Mine Rescue Competition last weekend at the Michipicoten Memorial Community Centre. Three teams competed, Wesdome, Hemlo and Island Gold. First Part of the Competition – Written Component Held the Wednesday night each team member had a written test to complete.   Second Part of the Competition – Technical Competition After ...

  This past weekend Wesdome Gold Mine – Eagle River hosted the Algoma District Mine Rescue Competition at the Michipicoten Memorial Community Centre. This wasn’t the first time that a mine rescue competition was held here – but it was the very first time for the Algoma District Mine Rescue Competition. Previously, Wawa and the surrounding mines were part of ...

The Sault Ste. Marie Region Conservation Authority (SSMRCA) is advising residents that Lake Superior water levels continue to be above normal. According to National Hydrological Services Great Lakes Water Levels Information, water supplies to all the Great Lakes were above average in April and water levels of all the Great Lakes remain well above average. Lake Superior has the potential ...

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 705-856-2926. Sun.    May  19   Rev. Eun-Joo Park from St. Andrews U.C. in S.S.M will lead Morning Worship.                               The Sacrament of Holy Communion will ...

There is a Special Council Meeting scheduled for tonight at 6:30 p.m. in Municipal Council Chambers.   (1) CALL TO ORDER & NOTE MEMBERS PRESENT (2) PRESENTATIONS (3) REVIEW OF ADDENDUM & APPROVAL OF AGENDA 3.1 Approval of the Agenda (4) ANNOUNCEMENTS, GIVING OF NOTICE AND SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS (5) DECLARATION OF PECUNIARY INTEREST AND THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF (6) ...

Or should I say it was clean as of May 8th. It took seven volunteers three mornings to pull 24 fully stuffed bags of trash out of the ditch and off the shoulder. That doesn’t count the 1 3/4 leaf bags of plastic water bottles and over 100 beer cans… and then the same amount of pop cans, oil, antifreeze, ...

Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 14. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – A few clouds. Increasing cloudiness near midnight then rain beginning before morning. Low plus 4.   News Tidbits – It appears as if the plans to amalgamate Public Health Units are true. The two proposed units in Northern ...

Manitou Gold Inc. is pleased to announce its upcoming drilling program and additional planned exploration work for the upcoming field season at its 100% owned properties along the Goudreau-Localsh deformation zone (the “GLDZ”), located north of Wawa, Ontario. The GLDZ has seen significant new investments in gold exploration and development activity in recent years. The western half of the GLDZ ...

Since 1960, Thomas Walls School of Music has been servicing Sault Ste. Marie with its quality instruments and music supplies as well as providing excellent music lessons for children and adults. The owner, Tom, has always worked hard to provide outstanding customer service to anyone coming to the store. It has been his friendly face and cheerful personality that has ...

  The Wawa Goose Nest Market is getting closer to opening. Last weekend Provost Contracting was digging and laying in gravel for the foundations for each ‘shed’ and putting the ‘sheds’ into place.   This will work as a business incubator idea in allowing the many artisans of Wawa a place to sell their crafts and also create a draw ...