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Weather – Increasing cloudiness. A few showers beginning late this afternoon. High 13. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – showers. Low 7. Don’t Forget – AN AFTERNOON OF MUSIC WITH ISABELLA: Isabella is performing at the Wawa Public Library today to kick off Ontario Public Library Week today at 1:30!

Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. Wind up to 15 km/h. High 8. Wind chill minus 6 this morning. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – A few clouds. Low plus 2. News Tidbits – Public skating begins tonight at the MMCC! The Atom, Peewee and Bantam Travellers are competing in the South Porcupine “Ice Breaker” tournament this ...

  Jean-Paul De Roover, who hails from Thunder Bay is much more than just a solo artist. He creates a performance with the live looping of guitars and a voice used as an instrument to construct songs piece by piece before your eyes. Beginning in silence his performance could lead anywhere as he builds it live, inviting his audience to become ...

Seeing double is never a good thing and a sign to seek medical attention; however, double stars can be a thing of beauty. Some stars that appear as a single point of light to the unaided eye are in fact, double when magnified with binoculars or a telescope. Optical doubles are two stars that appear close together only by line ...

    CPouvons-nous intégrer le bricolage à la biologie? Oui, le jumelage des deux peut faciliter la compréhension de la génétique! Pendant le cours de biologie, les élèves de l’école secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) tiennent le rôle de chercheur et chercheuse en génétique et doivent alors découper, assembler et analyser les chromosomes de leur “patient”! Par la suite, Mme Lynne Burnham, ...

    Can we integrate crafts in the study of biology? Yes, mixing both can lead to a better understand genetics! During the biology class, students at École Saint-Joseph in Wawa take on the role of genetics researcher and then cut, assemble and analyze the chromosomes of their “patient”! Thereafter, the teachers Ms. Lynne Burnham, specialist for the subject, evaluates ...

Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. 30 percent chance of flurries this morning. High plus 5. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – partly cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 4. Wind chill minus 6 overnight.   News Tidbits – If you are looking for a round table… The Legion is looking at selling some of ...

Beginning Oct. 29, hospitals in North Bay, Sault Ste. Marie and West Parry Sound will have access to a common shared health information system. Known collectively as the ONE Initiative – one system for the northeast and one chart for each patient on the system – the regional partnership uses a common version of the Expanse system, created by US-based ...

Happy birthday Jennie Weatherbee! love from all 4 kids…grand kids..and great grand kids.

After months of delays and inaction by the Ontario government, and no indication that meaningful discussion will take place, the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF/FEESO) feels it now has no choice but to begin the process of conducting strike votes among its members across the province in the coming weeks. “The government claims that it wants to resolve these ...

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). Sat.      Oct.   19      Prayer Shawl Ministry – 3 p.m. Thurs.  Oct. 17 – 21  Thrift Shop                     ...

Ontario Public Library Week is being celebrated from October 20th until October 26th. The Wawa Public Library has a lot of activities planned beginning with our Book Sale on Tuesday, October 22nd and continued throughout the week. Saturday, October 19th – AN AFTERNOON OF MUSIC WITH ISABELLA: We sure hope you can join us as we celebrate an early kick off to Ontario ...

Harte Gold is pleased to announce the addition of Joseph Conway and James Gallagher to the Board of Directors of Harte Gold. Mr. Conway will also assume the position of Chair of the Audit Committee.  Pursuant to the press release announced August 28, 2019, part of the Governance Committee’s mandate was to identify two independent director candidates. The focus was ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. High 6. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of rain showers or flurries. Low plus 1.  News Tidbits – It’s time to register for curling. Registration is again tonight, Thursday, October 17th at the Michipicoten Memorial Community Centre from 6:30 – 8:00 pm. ...

  Superior East OPP are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Amy-Lynn Poirier. Amy was last seen in the Sault Ste Marie area on October 9th. If you have had contact with Amy, or any information, please contact OPP at 1-888-310-1122.