Local & Area News

We are very happy to welcome teachers Carla Mooney and Adam Carricato back to our school and extend a warm welcome to Steven Rothwell, the newest member of our teaching staff.  Our new kindergarten students are also settling in and cruising the halls with confidence and smiles.   To begin the year, Father Michael led us in prayer with a ...

  Oct 17, 2018 at 10:01 Sir James Dunn Public School is off to a great start.  On Thursday, September 27th parents and students were invited to a Welcome Back BBQ filled with food, games and professional face painting.  This was a night for everyone to get to know each other and tour their child’s classroom to observe all that they ...

  The Wawa Fire Department held an Open House “Have Coffee with a Firefighter” on Sunday, October 17yh from noon til 3 p.m. This was a great opportunity to visit the Wawa Fire Hall, see some of the equipment, and if you were a child… sit in a fire truck! Well, they won’t say, but I think a few adults ...

If you have been following these End Polio Now articles you know that there are only three countries left to be declared Polio-free.  Since we have been fighting this battle for some many years we have an excellent surveillance system in place to keep in close touch with countries around the world.  We have gained a lot of experience in many difficult ...

In celebration of our board’s 20th anniversary, we are profiling 20 outstanding graduates from our high schools all throughout the month of October. Below are the profiles of two graduates from École secondaire Saint-Joseph in Wawa.   Jean-François Meloche, École secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa), 2008 Jean-François Meloche was a pioneer student at École secondaire Saint-Joseph, one of the school’s first graduates. After completing ...

NEW BOOKS ON THE 7 DAY SHELF this week are “Three Things About Elsie” by Joanna Cannon, “By the Next Pause” by G. Barton-Sinkia, “The Good Fight” by Danielle Steel and “Little Panic” by Amanda Stern.   Staff Picks for the Month of September are “Someone is Watching” by Joy Fielding, “Left to Die” by Lisa Jackson, “Sworn to Silence” by ...

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 705-856-292 Thurs. Oct. 18   Worship Committee   – 9:30 a.m. Sat. Oct. 20   – Prayer Shawl Ministry – 3:00 p.m. Sun.  Oct. 21   Bible Readings ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40. High plus 1. Wind chill minus 8 in the morning. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – partly cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries this evening. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low minus 8. Wind chill minus ...

Official Opposition Leader Andrea Horwath issued the following statement for Child Care Worker and Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day:   “On behalf of Ontario’s Official Opposition and New Democrats across Ontario, I want to extend my sincere gratitude to the thousands of child care workers and early childhood educators who have devoted their careers to enriching the lives of the ...

Harte Gold has poured it’s first gold at the Sugar Zone Mine. Stephen G. Roman, President and CEO, commented “With this achievement, we have advanced from permitting the Project to gold production in under four weeks, a significant accomplishment. Plant startup continues to run smoothly with no material issues reported.” The mill has been stabilized and gold is being recovered ...

    Anyone who knows me would likely agree that I truly am a Northerner through and through. I will admit that at times, though not often, I do take advantage of some opportunities that are more urban in nature, such as professional sports, musical concerts and theatre. Toronto’s reputation as a cultural centre is growing. There are some truly ...

The Wawa Public Library is celebrating Ontario Public Library Week from October 14th– the 20th! We will have our Book Sale starting on Oct. 15th through to the 20th during our regular library hours.  If you have some small overdue fines, this is your chance to have them forgiven with “Food For Fines”.  Bring in non-perishable donations for the food bank and we will ...

There is a Corporate Planning Committee Meeting tonight at 6 p.m. in Council Chambers. All Agenda   CALL TO ORDER & NOTE MEMBERS PRESENT REVIEW OF ADDENDUM & APPROVAL OF AGENDA Approval of Agenda ANNOUNCEMENTS / DEPUTATIONS DECLARATION OF PECUNIARY INTEREST AND THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approval of Minutes – Corporate Planning Committee Meeting, Tuesday, September 11, ...

Oct 16, 2018 @ 07:50 Weather – Periods of snow or rain changing to a few rain showers near noon. Local snowfall amount 2 cm over higher terrain. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40. High plus 5. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – A few rain showers ending this evening then mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of ...

Brookfield Renewable is happy to announce that it donated a total of $45,000 to support three Algoma District Women’s Shelters: CHADWIC Home of Wawa, Women In Crisis (Algoma) Inc. of Sault Ste. Marie, and Mississaugi Women’s Shelter of Blind River.  As an owner, operator and developer of renewable power facilities, Brookfield Renewable recognizes its role as an active contributor to ...