Local & Area News

May 14, 2018 @ 14:09 Tentative agreements negotiated by the United Steelworkers (USW) at Sault Ste. Marie steelmaker Algoma offer optimism of a return to prosperity and normalcy for thousands of working families and a community that have endured 2½ years of upheaval and uncertainty. “The Steelworkers and our members in Sault Ste. Marie have stood in solidarity since 2015 ...

May 14, 2018 @ 11:47 Ontario AMBER Alert has been cancelled. The child has been found safe. May 14, 2018 @ 11:48 The Ontario Provincial Police have issued an Amber alert for Gabriel McCallum.   Gabriel is described and 8 years old, white male, 3 feet – 6 inches, 60 pounds, black hair, wearing faded grey jeans, long sleeve Canada ...

May 14, 2018 @ 11:34 On Sunday May 13, 2018 at approximately 2:00 am members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East (Wawa) Detachment responded to a local Dubreuilville, Ontario address regarding a report of a dispute. At the scene investigation revealed that an altercation had taken place between a male and a female and that damage to property ...

May 14, 2018 @ 11:32 On Sunday May 13, 2018 at approximately 12:30 pm members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East (White River) Detachment were conducting radar patrols on Highway 17 in Alanen Township, District of Algoma. At this time a north-bound vehicle was observed travelling at a high rate of speed. The vehicle was stopped for “Stunt driving – excessive speed, greater ...

Weather – Mainly sunny. High 18. UV index 7 or high. News Tidbits – Wawa will be the host for the Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) Mid Term Meeting this week. Welcome to all! Andrea Horwath announces yesterday, Mothers’ Day that for the first time in Ontario history a political party—hers—has surpassed 50% women candidates.

May 12, 2018 @ 14:14 Passed peacefully at the Lady Dunn Health Centre on Friday, May 11, 2018, at the age of 92 years. Beloved wife and best friend of Kenneth Thompson. Dear mother of Leslie Rowe (late Malcolm), Greg Thompson (Grace) and Kevin Thompson. Grandmother of Tracy, Geoff (Chelsey), Karley (Mike), David (Whitney) and Jose (Taylor). Great-grandmother of Rylend, ...

May 11, 2018 @ 21:12 The Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is advising the public that highway 17 will be closed from Wawa, Ontario to Batchawana due to a culvert failure, causing both lanes of travel to be closed. The OPP are requesting that the public remain away from this area. This will allow crews to work ...

May 11, 2018 @ 10:22 During the month of April 2018 the Superior East Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to 637 calls for service (CFS) which included some of the following: 21 motor vehicle collisions, 8 violence related CFS, 14 property related CFS, and 7 drug related incident. Officers continue to patrol our communities and the highways ...

May 11, 2018 @ 10:15 On Thursday May 10, 2018 at approximately 8:45 a.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East (Wawa) Detachment along with the assistance of members of the Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) attended a residence in the Community of Dubreuilville, Ontario and executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) warrant. s a result ...

May 10, 2018 @ 09:51   A few months ago Mrs. Bernath’s Kindergarten class at Sir James Dunn created a list of some of the possible dramatic play center themes that they would enjoy.  Once the list was completed they quickly got to work creating a Post Office.  In order to understand the roles of Post Office staff they toured ...

May 10, 2018 @ 09:24 Parkinson Canada is hosting a Parkinson’s Disease Education Event in Sault Ste. Marie on Tuesday, May 29th titled: You … and your Health Care Team.  In the absence of a local Movement Disorder Clinic, this session will focus on helping people living with Parkinson’s to access all available resources in order to create their personal ...

May 10, 2018 @ 09:21 On Wednesday May 9, 2018 at approximately 1:30 p.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East (White River) Detachment had occasion to stop a motor vehicle on Highway 17 in the Hunt Township District of Algoma for a traffic violation. During the investigation police located and seized a quantity of suspected heroin, a ...

May 10, 2018 @ 08:55 The Algoma District School Board approved the appointment of two Student Trustees for the 2018 / 2019 school year. Molly Taylor, currently a grade 11 student at Superior Heights and Sarah Fisher, currently a Grade 11 student at White Pines will begin their terms as ADSB Student Trustees on August 1, 2018. Superintendent of Education ...

May 10, 2018 @ 08:51   Students at St. Joseph French Immersion School in Wawa walked on Tuesday, May 8th, 2018 in support of clean drinking water for all during the Walk for Justice as part of a Catholic Education Week initiative. The Walk for Justice began as a way for students to explore the two feet of social justice and ...

May 10, 2018 @ 08:19   Manitou Gold Inc. is pleased to announce receipt of final reports on the magnetic, induced polarization and soil gas hydrocarbon surveys completed on its 100% owned “Goudreau Patents.”  The Goudreau Patents property consists of four surface and mining rights patents, covering an area of approximately 160 acres and is located less than 2kms east ...