Local & Area News

SE OPP Wawa – Woman charged after altercation

Jan 22, 2018 @ 11:21 On Sunday January 21, 2018 at approximately 8:00 am members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East (Wawa) Detachment responded to a Wawa address regarding a report of a dispute. At the scene investigation revealed that an altercation had taken place between a female and a male. As a result a 29 year old ...

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SE OPP Wawa – Male arrested after altercation

Jan 22, 2018 @ 10:12 On Friday January 19, 2018 at approximately 10:15 am members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East (Wawa) Detachment responded to a Wawa address regarding a report of a dispute. At the scene investigation revealed that an altercation had taken place between a male and a female. As a result a 21 year old ...

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Change Privatization

Jan 22, 2018 @ 10:02 Those of you who are sports fans have often read or heard comments from athletes who are heading into a situation where they just know something is about to happen. They often say they can smell or taste big changes coming in the air. Lately, I have been having such feelings myself, but for me, ...

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Saturday Morning News – January 20

  If you are in the Soo today, the NOP Algoma-Manitoulin Candidate, Tommy Lee and the Interim President of the Sault Ste Marie Riding Association, Sandy Holmberg will be co-hosting a Northern Ontario Party meeting regarding their plans for the upcoming election.

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Wawa Mixed Curling Standings – January 19

Jan 19, 2018 @ 11:21 Team Rank Wins G.P. TERRIS, Tom 1 8 8 BOYD, Katherine 2 5 9 LESCHISHIN, Mark 2 5 8 HOFFMANN, Jim 4 4 8 SZEKELY, Marc 4 4 8 HALL, Jennifer 6 3 9 SPENCER, Reg 6 3 9 McCOY, Joe 8 2 9 Schedule for Thursday – January 25,  2018 Ice 1 Ice 2 ...

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Friday Morning News – January 19

Jan 19, 2018 @ 07:02 Weather Today Cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries this morning. Ice pellets at times mixed with snow beginning this afternoon. Risk of freezing rain late this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High zero. Tonight Ice pellets at times mixed with snow ending late this evening then cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. ...

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SE OPP Arrest Woman after altercation

Jan 18, 2018 @ 17:57 On Monday January 15, 2018 at approximately 1:20 am members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East (Wawa) Detachment responded to a Wawa address regarding a report of an assault. At the scene officers were made aware that an altercation had taken place between a female and a male. As a result a 29 ...

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Thursday Morning News – January 18

    Weather Today Sunny. Increasing cloudiness near noon then flurries. High minus 3. Tonight Flurries ending this evening then cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 6.   Roads 101 Timmins to Highway 144 bare and wet road with partly snow packed, partly ice covered sections. 2018-01-18 9:09 101 Highway 144 to Shawmere River bare and wet ...

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Happenings at First United Wawa – January 17

Jan 17, 2018 @ 14:43 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. CHURCH OFFICE HOURS – Thurs. 1 -3 p.m Roberta requests that an appointment be made. Please call 705-856-2926 & ...

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From the Branch – January 17

Jan 17, 2018 @ 14:40 Brrr, it has been cold but maybe in the next few weeks things will warm up. At the Branch we have a few ideas and one is that we will have a silent auction and “Chase away the winter Blues!” Social on February 10th. from 07.00 till 10.00 pm. This will be a fundraiser for the ...

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Men’s Curling Standings – January 16

Jan 17, 2018 @ 14:22 Team Rank Wins GP TERRIS, Tom 1 8 8 LESCHISHIN, Mark 2 6 7 HOFFMANN, Jim 3 4 9 MOORE, Bruce 3 4 9 DERESKI, Louis 5 3 8 McCOY, Joe 5 3 8 ECOLE ST. JOSEPH 5 3 9 YOUNG, Paul 8 2 8 GAMES SCHEDULE – January 15, 2018 Ice 1 Ice 2 ...

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Two Seats Vacant on Municipal Council

Jan 17, 2018 at 11:43 At last night’s Corporate Planning Meeting, Mayor Rody explained that Council had received the resignation letter from Councillor Besner. Last year, Besner moved to Sault Ste. Marie. He did commute to attend council meetings for a number of months, but has now resigned. This coupled with Council having declared the seat held by Councillor Tamara ...

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Consultation under way for 2018 / 2019 school year calendar

Algoma District School Board (ADSB) is in the consultation process for the 2018-2019 School Year Calendar. It is our expectation that everyone in our school communities will have an opportunity to provide their input to ensure a full response to this consultation. With our large area, the many communities and three other District School Boards with whom we need to ...

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