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Wawa's Regional Employment Help Centre is set to open its doors for the public.
The centre - which serves Wawa, Dubreuilville, and White River - is holding an open house tomorrow, offering a chance to meet staff and learn about its services, along with soup, snacks, and light refreshments.
The open house runs from 11 am to 2 pm Wednesday, January 7th.
A local miner and a neighbouring First Nation are touting progress for a major energy project in the region.
Alamos Gold and Batchewana First Nation say they're advancing with the next phase of their "Mine Connector Transmission Project" to deliver "clean, reliable energy to the Algoma District and support the continued growth of Alamos' Island Gold District".
It builds on the partnership they announced last summer for the construction of a $70-million, 115-kilovolt transmission line from just east of Wawa to a new transformer station at the Island Gold District, which is expected to be in service by this year, with Batchewana First Nation operating and retaining long-term ownership of the line once it's constructed.
Two people are facing numerous charges over a series of B&Es off Highway 129.
East Algoma OPP say the Sault detachment was conducting proactive patrols on December 27th when they located an encampment with "a large amount of stolen property" in a bush area near the intersection of Highways 129 and 556, with two people - a 40-year-old and a 22-year-old, both from Reilly Township, north of the Sault - arrested with the help of the North East Region Emergency Response Team and Sault Police Canine Unit.
Over 130 charges have been laid, including theft, and possession of property obtained by crime over and under $5000, break and enter a place to commit indictable offence and to steal a firearm, mischief, and several weapon-related charges.
The charges relate to multiple break-ins in the Peshu Lake, Aubrey Falls, and Ranger Lake areas in September, October, and December, which saw many items stolen, including vehicles, ATVs, trailers, snowmobiles, power tools, power equipment, and electronics.
Investigators believe there may be more victims than reported, urging them to call the East Algoma OPP.
