August 30th – 86th Birthday! Our mentor, gardener & cook – a man who loves family, food, golf & hockey who takes great pride in passing on family traditions – showing his grandsons how to make their grandma’s famous air buns, blueberry pie & raspberry jam Love your happy disposition & your life stories – another yearly golf week & ...

Manitou Gold Inc. is pleased to announce further assay results from the Company’s ongoing exploration program at its 100% owned Goudreau Area properties located north of Wawa, Ontario. Manitou continues to have exploration success at the Rockstar property, where, a new gold bearing vein has been identified 400 metres to the West of the Rockstar vein.  The initial grab sample ...

Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. 40 percent chance of showers this morning and early this afternoon. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 late this morning. High 16. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – A few clouds. Fog patches developing near midnight. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low 6. ...

Peter Tabuns, Ontario NDP critic for Energy and Climate Change, released the following statement in response to the news that Doug Ford is taking his carbon-tax fight to the Supreme Court:   “It’s wrong for Doug Ford to keep up his losing legal battle against the carbon tax, and force Ontario families to foot the multi-million-dollar bill for his political ...

There were two new wildland fires discovered in the Northeast Region by late afternoon. Algonquin Park 25 was discovered late this afternoon in the southwest corner of the provincial park, approximately 5 kilometres north of\  Highway 60. It measures 0.1 of a hectare. Sudbury 42 is located approximately 2.5 kilometres south of Whitewater Lake. It is not yet under control ...

Harte Gold is accelerating its plan to bolster the management and board of directors to oversee a continued ramp up of the Sugar Zone Mine. Stephen G. Roman has resigned as President and CEO of the Company. Pending the appointment of a new President and CEO, expected to occur by October 28, 2019, Mr. Roman will serve as Interim CEO ...

Jeff Yurek, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, released a statement today after Ontario filed its appeal of the Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision on the constitutionality of the federal Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act to the Supreme Court of Canada:   “In June, we were disappointed to learn that in a split decision, the Ontario Court of Appeal ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy. Showers beginning late this morning. Risk of a thunderstorm this afternoon. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 14. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Showers ending this evening then mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm early this evening. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to ...

Ontario’s Minister of Education announced the details of the new four-year $200-million math strategy to get back to basics and make sure students and educators have the math skills and resources to succeed in the classroom and beyond. “As the recently-released EQAO results confirm, our students are still struggling to meet provincial math standards,” said Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education. ...

  A GoFundMe has been launched to help a Wawa man who was seriously injured. “Last week while working out of town Nick had a tree fall and hit him. This resulted in a spinal cord injury and he was unable to move or feel anything from his chest down. He was flown to Sudbury and had to have surgery. ...

Canadians understand the importance of building communities. They have always invested in ways to better connect with each other—from the St. Lawrence Seaway to the national railroad system to the Trans-Canada Highway. Those investments now need to reflect the increasingly digital world. That is why the Honourable Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Rural Economic Development, today announced funding of over $2 million ...

Passed away unexpectedly in Vancouver on Friday, August 16, 2019, at the age of 31 years.  Cool and proud dad of Alex. Unconditionally loved son of Lise Séguin and son of Sylvio Hébert.  Step-brother of Una Dumais.  Loving grandson of the late Pierrette Séguin and Aldéric Séguin and the late Rita Vallée and Adrién Hébert.  Vinny will be lovingly remembered by ...

On August 19, 2019 at approximately 6:05 pm officers from the Thunder Bay and Nipigon Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a multi-vehicle collision on Highway 11/17, near Pearl, ON (East of Thunder Bay).   The two occupants from the SUV were pronounced deceased at the scene and the driver of the tractor-trailer unit (TTU) has been ...

There were no new wildland fires discovered in the Northeast Region by late afternoon. There is a total of 13 active forest fires across the Northeast. The forest fire hazard ranges from low to moderate in the majority of the region, while areas east of North Bay and Kawartha Lakes remain moderate to extreme this afternoon. Deep River, Petawawa and surrounding ...

T.D. SUMMER READING CLUB-The Wawa Public Library T.D. Summer Reading Club has come to an end!  We thank all of the children who came and participated in all the clubs.  We also thank all of wonderful sponsors and donors who continue to help us make our Summer Program a success. Thank you to the Rotary Club of Wawa, Wesdome, Hawk ...