On November 30, 2018, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Temiskaming Detachment were called to investigate a sudden death on Empire Street in Latchford, Ontario. As a result of the investigation, two people have been arrested and charged. On May 7, 2019, Andrew LEVERE, 30-years-old, from Timmins, Ontario, was arrested and charged with Trafficking a Schedule I Substance – ...

As of the afternoon of May 27, there are no active wildland fires in the region. The fire hazard is low to moderate across the region. Out of province resources More than 110 staff members from Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services are currently assisting the province of Alberta with its escalated fire situation. This includes FireRangers, support staff and one ...

Members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) participated in “Canada Road Safety Week” which ran from May 14 to May 20, 2019. This campaign is designed to increase public compliance with safe driving measures and target behaviours that put motorists, passengers and pedestrian at risk. The main focus of the initiative is on impaired driving, distracted driving, ...

  St. Joseph French Immersion’s annual participation in Jump Rope for Heart was a huge success this year.  The school fundraising goal was set at $1,700.  Our amazing St. Joseph French Immersion family was able to pass that goal and raise $2,828.55.   With a lot of hard work and dedication, the top fundraiser in the school was Cruz Dupuis ...

  L’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa) a accueilli, le 15 mai dernier, des élèves de la 3e à la 6e année des écoles de Chapleau, Dubreuilville et Wawa pour un tournoi amical de hockey intérieur. L’esprit d’équipe était au rendez-vous et les élèves ont tous très bien joué. « Les Ours Senior » de l’école St-Joseph (Dubreuilville) ont remporté le championnat parmi les filles ...

  École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) welcomed students from 3 to 6 students from schools in Chapleau, Dubreuilville and Wawa on May 15th for an indoor hockey tournament. Team spirit was evident throughout the tournament and the students all did their best. “Les Ours Senior” (The Senior Bears) won first place in the girl’s division while “Les Ti Lopus” (The small wolves) ...

Red Pine Exploration Inc., in anticipation of the revised resource estimate for the Surluga Deposit, provides the following update on its Wawa Gold Project, located 2 kilometers southeast of Wawa, Ontario. The Company has now finished compiling the results from its 2018/19 drill program that will be included in the new resource estimate for the Surluga Deposit expected at the ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy. Clearing early this afternoon. High 16. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight- Clear. Increasing cloudiness after midnight. Low plus 3. News Tidbits – Premier Doug Ford has acknowledged SSM’s request to build and operate a Level 3 withdrawal management facility in Sault Ste. Marie.

  Two beautiful sunsets in a row! Wawa’s sunset is at 9:25 p.n. with the ‘Golden Hour’ beginning at 8:38. My thanks to Joel for correcting my times – I was still on Maryland time when I posted that tomorrow’s sunset is at 8:46 p.n. with the ‘Golden Hour’ beginning at 8:06.

In less than a week, one of Broadway’s longest-running shows, Mamma Mia, will begin a four day run of performances by Superior Heights OnStage, the theatre company at the Community Theatre Centre (White Pines), comprised entirely of students — onstage and backstage.   “It’s such a great story and the music is so catchy, it’s the kind of show you ...

What a beautiful sunset last night over Wawa and Wawa Lake. It was amazing watching the sky catch fire, and then watch the color fade away. Even the ducks enjoyed a late evening cruise on the glassy waters.

When the Auditor General files a report, it’s rarely good news for the government. That was the case this week when the watchdog’s office reported about the ongoing problems within government call centres for departments that people rely on – Employment and Social Development; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship; and Veterans Affairs.  While Canadians might reasonably expect their calls would provide ...

Congratulations For The Health of It participants, you have completed the community challenge!   Winners for week 4 are: Chrystal Morden, Diane Spencer, Sharon Boucher, Anne Owen, Laura Moffatt, and Lonna Rilley.   Thank you so much for your participation in this year’s challenge! Algoma Public Health will be sending out a survey later this week. Also, the poker walk scores ...

Celebrating Northern Ontario’s best and brightest from the past two years, on Saturday May 25, MFM unveiled their NOMFA award recipients in 13 different award categories acknowledging achievements in both Music and Film. With representation from across Northern Ontario, MFM is thrilled to see these awards unite communities across the North and feature exceptional talent and diversity that exists from ...

Northerners tend to be very fond of the early days of spring. You know, the days just before the leaves come out. I say this because Northerners also know what comes along immediately after the opening of the leaves – Blackflies! So I decided to make the most of these fleeting blackfly-free–daysand get some work done around my camp. While doing ...