The Ontario government announced a new innovative Accelerated Build Pilot Program that will enable the construction of two new long-term care homes in Mississauga in a matter of months, not years. By working with Trillium Health Partners and Infrastructure Ontario, the province intends to add up to 640 new long-term care beds by 2021. The pilot program is part of ...

The Wawa Community Food Bank wishes to thank the many individuals, organizations and businesses in our remarkably generous little town that have made donations during these past few months. Although warmer weather has arrived and life should be a bit easier for everyone after a long winter, we are still dealing with the pandemic and effects of COVID-19. As such, ...

Probably one of the most missed events in Wawa are the summertime Rock Island House Concerts. Tomorrow night, they will resume – but as an outdoor event. Ian Tamblyn will play outside beginning about 7 p.m. Organizers say, “Just show up with a hankering for great unplugged music, a mask (just in case) and your social distance.” There is no ...

So our sign has been repainted and back on the wall now a bit more paint, our new flag pole and things will look better. Thank you to Jim Aquino for repainting the sign. We are open for business again. And if everyone goes by the rules things will be back to normal maybe soon. Our Comrade Nicholas had a ...

NDP Official Opposition House Leader Gilles Bisson (Timmins) has issued the following statement:   “Doug Ford has abruptly shut down the Ontario legislature for the summer after ramming through legislation that will do nothing to help Ontarians dealing with the ongoing COVID-19 health and economic crisis people across the province are still dealing with. Andrea Horwath and the NDP wanted ...

Weather -A few showers ending this afternoon then mainly cloudy. High 21. Humidex 25. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Low 12. Marine Forecast – Wind northeast 10 knots backing to northwest 10 early this evening then veering to north 10 near midnight. Wind becoming light near noon Thursday. Waves one half metre or less. Showers ending ...

We want to advise everyone that there will be an upgrade to our phone system.  The scheduled date for this is Thursday, July 23 between 9 am and 12:30 pm.  During this timeframe, there will be some intermittent disruption to the inbound and outbound phone calls. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Thank you for your patience while ...

Trevor Mills has been located safely and is no longer considered missing. ——- Sault Ste. Marie Police Services is asking the public to help locate a missing Sault Ste. Marie man. Trevor Mills, aged 31, was last seen this morning at 7 a.m., driving a light blue Jeep and police are concerned for his well-being. Police advise that Mills is ...

White River Forest Products Ltd. has generously donated $1000 to the LDHC Foundation. This donation will help fund the current campaign, $125,000 to purchase a washer/sterilizer and disinfector for the Medical Device Reprocessing Department. Up-to-date technology in all departments will allow the Lady Dunn Health Centre to continue to provide excellent care to every one, every day. Thank you to ...

Dear Brenda,   The Northern Policy Institute (NPI) recently published a report titled “The Thin Case for Passenger Rail in Ontario’s Northern Regions” which has left me in a state a profound dismay and disappointment. It contains some very misleading information and does little to improve sustainable transportation options desired by Northerners.   The document in question attempts to undermine ...

Wasn’t that a party! A few weeks ago, young “adults” got together at a secret location and let loose – not that I blame them, being cooped up for so long… But here is my concern: you guys (and girls?) drank over 60 cans and bottles of alcohol (Smirnoffs, Bud Light, Busch beer, and other types of booze) but left ...

  NDP MPP Lisa Gretzky (Windsor West) will table a motion in the Legislature on Monday, urging the Ford government to immediately implement a COVID-19 Essential Caregiver Strategy that recognizes essential caregivers as more than just visitors, and gives residents in long-term care, groups homes and all congregate care settings the right to fully access their essential caregivers and support ...

NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is calling on the government to conduct an independent Preparedness Review of the government response to the COVID-19 pandemic and Ontario’s readiness for a potential second wave.   “People and small businesses are doing their part to avoid a resurgence of COVID-19, but is the government doing everything it can to shield us against the health ...

Le gouvernement autorise sept autres régions de la province à passer à la troisième étape du déconfinement ce vendredi, ce qui permettra à un plus grand nombre d’entreprises et de lieux publics de rouvrir aux quatre coins de l’Ontario. Prise en consultation avec le médecin hygiéniste en chef, cette décision se fonde sur les tendances positives des principaux indicateurs de ...

The Ontario government is allowing seven more regions to enter Stage 3 on Friday, increasing the number of businesses and public spaces that will reopen across the province. This decision was made in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health and is based on positive local trends of key public health indicators, including lower or low transmission of COVID-19, ...