Weather – Mainly cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers this morning. Wind becoming west 20 km/h gusting to 40 near noon. High 11. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Clearing. Low plus 2.   News Tidbits – A congratulations to Brian Lachine who ran in the premiere running of the Ultra Trail Stokely Creek marathons. 150 runners from two provinces and ...

Firefighters from the Wawa Volunteer Fire Department are urging families in Wawa to practice their home fire escape plan as part of Fire Prevention Week. Fire Prevention Week runs from October 6-12, 2019. This year’s theme is “Not Every Hero Wears a Cape. Plan and Practice Your Escape!” When the smoke alarms sound, everyone must know where to go – that’s ...

Weather – Periods of rain or drizzle ending early this morning then cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 60. Temperature steady near 11. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light after midnight. Low 6. News Tidbits ...

Many Wawa and area residents have found that it is often impossible to schedule DriveTest appointments, especially in the winter. Our MPP Michael Mantha has been fighting for better service. Friday he sent two letters to Wawa-news to inform the public of his efforts. Below are two letters, one to Minister of Transportation Caroline Mulroney in regard to access for ...

Weather – Increasing cloudiness early this morning. Fog patches dissipating early this morning. Wind becoming southeast 30 km/h gusting to 50 near noon. High 11. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – periods of rain. Local amount 15 to 25 mm. Wind south 40 km/h gusting to 60. Low 8.   News Tidbits – The Wawa Bargain Shop is holding ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy. Clearing this morning. High 10. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – clear. Low plus 1. News tidbits – The early snow that fell yesterday between the Dubreuilville turnoff and White River is a reminder that winter is indeed coming. Now is the time to make sure your vehicle is ready for the colder weather – ...

  Wawa-news has been made aware of snow falling and accumulating on Highway 17 between the Dubreuilville turnoff and White River. Please be aware of changing road conditions as a result, and drive according to the weather.   Environment Canada has forecasted periods of snow or rain today with local amounts of snowfall totalling 2 cm.

Weather – Cloudy. Periods of rain or snow beginning this morning. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h near noon. High plus 5. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – mainly cloudy. 60 percent chance of flurries or rain showers this evening. Low zero. News Tidbits – The Tim Hortons in Wawa has donated the proceeds from the annual SMILE Cookie campaign ...

Every year, the Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon awards its Vision Scholarships to outstanding graduating class students who have fulfilled the requirements of their Ontario Secondary School Diploma. Valued at $500, the scholarship is awarded annually to two students from each CSC Nouvelon secondary school and one from Carrefour Options+. Laureates, selected by the principal of their school, must reflect the CSC ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers this morning. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 8. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Becoming cloudy before morning. Low plus 1. News Tidbits – The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation revealed in Gatineau, Quebec ceremony, a banner made of broadcloth fabric, 47 ...

Environment Canada issued a weather summary regarding last night’s cluster of thunderstorms that ‘soaked’ Sault Ste. Marie and the surrounding area. The Ontario Storm Prediction Centre received the following summary of rainfall amounts as of 2 a.m.  September 30, 2019: Sault Ste. Marie Airport          68.8 St. Joseph Island (unofficial) 43.2 as of 8 PM Monday Shaw ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h near noon. High 16. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming northeast 20 after midnight. Low plus 3. News Tidbits – Young’s General Store has been recognized again by Lake Superior Magazine. ...

  Rock Island Lodge hosted a ‘Celebrate the Night Sky’ presentation by Carol Dersch. A full house listened to her presentation about light pollution and the need to preserve dark skies at night. Carol Dersch is retired Lake Superior Provincial Park naturalist who was able to explain the four types of night time pollution: Urban Sky Glow – this is ...

Weather – Cloudy. Periods of rain beginning this morning. Risk of a thunderstorm this afternoon. High 14. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Periods of rain with risk of a thunderstorm. Temperature rising to 16 by morning.   News Tidbits – the opposition mounts in SSM about the ferrochrome plant. A public forum was held at the Water Tower ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy. High 12. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – mainly cloudy. Periods of rain beginning after midnight. Low 7. News Tidbits – The ice is in for the MMCC. A hockey camp is being held this weekend, with regular scheduled ice for Family Skate, Adult Pickup beginning Monday. The Recreation Staff are saying that there are ...