Jan 26, 2019 @ 15:32 Highway 17 has been closed from Wawa to White River due to poor weather conditions. It is snowing heavy in Wawa at this time, and snow is accumulating. Highway 631 remains open at this time.   There was no word if the Dubreuilville Highway (Hwy 519) is closed, but Wawa-news would not advise travel at this ...

  The Wawa Fire Department was called to a fire at a residence on Ontario Street, across from the Fire Hall late Friday afternoon. Firefighters worked quickly to attach a hose to the fire hydrant on the corner of Broadway and Ontario Street, and then laid hose from the back of the fire truck to the residence. OPP were called ...

Jan 26, 2019 @ 13:41 Officers at the barricade in Wawa took the time to take a picture for North Bay to tweet! Jan 26, 2019 @ 13:20 Highway 17 from Wawa to Batchawana has been closed due to weather. The highway was closed at 1:06 p.m.   South of Montreal River the roads are clear and bare. However, north ...

Weather – Increasing cloudiness. Flurries beginning near noon. Risk of snow squalls this afternoon. Local amount 10 to 15 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 18. Wind chill minus 48 in the morning and minus 25 in the afternoon. Frostbite in minutes. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Flurries ending late this evening then partly cloudy with ...

Neighbouring communities of White River and Manitouwadge will be receiving monies under the Provincial Governments assistance to 39 communities in order to improve transportation services within and between communities to make it easier for people to get around. These thirty-nine communities will receive a total of $30 million over five years to support local transit and inter-community bus service in areas that ...

Weather – Clearing early this morning. Wind north 20 km/h becoming light this morning. High minus 25. Wind chill minus 42 in the morning and minus 33 in the afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Clear. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 34. Wind chill minus 33 in the evening and minus 40 overnight. ...

Our Wawa Sno-Riders work hard with volunteers maintaining and grooming the local trails for snowmobilers. And they do a great job working around the clock to fix the trails to smooth perfection, benefiting local residents and the visiting snowmobilers.   Every year though, it seems that people do not respect the hard work and drive their side by sides, ATV’s ...

Weather – Periods of snow. Local amount 2 cm. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 late this afternoon. High minus 13. Wind chill minus 18 in the morning and minus 28 in the afternoon. Risk of frostbite. Tonight – Periods of light snow ending before morning then cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Amount 2 cm. Wind ...

Jan 23, 2019 @ 22:31 The transport has been removed by Lamon Motors Towing, and the highway is now open.   Jan 23, 2019 @ 19:57   Highway 101 is currently closed between Brunswick House/Foleyet and the northern junction of 101/129. A tractor trailer is on it’s side between the Chapleau Municipal Airport and Brunwick First Nation blocking both lanes. The ...

On January 19, 2019, at approximately 4:00 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) located a motor vehicle on Highway 631 that was related to a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) theft in Longlac, Ontario. The suspect vehicle fled from police and was subsequently stopped with the use of a tire deflation device near White River, ...

The Food Guide that many of us grew up with focused on food choices. But we now know that our eating habits are just as important to our health as the foods we choose. Busy Canadians want simple guidance that they can trust to help them make healthy food choices for themselves and their families. In launching the new Canada’s ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Wind up to 15 km/h. Temperature steady near minus 7. Wind chill near minus 14. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 18. Wind chill minus 13 in the evening and minus 25 overnight. Risk of ...

Municipal Council will be busy tonight with both a Special Council Meeting and their Corporate Planning Meetng. The Special Council Meeting has only one item on the agenda – Legal Issue – Staffing (1 Item) – advice that is subject to solicitor client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose (Municipal Act, c.25, s.239 (2) (f)). The Corporate Planning Meeting will ...

Harte Gold has apponted Timothy N. Campbell to the position of Executive Vice President of Harte Gold. Mr. Campbell was appointed Vice President and Corporate Secretary in June 2010. Stephen G. Roman, President and CEO, commented, “Tim has played an instrumental role in developing the Company and the Sugar Zone Mine. We appreciate his vision and commitment and look forward to ...

Weather – From the deep freeze to snow. Snow at times heavy today, amounts of 10 to 15 cm. Wind south 20 km/h gusting to 40. High minus 6. Wind chill near minus 15. Tonight – Snow ending overnight then cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind south 20 km/h becoming light this evening. ...