Mar 4, 2018 @ 11:29     The Michipicoten Volunteer Firefighters Association made a donation yesterday. Rob Sanderson and  Sam Rowe presented Maryanne Pearson and Albert Nichols with a cheque for $2,000 that will help the Legion in their ‘Lift for the Legion’ accessibility fundraising campaign.

Mar 4, 2018 @ 11:17   Rob Sanderson and  Sam Rowe presented Maryanne Pearson and Albert Nichols with a cheque representing the funds that were raised during the Annual Wawa Emergency Services Hockey Game. $1,850 was raised and will help the Legion in their ‘Lift for the Legion’ accessibility fundraising campaign.

Mar 4, 2018 @ 8:50   This is your last chance to purchase your tickets for the $10,000 and three $1,000 cash draws that will be made today. Come down to the MMCC and get your ticket!

  This snowmobiler is one of two that passed by the Goose as I was wondering if there would be a sunset to photograph. The sun disappeared behind the clouds and what appeared to be fog, just as the snowmobiles went by.

Mar 2, 2018 @ 07:42 Weather Today Mainly sunny. High minus 2. Tonight A few clouds. Low minus 15.   Roads 101 Timmins to Highway 144 bare and dry road 2018-03-02 6:26 101 Highway 144 to Shawmere River bare and dry road 2018-03-02 6:26 101 Shawmere River to Highway 651 partly snow packed with bare and dry road, bare and ...

Mar 1, 2018 @ 08:18 \    

Weather Today Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. High minus 2. Tonight Partly cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries this evening. Low minus 16. Roads 101 Timmins to Highway 144 bare and dry road with bare and wet road sections. 2018-03-01 2:50 101 Highway 144 to Shawmere River bare and dry road with bare and wet road sections. ...

Feb 28, 2018 @ 17:13 Extirpate – to destroy or remove (something) completely.   It has been a story of frustration and dogged determination to save the Lake Superior Woodland Caribou on Michipicoten Island from extirpation. The Woodland Caribou that live on the shores of Lake Superior have been harder and harder to find. In fact, Woodland Caribou are considered ...

Feb 27, 2018 @ 07:58 Weather Today Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries this morning. Clearing near noon. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h this morning. High plus 2. Tonight Increasing cloudiness early this evening. Low minus 4.   Roads 101 Timmins to Highway 144 bare and dry road with bare and wet road sections. 2018-02-27 2:22 101 Highway ...

Feb 26, 2018 @ 19:12 This collision between a smaller car and a SUV occurred about 4:30 today on Mission Road. There didn’t appear to be any injuries. The car was seriously damaged and had to be towed from the scene at about 7 p.m.  

Feb 26, 2018 @ 19:01   We have been so spoiled with the lack of snow this year. So much that this snowfall caught everyone off guard. With the snow and blowing snow – many residents had to shovel themselves out this morning just to get to work or kids to school. At least it wasn’t -25C this morning, so ...

Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. announces increased Mineral Reserves at its operating Eagle River Underground Mine located west of Wawa, Ontario. Mineral Reserves and Resources are updated as at December 31, 2017. Through a tightly spaced drilling program to define, Duncan Middlemiss, President and CEO commented, “In 2017, we successfully increased reserves net of depletion, and significantly improved the grade and ...

Feb 25, 2018 @ 08:04 Environment Canada’s warnings of 10-20 centimetres seems to have been a little on the light side. Snow has begun to fall, with at least half of what was expected today, has already fallen. If you are traveling be prepared for the probability of road closures.  Hwy 17 is already closed west of Marathon due to ...

Feb 24, 2018 @ 14:36     A Wawa-news.com reader sent these photographs this afternoon. There were minor traffic delays on the Coldwater Hill as tow trucks removed an empty salt-hauling truck from the west side (southbound lane) of the highway. The incident happened late Friday evening, and there were no injuries.  

Feb 24, 2018 @ 10:25 2nd Place Winner – 2018 Wawa Winter Carnival “Escalade”.     The Scavenger Hunt was won by Gerald Langlois and Marcia De La Frenier. Editor’s Note – this article was corrected with the removal of an incorrectly identified photo of a float as being Escalade’s.