Dec 21, 2017 @ 09:14 Beginning on January 1st, 2018, consumers in Ontario will be protected from losing their reward points that they have been saving up, and the change is retroactive to October 1st, 2017. The province examined the terms of over 50 different programs when drafting the regulations. If a reward points program issues vouchers, they will be ...

Dec 21, 2017 @ 08:21 As of December 14th, 2017, Ontario has increased the maximum fines for an offence under the Occupational Health & Safety. $25,000 to $100,000 for an individual or unincorporated business (which had not changed since 1979) $500,000 to $1,500,000 for corporations (which had not changed since 1990) In addition, Ontario has also changed the time limit ...

Dec 21, 2017 @ 08:06 Weather – Cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. High minus 11. Tonight will bartly cloudy. Low minus 18. Roads 2017-12-21 – early morning report 101 Timmins to Highway 144 bare and dry road 2017-12-21 2:15 101 Highway 144 to Shawmere River bare and dry road with snow packed sections. 2017-12-21 2:15 101 Shawmere River ...

Dec 20, 2017 @ 08:58   The 2017 Festival of Lights was a bright and beautiful success amazing the organizers! In the community of Wawa over 344 homes were decorated, and 44 entered the competition. Businesses were not to be left out with the BIA showing off their new decorations down Mission Road and Broadway Avenue, and 6 businesses taking up ...

Published on: Dec 20, 2017 @ 08:40 – On Tuesday December 19, 2017 at approximately 11:15 pm members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East (Wawa) Detachment responded to a fatal motor vehicle collision located on Highway 17 approximately 45 kilometres south of Wawa in the Brimacombe Township District of Algoma. The lone male driver of the northbound vehicle ...

Dec 20, 2017 @ 08:07 The Legion Ladies held their Annual Cookie Walk last Saturday. If you went you are probably well supplied for Christma. If not, you should keep this on your schedule for next year. It is an easy way to get some of the most delicious cookies in Wawa for your Christmas table. Not only that, you ...

Weather – Cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries early this morning then a mix of sun and cloud. High minus 12. Tonight becoming cloudy this evening. 30 percent chance of flurries overnight. Low minus 16. A snow squall warning remains in effect from St. Joseph Island to Sault Ste. Marie today. Up to 10 centimetres are expected with northwest ...

Dec 19, 2017 @ 20:21   Just before 5 p.m. today, December 18, a vehicle struck the Mac’s convenience store on Mission Road. Fire, Algoma EMS and OPP responded to the call. There was no immediate information available as to what had happened or if there were any injuries involved.

Dec 19, 2017 @ 19:46 A snow squall warning remains in effect from St. Joseph Island to Lake Superior Provincial Park. Tonight, lake effect snow squalls will affect this area. Environment Canada explains, “The snow squalls may be intermittent with bursts of heavy snow separated by times of lighter snow. Local snowfall amounts of up to 15 cm or so ...

Dec 15, 2017 @ 18:02       There are so many homes decorated. I had an accomplice drive around yesterday evening while I shot photographs of more than 344 homes. 344+ homes are decorated, that is amazing! Take a couple of minutes and watch the video of homes, and then go for a drive yourself.   There is no ...

Dec 15, 2017 @ 08:19   Ontario511 has tweeted: HWY17 WB at Batchawana, lane and WB Shoulder are blocked due to a collision.

Dec 15, 2017 @ 06:0   OPP Communications for the Northeast Region has tweeted: COLLISION: #Hwy17 110km W of #SaultSteMarie – 2 Tractor trailers partially blocking highway. There are no other details available at this time.

Schedule of Events! Thursday, December 14th  Wawa Motor Inn (2 – 4 p.m.) – FREE Hot Chocolate & Tea   Saturday, December 16 Downtown Door Crashers 7 – 8 p.m. Bus Tours (Leave from MMCC) 8 p.m. Hot Chocolate at the MMCC with Mayor Rody 8:30 p.m. Lighting of the Christmas Tree at the MMCC   Festival of Lights Route

Dec 14, 2017 @ 08:56   Throughout the winter, there is the opportunity for people to go walking in the halls of MHS. Once a month, you can have your blood pressure checked, and your blood sugar checked.  

Dec 14, 2017 @ 07:58 Weather – Mainly sunny. Increasing cloudiness this afternoon. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 14. Wind chill minus 32 this morning. Tonight – cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 near midnight. Low minus 20. Wind chill minus 30. Roads 2017-12-14 – early morning report 101 ...