Start your Wawa Winter Carnival by putting the final touches on your snow sculpture (deadline is today), and then warm up with a bowl of chili, your choice of Regular or Vegetarian Chili at the Wawa Goose Seniors’ Centre from 11:30 to 1:30 pm. If you decide to grab a bowl as takeout – that would make a lovely treat ...
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Friday Morning News – February 14
Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Today – Mainly cloudy with 40% chance of flurries this morning. Flurries beginning near noon. Local amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 near noon. High -9. Wind chill -29 this morning and -17 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Snow. Amount 5 ...
Read More »Wawa, please help save the Upper Mission Park! UPDATE
Feb 13, 2025 at 08:08 Good Morning Wawa! We need to send in our petition numbers by tomorrow morning for Tuesday’s Council Meeting. We’re asking that Council keep $50,000 for accessible play equipment in the Upper Mission Park as part of the capital budget as subject to funding for 2025/2026. There are funding streams available to make this a reality! ...
Read More »Thursday Morning News – February 13
Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Today – A mix of sun and cloud. 60% chance of flurries this morning and early this afternoon. Wind up to 15 km/h. High -8. Wind chill -20 this morning and -11 this afternoon. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -25. Wind chill -15 this evening ...
Read More »Les candidats provinciaux du Nord dirigent une Journée d’action pour la sécurité routière
La sécurité sur les autoroutes Transcanadiennes 11, 144, 17 demeure une préoccupation majeure pour les résidents du Nord de l’Ontario. Ces routes sont nos artères vitales, utilisées quotidiennement pour les soins médicaux, le travail, l’école et les activités communautaires, mais elles sont partagées avec des milliers de camions commerciaux, augmentant ainsi les risques d’accidents. Le NPD de l’Ontario s’est ...
Read More »Northern ONDP Candidates Lead Day of Action for Highway Safety
Safety on TransCanada Highways 11, 144, and 17 remains a top concern for Northern Ontario residents. These highways are our lifelines, used daily for medical care, work, school, and community activities, yet they remain shared with thousands of commercial trucks, creating safety risks. The Ontario NDP has consistently worked to improve highway safety. From exposing inadequate winter maintenance through ...
Read More »Wednesday Morning News – February 12
Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Today – Mainly cloudy with 40% chance of flurries this morning. Flurries beginning this morning. Local amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning then light late this afternoon. High -9. Wind chill -22 this morning and -14 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Periods ...
Read More »Tuesday Morning News – February 11
Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park. Today – A mix of sun and cloud with 60% chance of flurries. Wind up to 15 km/h. High -12. Wind chill -27 this morning and -15 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Partly cloudy with 60% chance of flurries. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -17. Wind chill -16 this evening ...
Read More »Highway 17 (Wawa to Hayden) OPEN
Feb 11, 2025 at 03:44 The highway has been opened. (3:32 a.m.) Feb 10, 2025 at 23:44 The road closure has been extended and is now from Wawa to Heyden. Feb 10, 2025 at 21:24 Highway 17 is closed once again from Wawa to Havilland (Havilland Shores Drive). Feb 10, 2025 at 16:38 The highway has been reopened, please drive ...
Read More »Monday Morning News – February 10
Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Today – Mainly cloudy with 40% chance of flurries this morning. Flurries at times heavy beginning near noon. Local amount 2 to 4 cm. Local blowing snow this afternoon. Wind becoming west 30 km/h gusting to 50 this afternoon. High -7. Wind chill -24 this morning and -14 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. ...
Read More »Municipality launches new tourism video
The Municipality of Wawa has launched the new destination marketing video. Watch it and make a comment either here or on the video page.
Read More »Saturday Morning News – February 6
Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Today – Mainly cloudy with 30% chance of flurries. Wind up to 15 km/h. High -6. Wind chill -18 this morning and -8 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 30% chance of flurries. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -19. Wind chill -11 this evening and -26 overnight. Sunday ...
Read More »Hwy 17 (Wawa to Heyden) OPEN
Feb 7, 2025 at 15:46 At 15:37, OPP opened Hwy 17 to travel. Please drive with care. Feb 6, 2025 at 20:20 Hwy 17 between Wawa and Heyden has been closed due to poor weather and road conditions.
Read More »Friday Morning News – February 7
Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park. Today..Mainly cloudy. 40%t chance of flurries this afternoon. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40. High -7. Wind chill -22 this morning and -14 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight..Mainly cloudy. 30% chance of flurries early this evening. Wind west 20 km/h becoming light early this evening. Low -21. Wind chill -4 this ...
Read More »Hwy 101 (Wawa to Hwy 651/Missinabie) OPEN
Feb 6, 2025 at 23:16 The highway has been opened. Feb 6, 2025 at 15:10 Hwy 101 has been closed from Wawa to the junction of Hwy 101/Hwy 651 (Missinabie) due to poor visibility and driving conditions. Drivers on Highway 17 north of Wawa and south of Wawa are also reporting poor weather and road conditions – so please drive ...
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