Wawa-news gets the following road condition information from Ontario511 – Please verify road conditions and closures as this information will change as reports are made and as weather changes in between road reports. Always be prepared for sudden road closures due to collisions or poor weather driving conditions when you are travelling. Ensure that you are prepared for lengthy road ...

Weather –  Snow ending this morning then cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Wind up to 15 km/h. Temperature steady near minus 1. Wind chill near minus 7. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 4. Wind chill near minus 9. Status of COVID-19 cases in the Algoma District (from ...

Weather –  Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. High 6. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Periods of rain changing to snow late this evening. Local snowfall amount 5 cm over higher terrain. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 7. Wind chill minus 10 overnight. Status of COVID-19 cases ...

It has been so nice the past few days, that a road condition report wasn’t needed. However, that is changing. The weather system that brought Wawa rain, has brought snow, and icy road conditions to the north west, north and northeast. Be aware of changing road conditions. Looking at the weather cameras, the snowy roads begin in the White River ...

  This is a beautiful song written and performed by Rusty McCarthy. Rusty has been a favourite performer in Wawa, and helped with the Wawa Music Festival. He has recently relocated to St. Catharines, but is still very active in the music field.    

The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Premier Doug Ford, Lisa MacLeod, Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries, and honoured guests will pay tribute to the bravery, courage and sacrifice of past and present members of the Canadian Armed Forces at Queen’s Park today beginning at 10:00 a.m. They will unveil the Memorial to Honour Canadian Heroes ...

Weather –  Cloudy. 30 percent chance of rain changing to 30 percent chance of flurries this morning. Risk of freezing drizzle early this morning. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40. Temperature steady near minus 1. Wind chill near minus 7. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy. 60 percent chance of rain showers or flurries late this evening ...

Algoma Public Health is reporting a new case of COVID-19 in the Algoma District late yesterday afternoon (November 10, 2020). Case #57 is as a result of close contact, and the individual is self-isolating. The test was done November 9th, 2020. APH will notify all close contacts to this individual through contact tracing.   Tested (1)  Confirmed cases Active cases ...

EAST ALGOMA OPP CHARGE NEIGHBOURS   (BLIND RIVER, ON)- On November 7, 2020, members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to an ongoing neighbor dispute in the Town of Blind River.   Investigation determined, the neighbor disputes began in March 2020 and has escalated in recent times. Police were provided videos that began September ...

The Ontario government announced close to $20 million in combined federal-provincial infrastructure funding for communities in Northern Ontario. This funding is through the Local Government sub-stream of the COVID-19 Resilience infrastructure stream to help build and repair a wide range of infrastructure projects that respond to the impacts of the pandemic, including retrofits and repairs, COVID-19 response infrastructure, active transportation ...

The Ontario Government is begining a new program. The Ontario Workforce Reserve for Senior Support is a new program focused on recruiting, training and deploying individuals as Resident Support Aides (RSA) to work at homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. These RSA’s will assist residents with daily living activities including assistance during meal times and nutrition breaks or with the coordination ...

The beautiful weather of the past few days is coming to an end. A deepening low pressure area from the Southern Plains States will spread across Northern Ontario tonight bringing the possibility of freezing rain. As temperatures to drop to near or a little below the zero degree mark, freezing rain may develop and persist for a few hours overnight. ...

  44 years ago the Edmund Fitzgerald was making her way across Lake Superior loaded with iron ore pellets. The November storm hit and the crew of the Fitz battled through 70 knot winds and 30 foot waves.  Just shy of shelter at Whitefish Bay, the Fitzgerald was lost with all hands. Across Lake Superior today, people remember the storm, ...

Weather –  Periods of rain. Amount 20 to 30 mm. Temperature steady near plus 3. Tonight – Periods of rain. Risk of freezing rain overnight. Rainfall amount 10 mm. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 late this evening. Low minus 1. Freezing rain possible later tonight into early Wednesday. As colder air from the north filters in and ...

Algoma Public Health is reporting a new case of COVID-19 in the Algoma District. Case #56 is as a result of close contact, and the individual is self-isolating. The test was done November 9th, 2020. APH will notify all close contacts to this individual through contact tracing.   Tested (1)  Confirmed cases Active cases Resolved cases (2) Deceased 56,858 56 ...