Environment Canada has issued a freezing rain warning for the following areas: Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Elliot Lake – Ranger Lake Blind River – Thessalon This afternoon periods of rain are expected to change into freezing rain, and then changing to brief periods of freezing drizzle or snow overnight. Environment ...

  As part of the awards ceremony at the Wawa Ice Fishing Derby – the winners for the 2019/20 were drawn and announced: $10,000 – Penny Grenier (Wawa) $1,000 – Sara Ouellette (Wawa) $1,000 – Terri Sanderson (Wawa) $1,000 – Carol Hall (Sault Ste. Marie)      

Sunday, March 8th, in the afternoon, Dr. David Williams, Chief Medical Officer of Health, confirmed that there are two more positive cases of COVID-19 in Ontario. There are now 31 confirmed cases, with four of them resolved –  with each of those patients having two consecutive negative tests at least 24 hours apart. A female in her 60s returned from ...

Weather – Cloudy. 60 percent chance of ice pellets or freezing rain early this morning. Periods of snow or ice pellets beginning this morning. Risk of freezing rain late this morning and this afternoon. Local snow and ice pellet amount 2 cm. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High minus 1. Wind chill minus 14 this ...

International Women’s Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. In 1908, 15,000 women marched through New York City demanding shorter hours, better pay and voting rights. As a result, in accordance with a declaration by the Socialist Party of ...

Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. Wind becoming south 20 km/h this afternoon. High plus 3. Wind chill minus 7 this morning. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 60 percent chance of drizzle or freezing drizzle late this evening and after midnight then 60 percent chance of ice pellets or freezing rain overnight. Wind south ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. High plus 1. Wind chill minus 14 this morning. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Risk of freezing drizzle overnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 6. Wind chill minus 10 overnight. News Tidbits – Fishing begins in a few minutes for the 2020 Wawa ...

Weather – Clearing early this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 4. Wind chill minus 23 this morning and minus 8 this afternoon. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 15. Wind chill minus 10 this evening and minus 21 overnight. News Tidbits – Today is registration day for ...

  Mar 6, 2020 at 04:02 – At 3:40 a.m. the highway was opened. Mar 5, 2020 at 19:50 – Highway 17 from Wawa to Batchawana Bay has been closed due to a jack-knifed tractor-trailer in the Montreal River Harbour area, eastbound lane blocked at Pancake Bay for a disabled vehicle, and poor weather and road conditions.

  The winner of the eighth week in the Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation’s ‘Chase the Ace’ has been announced. If the Ace of Spades is in the envelope they choose, they would win $5590.50 in the progressive jackpot as well as the $488.00 from the weekly draw. Wawa resident Cindy Maki had the winning ticket. Her ticket chose envelope #13 ...

Weather – Becoming cloudy this morning then snow. Amount 5 cm. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 early this afternoon. High minus 4. Wind chill minus 18 this morning and minus 10 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Snow ending late this evening then cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. Clearing before morning. Amount ...

The After School Program will be temporarily suspended.  Unfortunately, since the winter break, attendance has been very low. If your child is interested in the After School Program please contact the library or come in and fill out a registration form.  The After School Program is for children up to the age of 12.  Clubs run from Tuesday to Friday ...

Weather – A few flurries ending this afternoon then mainly cloudy. Amount 2 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 2. Wind chill near minus 9. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 12. Wind chill minus 9 this evening and minus 15 overnight.

  Work continues at the MMCC to remove the old condenser and replace it with a new one. A crane was at the MMCC yesterday afternoon to lift the old condenser down from the roof, and lift up the new one. MMCC staff developed a plan to ensure that the ice surfaces will not be lost during the shutdown of ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy. Flurries beginning near noon. Local amount 2 cm. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h this afternoon. High plus 1. Wind chill minus 11 this morning. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Flurries. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 4. Wind chill minus 9 overnight. News Tidbits – The Anishinabek Nation ...