Constable Tremblay came to visit the Kindergarten students at Sir James Dunn recently to tell us all about his job as a police officer. Of course the main interest was the cool items on his belt that he uses for his job everyday. Constable Tremblay brought us pictures of everything that he carries with him like his radio, baton, ...

Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 13. Wind chill minus 28 this morning and minus 18 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Clear. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 27. Wind chill minus 21 this evening and minus 33 overnight. Risk of frostbite. News ...

Council will be holding two meetings tonight – a Corporate Planning Committee Meeting and a Council Meeting at 6:30 p.m. in Council Chambers. First is the Corporate Planning Meeting: Presentations from Mr. Dan Bruno regarding handicap parking; and the second from Kresin Engineering about THM Reduction Program. The committee will then receive reports and discuss:  Rotary Club of Wawa Radio ...

It has been many years since I watch the musical ‘Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory’ at St. Joseph’s here in Wawa. I remember it being quite a fun show. In the Soo, Superior Heights OnStage presenting Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory from March 4-7th, 2020. Director Anthony Aceti is excited to present this year’s musical again at the Sault Community Theatre: “We’ve ...

Weather – Snow ending near noon then cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Amount 2 cm. Wind north 20 km/h. High minus 3. Wind chill minus 9 this morning and minus 15 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – partly cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming light after midnight. Low minus ...

Happy Family Day! Weather – Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. Snow beginning late this afternoon. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40 near noon. High minus 5. Wind chill minus 26 this morning and minus 12 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Snow at times heavy. Local blowing snow this evening. Amount 10 ...

Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. 30 percent chance of flurries this morning. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming light this morning. High minus 12. Wind chill minus 24 this morning and minus 15 this afternoon. UV index 2 or low. Tonight A few clouds. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 25. Wind chill minus 16 this evening ...

Weather – Snow and local blowing snow. Amount 5 cm. Wind southwest 40 km/h gusting to 70 diminishing to 20 gusting to 40 this afternoon. High minus 3. Wind chill minus 17 this morning and minus 9 this afternoon. Tonight – Flurries. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming northwest 20 gusting to 40 ...

  In early January, Evolugen (formerly Brookfield) made a generous donation to the Wawa Fire Department. The Michipicoten Volunteer Firefighters Association had applied for a donation from Evolugen in order to purchase a battery-powered telescopic rescue ram and training. This compact tool can be used to push apart sections of a crushed car; for example, a ram could be placed ...

Council held a special council meeting yesterday at 2 p.m. The intent of the meeting was for CAO O’Neill to present the Capital Budget for 2020, and to have assistance in this presentation from Department Directors for their budgets. Councilors Reece and Chiasson gave their regrets. It was a very interesting presentation which will see the Municipality undertake a number of ...

Happy Valentine’s Day Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. 60 percent chance of flurries this afternoon. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h this afternoon. High minus 10. Wind chill minus 40 this morning and minus 18 this afternoon. Frostbite in minutes. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries this evening and ...

    The winner of the fifth week in the Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation’s ‘Chase the Ace’ has been announced. Should someone have the Ace of Spades in the envelope they choose, they could win $3,448.50 in the progressive jackpot as well as the $469.00 from the weekly draw. Wawa resident June Champagne had the winning ticket. Her ticket chose ...

There is a Special Council Meeting today at 2 p.m. in Council Chambers. CAO/Treasurer, Maury O’Neill will be making a presentation about the 2020 Capital Budget.

Extreme Cold Warning in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Agawa – Lake Superior Park A period of very cold wind chills is expected. Bitterly cold wind chills near minus 40 are expected this morning. Conditions will moderate somewhat during the day today. However, northern areas, including Kapuskasing – Hearst, and Fraserdale – Pledger Lake can ...

Participating in a total shutdown of the primary and secondary school system, the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO), the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF), the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA) and the Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens (AEFO) will hold in a joint one-day strike across Ontario February 21st if there’s no breakthrough in contract talks with the provincial government. Stephen Lecce, ...