Mary trained in classical violin for the first decade and a half of her life, but has now moved into traditional music, she’s travelled to many places with rich fiddle traditions, immersing in the tunes and styles of Ireland, Scotland, Appalachia and New England.  Mary says “I love the fun of ragtime tunes and sappy waltzes from the 20s, as well as haunting ...

Weather – patches dissipating this morning. High 17. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – clear. Increasing cloudiness overnight. Low plus 3 with risk of frost.

  It was a weekend to celebrate the end of summer and the return of students to school. It was also a weekend to watch the Northern Lights. They were visible Friday night and Joel Cooper took the above photograph from Sandy Beach on Lake Superior. He explained, “I took more pictures with longer exposure times. They look great but ...

Weather -Mainly cloudy. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h this afternoon. High 19. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – ainly cloudy. A few showers beginning after midnight. Low 11. News Tidbits – A lottery ticket sold in Sault Ste. Marie won $1 million playing Encore. The Encore number drawn was 5326429; the winner has yet to validate the ticket or ...

Weather – Sunny. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud near noon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 18. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – partly cloudy. Clearing late this evening. Low 7. News Tidbits – There were Northern Lights last night at about 11 p.m., but the clouds hid most of them by 11:30. Tonight is expected to ...

Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. 40 percent chance of showers this morning and early this afternoon. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 late this morning. High 16. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – A few clouds. Fog patches developing near midnight. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low 6. ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy. Showers beginning late this morning. Risk of a thunderstorm this afternoon. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 14. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Showers ending this evening then mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm early this evening. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to ...

  A GoFundMe has been launched to help a Wawa man who was seriously injured. “Last week while working out of town Nick had a tree fall and hit him. This resulted in a spinal cord injury and he was unable to move or feel anything from his chest down. He was flown to Sudbury and had to have surgery. ...

On August 19, 2019 at approximately 6:05 pm officers from the Thunder Bay and Nipigon Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a multi-vehicle collision on Highway 11/17, near Pearl, ON (East of Thunder Bay).   The two occupants from the SUV were pronounced deceased at the scene and the driver of the tractor-trailer unit (TTU) has been ...

T.D. SUMMER READING CLUB-The Wawa Public Library T.D. Summer Reading Club has come to an end!  We thank all of the children who came and participated in all the clubs.  We also thank all of wonderful sponsors and donors who continue to help us make our Summer Program a success. Thank you to the Rotary Club of Wawa, Wesdome, Hawk ...

Weather – Cloudy with 70 percent chance of showers. Wind west 30 km/h gusting to 50. High 14. UV index 3 or moderate. Night – Mainly cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers in the evening. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light in the evening. Low 9.   News Tidbits – The heavy rain in the Soo yesterday ...

Weather – Showers ending in the afternoon then a mix of sun and cloud with 60 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm late in the morning and in the afternoon. Local amount 10 to 15 mm. Wind southeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming southwest 30 gusting to 50 early in the afternoon. High 19. UV index 3 ...

Organizers and anglers both agree that this year’s Salmon Derby had the best weather possible. The Wawa Salmon Derby Organizing Committee thanked and acknowledged the many organizations, businesses and volunteers that helped to make this year’s derby a great success. A huge thank you went out to the OPP who were first out and last in – making sure that ...

Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. Becoming cloudy this afternoon. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 this afternoon. High 23. Humidex 26. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers this evening. Showers beginning near midnight. Local amount 10 to 15 mm. Wind southeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light ...

  Saturday was simply gorgeous. The anglers enjoyed a beautiful day of fishing – although some had difficulty catching a fish. Wawa-news heard tales of having dragged their lure through a school of herring in order to hopefully get a large trout that was hunting for food in that school. Others got absolutely nothing, not even a bite. But then ...