On Friday December 28, 2018, at approximately 10:55pm, members of the Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Anishinabek Police Service (APS) detachments responded to a report of a motor vehicle collision (MVC), on Highway 627, in the Pic River First Nation, Heron Bay North area. Police located a vehicle that had been travelling northbound on Highway 627. The vehicle had ...

Weather – Periods of snow with risk of freezing drizzle. Amount 5 cm. High zero. Tonight – Periods of light snow ending after midnight then clearing. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 15. Wind chill minus 7 in the evening and minus 21 overnight. There are no road closures at this time. News Tidbits – It was sad to ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries early this morning. High plus 2. UV index 1 or low. Tonight will remain mainly cloudy. Periods of snow beginning before morning. Risk of freezing drizzle before morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 3. Wind chill near minus 5. Roads: HWY 17 REDUCED TO ONE LANE IN THE AGAWA ...

Happy Birthday to Luc Berthiaume!   from your family.

It is not a secret that Wawa has a healthy population of coyotes. Any evening drive along Wawa Lake from Dr. Rose’s Beach to the Drill Rig will probably allow you to see at least one. Despite being beautiful, coyotes are omnivores – they eat small rodents as well as local vegetation (berries, fruits, nuts). They also eat small animals such ...

Weather – Cloudy. 60 percent chance of flurries early this morning. Periods of snow beginning this morning. Amount 5 cm. Wind southwest 20 km/h. High minus 2. Wind chill minus 14 in the morning and minus 7 in the afternoon. Tonight will see snow in 2 – 4 cm accumulations. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light early this evening. Temperature ...

  A couple of SE OPP – Wawa officers were providing traffic control at this collision around 5 p.m. today. There were no apparent injuries, however there appears to be substantial damage to the car.    

Weather – Flurries. Local amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind becoming south 20 km/h early this afternoon. High minus 7. Wind chill minus 23 in the morning and minus 14 in the afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight –  More flurries with a total amount of 2 cm. Wind south 20 km/h becoming light early this evening. Low minus ...

Happy New Year!   Weather – Sunny. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 16. Wind chill minus 34 in the morning and minus 20 in the afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Increasing cloudiness. 40 percent chance of flurries overnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 18 with temperature rising to minus 12 ...

  On December 16th, the Wawa Volunteer Firefighters joined by the Wawa Mustangs canvassed the streets of Wawa and the Mission to collect food items for the Wawa Christmas Hamper Fund. They walked all the streets of twon with a firetruck and sirens announcing their arrival. A great number of food items were collected as well as just over $920 ...

The purple lights have been going up for a couple of years in Wawa for the month of November. This year there were even more of them; and they have stayed up throughout the holiday season. There are more lights than are shown in the gallery above, some of them are really difficult to photograph. November is Woman Abuse Prevention ...

Weather – Periods of snow. Amount 5 cm. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 near noon. Temperature falling to minus 14 this afternoon. Wind chill minus 12 in the morning and minus 24 in the afternoon. Tonight – Periods of snow ending near midnight then mainly cloudy. Amount 2 cm. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming ...

Lake Superior Provincial Park is holding a “First Day Hike”, January 1st, 2019. If you would like some fresh air to start the New Year off just right, meet at the Michipicoten Memorial Community Centre dressed appropriately for the hike and weather. Bring your snowshoes, a thermos with a hot beverage – coffee, tea, hot chocolate, cider, and of course, ...

Dec 30, 2018 @ 05:50 Weather – Flurries. Local amount 5 cm. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light early in the afternoon. High minus 6. Wind chill minus 15 in the morning and minus 10 in the afternoon. Tonight – Periods of snow. Local amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. Temperature steady near minus 7. Wind ...

As of January 1st, 2019, the existing fines and penalties for distracted driving will increase. Drivers with an A, B, C, D, E, F and/or G licence will face (for a first conviction): – a fine of up to $1,000 – three demerit points – a three-day day driver’s licence suspension For a second conviction within 5 years: – a fine ...