Dec 12, 2017 @ 07:55 Weather – Mainly sunny. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light early in the morning. High minus 18. Wind chill minus 30. Tonight will be partly cloudy with wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 26. Wind chill minus 30. Roads 2017-12-12 – early morning report 101 Timmins to Highway 144 snow covered ...
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Hwy 17 OPEN (Wawa to Batchawana)
Superior East OPP – Wawa Detachment advise that Hwy 17 between Hwy 563 and Wawa was reopened at 0255.
Read More »Hwy 17 CLOSED (Wawa to Batchawana)
Dec 11, 2017 @ 21:07 Sault Ste Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police have issued a press release stating that Hwy 17 is closed between Hwy 563 (Batchawana Bay) and Wawa. The highway has been closed due to deteriorating weather conditions
Read More »Picture of the Day – Beautiful Moon
Dec 11, 2017 @ 10:53 This photo of the beautiful moon and Canadian flag was taken just outside of Michipicoten High School.
Read More »Monday Morning News – December 11
Dec 11, 2017 @ 07:54 Weather – Cloudy. Snow beginning this morning. Amount 5 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 13. Wind chill minus 27 this morning. Tonight will see periods of snow ending late this evening then partly cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 25. Wind chill minus 33. Roads – 2017-12-11 – early morning ...
Read More »Winner of Wawa Fire Department Early Bird Draw
Dec 10, 2017 @ 13:41 As posted on Facebook – Congrats to Andre and Jocelyne Bedard on winning the $1000 early bird winner of the Wawa Fire Dept Annual Cash Draw, thank you for your support !!! ( Tkt # 2786 )
Read More »United Way has hot chili cook-off at Superior East Detachment
Dec 8, 2017 @ 08:07 A tweet from the Northeast OPP – It warmed up in Wawa as the @UnitedWayhot chili cook-off unfolded. #NER #OPPmembers from Superior East Detachment were joined by #SaultSteMarie #OPPmembers. Raising money for the United Way to support our communities.
Read More »Friday Morning News – December 8
Dec 8, 2017 @ 07:48 Weather – Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries this morning and early this afternoon. Temperature steady near -12. Tonight will be mainly cloudy with a low of -18. Marine – Freezing Spray Warning. Wind north 20 knots diminishing to north 10 near noon then veering to northeast 10 early this evening. Wind increasing to northeast ...
Read More »MacDonald Mines discovers Gold and Silver underneath the Oxide Sands Formation
Dec 7, 2017 @ 09:11 MacDonald Mines Exploration Ltd. sonic drilling program has discovered gold and silver in the bedrock underneath the Oxide Sands formation at its Wawa-Holdsworth Project. Quentin Yarie, President and Chief Executive Officer of MacDonald Mines stated, ”The elevated sulfur content in bedrock assay samples rich in precious metals supports the conceptual association between precious metals in ...
Read More »Snow Squalls continue between Lake Superior Park and Searchmont
Dec 7, 2017 @ 09:05 8:55 AM EST Thursday 07 December 2017 Snow squall watch in effect for: Agawa – Lake Superior Park Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Conditions are favourable for lake effect snow squalls from Lake Superior beginning late this afternoon. Local snowfall amounts near 15 cm are possible in the heaviest snow squalls. The ...
Read More »Thursday Morning News – December 7
Dec 7, 2017 @ 08:05 Weather – Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries this afternoon. High minus 10. Tonight will be mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 16. Marine – Wind north 25 knots backing to northwest 20 early this morning then veering to north 20 Friday morning. Wind diminishing to north 10 near noon Friday ...
Read More »Snow Squall Warnings Continue – UPDATE
Dec 6, 2017 @ 19:42 Snow squall warning for Lake Superior (Provincial Park) ended by Environment Canada (EC) at 06:28 p.m. Snow squall warning for Chapleau ended by Environment Canada (EC) at 06:28 p.m. Dec 6, 2017 @ 10:41 Snow squall warning for Pukaskwa ended by Environment Canada (EC) at 10:36 a.m. EST Wednesday 06 December 2017. Snow squall warning ...
Read More »Road Closures (Wawa area) – UPDATE
Dec 6, 2017 @ 12:13 At 12:06 p.m. Highway 547 (Hawk Junction) was reopened. At 11:51 a.m. Highway 101 was reopened. Highway 17 has been reopened. Dec 6, 2017 @ 07:37 There are a number of sources for road closure information: Twitter, Ontario511 and OPP Media Releases. Wawa-news will try to keep this updated as the storm continues. Ontario511 website ...
Read More »Municipality Closes Indoor Ice Rink at MMCC
As of today, the Municipality of Wawa has closed the indoor Ice Rink at the Michipicoten Memorial Community Centre. Citing difficulties with the Olympia Ice Resurfacer and in the interest of public safety, the ice has been closed until further notice. The Olympia Ice Resurfacer is creating an unsafe level of Carbon Monoxide. Staff at the MMCC have been monitoring ...
Read More »Hwy 17 CLOSED (Wawa to Batchawana)
Dec 6, 2017 @ 07:15 At 1:23 a.m. OPP confirmed this road closure with a media release. The highway remains closed at this time. Dec 5, 2017 @ 21:30 According to a tweet from OPP (BATCHAWANA BAY to Wawa) is closed in both directions due to poor weather conditions.
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