Nov 6, 2017 @ 07:46 Weather – Mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries this morning. A few flurries beginning near noon. Local amount 2 cm. Wind becoming west 20 km/h late this morning. High zero. Tonight – Flurries. Local amount 2 cm. Wind west 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low minus 9. Winter Weather Travel Advisory in ...

Don’t forget to turn all your clocks back one hour tonight as we end Daylight Savings Time. You should also change all the batteries in your smoke/carbon monoxide detectors as well.  

Dave, Judy and the staff at Rock Island Lodge are holding their annual “Empty the Freezer & Fill the Food Bank” tonight, come and go anytime after 5:30 pm. Pay by for your dinner by donation (suggested donation $15), and don’t forget to bring a nonperishable item for the Food Bank as well. Call 705-856-2939 to let us know you’re coming ...

Nov 3, 2017 @ 08:09 The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is seeking help from the public in identifying the person(s) responsible for shooting and abandoning two moose southwest of Manitouwadge. On October 29th, information was received by Conservation Officers about two bull moose that had been shot and abandoned near Fourbay Lake on Runnalls Lake Road, off of ...

Weather – Periods of rain. Periods of snow inland. Snowfall amount 2 cm inland. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h this morning then becoming west 20 gusting to 40 late this afternoon. High plus 5. Tonight will have periods of rain ending this evening then mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of rain showers late this evening and after midnight then ...

Nov 1, 2017 @ 17:36   Wawa-news took a drive last night and photographed some of the many homes that were decorated for Halloween. Despite the cold, there were quite a few trick or treaters out for the evening. Special this year was Sparky and the Wawa Volunteer Firefighters who gave out treat bags! This may be the start of ...

UPDATED Nov 1, 2017 @ 15:31 One lane is open at the collision site. OPP are conducting traffic – expect delays. Nov 1, 2017 @ 15:10 There is coffee, tea, fresh baked cookies, and homemade soup at the community center, the first turn into Upsala. The girls are there now stocking up. Will be a few more hours at least ...

UPDATE Nov 1, 2017 @ 15:23 The OFSC is continuing to work on their online permit purchase system. “Good news – the Ministry of Transportation has approved an extension of the PreNov1 deadline. The time frame to buy your early permit (PreNov1) will be extended to the same amount of time as the system was down and permits were not ...

Oct 31, 2017 @ 07:58 Weather – Mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming light this morning. High minus 1. Tonight will be mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries this evening and after midnight. A few flurries beginning overnight. Low minus 6. Marine – Strong wind warning in effect.Wind north 25 knots backing ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries or rain showers late this afternoon. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40 this afternoon. High plus 2. Tonight will be cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries or rain showers this evening. Periods of snow beginning near midnight. Wind southeast 20 km/h becoming light near midnight. Low minus 2. Marine ...

Weather – Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40. High plus 1. Tonight will be cloudy. Becoming partly cloudy near midnight. 60 percent chance of flurries over eastern sections this evening. Wind north 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low minus 8. Marine – Strong wind warning in effect. Wind northeast 30 knots ...

Although the snow has stopped in Wawa, Wawa-news has been told that the snow is falling heavily in Hornepayne. Here is a road conditions update as of 3:30 a.m. from the MTO website.   Highway Range Road Conditions Last Updated 101 Highway 144 to Shawmere River snow covered 2017-10-28 3:18 101 Shawmere River to Highway 651 snow covered with snow ...

Oct 28, 2017 @ 03:15, Highway 17 has been reopened. Oct 27, 2017 @ 20:53     Oct 27, 2017 @ 20:10   A collision 20 kilometres north of Wawa has closed the highway down. Algoma EMS was on scene, and members of the Wawa Fire Department were helping to extricate the driver from the vehicle. The driver was taken ...

Oct 27, 2017 @ 08:33 Weather – Periods of snow. Amount 5 to 10 cm. Wind northeast 30 km/h gusting to 50. High plus 1. Tonight – Snow ending overnight then cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Amount 5 cm. Wind northeast 30 km/h gusting to 50. Low minus 3. Marine – Gale warning in effect. Wind east 30 ...