Nov 9, 2017 @ 22:02 At 8:30 this evening, OPP, Algoma EMS and Wawa Fire Department were seen headed south on Hwy 17. They attended to a single vehicle collision, 28 kilometres south of Wawa. The highway was closed to allow for extrication and transport to the Lady Dunn Health Centre. Firefighters were aided by OPP and Algoma EMS as the ...

Nov 9, 2017 @ 11:02 Argonaut Gold who has been working to reopen their 100% owned Magino gold project has released their feasibility study with an estimated total production of 2 million ounces of gold. They have been developing an open pit mine, and have reduced their orginal 30,000 tonne per day (t/d) project to a 10,000 t/d. This reduction will reduce the ...

Nov 9, 2017 @ 10:07 Richmont Mines has announced their operating and financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017.  With record production of gold 26,659 ounces of gold (22,666 ounces sold) for the quarter they are postioned to see the mine exceed the high end of annual production guidance of between 87,000 and 93,000 ounces. The mill expansion ...

Nov 9, 2017 @ 09:36 Dan Ingram of the Heart & Stroke Foundation SSM was in Wawa Tuesday evening to speak about Women and Heart Disease at a presentation at the Gilmartin Funeral Home. The Heart & Stroke Foundation recognizes that women are living longer, but also face heart disease and stroke. Contary to public belief that breast cancer is ...

Nov 9, 2017 @ 08:14 Weather – Periods of light snow ending this morning then mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Wind becoming north 20 km/h gusting to 40 near noon. Temperature falling to minus 10 this afternoon. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries this evening. Clearing overnight. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to ...

Nov 8, 2017 @ 09:42   On Sunday, November 5th, 2017 Hawk Junction held their Remembrance Day Ceremony. A small crowd gathered to watch the parade, prayers led by Chaplain Lorna Chipkua, and laying of wreaths at the Pine Grove Ceremony. Billy Valois read the Honour Roll of Hawk Junction residents World War I Bill Atkinson, Art Duncan, Fred Jones, ...

Environment Canada has issued a Special weather statement for Wawa, Pukaskwa Park, White River, and Dubreuilville. A cold front may bring snow squalls beginning early Wednesday morning with snowfall accumulations of up to 10 centimetres along Lake Superior, and lesser amounts inland. Snow squalls may cause poor visibility. Snow will lessen and come to an end Wednesday evening however, another low-pressure system will ...

Nov 7, 2017 @ 08:45 The Winter Weather Travel Advisory has been lifted. The conditions prompting this advisory have improved. Nov 7, 2017 @ 06:45 At 5:03 this morning Environment continued the Winter Weather Travel Advisory for Agawa – Lake Superior Park Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay A brief but intense snowfall could continue to affect road ...

Nov 7, 2017 @ 08:27 What don’t women know about heart disease and stroke? Almost everything. Most women are unaware of the threat posed by heart disease and stroke. They don’t know heart disease and stroke claimed 31,000 women’s lives in Canada in 2013 or that it is the number one killer of women in the world. You are invited ...

Nov 7, 2017 @ 07:57 Weather – A mix of sun and cloud with 40 percent chance of flurries. High minus 1. Tonight will be mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries early this evening. A few flurries beginning this evening. Local amount 2 cm. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h this evening. Temperature steady near zero. Marine – Strong wind ...

Nov 6, 2017 @ 17:42   Algoma Highlands Wild Blueberry Farm and Winery is again part of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto. Trevor Laing and Jordan Coleman of Algoma Highlands Wild Blueberry Farm and Winery is one of approximately 55 Northern Ontario exhibitors showcasing their products in the FedNor-supported Northern Ontario Agri-food Pavilion. This is the 17th year that ...

Nov 6, 2017 @ 13:30   Just as the glorious colours of fall begin their transition into the blues and silvery whites of winter, Wawa residents were treated to what was also a sign of that transition – Bob Paterson’s annual Exhibition of Watercolors. He’s been gone now nearly four and a half years, but I swear sometimes out of ...

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 ...