The first goose was designed by Franz Koci of Alberta in 1960, to celebrate the opening of Highway 17, the TransCanada Highway. It most important purpose though, was to act as an attractant to draw the anticipated crowds of tourists to visit the Goose and then Wawa. Three men, Al Turcott, Mel Phillips and Jerry Spreng; members of the local ...

Jul 5, 2017 @ 07:51 Weather – Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm this afternoon. High 24. Humidex 26. UV index 6 or high. News tidbits – Barbara Kentner, 34, required surgery after being hit in the abdomen by the trailer hitch on Jan. 29, in Thunder Bay. By March it was known that the internal damage ...

Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a break and enter that occurred to a seasonal residence between  June 23 – July 2, 2017 in the 100 block of Niles Bay Road. Suspect(s) forcibly entered the residence.  Stolen items included a jewellery box full of costume jewellery, a bottle of alcohol and a laptop computer and case. Any person ...

On June 24, 2017, members of the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the East Algoma Crime Unit and the OPP Forensic Identification Services responded to a report of found human remains in a wooded area on the Mississauga First Nation Territory.   On June 28, 2017, a post-mortem examination was conducted at the Office of the Chief Coroner-Ontario Forensic ...

Jul 4, 2017 @ 08:02   July 15, 2017 will mark the beginning of the 3rd year without passenger train service throughout remote areas of Algoma District. As a consequence, the Coalition for Algoma Passenger Trains (CAPT) will hold a special media event on July 12 at 10 am in Sault Ste. Marie at the Civic Centre and on July ...

Weather – Mainly sunny. High 23. UV index 8 or very high.  

    Wawa-news has created this slide show portraying the transformation of Dick Vanderklift’s Wawa Goose into the 2017 Wawa Goose as recreated by Research Casting International. Photos were taken from the Wawa Webcam at the Tourist Information Centre. There has been a goose upon the monument since 1960, when Al Turcott commissioned Franz Koci to build the first Wawa ...

  Thanks once again to the Wawa Fire Department, and volunteer firefighters who give up their time to plan, organize, setup and set off the annual Canada Day Fireworks. This show was even more special to Wawa as we celebrated the unveiling of Wawa Goose III. Wawa-news would like to thank the individuals who dedicated their time to make this ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 18. News tidbits – Today the Wawa Goose III has it’s official unveiling, with ceremonies to be held at the Wawa Goose Monument. Wawa-news.com is planning to broadcast the ceremony live for those who cannot attend!   The window below will become live just before ...

Jun 30, 2017 @ 18:02 The official unveiling of the Wawa Goose III will take place tomorrow, July 1st at the Wawa Goose Monument. The official ceremony is scheduled to begin at 12 Noon. Wawa-news.com is planning to broadcast the ceremony live!   The window below will become live just before noon.   Media Streaming

Jun 30, 2017 @ 16:55 69 Players 1st FLIGHT: Gilbert Bouchard, Carl Chabot, Dave Castonguay-4 under par 32 2nd FLIGHT: Steve Jozin, Peter Russ, Tim Lesarge-2 under par 34 3rd FLIGHT: Andre Bedard, Mark Szekely, Kevin Auger-2 under par 34 4th FLIGHT: Mike Mantha, Luc Belanger, Francois Belanger-3 under par 33 5th FLIGHT: Bart Wood, Larry Wood, Ron Henson-1 over ...

The North West Region Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Canada Safety Council are reminding all residents to put safety first when handling fireworks.   With Canada Day long weekend approaching many people are getting ready to host firework exhibitions to celebrate. This is a great option to get out and enjoy the festivities, however the OPP wants to remind all ...

Ontario is supporting the development of new, innovative mining technologies and helping to create new jobs for residents in the Sudbury area by expanding a state-of-the-art research mine. Glenn Thibeault, MPP for Sudbury, made the announcement on behalf of Minister of Northern Development and Mines Bill Mauro this morning at the Northern Centre for Advanced Technology (NORCAT) Underground Centre in ...

Jun 29, 2017 @ 08:15 Red Pine Exploration Inc. has received updated results from hole HS-15-31, which was drilled in the Hornblende Shear Zone, at its Wawa Gold Project, during the Fall of 2015. The Hornblende Shear Zone is a parallel shear zone to the Surluga Deposit (inferred resource of 1,088,000 ounces @ 1.71 g/t gold1) of similar strike and ...

Jun 29, 2017 @ 07:55 Weather – Showers ending this afternoon then cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating early this morning. High 17.   News tidbits – The creator of Paddington Bear, Michael Bond has died at the age of 91. A Bear called Paddington, was first pubished in 1958, with the ...