The Wawa Entertainment Series (WES) will be hosting this year’s Spring Fling as a fundraiser for the much anticipated 4th Annual Wawa Music Festival to be held this Canada Day Weekend!   WES Acting Chair Matt Larrett explains, “Over the years Spring Fling has enjoyed a proud heritage in our community of showcasing local musicians, artisans, dancers, orators, and dramatists, ...

Weather – Bright and sunny this morning with Watson’s flying early. It is expected to be mainly sunny this morning with increasing cloudiness this afternoon. The wind will change to the east and be light. A high of 15C is expected. Rain is expected after midnight, with winds gusting to 40km from the east. Now that Pickerel Season is open, ...

May 19, 2017 @ 09:45 Weather – Quite the change from today. Right now it is -2C but by this afternoon we should be at the expected high of 14C. Tonight it will cloud over, and temperatures drop to 2C. News Tidbits – This is the start of the Victoria Day Long Weekend. Please be careful as you enjoy it. ...

Passed away peacefully at the Lady Dunn Health Centre with her family by her side on Wednesday, May 17, 2017, at the age of 78 years. Beloved wife of the late Metro Korytko. Cherished mother of Maryann Wolstenholme, Anthony Korykto, Paul Korykto, late Diane Stewart (Tim), Linda Frizzell (Danny), Donna Korytko (Jeff Amos) and Connie Korytko. Proud gramma of Lisa, ...

  May 18, 2017 @ 12:47 Premier Kathleen Wynne issued this statement at 1:17 p.m., May 18, 2017.   “As Premier, I will always defend Ontario workers and businesses by fighting for free trade. Growing a healthy Ontario-U.S. trade relationship is good for both economies. We see this decision as an opportunity to look at how NAFTA could potentially be ...

May 18, 2017 @ 09:05   On May 7th, the Wawa Archery students had their end of year tournament.   Held in the Wawa Curling Club, a number of youth shot at a variety of targets in a very disciplined manner. Youth lined up, and when the whistle was blown took aim and fired. When the whistle blew a different ...

May 18, 2017 @ 07:23 Weather – it is a cold, wet, dreary kind of day. Environment Canada’s forecast doesn’t make it any better. “Periods of rain changing to periods of ice pellets then changing to periods of freezing rain mixed with ice pellets near noon and ending late this afternoon then cloudy. Risk of a thunderstorm early this morning. ...

Granville Anderson, MPP for Durham, will be in Wawa on Thursday, May 25 to discuss and share ideas about how to best address the unique needs and challenges that rural and remote communities face. We encourage community members to attend and join the conversation. The discussion will focus on: Strategies to support and improve student achievement in rural Ontario; Strategies to ...

May 17, 2017 @ 14:34     What a job that was! From Tim Hortons to the Michipicoten River Bridge – a skip and a jump actually from our little town… but what a mess! 35 bags of gross trash and 10 bags of plastics and beer cans galore.   I hear sometimes from friends, “What would our town look ...

May 17, 2017 @ 10:51 Kathleen Wynne is about to enact a plan that will cause hydro bills to soar for decades, and the public isn’t even being given time to weigh in. That’s why the NDP is calling for the legislative session to be extended by at least one week.   Today, Wynne’s Liberals will force through a motion ...

May 17, 2017 @ 08:44   May 16- 22, 2017 marks Canada Road Safety Week, a national campaign aimed at making Canada’s roads the safest in the world. This campaign is a police initiative designed to remind people that an essential part of the enforcement component is to save lives and reduce injuries on our roadways. Educating the public about safe ...

May 17, 2017 @ 08:01 As the party for the people of Northern Ontario, The Northern Ontario Party believes that it is imperative to share the following news with the people of Northern Ontario. It has been brought to our attention by a credible source that an investment company by the name of Canadian Stimulus Fund Ltd is poised and ...

Weather – Cloudy with 40 % chance of showers this morning. The rain is expected to begin near noon with possible thunderstorms this afternoon and overnight. Environment Canada is warning “Rainfall amounts of 30 to 50 millimetres are likely, although some areas that see several thunderstorms may receive higher amounts.” Winds are expected to increase overnight, becoming northeast 30 km/h gusting to 50 ...

May 17, 2017 @ 07:07 Special weather statement for northern ontario Updated by Environment Canada at 5:17 a.m. EDT Wednesday, 17 may 2017. ——————————————————————— Special weather statement for:       Wawa – White River – Pukaskwa       Agawa – Lake Superior Park       Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay       Timmins – Cochrane – Iroquois Falls       Chapleau – Gogama       Kirkland Lake – New ...

May 16, 2017 @ 17:38   SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:21 P.M. EDT TUESDAY 16 MAY 2017. ——————————————————————— SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR: =NEW= WAWA – WHITE RIVER – PUKASKWA =NEW= AGAWA – LAKE SUPERIOR PARK =NEW= TIMMINS – COCHRANE – IROQUOIS FALLS =NEW= CHAPLEAU – MISSINAIBI LAKE. ——————————————————————— ==DISCUSSION== TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP ...