Feb 5, 2014 at 08:12 Yesterday, Tuesday, February 4th at 5:30 p.m. Wawa-news began taking photographs of the apartment building located on the corner of Mackey and First Avenue. At first, there was only a huge column of black and grey smoke, but on the other side – flames were visible and quickly building. It wasn’t long before a large ...

Passed away peacefully at the Lady Dunn Health Centre on Thursday, August 8th, 2013 at the age of 87 years. Beloved wife of the late Allan Orr. Beloved mother of Allan ‘Sonny’, the late Jimmy (Linda), Florence Rigole (Maurice), Judy Lessard, John (Mariette) and Robert ‘Bobby’ (Debbie). Rhoda was predeceased by her granddaughter Connie Lee Yeo (Bill). Great grandmother of ...

Aug 8, 2013 @ 18:53   On July 4th, 2013, Colton Liddle was involved in a serious collision at a gas station in Manitouwadge, Ontario. This has changed his family, friends, and to a small degree it seems – Colton. This story is not just about him, but it is about a whole series of events, family and friends that ...

Died peacefully at the Lady Dunn Health Centre on Saturday, July 27th, 2013; Sandro in his 80th year. Left with loving memories are his wife Anne (nee Rossiter), sister Erna Monper (Don) of Pittsburg, PA, USA, sister Arca Dell’Angela (Giampietro) of Pagnacco, Italy, nieces and nephews in Italy, Pennsylvania, Newfoundland; a circle of dear friends near and far. In respecting ...

Jul 4, 2013 @ 07:40 A new Wawa author has hit the ground running with the first in a series depicting her journey toward inner peace and happiness.   Sandra M. Lowe’s (Sandi as she is know in Wawa) first book of the series Led by Grace is appropriately titled, “In The Beginning” and tells of the Divine Guidance she ...

The addition of Flouride to community drinking water is a contentious issue throughout the world. The debate is fierce with proponents and opponents quoting their “experts” on the issue.  Wawa has been adding flouride to it’s municipal water supply for a number of years. At the Corporate Planning Committee Meeting of May 14th, Ccouncillor Holly Smith explained that in the ...

At 7 a.m. this morning, Rentech announced the acquisition of Georgia-based Fulghum Fibres, Inc. (Fulghum Fibres) and the acquisition of two facilities (for conversion to the production of wood pellets in Ontario, Canada, along with contracts for the sale and transport of more than four million metric tons of wood pellets over ten years. “Rentech has exclusive rights to acquire, at a ...

Mar 6, 2013 @ 08:00 Some people make New Year’s resolutions… I make springtime resolutions to go and buy a pair of cross-country skis. Every year I look at people leaving from the airport, going down the trails (that I’ve walked in the summer), having great fun. Every year I don’t… So this year, I heard that a friend was ...

  The sunset from town looked gorgeous, but with the sun setting fast there wouldn’t be enough time to go down to Government Dock before the light was gone. Instead we headed to photograph over the Magpie Valley. At the Goose, the sun was setting in the wrong position, so we continued on. Travelling over the Magpie Bridge on Highway ...

This all began early Thursday morning with a thunderstorm wth sideways rain. The photograph below was taken, at 9:30 a.m. You can see the rain beating on the roofs of the cars and the street. The rain continued off and on all morning, until the word was out – there was at least a foot of water on Highway 101 ...

Oct 3, 2012 @ 07:48   On Saturday evening, Johanna Rowe and Toni Rutland, assisted by Mayor Linda Nowicki unveiled the lastest Heritage Door. Another beautiful door, painted by Heather Sinnot; this one features Canada’s most famous pianist, Glenn Gould. Why a Heritage Door? Glenn Gould? Glenn began to play piano at the age of three, reading music before he ...

Sep 21, 2012 @ 06:23 On Saturday, September 29th, Wawa will be participating in the celebration of Culture Days across Canada by recognizing a fascinating Canadian in our own backyard. In the words of Glenn Gould, “Wawa is an extraordinary place”. Even though he has been gone for 30 years, this iconic Canadian pianist has an incredible international following. Scholars, ...

Sep 20, 2012 @ 12:00   This Sunday, Zachary Lucky and Carly Maicher will be performing at Rock Island at a Dinner and House Concert. From his website: Lucky’s music is a fresh take on traditional folk; a melodic and usually acoustic affair, with an accent on storytelling and a sparse, folky atmosphere. This all combines to create an often minimal ...

  On Thursday, August 23rd, the Municipality of Wawa had to indefinitely close the Wawa Creek Bridge (Queen Street) in Michipicoten River Village “The Mission”. Some emergency repairs will be done to the bridge so that it can be reopened for use. Residents of the Upper Mission and those using the Harbour Road are asked to use the Old Tote ...

Jul 27, 2012 @ 06:28 Glenn Gould, the iconic Canadian and internationally acclaimed piano virtuoso, favoured the Northern Ontario town of Wawa as his soul’’s retreat. During Ontario Culture Days (September 28 – October 1), Wawa is celebrating Glenn Gould and the 80th anniversary of his birth and the 50th anniversary of his death.   There was an oddity, a mystique, about ...