On November 26, 2018, members of the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested a male in relation to a credit card theft from a bank machine in the City of Elliot Lake, Ontario.   The complainant reported their credit card got stuck in the bank machine while trying to make an earlier transaction. The card was later stolen by the ...

  Ontario’s Government for the People is connecting communities and creating opportunities for economic development by investing in the 2018-19 winter roads program. Today, Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines, and Minister of Indigenous Affairs Greg Rickford attended the Chiefs of Ontario Special Chiefs’ Assembly in Toronto to announce $5.7 million in funding for 29 First Nations and the ...

If you are travelling in the Wawa area – please be very careful. Hwy 101 has been closed after a single vehicle collision 6km east of Wawa on Highway 101. OPP and Ontario511 have tweeted that the highway has been closed due to poor weather conditions. Environment Canada is forecasting – Periods of rain changing to snow overnight. Fog patches dissipating ...

Nov 23, 2018 @ 07:16 Freezing drizzle advisory in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park – White River – Dubreuilville (and other areas on the map to the right)   Areas of freezing drizzle are expected or occurring. Freezing drizzle continues this morning. Freezing drizzle will come to an end early this morning for areas near the northern shore of Lake ...

The Wawa Family Health Team is very pleased to be announcing a new member to our team. We would like to extend a warm welcome to Dr. Dannica Switzer as of January 2, 2019. Dannica was born and raised in Wawa, and having spent the better part of the past 15 years away, she is excited about returning to her ...

Weather – it is bitterly cold out there. There are reports of -25 in Dubreuilville, -21 in White River, and -28 in Hornepayne. Today – Increasing cloudiness. Flurries beginning early this afternoon. Local amount 2 cm. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40 early this afternoon. High minus 7. Wind chill minus 27 in the morning and minus 14 ...

The last Corporate Planning Meeting for Council of 2014/18 will be held tonight, Tuesday, November 20, 2018 in Council Chambers at 6:00 p.m. Agenda CALL TO ORDER & NOTE MEMBERS PRESENT REVIEW OF ADDENDUM & APPROVAL OF AGENDA Approval of Agenda ANNOUNCEMENTS / DEPUTATIONS DECLARATION OF PECUNIARY INTEREST AND THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approval of Minutes – Corporate ...

In the Fall Economic Statement, Doug Ford and his Conservatives have cut more than $3.2 billion, including the Transportation operating budget by $305 million.   “Northerners are already affected by poor road maintenance, winter and summer.  We can’t afford more cuts when our highways are closed for days after floods or snowstorms,” said NDP MPP Micheal Mantha.  “People in Northern ...

Nov 18, 2018 @ 09:35 Highway 17 is now open. Both vehicles have been removed.   Nov 18, 2018 @ 07:45 Highway 17 is now open to one lane. The collision site is in a corner, watch for traffic control. The roads are slushy, snowy, snow packed and slippery. Drive with care. Nov 18, 2018 @ 07:23 Highway 17 about ...

Harte Gold is pleased to announce its 2018 third quarter (“Q3”) results ended September 30, 2018. Mr. Stephen G. Roman, President and CEO of Harte Gold stated, “Harte Gold is pleased to report significant achievements towards commercial production. Ramp-up of the mill continues successfully and stope production has now started. We remain on track to declare commercial production this quarter.” ...

Weather Today – Periods of snow ending near noon then cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Local amount 2 cm. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 near noon. Temperature falling to minus 2 this afternoon. Wind chill minus 9 in the afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. ...

      On November 4th, the residents of Hawk Junction were joined by residents of Wawa, RCL Branch 429 to parade, lay wreaths and enjoy a meal in memory of those residents who served their country. Lorna Chiupka began the ceremony by saying, “In memory of those who have fallen, we remember before you with gratitude. O Lord, Our ...

Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 7. Wind chill minus 22 in the morning and minus 12 in the afternoon. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Cloudy. 60 percent chance of flurries late this evening and overnight. Wind becoming south 30 km/h gusting to 50 after midnight. Temperature rising ...

On November 12, 2018, at approximately 7:50 p.m., Kapuskasing officers of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), as well as the Cochrane District Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 11 near Kitigan, Ontario.   The OPP have confirmed that the driver and lone occupant of the motor vehicle, Cindy PETIT, 43 years of age, ...

  One of the most important things a parent can do is to instill a love of reading in their children. Stories with a rich vocabulary can stimulate the imagination and understanding of our world. This was something that Dolly Parton understood when she began the Imagination Library. She writes: “Hi everybody. This is Dolly. “Before he passed away, my ...