Updated: September 9, 2026 at 5:35 p.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT). No new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region by the evening of September 9. At the time of this update there are 53 active wildland fires in the Northwest Region. Of those fires, 4 are being held, 14 are under control and 35 are being observed.

Please be advised that LSPP will be affected by an electrical service interruption scheduled by Algoma Power Inc. to conduct maintenance on Thursday, September 10th, 2026, between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm. As such, Comfort Stations and Visitor Centre washrooms will be unavailable during this time. We appreciate your understanding and apologize for the inconvenience.

Animbiigoo Zaagi’igan Anishinaabek (AZA) and the Greenstone Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), establishing a partnership to forge new ways of working together in the spirit of reconciliation and to advance the well being of Indigenous residents in urban and rural communities. The Memorandum of Understanding reflects ...

Updated: September 8, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) No new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northeast Region today. There are currently 8 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. Of these fires: 2 are under control and 6 are being observed.

Updated: September 8, 2026 at 5:28 p.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT). No new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region by the evening of September 8. At the time of this update there are 55 active wildland fires in the Northwest Region. Of those fires, 5 are being held, 13 are under control and 37 are being observed.

Week 16 – 150 golfers, sunny, 21*C. Please ensure your Teams are keeping up to the Group ahead of you! Be ready to shoot  to keep the pace of play moving.  Over socializing slows things down. Flight Winners: 1st Flight Score 1st Kevin Auger Claude Samson Don Perkins 31 2nd Gilbert Bouchard Derek Shoppoff Matt Bracnik 32 3rd Gary Mercier ...

Updated: September 7, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT). No new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region by the evening of September 7. At the time of this update there are 56 active wildland fires in the Northwest Region. Of those fires, 5 are being held, 14 are under control and 37 are being observed.

Updated: September 7, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) No new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northeast Region today. There are currently 8 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. Of these fires: 2 are under control and 6 are being observed.

Dear editor at The Wawa News, Homelessness in Canada has doubled since 2018, driven by the shrinking supply of affordable rental units for the lowest-income Canadians. According to the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness, nearly a million more Canadians are on the edge of homelessness right now. So without action, the problem in our community is likely to get even worse. But we have a once-in-a-decade opportunity to change ...

September 6, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT). No new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region by the evening of September 6. At the time of this update there are 57 active wildland fires in the Northwest Region. Of those fires, 6 are being held, 14 are under control and 37 are being observed.

Updated: September 6, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) No new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northeast Region today. There are currently 8 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. Of these fires: 2 are under control and 6 are being observed.

Candidates in municipal elections across northern Ontario are being canvassed for their views and concerns regarding the Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s (NWMO’s) plan to transport, process, bury and abandon all of Canada’s high-level nuclear fuel waste at the Revell site between Ignace and Dryden in northwestern Ontario. In a two-question survey, candidates are being asked about their concerns related to ...

Updated: September 4, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT). Four new fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region by the evening of September 4. Nipigon 109 (NIP109) is located northeast of Postagoni Lake, approximately 8 kilometers east of Highway 11. The 1.0-hectare fire is not under control. Nipigon 110 (NIP110) is located north of Gamsby Lake, approximately 13 kilometers south of Highway ...

Updated: September 4, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) No new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northeast Region today. There are currently 8 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. Of these fires: 2 are under control and 6 are being observed.

TThe Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) welcomes Prime Minister Mark Carney’s commitment to working with the Province of Ontario to make the safety and expansion of Northern Ontario’s highways a priority. While in Thunder Bay, Prime Minister Carney was asked about the federal government’s position on four-laning Highways 11 and 17. The Prime Minister recognized the importance of these ...