Wawa Figure Skating Club was represented well at the Skate Ontario Provincial Championships this past weekend.  Delaney skated four programs and finished 4th in Bronze Triathlon and 16th in STAR 8. The WFSC would like to thank Wawa for its continued support of our local athletes.

  The Grade 6 & 7 class from St. Joseph French Immersion Catholic School would like to thank everyone who supported our Annual Bake Sale and the Bottle Drive.  We are overwhelmed by the generosity of our town! All of the proceeds will go towards our 2020 trip to Québec. We would also like to thank the amazing volunteers who ...

  L’école élémentaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) ainsi que l’école secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) ont très bien réussi à la compétition provinciale des courses de bateaux en carton qui a eu lieu à Waterloo le 6 et 7 mars. Les deux équipes ont remporté une 4e place avec plus de 25 équipes de partout en province qui ont accédé à la compétition provinciale ...

  Both the elementary and secondary school teams from École Saint-Joseph in Wawa stood tall at the Provincial Cardboard Boat Race competition on March 6th and 7th in Waterloo, with both teams taking home the 4th place. Over 25 teams from all over the province competed in each division having earned their spot at the provincial level after succeeding at ...

Congratulations to William Heffern of Blind River for winning $150,000 with THE BIGGER SPIN INSTANT game (#2124). The winning ticket was purchased at Broken Canoe Trading Post on West Street in Blind River.   THE BIGGER SPIN INSTANT game is an exciting new $10 game that combines popular scratch play with prizes revealed in-store by an animated spinning wheel on the ...

Marit Stiles, Ontario NDP Education critic, said the Ford Conservatives’ announcement falls woefully short of what will be needed as cuts to autism services send an influx of kids with high needs into the school system on April 1.   Educators and parents have been raising concerns about a lack of resources in schools with increasing urgency since the Ford ...

Through an Order-In-Council signed by cabinet, Ontario’s Government for the People announced the appointment of Thomas Carrique as the next Commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police. Thomas Carrique currently serves as the Deputy Chief for the York Regional Police, where he has spent his entire 29-year career with the force. He has worked in a variety of fields, including Uniform ...

Corey McKenzie of AstroRabbit Entertainment has been working on a Heavy Metal festival for quite some time. Corey’s vision and hard work have caught the interest of many who have been following his story. The festival will be held outdoors from Friday, August 9 until Sunday, August 11, at the Elliot Lake Airport. Corey has the support of the local ...

8:40 PM EDT Sunday 10 March 2019 Special weather statement in effect for: Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Blustery night on tap. A stiff westerly flow has developed across Northeastern Ontario in the wake of a large Colorado low which will move over Western Quebec tonight. Most areas will receive ...

5:20 AM EDT Sunday 10 March 2019 Special weather statement in effect for: Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Snowfall totals of near 10 cm by late today. Brief freezing rain possible this morning. Snow associated with a Colorado Low is falling over Northeastern Ontario and will persist through the day ...

“It is wonderful to see the growing recognition and support that Canadians are exhibiting in celebrating International Women’s Day. New Democrats have long recognized the obstacles and in some cases barriers, that women here in Ontario and around the world have overcome and continue to tear down. This year, we are recognizing and celebrating the fact that women lead change. ...

This article describes the findings of a study of the effect of weight loss on type 2 diabetes. This is the common type which often comes on with older age and weight gain. Unfortunately, it is also becoming more common in younger-aged persons because of the obesity epidemic in Canada. In this article remission from diabetes means that the Hemoglobin ...

Team Rank Wins G.P. TERRIS, Tom 1 13 15 BUCKELL, Chris 2 9 14 McCOY, Joe 2 9 14 LESCHISHIN, Mark 4 7 14 SPENCER, Diane 4 7 14 KLOCKARS, Anna-Lise 6 5 12 HALL, Dave 7 4 13 BOYD, Katherine 7 4 14 HOFFMANN, Jim 7 4 14 Schedule for Thursday – March 21, 2019 Ice 1 Ice 2 ...

Today, Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines Greg Rickford released the following statement on Hydro One: “I am pleased to report that our government has delivered on its commitment to put the People of Ontario first and bring Hydro One’s executive compensation levels down to acceptable levels. “The Hydro One Board of Directors has provided us with a compensation ...

The Government of Canada is working to protect the environment while creating good jobs and economic opportunities for Canadians. Today, the Member of Parliament for Sault Ste. Marie, Terry Sheehan, announced on behalf of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, that the Magino Gold Project can proceed to help support clean economic growth following a thorough and science-based environmental ...