Jun 10, 2017 @ 17:17 Severe thunderstorm warning for Chapleau issued by Environment Canada (EC) at 04:57 p.m. EDT Saturday 10 June 2017. Severe thunderstorm warning in effect for: Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake Severe thunderstorm watch in effect for: Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake Gogama – Foleyet At 4:57 p.m. EDT, Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm capable of ...
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Letter – Spring Fling a Success & Wawa Music Festival
Jun 10, 2017 @ 12:11 I would like to thank the performers and sponsors who helped to make our SpringFling such a success this year. I have enjoyed wonderful feedback from the community and am very proud to have been a part of it again this year. I would especially like to thank The Home Building Center and Young’s General ...
Read More »FRED EAGLESMITH to play Bala, Espanola & Wawa to celebrate Canada Day 2017
Jun 10, 2017 @ 11:54 Fred Eaglesmith will soon be traveling to Northern Ontario to play BALA, ESPANOLA and WAWA with a steamer trunk full of original songs. On Canada Day in Wawa, he will play two shows for the new Wawa Music Festival, on July 1, 2017 – the day Wawa will unveil the giant new Canada Goose. Accompanying ...
Read More »Council Proclaims ‘June is Senior’s Month’
Men’s Night Golf – June 8
Jun 10, 2017 @ 11:27 (102 Players) 1st FLIGHT: Francis Dechamplain, Joey Dechamplain, Jessy Dechamplain-5 under par 31 2nd FLIGHT: Jarret Asselin, Dalton Bernath, Maxime Samson-3 under par 333 3rd FLIGHT: Luco Legault, Bubba Gagne, Eric Levesque-even par 36 4th FLIGHT: Joe McCoy, Glen Williams, Gary Mercier-3 under par 33 5th FLIGHT: Paul Bernath, Sandy Bernath, Dawson Bernath- 4 under ...
Read More »Red Pine Adds Land Package at its Wawa Gold Project
Jun 9, 2017 @ 8:10 Red Pine Exploration Inc. announces that it has secured an additional 58 hectares at its Wawa Gold Project, bringing its total land package to 5,568 hectares (Figure 1). Quentin Yarie, President and CEO of Red Pine, stated, “We have added the area situated directly to the west of the Surluga Deposit to our land package. Securing ...
Read More »This is Senior’s Month “Living Your Best Life”
Jun 7, 2017 @ 08:05 Every year in June the Ontario Seniors Secretariat celebrates and recognizes the important role seniors play in our communities. This year’s theme is, “Living Your Best Life”, and in Wawa that is pretty easy to do! In celebration, the community has several activities planned; from entertainment to information sessions for seniors. To start the ...
Read More »Ontario Enhancing Emergency Services Across the Province
Ontario is enhancing and modernizing its emergency health services system to provide people with increased flexibility and more options for medical transportation and paramedic services, to ensure they are receiving the right care when they need it. The province is investing in a new medical dispatch system that will help triage and prioritize 911 calls for ambulance services. This new ...
Read More »Northern Ontario’s Documentary ‘Rainbow Camp’ Now in Post-Production
The story of Rainbow Camp is a universal one. Everybody is looking for a place that they belong. The documentary Rainbow Camp, currently in post-production, will highlight a special place in Northern Ontario that provides a safe space for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer questioning, 2 spirited and plus (LGBTQ2+) youth to gather for one week a year, allowing them to ...
Read More »New Superintendent Named for the HSCDSB
It is with great pleasure that the Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board (HSCDSB) announces Joe Chilelli as the new Superintendent of Education, effective August 1, 2017. “I am very excited to serve the board in this new capacity of Superintendent, and look forward to working with school communities to support them in their very important work,” said Chilelli. ...
Read More »Statement from Ontario PC Leader Patrick Brown Condemning Barbaric Terrorist Attack in London
“I am appalled by the latest terrorist attack in London which targeted innocent civilians. The people of the United Kingdom have seen three such vile attacks over the past three months: at Westminster, in Manchester and on the London bridge and area. My thoughts are with the people of the United Kingdom and the families of victims, including a Canadian. ...
Read More »SE OPP Dubreuilville – Seek Public’s assistance in Explosives theft
Jun 4, 2017 @ 08:16 On Monday May 15, 2017 at approximately 2:25 pm members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment responded to a Dubreuilville Ontario location regarding found explosives. The items in question were located North on the Simpson road approximately 1 kilometre from the town of Dubreuilville Ontario. Preliminary investigation revealed that the found ...
Read More »Men’s Night Golf – June 1
Jun 3, 2017 @ 07:50 84 Players 1st FLIGHT: Joel Vinneau, Dylan Buckell-6 under par 30 2nd FLIGHT: Stephane Bouchard, Dave Castonguay, Kyle Besner-4 under par 32 3rd FLIGHT: Mark McRae, Ross Hall, Rolly Lachapelle-1 under par 35 4th FLIGHT: Bubba Gagne, Eric Levesque, Dimitri Levesque-2 under par 34 5th FLIGHT: Al MacDonald, James Morden, Jeff Lamon- even par 36 ...
Read More »La Police provinciale munira ses agents de première ligne de naloxone et d’un équipement de protection obligatoire pour les fouilles et perquisitions visant à trouver des stupéfiants
La Police provinciale de l’Ontario fournira de la naloxone à tous les membres de première ligne et à ceux des unités spécialisées désignées. Tous les agents de première ligne recevront une trousse comprenant deux doses de naloxone sous forme de vaporisateur nasal pendant qu’ils sont en service et tous les membres des unités spécialisées sélectionnées, comme les unités du contrôle ...
Read More »SE OPP Wawa – Dealing with Bears in the community
Jun 2, 2017 @ 09:40 Public safety is important to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) and the Municipality of Wawa. Bears that come into a populated area aren’t always a threat to public safety. Public safety is at risk when a bear poses an immediate threat to personal safety by exhibiting threatening or aggressive ...
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