Editorials & Letters

To all our valued riders and supporters, Over the past several weeks, our club executive and Facebook page have received an overwhelming number of messages and questions about the upcoming snowmobile season. We truly appreciate your continued interest and support, and we feel it’s important to provide a clear update on where things stand following the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile ...

October 17, 2025 The Beer Store Corporate Office | 2258 Coleraine Drive Bolton, ON L7E 3A9 Attention: Roy Benin Dear Mr. Benin. The closing of The Beer Store is the final nail in the coffin for those of us in the town of Wawa who are interested in our environment and recycling. I am not a consumer of alcohol, but ...

  If you could look into a crystal ball to see into the future, what questions would you want answered relative to how people get from A to B in Northern Ontario?   Would you ask what makes for an efficient, affordable and well-utilized transportation system that meets the needs of ordinary travelers? How about finding out where Northerners want ...

The Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) has announced a province-wide trail reduction for the upcoming snowmobile season in response to rising expenses and lower revenues. One of the proposed cuts would end the D Trail at White River—the main connector between Marathon and the rest of Ontario. If approved, this decision would eliminate all groomed trails serving the towns ...

This is a letter in response to the open letter from SAH ER physicians dated June 28th, 2025. As rural ER physicians and NPs whose primary referral site is Sault Area Hospital (SAH), we are deeply concerned by the recent decision by the Ministry of Health to reduce funding to the SAH Emergency Department—cuts that will reportedly result in a ...

June 26, 2025 RE: Opposition to Bill C-5 and Its Implications for First Nations Rights and Jurisdiction Dear Prime Minister Carney, On behalf of Robinson Huron Waawiindamaagewin, representing the Anishinaabe signatories to the Robinson Huron Treaty of 1850, we write to express our opposition to Bill C-5, the proposed Building Canada Act, and the process by which your government is ...

It’s been said that in life, there are three constants: job insecurity, taxes, and governments’ inability to provide or reinstate passenger rail in Northern Ontario within a timely manner. Procrastinating politicians, routine cancellations, and the use of rolling stock well past its best before date are just some of the issues that continue to inconvenience travellers in this part of ...

June 11th, 2025 Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Long-Term care Wayne Gates (Niagara Falls) and Shadow Minister for Health France Gélinas (Nickel Belt) are calling for more transparency in response to the government’s plans to remove long-term care inspection reports from public access. “Every family in Ontario deserves transparency when it comes to the care their loved ones receive in ...

June 9th, 2025 As wildfires burn across the province, the Official Opposition NDP are calling on the Ford government to reverse cuts to wildland firefighting and acknowledge the crisis in the province’s wildfire program. “This is devastating. People are being forced to flee their homes and entire communities are in crisis. People are scared, displaced, and breathing smoke, and the ...

Pop quiz: Q. What do matchmaking websites, slot machines and Canadian passenger trains have in common? A. There’s an element of chance any time you go to use one. The deck is seriously stacked against those who rely on public transportation to get around Northern Ontario — especially when things don’t go as planned. Ever wait an extra 12 hours ...

Dear Brenda, Only 4 of the 12 provincial election candidates running to represent the ridings of Algoma-Manitoulin and Sault Ste. Marie have responded to an online survey providing their and their parties positions on environmental issues. A coalition of local environmental and conservation groups, including the Sault Climate Hub, Sault Naturalists, The Kensington Conservancy and Lake Superior Watershed Conservancy created ...

With the advance polls open today/tomorrow/Saturday at communities across Ontario, we are reflecting on the work being done to earn your vote. Parents have long told their children to “Begin as you mean to go on”, a quote urging that you should start any new endeavor with the same level of commitment and effort you intend to maintain throughout the ...

The following Letter will be presented at Council tonight: Mayor and Municipal Council of Wawa Box500, 40 Broadway Avenue Wawa ON POS 1K0 February 4, 2025 Re: Reinstating the Upper Mission Park Dear Mayor & Council, During the recent Special Council Meeting on January 8, 2025, Council reviewed the proposed 2025 Capital Budget Changes: identifying municipal budgetary allocations and funding ...

Dear Member, We are reaching out to you in light of yesterday’s tragic events at our Wawa branch. Our thoughts remain with our injured colleague, their family, and everyone impacted by this incident and our efforts are focused on providing support wherever possible. Unfortunately, this event has caused us to temporarily close the Wawa branch. As we work to reopen ...

Hi Brenda, I would like to update everyone on the tentative plans for our move to the new location. We will be moving to 96 Broadway ave. (“the food bank building”). If everything goes smoothly, we will be closing our current location on Friday,  December 20th after our Christmas Luncheon (members/invitation only). Services will not be available for 2 weeks. ...