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The After School Program will be temporarily suspended.  Unfortunately, since the winter break, attendance has been very low. If your child is interested in the After School Program please contact the library or come in and fill out a registration form.  The After School Program is for children up to the age of 12.  Clubs run from Tuesday to Friday ...

And here comes March and a bit closer to spring. Last Friday we had our Open House to introduce our NEW lift to the Wawa public but because of the COLD wind only about 20 some made it. But those who did come enjoyed a ride from the Hall down to the Lounge, as I explained the workings and how ...

eTracks Tire Management Systems, a not-for-profit Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO) has partnered with Algoma Steel to remove and recycle 850 tonnes of end-of-life tires in an effort to promote a more circular economy.   Established to help the tire industry meet new recovery and recycling regulations that rolled out in Ontario last year, eTracks is managing and partly funding this ...

Bhutila Karpoche, Parkdale—High Park MPP and Ontario NDP critic for Mental Health and Addictions, has tabled a bill calling for the provincial government to review maternal mental health in Ontario and develop and implement an action plan. The bill was inspired by the outpouring of responses Karpoche received after speaking in the Ontario legislature about the struggles moms face after ...

Yes we have good news because on Friday from 7.00 pm till 9.00 pm. we will have a open house at Legion Hall to show off our new Lift for those who have difficulty using the stairs. So everyone and come out to see what has happened when a community comes together and help raising funds for a good cause. ...

New books on the 7-Day Shelf this week are “A Bookshop in Berlin” by Françoise Frenkel, “Big Lies in a Small Town” by Diane Chamberlain, “Wolf Pack” by C.J. Box. Staff Picks for the month of February are: “Fractured” by Karin Slaughter, “Texas Ranger” by James Patterson, “The 100” by Kass Morgan, and this week’s (from book jacket) Officer Rory ...

Fulfilling yet again the Rotary mandate of ‘Service Above Self’ the Rotary Club of Wawa is pleased to announce the launch of a new children’s computer and a tablet at the Wawa Public Library. When the obsolete computer finally quit a few months ago the Library’s budget could not allow for its replacement.  The Club was able to raise half ...

Please be aware that the Michipicoten Memorial Community Centre has experienced a partial failure of the condenser unit of the Arena and Curling’s Ice Plant. This is a critical piece of ice making equipment, and the replacement must take place on a short timeline, within the current ice season.   Staff have sourced a replacement unit and scheduled its installation ...

On April 3, 2019, there was a collision between a snowmobile and an Ontario Provincial Police cruiser on Highway 101 in Wawa. The snowmobile operator was transported to hospital where he was treated for multiple fractures of his left leg. While Director Joseph Martino has no doubt that the officer was driving dangerously in the moments before the collision, and ...

I am constantly amazed at how much humans know and can do in this modern era. Not being satisfied with just normal intelligence, we felt a need to improve on it by creating artificial intelligence. I remember watching the old reruns of Star Trek when Mr. Spock could just ask the computer absolutely anything and he’d receive an instant reply. ...

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 429 regrets to announce that the Lift is not operating at this time. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause and are working to correct this as quickly as possible Thank You, Mary Anne Pearson

Today, Caroline Mulroney, Minister of Transportation, issued the following statement after the Council of Ministers Responsible for Transportation and Highway Safety annual meeting: “Today, Transportation and Highway Safety Ministers from across Canada met to discuss how we will work together to enhance transportation safety, improve our roads, bridges, and transit, and get the people of Ontario and Canada to work ...

The Ontario Government invites families to fish for free on Family Day weekend. From February 15 to 17, Canadian residents of all ages can enjoy fishing in Ontario without having to purchase a licence or carry an Outdoors Card. “Our government is making it easier for families to spend quality time together while enjoying Ontario’s world-class lakes, rivers and streams,” ...

New books on the 7-Day Shelf this week are “Golden in Death” by J.D. Robb, “Tom Clancy Code of Honor” by Mark Cameron, “Twisted Twenty-Six” by Janet Evanovich, and “Triple Jeopardy” by Anne Perry. Come on in to the Wawa Public Library and CHECK IT OUT! Staff Picks for the month of February are: “Texas Ranger” by James Patterson, “The 100” ...

This weekend we remember that 75 years ago, Operation Veritable started the last big battle of WW2. This commenced with a 5-hour long artillery barrage from Nijmegen to the town of Kleve on the Rhine and was to take the Roer area in about 4 days. But wet weather and heavy defenses made it last for weeks. And it took ...