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SATURDAY, AUGUST 9 10:00 AM Rocky Point, Agawa Bay GUIDED HIKE: A COASTAL EXPERIENCE – Lake Superior is a powerful lake with many moods; it can be as still as glass one day and whip up a violent storm the next. Explore the coast with Anna to learn how these powerful moods impact life along the shoreline. This short walk ...

The Soderlund family and the Executive, Membership and Ladies Auxiliary from the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 429 in Wawa invite you to join us for a commemorative gathering to acknowledge the late Comrade Harold Soderlund receiving the King Charles III Medal. Monday, August 18th, 1:00 p.m. Legion Hall – upstairs Light refreshments will be served Everyone welcome   Editor’s Note ...

Wednesday, August 6th Drop-in: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Visitor Centre, Agawa Bay RECREATION SKILLS: BIRDING FOR BEGINNERS – Are you eager to start birding but not sure where to begin? Join Kelly to learn some helpful beginner birding tips and explore some of the species found in the park with your very own birding checklist! Drop-in: 1:00 PM – 3:00 ...

Thursday, August 7th Drop-in: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Visitor Centre, Agawa Bay NATURE CONNECTION: WILDFLOWER APPRECIATION – Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but it’s hard to deny the beauty of wildflowers. Get up close and personal with these tiny wonders – examine their colours, count their petals, and admire their shapes. Take your time, breathe ...

Father Eric will be doing weekend Masses while Father Joe is away on vacation. Schedule:For Mass and Mass Intentions Sat 9 7:00 pm For the repose of Venturino & Stella Trovarello by Sivana Paradis. Sun 10 9:00 am For the repose of Isabelle Liard by Janet Besner. Sat 16 7:00 pm For the repose of Sharon Stevens by Silvana Dereski. ...

Wednesday, August 6th Drop-in: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Visitor Centre, Agawa Bay RECREATION SKILLS: BIRDING FOR BEGINNERS – Are you eager to start birding but not sure where to begin? Join Kelly to learn some helpful beginner birding tips and explore some of the species found in the park with your very own birding checklist! Drop-in: 1:00 PM – 3:00 ...

August 6, 2006 Gone 19 years. To dearly loved, to never be forgotten. Love Gerry

One person is facing criminal charges after an incident involving a firearm. On July 27, 2025 at approximately 9:37 p.m., the Superior East Ontario Provincial Police was notified of an assault that occurred on Ontario Street in Wawa. Witnesses reported two individuals had engaged in a verbal argument that turned physical, with one individual pointing a firearm at the second ...

Don passed away at the Algoma Residential Community Hospice (ARCH) with his loving wife and family by his side, on Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at the age of 84. Beloved husband and best friend of his caring wife, Mary. Cherished father of Debbie Lee Sawatzky (Ken), Kymberli Rose Aitkenhead (Rory), Donald Jr., and predeceased by his loving daughter Doreen Laurie ...

Drop-in: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Visitor Centre, Agawa Bay MEET THE NATURALIST: CLEVER CORVIDS – Are you smarter than an American Crow? What about a Common Raven? Blue Jay? Canada Jay? Known for their intelligence and importance to LSPP, join Ari to discover some of the most brilliant birds and try your hand at some tests to see if ...

Officers from the Marathon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged a driver following complaints from members of the public while at a community event in Manitouwadge. On Friday, August 1, 2025, at approximately 6:10 p.m., officers were travelling along the parade route of an event on Manitou Road and Ohweken Road when bystanders alerted them ...

Passed away peacefully with her family by her side at the Chapleau Health Services on Wednesday July 30, 2025 at the age of 63 years.   Beloved wife of James Guitard. Loving mother of René Guitard (Nancy Dery), Daniel Guitard and Carole Ouellette (André). Proud grandmother of Madison, Isabelle, Joannie, Théo and Cloé. Daughter of the late Annette and Marcellin ...

The Creator has decided to call yet another to eternal rest. Francis Robert Stone, 35 years old, sadly passed away suddenly (and far too soon) on Sunday, July 27th, 2025, due to a severe infection of the leg caused by Group A Streptococcus. Due to complications from a recent surgery, the infection went undetected until it was too late.   ...

Ahead of one of the busiest traffic long weekends of the year, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is reminding motorists that safe driving includes paying attention to what’s happening on the roadside and complying with Ontario’s Move Over law.   Ontario’s Move Over law requires all drivers to slow down when approaching emergency vehicles with their emergency lights activated and, ...

March 14, 1958 – July 19, 2025 It is with full but heavy hearts we announce the passing of Jeannine Mary Bain on July 19th 2025, at the age of 67, with her family by her side. With a heart made of gold everyone knew there was a spot with her for them, a safe, comforting place in her home, ...