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Apr 4, 2017 @ 06:15 Weather – Periods of rain ending in the morning then cloudy. Fog patches dissipating in the morning. Wind becoming north 20 km/h gusting to 40 in the morning. High 6. A special weather statement remains in effect for a swath extending from Montreal River Harbour to St. Joseph Island and then to the northeast (New Liskeard/Mattawa). Total ...

Apr 3, 2017 @ 06:38   Congratulations to Keith Killins of Wawa! Keith is the winner of Wawa Minor Hockey’s $5000.00 Raffle. The draw took place at Michipicoten Community Center on Sunday, April 2nd, 2017 at 2 p.m. The winning ticket was sold by Makai Manttari. Wawa Minor Hockey would like to thank everyone who supported us in purchasing tickets. We appreciate ...

Weather – Cloudy with 70 percent chance of showers or drizzle. Fog patches dissipating near noon. Wind south 20 km/h becoming light this afternoon. High 7. Environment Canada is calling for significant early April rainfall starting tonight for Montreal River Harbour to St. Joseph Island. A total of 15 to 25 millimetres expected tonight and Tuesday. Roads – All roads are ...

Apr 2, 2017 @ 06:54   Weather – Mainly sunny today with wind becoming southeast 20 km/h this afternoon. High 8. Increasing cloudiness in the afternoon with a 60% chance of showers overnight. Fog patches developing overnight. Wind southeast 20 km/h. Low plus 1. Roads – All roads are bare and dry. Local – The Ladies Curling Bonspiel wraps up today ...

The theme this year for the Ladies Bonspiel was Night at the Movies.  

Mar 31, 2017 @ 11:50 The Municipality of Wawa announced last month, a partnership with a long-time community partner Algoma Power Inc. and its parent company FortisOntario Inc. Algoma Power committed to a multi-year donation totaling $40,000 toward the replacement and maintenance of the Wawa Goose. In addition to this commitment, Algoma Power would like to encourage additional public donation ...

Mar 31, 2017 @ 08:09 Weather – The blue sky looks great today, Environment Canada says that it will be mainly sunny today with a high 9. Roads – All roads in the area are bare and dry Local – The MMCC will be a busy place this weekend with the Wawa Ladies Annual Curling Bonspiel and the Wawa Old-Timer’s ...

Mar 30, 2017 @ 17:50   A loyal Wawa-news.com reader has called in saying that if you have one of the new Shaw tv boxes and it isn’t working don’t worry. It appears to be a problem on the Shaw side of things.   A Digital Network Upgrade that was scheduled for 2 pm today did not happen as scheduled. ...

  On March 17th, the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 429 celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with green beer, corned beef sandwiches and live music in the clubroom downstairs. When we went to enjoy our beer and sandwiches the place was packed, listening to the GoodTimers play songs from days past. You had to get there early to get a good seat, ...

Did you know that the storm drain basins along Broadway Avenue and the streets that lead to the Wawa Lake Beach send rain water and other materials collected during storms and snowmelt directly into Wawa Lake untreated? This means that garbage, cigarettes, fertilizers and other pollutions enter our drinking water supply without any filtration which could affect the quality of ...

Weather – Today we are expecting a mix of sun and cloud, with light winds expected by late faternoon. Temperatures will rise to 9C. Roads – All highways in the area are bare and dry. Local – Women’s Curling Bonspiel is on this weekend, everyone is welcome to come down and watch some curling. You can also  get your copy ...

The Congregation welcomes everyone to worship at First United Church. Services are held on Sunday at 11:a.m. If anyone has a question or concern please leave a message on the answering machine at the Church  705-856-2926. The Easter Cross of Lights will again be placed above the front door of our Church.  If you wish to purchase a bulb in memory of someone the ...

Mar 29, 2017 @ 05:47 Weather – The sun is supposed to be out today, with temperatures rising to 6C. Roads – 101 Highway 651 to Wawa bare and dry road 2017-03-29 3:00 651 Highway 101 to Missinabi bare and dry road with bare and wet road sections. 2017-03-29 3:55 547 Highway 101 to Hawk Junction bare and dry road ...

Richmont – Island Gold and “Let’s Roll Out ALS – 25k 25y” are organizing the inaugural Run ‘n’ Roll for ALS. This special event will be held Saturday, May 27th in Dubreuilville, Ontario. The “Let’s Roll Out ALS – 25k 25y” has been raising donations for ALS for several years now and their 2017 objective is to raise $25,000 to celebrate the 25 years ...

Michael Mantha has been acclaimed the NDP candidate in Algoma-Manitoulin for the next provincial election. Elected since 2011, Mantha received the nod from the local association on Saturday afternoon. “I have loved representing Algoma-Manitoulin for the last 7 years and very much look forward to continuing,” said Mantha. “My work has just begun and I am excited to continue being ...