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Jun 4, 2025 at 08:14 TO ALL OUR SENIORS, HAPPY SENIOR’S MONTH! Join us, at the Wawa Public Library, on Thursday, June 5th from 1-3 p.m., when Canadian Red Cross representative Louisa van Lith will have a table with information for programs available for Seniors through the Red Cross. If you are short on time and want to stop in ...

Mary passed peacefully in her 102nd year, with her family by her side on May 31, 2025. Mary was predeceased by her beloved husband Tony. She is missed and mourned by her loving family – her children Rudy (Lise) and Susan Johnson (Rob); grandsons Matthew (Erin), Nick (Lauren), and Jesse Johnson; and great-grandchildren Lucas, Elena, Brooke, Brianna and Bailey.   ...

  The Michipicoten Rod and Gun Club hosted shooters and guests from across the Algoma region at the 32’nd annual Blackfly Shoot on Sunday.   This friendly competition is held with 5 person teams shooting rimfire and centrefire rifles, handguns and shotguns over a series of challenging targets.  Five teams from Thessalon, St. Joseph Island, Sault Ste. Marie and Wawa ...

Last Sunday’s scripture was about the transformation of Lydia found in Acts 16: 9-15. Lydia was a well-to-do widow who produced purple cloth. She worshipped God but was not a follower of Jesus. Paul came to Philippi and on a Sunday met with some of the women by a stream outside of the city. He preached and she became a ...

Passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, at the age of 86 years. Beloved wife of Alfred “Feddy” for 68 years. Loving and nurturing mother of Alban (Maguerite), late Rejean (Karen), late Alcide, Raoul (Carole), Daniel (Marlene), Michel (Jacqueline). Grandmother of Cynthia (Adam), Julian (Jessica), late David, Nicole (Kyle), Stephen (Tiffany), Nathan (Chi), ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has arrested and charged one person in relation to the head-on collision, which resulted in the death of two people. On January 23, 2025, shortly after 11:00 a.m., members from the Nipissing West Detachment of the OPP, Fire Services and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 17, West Nipissing. A ...

Passed away suddenly but peacefully with his family by his side at the Lady Dunn Health Centre, Wawa, on Thursday, May 22, 2025, at the age of 73 years. Beloved husband of Huguette for 50 years. Loving father of Sandy McKittrick (James), Roger Roy (James Collins) and Yves Roy (Kathy). Proud grandfather of Alexei, Mathieu, Noah and Amélie. Son of ...

April 17, 1933 – May 18, 2025 Charlie Witty passed away peacefully in Campbell River at Evergreen Seniors Home, at the age of 92. He was a devoted husband, a beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and a friend to many. Charlie is survived by his loving wife and best friend, Marjorie Witty, with whom he shared decades of laughter, partnership and ...

Passed away on his own terms at his home at Catfish Lake, Wawa peacefully with his family and close friends by his side on Friday, May 23, 202,5 at the age of 81 years.   Loving stepfather of Shannon Love (Ray). Proud grandfather of William and Raymond. Niels is survived by his sister Ulla Weis Horup (Kurt) and their children Karsten ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is proud to announce today, in recognition of Missing Children’s Month and International Missing Children’s Day, its new partnership with the Missing Children Society of Canada (MCSC). The OPP has adopted MCSC’s “rescu” progressive web application (PWA) to help enhance its efforts to locate missing children. MCSC “rescu” allows the public to subscribe to Child ...

John 13. 31-35: A new commandment: love one another. Jesus was talking to his disciples and trying to instill upon them that they should love others as he loved them,  It is hard to love everybody, there are those who are unfair, unkind, hurtful and just plain mean to you. How can you possibly love them? God  doesn’t differentiate but ...

On June 9, a group of dedicated cyclists, including Darrell Fox, Terry’s younger brother, will set off on the National Ride of Hope; a 7,000-kilometre journey from Vancouver to St. John’s to commemorate the 45th anniversary of Terry’s iconic Marathon of Hope. Inspired by Terry’s unwavering strength and courage, these riders will push themselves to the limit, both physically and ...

May 19, 2025 at 08:00 The 2025 Canada Safe Boating Week runs May 19-25. This initiative is designed to increase public compliance with safe boating measures and ultimately, to save lives. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) will be looking for impaired driving, carriage requirements for lifejackets and Personal Floatation Devices (PFD’s), Liquor Licence Act offences and Canada Shipping Act 2001 ...

July 11th, 1944 – January 21st, 2025 Passed away peacefully at the Lady Dunn Health Centre in Wawa on Tuesday, January 21st, 2025. Dear daughter of the late Kay and Raymond Spreng. Sister of Darwin “Spike” Spreng (Noreen). Cousin to Rodney Spreng (Margo), aunt of Andrea Curtis (Tom), Kent Spreng and Barclay Spreng (Nancy).  Predeceased by long time friend Sharon ...

On Thursday, May 1, 2025, the winners of the Wheels and Waves Raffle were drawn. Rick Davidson, ticket #0563 won the Polaris SP570 side by side and Bayne Young, ticket #0001, won the boat, motor and trailer. Rick was thrilled since he has never won anything before. He thanked his wife, Robin, for buying him a ticket. Bayne bought the ...