Local & Area News

Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Today – Cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. High m-8. Wind chill -16 this morning and -11 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 15. Wind chill -14 this evening and m-21 overnight. Wednesday – Mainly cloudy. Periods of light snow beginning near noon. Wind ...

BTU Metals Corportation announces an update on exploration efforts at its’ 100% held Echum project, an extensive gold prospect located adjacent to Alamos Gold Inc. and Red Pine Exploration  in the active Wawa gold area of northern Ontario (Figure 1). The Company expects it will provide a progress update on the Kinross (K-TSX) option adjacent to the Great Bear gold ...

Northern Area – including Wawa, White River, & Dubreuilville   Due to the inclement weather and visibility concerns in the Wawa, White River & Dubreuilville communities, all school related transportation will be cancelled today.   Note: All school related transportation is running in Chapleau and Hornepayne today.

Christmas Eve, Tuesday, December 24, 2024 6:00 p.m. Nativity of the Lord, Wednesday, December 25, 2024 No Mass Boxing Day, Thursday, December 26, 2024 No Mass Friday, December 27, 2024 No Mass Saturday, December 28, 2024 7:00 p.m. Sunday, December 29, 2024 9:00 a.m Monday, December 30, 2024 No Mass Tuesday, December 31, 2024 6:00 p.m. New Year’s Day, Wednesday, ...

Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park. Today..Cloudy. Snow beginning early this morning. Amount 10 cm. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h late this morning. High minus 1. Wind chill minus 16 this morning and minus 4 this afternoon. Tonight..Light snow ending near midnight then cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Amount 2 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 10. ...

Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Today..Periods of snow ending near noon then mainly cloudy. Local amount 5 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 8. Wind chill minus 17 this morning and minus 11 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight..Partly cloudy. Becoming cloudy before morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 16. Wind chill minus 14 ...

The Sisters of St. Joseph of Sault Ste. Marie wish to announce that Sister Dolores Turgeon transitioned peacefully into the heart of God on December 2, 2024. Sister Dolores was born in Fort Frances, Ontario to Alexandria (Ducharme) and Gilbert Turgeon (both predeceased), their second child and only daughter. She is survived by her brothers Gilbert, Denis (Barbara), and Peter ...

Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park. Today – Mainly cloudy. 40% chance of flurries this morning and early this afternoon. Wind north 40 km/h gusting to 60 diminishing to 20 gusting to 40 this afternoon. High -7. Wind chill -21 this morning and -13 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Increasing cloudiness. 40% chance of flurries late this ...

Just after 12 Noon, SE OPP and Algoma EMS were called to a two vehicle collision at the corner of Broadway Avenue and St. Marie Street. Weather and road conditions at that time were poor and continue to be so this evening.

ALL events are the Wawa Goose Seniors’ Centre are closed today. Stay safe.  

Passed away peacefully at the Lady Dunn Health Centre on Sunday December 1, 2024 at the age of 90 years. Beloved wife of the late Donald Mitchell. Loving mother of Wayne Mitchell, Doug Mitchell (Doris), Debbie Tavella (late John)  and Carole Mousseau (Mike). Cherished grandmother of Darcy Mitchell (Sarah), Jason Mitchell (Whitney), Jennifer Mitchell, Christie Ross (Ian), Mandy Tavella (Simon Gillespie), Sheri ...

On November 22nd the community of Wawa had the opportunity to hear Brady Leavold’s story. Brady Leavold, a retired professional hockey player came to Wawa to share a heartbreaking story. His story is of a young boy’s dream to play hockey. A dream that quickly turned into a nightmare. But within that nightmare, a survivor rose up a better person ...

Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park. Today..Snow and snow squalls. Local amount 10 cm. Local blowing snow this morning. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light early this afternoon. High zero. Wind chill minus 9 this morning. Tonight..Flurries ending near midnight then mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Local amount 2 cm. Local blowing snow late this ...

Northern Area – including Wawa, White River &  Dubreuilville, Due to the poor road conditions, all school related transportation will be cancelled today (December 4,2024) in the Wawa, White River & Dubreuilville communities.   Schools will remain open.   Note: transportation will be running in Chapleau & Hornepayne today (December 4,2024).

The Mask-wa Transportation Association Inc. (MTA Inc.) and the Coalition for Algoma Passenger Trains (CAPT) are thrilled to invite the public and community members from the Algoma District to a special event at the Agawa Canyon Tour Train Station to hear about exciting Bear Train progress on Thursday, December 12 at 12:30 p.m. MTA Inc., a non-profit corporation established by ...