Local & Area News

Due to the ongoing Canadian Union of Postal Workers strike, Canada Post operations have shut down and mail service has stopped. Please be advised that the Municipality of Wawa residents, businesses and user groups are obligated to pay property tax, water/wastewater bills and any other fees by the due date.  Interest will be applied to outstanding balances. The next water ...

RANK WINS G.P. LESCHISHIN, Barb 1 6 6 MATHIAS, Danette 1 6 6 BUSSINEAU, Denise 3 5 6 SWITZER, Anya 3 5 6 CHIUPKA, Lorna 5 4 6 AMOS, Tracy 6 3 6 PARSONS, Rochelle 6 3 6 TREMBLAY, Cheryl 6 3 6 BONITZKE, Wendy 9 2 6 TAVELLA, Debbie 9 2 5 SPENCER, Diane 11 1 6 WATSON, Heather ...

Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Today – Mainly cloudy. Periods of light snow beginning this afternoon. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High -11. Wind chill near -22. Tonight – Periods of light snow. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40. Low -16. Wind chill -19 this evening and minus 24 overnight. Thursday – Mainly cloudy ...

Team Rank Wins GP TERRIS, Tom 1 5 6 FAHRER, Tom 2 4 6 McCOY, Joe 2 4 6 HALE, Ron 4 3 6 TERRIS, Spencer 4 3 6 BUMSTEAD, Aaron 6 2 6 MITRIKAS, Eric 6 2 6 LESCHISHIN, Mark 8 1 6 Game Schedule for Monday, December 16, 2024 Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 FAHRER ...

Today during Question Period, Algoma-Manitoulin MPP Michael Mantha raised the need for better winter maintenance on Northern Ontario highways.   “Northern Ontario has been getting snow for the last three weeks and since the first snowfall we’ve experienced numerous, extensive closures on Highway 17 and Highway 11.” Said Mantha. “Clearing highways after a snowfall isn’t a matter of convenience for ...

Driving on forest roads is not like driving on the highway. Ontario’s forest roads are rugged unpredictable. These roads are rough, with sharp turns, wildlife, and large trucks. They often don’t have emergency services or cell phone coverage and have different challenges to regular highways. “Every year there are severe and fatal accidents on Ontario’s forest roads,” says Chris Serratore, ...

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.