Local & Area News

Weather: Today – Mainly sunny. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Hazy late this morning and this afternoon. High 24. Humidex 29. UV index 6 or high. Tonight -Clear. Low 12. Northeast Forest Fire Region Update: There are 21 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. Of these, 1 is not yet under control, 1 is under control and 19 are ...

  More than $6 million is being invested in the Batchawana Bay Rest Area. The rest area is being expanded to allow access by commercial vehicles. Over the past few months, a number of trees have been cut and an area cleared to create the additional space that is required, including a new entrance and exit lanes. There will be ...

The Municipality of Wawa is purchasing an accessible transit van to increase transit services for the community.   The federal government is investing $161,980 in this project through the Rural Transit Solutions Fund (RTSF), and the Municipality of Wawa is contributing $40,496. Mayor Melanie Pilon explained that “The RTSF funding will be used to purchase a new accessible Wawa Transit ...

Lake Superior Provincial Park is is one of Ontario’s largest provincial parks in Ontario, covering about 1,550 square kilometres along the northeastern shores of Lake Superior between Sault Ste. Marie and Wawa. There are many things to do in the park, but one of the highlights are the learning opportunities that park staff present to visitors throughout the summer. Tuesday, ...

We had a total of 27 golfers out on a beautiful sunny day. 1st Place – Sue, Diane & John – 34 2nd Place – Judy & Vic – 35 3rd Place – Shirley, Ray & Linda M. – 36 Least Putts – Cheryl & Sandy – 12 Closest to Pin #3 – Don P Closest to Pin # 7 ...

There is growing interest not only in mining lithium in Northwestern Ontario, but also in processing it locally. Northern Policy Institute’s latest publication finds that Northwestern Ontario can provide the labour needed for a lithium-processing facility. Lithium processing facilities require workers that are trained in numerous professions: mechanics, millwrights, instrument technicians, supervisors, control and process operators, steamfitters and electricians. To ...

Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h this afternoon. High 25. Humidex 30. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Clearing. Fog patches developing before morning. Low 12. Northeast Forest Fire Region Update: There are 26 active fires that are being monitored in the Northwest Region. Two fires ...

Throughout the months of July and August, we are encouraging families to read, read, read.  Complete any 15 squares and submit the BINGO card to the Wawa Public Library. You will have a chance to win an awesome prize package. We want to encourage family reading time so there will be an adult’s prize and a children’s prize. BINGO cards ...

Weather: Today – Sunny. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 24. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Clear. Becoming partly cloudy this evening. Low 10. Northeast Forest Fire Region Update: There are 21 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. Of these, 1 is not yet under control, 1 is under control and 19 are being observed. The fire ...

The Ontario government is investing more than $1.6 million in Seniors Active Living Centre Programs and Seniors Community Grants to help more seniors in Northeastern Ontario stay fit, active, healthy, and social connected in their communities and closer to home. “The diverse projects funded though this year’s Seniors Active Living Centre Programs and the Seniors Community Grant show the vibrancy ...

Weather: Today – Showers. Risk of a thunderstorm this afternoon. Local amount 10 to 15 mm. High 16. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – A few showers ending near midnight then cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm this evening. Low 9. Northeast Forest Fire Region Update: There are 24 active wildland fires in the ...

On August 8, 2024, at approximately 9:00 p.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was on general patrol when the eastbound vehicle was stopped. The vehicle was having difficulty maintaining it’s lane and had varying speeds. The driver was spoken to who exhibited obvious signs of impairment by alcohol and emanated a strong odour of alcoholic beverage. The driver was ...

MPP Michael Mantha made the following statement regarding the ONDP arbitration/Mortimer Investigation: “The last two years have been very challenging, but it is time to move past this matter. While I disagree with some of the characterizations made, on the advice of my legal counsel I will not be commenting further at this time. It is my honour to represent ...

On August 8th, 2024, at approximately 7:24 p.m., a member of the Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment was on general patrol & initiated a traffic stop on a passenger vehicle travelling along Terrace Heights Drive within the Township of Terrace Bay. Through the investigation, the driver was subsequently placed under arrest after refusing to provide subsequent breath samples into ...

The organizers of Men’s Night would like to let everyone know that due to the forecast of prolonged rain, the evening of golf has been cancelled — See everyone next week!!