Local & Area News

Weather: Today – Cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm this morning. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 22. Humidex 30. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Fog patches developing this evening. Low 13. Northeast Forest Fire Region Update: There are 15 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. All are in the ...

Three boaters, who were stranded on Lake Superior after coming aground due to thick fog and high winds, are thankful to be back home uninjured. On Sunday, July 28, 2024, at approximately 10:01 a.m., members of the Nipigon and Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachments, were dispatched to a marine call for service off the coast of Rossport. Police received ...

We had 20 golfers out. 1st Place – Linda/ Vic/ John – 31 2nd Place – Lise/Paul – 33 3rd Place – Jennifer/ Ray – 35 Least Putts – Linda/Vic/John Closest to Pin # 3 – Andre Closest to Pin # 7 – Ray Home Building Centre Voucher – Sue Canadian Tire Voucher – Scott North of 17 Voucher – ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario met fin à la stigmatisation liée à la précarité menstruelle en veillant à ce que chaque école secondaire offre des produits menstruels gratuits à ses élèves. Aujourd’hui, Todd Smith, ministre de l’Éducation, a annoncé une nouvelle entente de trois ans avec Shoppers Drug Mart, afin d’élargir l’Initiative pour l’équité en matière d’hygiène féminine de la province ...

The Ontario government is breaking the stigma around period poverty by making sure schools across Ontario can offer free menstrual products to their students. Today, Todd Smith, Minister of Education, announced a new three-year agreement with Shoppers Drug Mart to expand the province’s Menstrual Equity Initiative and provide more than 23 million free menstrual products to students over the next ...

Jul 29, 2024 at 11:05 The aircraft has been moved, and the NOTAM has been lifted. Jul 28, 2024 at 21:54 The above photograph shows an aircraft resting in the middle of the runway at the Wawa Municipal Airport this afternoon. The aircraft looks like it has blown a tire, the left side tire is completely flat. As a result ...

  Terry Sheehan, Member of Parlament for Sault Ste. Marie and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour and Seniors, announced Government of Canada investments totaling $972,057 to help create and advance community economic development opportunities in Northcentral Ontario. The funding will support four projects that will diversify and grow the economy, while helping to maximize the economic potential of ...

Passed away peacefully at the Sault Area Hospital on Wednesday July 24, 2024 at the age of 79 years. Beloved wife of William “Bill” for 60 years. Loving mother of the late Lorna, Sharon (Robert) and William Jr. Proud grandmother of Jeffrey, Celina (Steve), James, Samantha and Krista. Great grandmother of Ethan, Tianna, Yuna, Carlisle and Jerald. Daughter of the ...

Décédé paisiblement avec sa famille à ses côtés le mercredi 24 juillet 2024 au Centre de santé Lady Dunn, à Wawa, à l’âge de 68 ans. Époux bien-aimé d’Anne depuis 44 ans. Père aimant de Karine (Chris Elliott), Melissa (Ryan Kienitz) et Jenny (Eric Leonard). Fier grand-père de Brianna, Kylee, Lexi, Jace, Kaydence, Jeremy et Gabrielle. Fils de feu Yvonne ...

Weather: Today – Becoming cloudy this morning with 40% chance of showers this afternoon. Risk of a thunderstorm this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 26. Humidex 33. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 70% chance of showers changing to 30 percent chance of showers near midnight. Risk of a thunderstorm this evening and overnight. Fog ...

The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) has released its decision in the Restoule case regarding Ontario’s appeal of Stage 1 and 2 of the Robinson Treaties annuity cases.  The Robinson Huron Treaty Litigation Fund (RHTLF) is very happy  with the decision, which vindicates the essential position taken by the the RHTLF throughout this litigation: The Court confirmed that the Robinson ...

The highway has been reopened. Jul 28, 2024 at 13:48 Wawa-news has been advised that the highway is open to one lane. Jul 28, 2024 at 13:28 ON511 is advising that a collision on Hwy 17 at Ranwick Uranium Mine Road has all lanes closed. (Ranwick Uranium Mine is at the top of the Montreal River Hill on the east ...

171 golfers participated in Men’s Night. It was sunny and 21C.   1st Flight Score 1st Jamie Boylan Caleb Boylan Damon Boylan 30 2nd Dylan Buckell Cain Miller Brandon Case 31 3rd Brayden Spooner Kyston Stevens Isaac Dechamplain 31 2nd Flight Score 1st Chris Buckell Mark Szekely Dan Szekely 33 2nd Anders Dereski Kyle Wood Michel Lemoyne 33 3rd Kevin ...

Did you know that the skies above Lake Superior Provincial Park are among the darkest in North America. In 2016, Jeffrey Deans, Outreach Coordinator of the Algoma Astronomers, initiated an application to the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC) to have Lake Provincial Park designated as a Dark Sky Preserve. Letters of support for the application were received from the ...

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. Saturday, ...