Local & Area News

Recently, Chief Daniel Foy of the Timmins Police Service and Scott Tod of the North Bay Police Service announced their retirements. They have served their respective communities with exemplary dedication. Earlier this year, FONOM partnered with the Four Police Chiefs in Northeastern Ontario and created Bail Reform and Property Crime Taskforce (previously Catch n Release). President Danny Whalen commented, “Daniel ...

Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 6. Wind chill -21 in the morning and -8 in the afternoon. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 16. Wind chill -12 in the evening and -22 overnight. News Tidbits: Sub lovers will be pleased with the upcoming opening ...

17 homes in Wawa and three (3) in Michipicoten River Village “The Mission” have taken up the challenge to be the best lit house in Wawa. Competitors are: Wawa: 8 Darwin Avenue 116 Churchill Avenue 113 Superior Avenue 27 Birch Street 21 Maple Street 172 Regina Crescent 135 Regina Crescent 3 Beck Avenue 40 Churchill Avenue 33 Third Avenue 66 ...

The co-ed team from École St-Joseph (Dubreuilville) traveled to École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) on November 21 to compete in a regional elementary school volleyball tournament. The squad, which included students from grades 6 to 8, won all nine of their matches and claimed 1st place in the coed category. With great teamwork and enthusiasm, the students showed that even if the ...

L’équipe mixte de l’école St-Joseph (Dubreuilville) s’est déplacé à l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa) le 21 novembre pour compétitionner à un tournoi régional de ballon-volant des écoles élémentaires. La formation des Ours, qui comptait des élèves de la 6e à la 8e année, a remporté ses neuf matchs et ainsi remporter la 1e place dans la catégorie mixte. En faisant appel à ...

Le Rapport sur la faim 2023 de Feed Ontario (FO) (anciennement connu sous le nom d’Association des banques alimentaires de l’Ontario) a été publié cette semaine. Le rapport est un outil bien organisé et convivial pour accéder aux statistiques sur l’utilisation des banques alimentaires. Le rapport de 2023 a confirmé que la faim n’est pas seulement un problème des grandes ...

The Feed Ontario (FO) 2023 Hunger Report (formerly known as the Ontario Association of Food Banks) was released this week. The report is a well-organized, user-friendly tool to access statistics on food bank use. The 2023 report confirmed that hunger is not just a big-city problem. It has just as firm a grip on smaller, rural and Northern communities like ...

Weather: Today – Mainly cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 7. Wind chill minus 16 this morning and minus 10 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 18. Wind chill minus 12 this evening and minus 22 overnight. News Tidbits: Hornepayne’s bus NO01 will not be providing service ...

  The CP Holiday Train was once again a beautiful sight, and lovely Christmas songs were sung by the Anyway Gang. In White River, the train donated $7,000 to the White River Food Bank. The performance was just over 45 minutes, and then the train overnighted in White River.   The next day, a Wawa-news supporter was able to take ...

Dec 4, 2023 at 06:33   Transport Canada has been the the Wawa Airport, and it was reopened. The wreckage of the aircraft was brought to the parking lot. The fuselage has been wrapped with a tarp, and the wing is separated from the fuselage and resting on the pavement. The port prop is quite bent.   Nov 28, 2023 ...

Students at École secondaire catholique Trillium (Chapleau) were delighted to welcome LeFLOFRANCO and DJ Skorpyon in their school for a musical event on November 20. In their company, they were offered a memorable Francophone cultural and identity-building experience and got to know these Franco-Ontarian artists better. Thank you LeFLOFRANCO and DJ Skorpyon for getting them moving and singing along!   ...

Les élèves du secondaire de l’École secondaire catholique Trillium (Chapleau) ont eu le plaisir d’accueillir le 20 novembre les artistes Le FLOFRANCO et DJ Skorpyon. En leur compagnie, ils ont vécu une expérience culturelle et identitaire francophone mémorable en plus d’apprendre à mieux connaître ces artistes franco-ontariens. Merci LeFLOFRANCO et DJ Skorpyon de les avoir fait bouger et chanter avec ...

Team Rank Wins G.P. TERRIS, Tom 1 4 4 BUCKELL, Chris 2 3 4 FAHRER, Tom 2 3 4 HALL, Dave 2 3 3 McCoy, Joe 2 3 4 LESCHISHIN, Barb 6 2 4 GLOVER, Justine 7 1 3 RAINVILLE, Heather 7 1 4 CORLEY, Sarah 9 0 4 STOYCHOFF, Peter 9 0 3 SWITZER, Anya 9 0 3 Game ...

Weather: Today – Flurries ending this morning then cloudy with 40% chance of flurries. Wind up to 15 km/h. High zero. Wind chill -10 this morning. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 30% chance of flurries early this evening. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -9. Wind chill -6 this evening and -14 overnight. News Tidbits: Don’t ...

At 2:23 the highway was reopened Dec 1, 2023 at 11:25 HWY 631 SOUTH   [BEATON LK] ; WHITE RIVER; LANE AND SOUTH SHOULDER CLOSED;  due to: Other; UPDATED: 2023-12-01 11:16 Comments: Hwy 631 is reduced to one lane in the Hornepayne area due to a tractor trailer removal. Dec 1, 2023 at 10:53 ON511 has issued the following: “HWY 631 BOTH ...