Local & Area News

Weather: Today – Showers ending early this afternoon then clearing. Risk of a thunderstorm this morning. Amount 15 to 25 mm. Wind south 30 km/h gusting to 50. High 19. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Local smoke overnight. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low 11. Northeast Forest Fire Region Update: ...

The Sault Ste Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is set to conduct patrols for Labour Day Long Weekend (August 30, 2024, to September 2, 2024). The OPP will be taking a combined approach of education and focused enforcement during the initiative. Officers will increase public compliance with traffic laws relating to the “Big Four” causal factors in ...

Red Pine Exploration Inc. announces an updated independent Mineral Resource Estimate, inclusive of an open pit and underground Mineral Resource, prepared by WSP Canada Inc. for the Company’s 100% owned Wawa Gold Project in Ontario. Highlights (Table 1 and Figures 1 to 2) The updated MRE has added significantly to the previous 2019 MRE, with an Indicated Mineral Resource of ...

Weather: Today – Sunny. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 24. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Clear. Increasing cloudiness after midnight. Wind becoming south 20 km/h before morning. Low 14. Northeast Forest Fire Region Update: There are 27 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region: 2 are being held, 2 are under control and 23 are being observed. ...

The scriptures for last Sunday were: 1 Kings 8 : 1,6,10-11,22-30, 41-43 Solomon calls on God to keep God’s promise,  Psalm 84 How lovely is your dwelling place, O God.  Ephesians 6: 10 – 20 Put on the whole armour of God. John 6: 56-69 To whom do we go? You have the words of eternal life. In the Kings ...

The Michipicoten Golf Club held its 4th Annual Glow Ball Tournament sponsored by Northern Lights Ford, and it did not disappoint.  It was a beautiful night with 72 people participating.  There were Mixed, Ladies and Men’s teams, with the winners taking home a $120.00 cash prize. Congratulations to the winners: Mixed Team – Amelia Carruthers & Billy Carruthers = 30 ...

Weather: Today – Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers this morning. Clearing this afternoon. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40. High 19. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – Clear. Wind northeast 20 km/h becoming light early this evening. Low plus 5. Northeast Forest Fire Region Update There are 28 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region: 1 ...

Wawa PL’s Scavenger Hunt Winners! Congratulations and thank you all for your participation! And thank you to our amazing donors! New Books on the 7- Day Shelf this week is “Eruption” by Michael Crichton and James Patterson, “The Housemaid is Watching” by Freida McFadden, “The Midnight Feast” by Lucy Foley and “Flash Back” by Iris Johansen. En Français, nous avons ...

Weather: Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Wind northeast 30 km/h gusting to 50. Low 12. Northeast Forest Fire Region Update: There are 34 active wildland fires in the Northwest Region. Of those fires, 1 is not under control, 1 is being held, 1 is under control and 31 fires are being observed.The wildland fire hazard is mainly ...

A northern Ontario alliance opposed to plans to transport and bury nuclear waste in northwestern Ontario is taking its message to communities on the North Shore of Lake Superior this week, doing one-day stops with an information table, displays and children’s activities. The all-volunteer effort organized by We the Nuclear Free North begins Tuesday in Wawa, with stops also scheduled ...

Aug 26, 2024 at 17:40 On August 21, 2024, Thessalon Detachment was closed to the public due to pavement resurfacing. The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Thessalon Detachment’s is now accessible to the public. Thank you for your patience during these past few days. Aug 21, 2024 at 15:51 The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Thessalon Detachment’s main ...

Organizers, volunteers and of course, anglers were happy to enjoy some spectacular weather for this year’s 42nd Annual Wawa Salmon Derby. Although the lake was a little ‘bumpy’ Friday night, Municipal Councillor Mitch Hatfield had no difficulty firing the flare gun to start the derby off. The weather was gorgeous on Saturday, and some anglers sported a little more colour ...

1st Flight Score 1st Dylan Buckell Bradley Case Brandon Case 32 2nd Eben Leadbetter Max Simon Owen Tangie 32 3rd Matt Kloosterhuis Brayden Spooner Kysten Stevens 32 2nd Flight Score 1st Joe McCoy Glen Williams Gary Mercier 34 2nd Rene Gagne Dave Jennings Luc Belanger 34 3rd Shane Bukowski John Simon Paul Bernath 34 3rd Flight Score 1st Mike Belanger ...

Early yesterday evening, the Wawa Fire Department was called for visible smoke along the powerlines just north of Michipicoten River Village (The Mission). A small fire was discovered in the ditch between the Old Tote Road and the powerline. Firefighters used water from the tanker to extingish the fire. They worked for just over an hour before declaring the fire ...

Weather: Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers late in the afternoon with risk of a thunderstorm. Fog patches dissipating in the morning. High 24. Humidex 33. UV index 6 or high. Night – Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers in the evening with risk of a thunderstorm. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 before morning. Low ...