Local & Area News

Weather: Today – Sunny. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud near noon. Wind becoming west 20 km/h this morning. High -9. Wind chill -30 this morning and -15 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Becoming cloudy this evening. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -13. Wind chill near -19. News Tidbits: ...

Confederation College President Kathleen Lynch welcomed the provincial government’s initial funding announcement for post-secondary institutions as a significant step that underscores the importance of investing in the education of Ontario’s students. “We are pleased to see the Ontario government making this initial investment in our students, which will help address some of the pressures we will face over the next ...

The highway has been reopened. Feb 28, 2024 at 13:28 The highway has been opened from White River to Hornepayne. The highway remains closed between Hornepayne and Hwy 11 Feb 28, 2024 at 05:55 Hwy 631 from White River to Hwy 11 was closed at 5:48 a.m. due to poor weather and road conditions.

At the February 27th Regular Board Meeting, Algoma District School Board (ADSB), approved its School Year Calendar for 2024-2025. ADSB adopts the calendar, consisting of a 194 day school year, following our consultation process. The calendar will be submitted to the Ministry of Education for final approval. The 2024-2025 School Year Calendar will be similar though not identical for all ...

A local resident is facing multiple charges following a family dispute in Wawa. On February 14, 2024, shortly before 7:00 p.m., the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a disturbance on Nyman Avenue. As a result of the investigation, Steffani OLIVER, 27 years-of-age, of Wawa was arrested and charged with: Mischief Under $5,000 – two ...

A local resident is facing criminal charges after being found in possession of stolen property. On February 14, 2024, shortly after 10:00 p.m., the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a theft on Regina Crescent in Wawa. As a result of the investigation, Peter BANKS, 22 years-of-age, of Wawa was arrested and ...

A local resident is facing multiple charges following a criminal investigation. On February 12, 2024, shortly before 4:00 p.m., the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of harassment on Wood Avenue in Wawa. Investigation revealed that, despite being warned by police not to, the accused continued to communicate with the victim of a ...

A physical altercation has resulted in two individuals facing criminal charges. On February 11, 2024, shortly after 8:00 p.m., the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a disturbance on Boucher Avenue in Hawk Junction. As a result of the investigation, Mathieu COTE, 20 years-of-age, of Hawk Junction was arrested and charged with one count of ...

Feb 28, 2024 at 11:00 At 10:30 a.m. the highway was opened. Feb 28, 2024 at 05:21 Hwy 17 from Terrace Bay to White River was closed at 3:28 a.m. due to deteriorating weather conditions. Reopening time unknown. Hwy 17 from Wawa to White River was closed at 5:00 a.m. as well due to poor weather conditions.

The Annual Wawa Mixed Curling Bonspiel took place on February 9 and 10, 2024.  It was a fun-filled weekend of curling with 16 teams taking part in the event.  Games started on Friday night and finished up with finals on Saturday evening, with every team playing at least 3 games even though there was one team that curled a lot ...

Team Rank Wins GP LESCHISHIN, Mark 1 14 16 TERRIS, Tom 2 13 16 MITRIKAS, Eric 3 11 16 FAHRER, Tom 4 9 16 HALE, Ron 5 7 16 McCOY, Joe 6 6 16 TERRIS, Spencer 7 4 16 REID, Michael 8 0 16 Game schedule for March 4th: Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 S.TERRIS McCOY REID ...

A Lenten Prayer God of love, as in Jesus Christ you gave yourself to us, so may we give ourselves to you, living according to your holy will. Keep our feet firmly in the way where Christ leads us, help our lips speak the truth that Christ teaches us, fill our bodies with the life that is Christ within us. ...

Last week, students at École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) who are members of Scouts Canada, celebrated a very special day. Earing a part of their scout uniform, they proudly celebrated the birthday of Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of the Scouts. We congratulate these students for their dedication and active participation in an association that promotes great values within the school community. Well ...

La semaine dernière, les élèves de l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa) qui sont membres des Scouts Canada, ont célébré une journée bien spéciale. Vêtus d’une partie de leur uniforme de scout, ils ont fièrement souligné l’anniversaire de Monsieur Robert Baden-Powell, le fondateur des Scouts. Nous félicitons ces élèves pour leur dévouement et participation active envers une association qui fait la promotion de ...

The 2nd Annual Triples Curling Funspiel was held over the weekend.  The rules are quite similar to “Regular” curling but is played with (3) players.  The game is six (6) ends and each player throws two (2) rocks. There is only one (1) person allowed to sweep the rock until the far “hog-line”, then either the thrower or the skip ...