Local & Area News

The Wawa Community Food Bank wishes to thank the many individuals, organizations and businesses in our generous little town that have made donations during the summer and early fall months. In the month of October, Northern Lights Ford is organizing a Let’s Scare Hunger campaign to support the food bank. Non-perishable food items/donations can be dropped off at the dealership ...

Weather: Today – Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm this afternoon. High 11. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers early this evening. Periods of rain beginning this evening. Risk of a thunderstorm early this evening. Local amount 10 to 15 mm. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h after midnight. ...

February 18, 1944 – October 22, 2023 Kathryn Ann Funk (nee Zwozdesky) passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 22, 2023, with her husband, Herbert, by her side, holding her hand. Mom was born at home on the farm in Parkerview, Sask. on February 18, 1944, rumour has it, it was a stormy night. Her family moved a few times within ...

Each year around Thanksgiving, Northerners bite the bullet and grudgingly go about closing down camp for the winter so it is all set to go as soon as in spiring arrives. When spring rolls around, we want to be able to jump into our boats or onto our quads, ready to rock. It is so disappointing if we fail to ...

Chaque année autour de l’Action de grâce, les gens commencent la fermeture du camp pour l’hiver afin qu’il soit prêt pour le printemps. Lorsque le printemps arrive, nous voulons pouvoir sauter dans nos bateaux ou sur nos quatre roux, prêts à basculer. C’est tellement décevant si nous ne l’avons pas fait avant le printemps et devons maintenant attendre. Comme le ...

The night of October 5-6, 1923, forever changed the way astronomers saw and studied the cosmos. It was believed the Milky Way we see on clear moonless nights was the ‘universe’. Little did they know a simple 45-minute photograph would throw them a curve. It was long suspected a small patch of light located in the constellation of Andromeda was ...

Weather: Today – Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers late this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind becoming southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 near noon. High 10. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Wind south 20 km/h gusting to 40. Low 6. News Tidbits: Hornepayne readers – Route ...

  The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) want to ensure drivers stay safe during the upcoming snowy season while traveling on the roads. A key part of road safety is making sure your vehicle has proper road surface traction in the winter. All-season tires don’t work the same on snow, ice or cold pavement. The stopping distance of a car with ...

The Wawa Fire Department was called to a small structure fire at the Wawa trailer park just before 9:30 a.m. The fire was put out in minutes and the building was ventilated, to clear out any smoke. The firefighters left about 45 minutes later.

August 8, 1923 – October 11, 2023 It is with broken hearts that the family of Roger Gendron announces his peaceful passing at the Lady Dunn Health Centre-Long Term Care in Wawa on Wednesday, October 11, 2023 at the age of 100 years plus 2 months and 3 days. He was granted his final wish – to be reunited with ...

8 août 1923 – 11 octobre 2023 C’est avec le cœur brisé que la famille de Roger Gendron annonce son décès paisible au Centre de santé Lady Dunn – Soins de longue durée à Wawa, le mercredi 11 octobre 2023, à l’âge de 100 ans plus 2 mois et 3 jours. Son dernier souhait a été exaucé : retrouver sa ...

Weather: Today – Overcast. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40. High plus 5. Wind chill minus 8 this morning. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Cloudy. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light near midnight. Low minus 1. Wind chill minus 5 overnight. News: It is doubtful if the clouds will lift tonight – but if ...

One person has died as a result of a two-vehicle collision on Highway 17. On October 20, 2023, shortly after 12:00 a.m., members of the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Manitoulin-Sudbury Paramedic Services, and Sables-Spanish Rivers Fire Department responded to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 17 in Sables-Spanish Rivers Township. Upon arrival, police learned of a head ...

Weather: Today – Cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers early this morning. Wind northeast 30 km/h gusting to 50. High 6. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Fog patches developing overnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 1. Wind chill minus 5 overnight. Northeast Forest Fire Update: There have been no new fires since the last ...

The Ontario government is keeping electricity costs down for families and small businesses by increasing the on-bill Ontario Electricity Rebate (OER) from 11.7 per cent to 19.3 per cent, reducing a typical household’s electricity bill by a total of 26 dollars a month – or $312 a year. Further, Ontario is supporting thousands of additional low-income families with an additional ...