Local & Area News

Wawa Fire Department is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association, for Fire Prevention Week, October 8–14, 2023. This year’s focus is “Cooking Safety Starts with YOU” and we encourage everyone to take simple but important actions to keep yourself and those around you safe from home fires. Cooking is the leading cause of home fires, with nearly half ...

At the LDHCF High Tea last Sunday, the painting created by Darlene Jordan was unveiled. The 2′ x 3′ painting of Katherines Cove is simply gorgeous! Tickets are $10 (only 500 tickets available) with proceeds going to the Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation. You can purchase your tickets in the Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation office located in the lower ...

Weather: Today – A few showers ending near noon then cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40. High 6. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy with 30 percent chance of rain showers or flurries. Wind becoming north 20 km/h gusting to 40 before morning. Low plus 2.

Construction is underway at a new long-term care home at Wilson Memorial General Hospital in Marathon. This home is one of 67 long-term care home projects fast-tracked this fall with support from the Ontario government’s increased provincial construction funding subsidy for construction starts before August 31, 2023. This is part of the Ontario government’s commitment to build more than 58,000 ...

Les travaux de construction d’un nouveau foyer de soins de longue durée sont en cours à l’Hôpital général Wilson Memorial, à Marathon. Ce foyer est l’un des 67 projets de foyers de soins de longue durée dont la réalisation a été accélérée cet automne grâce à l’augmentation de la subvention provinciale pour le financement de la construction accordée par le ...

Charmaine Williams, Associate Minister of Women’s Social and Economic Opportunity, released the following statement: “This October, our government is proud to join Ontarians in celebrating Women’s History Month. This is an opportunity to honour the contributions that women have made to their families, communities, and workplaces across the province. These women are an incredible source of inspiration for the next ...

Charmaine Williams, ministre associée des Perspectives sociales et économiques pour les femmes, a fait la déclaration suivante : « En octobre, notre gouvernement est fier de se joindre aux Ontariennes et Ontariens pour célébrer le Mois de l’histoire des femmes. C’est l’occasion d’honorer les contributions que les femmes ont apportées à leurs familles, à leurs communautés et à leurs lieux ...

Oct 6, 2023 at 07:58 Weather: Today – Showers. Local amount 5 to 10 mm. Wind becoming southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 this morning. Temperature steady near 10. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Showers. Local amount 5 to 10 mm. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light early this evening. Wind becoming north 20 gusting to 40 late ...

Two hundred and seventy eight (278) lives lost on Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-patrolled roads so far this year is something the OPP needs every driver to think about before they head out on busy roads during the Thanksgiving long weekend. As the OPP joins Canadian policing partners to keep roads safe during the annual  Operation Impact campaign, drivers are reminded ...

Oct 5, 2023 at 07:58 Weather: Today – Mainly cloudy. 70 percent chance of showers changing to 30 percent chance of showers this morning. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h this morning. High 16. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers early this evening. A few showers beginning this evening. Risk of a thunderstorm this ...

Passed away peacefully with his family by his side at the Lady Dunn Health Centre on Monday, October 2, 2023. Husband to Joan for almost 60 years. Father to Tara (Mark) and Darren (Lisa). Predeceased by his son Andrew and daughter Shannon. Grandfather to Katrina, Kymberlee, Lindsey, Megan and Andrew. Great grandfather of Kalving, Makenna, Grayson and Carter. Brother to ...

  Passed away peacefully after a long battle with cancer at the age of 66 years. Dougald passed away with his family by his side on Sunday, October 1, 2023, at Lady Dunn Health Centre. Beloved husband of Ann for 43 years. Cherished father of Douglas, Amy Restoule (Wayne) and Melany (Nick Clarke). Proud grandpa of Abigail, Noah, and Sawyer. ...

The Workplace Safety North Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Mike Parent as interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Workplace Safety North (WSN). Mike served as WSN Vice President of Health and Safety Services since 2015, and is a former paramedic, miner, mine rescue volunteer, and mining health and safety manager.   Lydia Renton, Chair ...

Staff and students at St. Augustine French Immersion Catholic School have had a great start to the new school year!   Together, with our parish, we welcomed Father Joe to Wawa! He joined us for a Meet and Greet and then returned the following week for our annual, “Blessing of the Backpacks” celebration. Father Joe traveled to Sault Ste. Marie ...

Oct 4, 2023 at 07:57 Weather: Today – Increasing cloudiness. 60 percent chance of showers this afternoon. Risk of a thunderstorm late this afternoon. Wind south 20 km/h gusting to 50 increasing to 40 gusting to 70 late this morning. High 24. Humidex 27. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Cloudy with 70 percent chance of showers and risk ...