Local & Area News

It was a busy Easter long weekend for the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) as they conducted a province-wide seatbelt campaign and worked hard to keep people safe on roads. Over the four-day campaign, the OPP laid close to 1,200 seatbelt charges against drivers and passengers who chose to receive fines (and demerit points for drivers), rather than take a few ...

Alamos Gold Inc. announced the closing of their previously announced non-brokered private placement, pursuant to which Alamos subscribed for 174,825,175 common shares of Argonaut (the “Acquired Shares”), representing approximately 13.8% of Argonaut’s total outstanding common shares (the “Common Shares”) after giving effect to the Private Placement. The Acquired Shares were acquired at a price of C$0.286 per share, for total ...

The Ontario government is working in partnership with Webequie, Nibinamik, Neskantaga, Eabametoong and Marten Falls First Nations to expand clean and reliable electricity transmission and generation infrastructure to end these communities’ reliance on diesel powered generators and support greater economic self-determination and prosperity. “We’re partnering with First Nations and northern Ontario communities to build the energy infrastructure they need to ...

Weather: Today – Mainly sunny. Wind becoming north 30 km/h gusting to 50 this morning. High +5. Wind chill -7 this morning. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Clearing this evening. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low -3. Wind chill -7 overnight. News Tidbits: SSM PUC Services Inc. (PUC) has been recognized as ...

The Wawa Ladies Curling League would like to thank the following individuals and businesses who contributed to the success of our 69th Annual Wawa Ladies Curling Bonspiel which was held on March 22–24, 2024: Michipicoten Memorial Community Centre staff, Northern Lights Ford, North of 17 Restaurant, Judy Page Moore-Catering, Olive Branch Floral Design, Kerry Funeral Home, Mission Motors, Red Pine Exploration, ...

Weather: Today – Periods of light snow ending this morning then cloudy with 60% chance of flurries late this morning and early this afternoon then 60% chance of rain showers or flurries this afternoon. Wind northeast 30 km/h gusting to 50. High +4. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 60% chance of flurries. Wind northeast 20 ...

Route N01 servicing Hornepayne Public School, Holy Name of Jesus, and Ecole Saint Nom de Jesus will be cancelled for this week (2024-04-02 – 2024-04-06).

On March 28, 2024, shortly before 10:00 a.m., the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a serious two-vehicle collision on Highway 17 approximately 30 kilometres south of Wawa. One person was confirmed deceased as a result of the collision. During the investigation, one of the vehicle occupants was found to be in possession of a ...

The Ontario government is providing an initial investment of $9 million through the 2024 budget, Building a Better Ontario, to begin the design and planning for York University’s new medical school in Vaughan. The new medical school will be the first in Canada that is focused on training primary care doctors and is helping fulfill Ontario’s commitment to ensure that ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario prévoit une enveloppe initiale de 9 millions de dollars dans le cadre du budget de 2024, Bâtir un Ontario meilleur, pour entamer les travaux de conception et de planification de la nouvelle faculté de médecine de l’Université York, à Vaughan. Celle-ci sera la première au Canada à se consacrer à l’enseignement des soins primaires et contribuera ...

Apr 3, 2024 at 12:08 Highway 17 has been reopened. Apr 3, 2024 at 06:26 Highway 17 between Wawa and Batchawana has been closed due to poor weather conditions. The highway was closed at 4 a.m.

  It was a full house at the Michipicoten Memorial Community Center just before March Break. Students from all five of Wawa’s schools – Ecole St. Joseph (ESJ), Escalade, Michipicoten High School (MHS), Sir James Dunn, and St. Augustine — packed the stands in support of the Wawa Community Food Bank.   Whether cheering on high school students from ESJ ...

Increases in impaired driving occurrences are prompting the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) to enhance its impaired driving enforcement efforts, with the aim of saving more lives on our roads.   Tragically, 385 people lost their lives in impaired driving-related collisions on OPP-patrolled roads between 2018 and the end of 2023. During the same period, impaired driving-related collisions have steadily climbed, ...

La saison 2024 des incendies de végétation en Ontario a officiellement commencé le 1er avril et, cette année, le gouvernement de l’Ontario crée de nouveaux postes de sapeur(se)s-pompier(ère)s pour veiller à ce que nous disposions des personnes et des ressources pour protéger les collectivités. Cette saison, la province accorde aussi une prime incitative aux garde-feu et au personnel de soutien ...

Ontario’s wildland fire season officially began April 1 and this year the Ontario government is adding new firefighting positions to ensure the people and resources are in place to protect communities. The province is also offering a payment incentive for fire rangers and critical support staff this season and has purchased new equipment to help manage forest fires. “Throughout the ...