Local & Area News

Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Today – Snow and local blowing snow. Amount 5 to 10 cm. Wind south 20 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light near noon. High -3. Wind chill -14 this morning and -5 this afternoon. Tonight – A few flurries ending near midnight then cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Local amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind becoming north ...

Jan 9, 2025 at 22:15 ON511 is advising that this incident has been cleared. A source to Wawa-news explained that a westbound train had difficulty and had to separate some cars from the engine in order to keep the highway open. Jan 9, 2025 at 21:58 ON511 is advising that Highway 101 is closed in both directions at the Junction ...

RANK WINS G.P. BUSSINEAU, Denise 1 7 8 LESCHISHIN, Barb 1 7 8 MATHIAS, Danette 1 7 8 SWITZER, Anya 4 6 7 TAVELLA, Debbie 5 5 7 CHIUPKA, Lorna 6 4 7 TREMBLAY, Cheryl 6 4 8 AMOS, Tracy 8 3 8 PARSONS, Rochelle 8 3 7 BONITZKE, Wendy 10 2 8 SPENCER, Diane 10 2 7 SZEKELY, Annik ...

Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Today – Mainly cloudy with 40% chance of flurries. Wind becoming southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 early this afternoon. High -4. Wind chill -31 this morning and -11 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 40% chance of flurries this evening. Flurries beginning near midnight. Risk of ...

Team Rank Wins GP TERRIS, Tom 1 7 8 FAHRER, Tom 2 5 8 BUMSTEAD, Aaron 3 4 8 HALE, Ron 3 4 8 McCOY, Joe 3 4 8 MITRIKAS, Eric 6 3 8 TERRIS, Spencer 6 3 8 LESCHISHIN, Mark 8 2 8 Game Schedule: Monday, January 13, 2025 Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 LESCHISHIN T.TERRIS ...

Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Today – Mainly sunny. Wind northeast 20 km/h becoming light this morning. High -17. Wind chill -38 this morning and -21 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – A few clouds. Increasing cloudiness before morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -27. Wind chill -24 this evening and -34 overnight. Risk of frostbite. Thursday ...

It is with the heaviest of hearts that we announce the sudden passing of our beloved Mother, Sister, and Friend Debbie Lynn St. Pierre after a short but courageous battle with cancer on Saturday, January 4th, 2025, at the age of 64. She is now peacefully reunited with her beautiful son Jordan, big brother Brian and her beloved parents Jean ...

It is with great sadness that we the family of Elna Paranuik announce her peaceful passing on January 2, 2025 at St. Joseph’s General Hospital in Elliot Lake. She was born July 13, 1931 in Madoc, Ontario. Beloved wife of Bob Anderson and the late Michael Paranuik. Loving mother of Gail Roberts (Bill), Michael Paranuik (Carol) and Sharon Nelson (Tom). ...

Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Today – Clear. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud this morning. Wind becoming north 20 km/h this morning. High -14. Wind chill -28 this morning and -20 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Clear. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h this evening. Low -24. Wind chill -22 this evening ...

Canadian winters can be quite harsh at times. Between the bone-chilling cold and piles of snow, this time of year plays host to the bright winter constellations. Orion – the Hunter is the most recognized pattern in the entire sky. The three stars appearing in a row signifying his belt, lie on the celestial equator meaning both the northern and ...

Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Today – Cloudy. Clearing early this afternoon. Wind northeast 20 km/h – gusting to 40 becoming light early this afternoon. High -11. Wind chill -27 this morning and -16 this afternoon. Tonight – Clear. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -20. Wind chill -19 this evening and -27 overnight. Tuesday – Sunny. Becoming a mix ...

Passed away peacefully with his loving wife by his side at the Chapleau Health Services on Friday, December 20, 2024, at the age of 47 years. Loving husband of Joelle for 17 years. Beloved son of Patricia and Jean-Paul Anglehart. Dear brother of Ken Anglehart (Alisha) and Jean-Paul Anglehart Jr. (Dominique). Grandson of the late Therese and Joseph Anglehart and ...

On January 2, 2025, at around 1:00 p.m., the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report about an intoxicated individual who had left a residence on Shingwalk Street in Blind River and was reportedly heading to assault an unknown person. Police located the intoxicated individual walking out of a driveway on East Street, within ...

On January 1, 2025, at approximately 1:00 p.m., the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a stolen vehicle that had been taken from a parking lot on West Street in the Town of Blind River sometime after 4:00 p.m. the previous day. The investigation revealed two roommates had taken the car keys from ...

Weather: Sat, 4 Jan – Mainly cloudy with 60% chance of flurries. Wind northwest 20 km/h. High -13. Wind chill -28 in the morning and minus 22 in the afternoon. Risk of frostbite. Night – Mainly cloudy with 60% chance of flurries. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming light early in the evening. Low -17. Wind chill near -23. Sun, 5 ...