Local & Area News

The highway has been reopened. Mar 5, 2025 at 13:45 Hwy 101 has been closed from Wawa to Chapleau due to poor weather and road conditions. The highway was closed at 1:07.

Mar 6, 2025 at 09:53 The highway has been reopened. A collision at Beaumont Park Road (Awares Township) has the eastbound lane and east shoulder closed (9:52 a.m.). Please drive with care. Mar 5, 2025 at 12:03 Hwy 17 has been closed from Wawa to Batchawana Bay due to poor weather and highway conditions. The highway was closed at 11:43 ...

The highway has been reopened. Mar 5, 2025 at 17:47 Hwy 631 closed from White River to Nagagami (Hwy 11) due to weather. The highway was closed at 17:14.

Mar 6, 2025 at 08:54 A tractor trailer is blocking a portion of Mission Road at the Wawa Motor Inn. A chip truck looks to have grounded at the entrance. SE OPP are on scene.

Mar 6, 2025 at 08:25 This Winter Storm Warning ended at 8:17 a.m. Mar 6, 2025 at 07:55 5:00 AM EST Thursday 6 March 2025 Winter Storm Warning in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Winter storm continuing today. What: Additional snowfall amounts of 5 cm. Poor visibility in snow and local blowing snow. When: Ending this afternoon. For areas ...

Mar 6, 2025 at 08:23 The highway has been reopened, the barricade at the intersection of 101/17 has been removed. Please drive with care. Mar 5, 2025 at 13:22 Hwy 17 has been closed from Wawa to White River due to poor weather and highway conditions. Motorists are reminded that highway closures during extreme weather events are essential to ensure ...

Mar 6, 2025 at 07:59 5:00 AM EST Thursday 6 March 2025 Winter Storm Warning in effect for: Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake Winter storm continuing today. What: Additional snowfall amounts of 5 cm. Poor visibility in snow and local blowing snow. When: Ending this afternoon. For areas near the Ontario – Quebec border, ending this evening. Additional information: Northerly winds ...

Mar 6, 2025 at 07:55 5:00 AM EST Thursday 6 March 2025 Winter Storm Warning in effect for: White River – Dubreuilville Winter storm continuing today. What: Additional snowfall amounts of 5 cm. Poor visibility in snow and local blowing snow. When: Ending this afternoon. For areas near the Ontario – Quebec border, ending this evening. Additional information: Northerly winds ...

Mar 5, 2025 at 07:45 5:00 AM EST Thursday 6 March 2025 Winter Storm Warning in effect for: Agawa – Lake Superior Park Winter storm continuing today. What: Additional snowfall amounts of 5 cm. Poor visibility in snow and local blowing snow. When: Ending this afternoon. For areas near the Ontario – Quebec border, ending this evening. Additional information: Northerly ...

Due to the poor road conditions, all school related transportation is cancelled today in the following areas: Sault Ste Marie Area – including Batchawana, Goulais River, Searchmont Central Algoma Area – including Echo Bay, Bruce Mines, Desbarats, St. Joe Island, Thessalon Northern Area – including Wawa, White River, Chapleau, Dubreuilville, Hornepayne  North Shore Area – including Iron Bridge, Blind River, Elliot Lake, Spanish Schools ...

Updated – Mar 5, 2025 at 16:29 Ladies Darts Ladies Darts at the Legion is cancelled.   The Big Bear Due to the storm and highway closures, we will be closed until this storm subsides. Stay safe. Please don’t drive if you don’t have too. Try again tomorrow.   Municipality of Wawa: All Municipal Facilities, including the MMCC are now ...

New Books on the 7- Day Shelf are “Beautiful Ugly” by Alice Feeney, “Homeseeking” by Karissa Chen, “Mothers and Sons” by Adam Haslet and “Three Wild Dogs (and the truth) by Markus Zusak. En Français, nous avons “Presse-Jus” by Valérie Chevalier. Staff Pick of the Week is “The Fallen” by Eric Van Lustbader. From Goodreads 4.38/5: The End of Days ...

Moses descended from the mountain and his face was shining from his encounter with God. He went through the rest of his life with a strange glow every time he was in the temple praying and talking with God. There after he wore a mask when he came out of the temple. What is expressed here is the powerful, mysterious ...

St. Monica’s Church will be celebrating Ash Wednesday on March 5th, 2025 at 7 p.m.  

On November 26, 2024, at approximately 6:00 a.m., the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a fatal motor vehicle collision involving four vehicles on Highway 17 east of the Town of Bruce Mines.  A 57 year-old from the town of Thessalon was pronounced deceased at the scene. As a result of the investigation, BRINKS CANADA ...