Local & Area News

Education workers at Sir James Dunn participated in four evening lessons learning how to make fur and hide mittens under the guidance of Robin Marshall Davidson. The local teacher’s union ETFO sponsored the classes, as well as purchased food supplies to make their evening lessons into Mittens and a Meal to help raise funds for the Alzheimer’s Society. Delicious meals ...

Dec 30, 2022 at 08:01 Kingsview Minerals Ltd. is pleased to announce that the Company has closed a non-brokered flow-through private placement for gross proceeds of $340,510. As part of the flow-through financing, Kingsview issued 4,006,000 flow-through units (the “FT Units”) at a price of $0.085 per FT Unit. Each FT Units consisted of one common share issued as a ...

Dec 30, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Rain showers ending this morning then cloudy with 40% chance of drizzle or rain showers late this morning and early this afternoon then 40% chance of flurries late this afternoon. Risk of freezing drizzle late this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind south 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this ...

Dec 30, 2022 at 06:10 Here are the road conditions for the Wawa area as posted by ON511. If you are travelling towards Thunder Bay, be aware that in the Rossport aea (Caver’s Hill), the eastbound lane is blocked due to a disabled tractor trailer. Traffic Control is in place (6:20 a.m.) The highway was cleared at 6:47 a.m.   ...

As of January 1, 2023, pharmacists will be able to offer prescriptions for: hay fever (allergic rhinitis); oral thrush (candidal stomatitis); pink eye (conjunctivitis; bacterial, allergic and viral); dermatitis (atopic, eczema, allergic and contact); menstrual cramps (dysmenorrhea); acid reflux (gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)); hemorrhoids; cold sores (herpes labialis); impetigo; insect bites and hives; tick bites (post-exposure prophylaxis to prevent Lyme ...

Dec 28, 2022 at 07:56 Weather:  Cloudy with 60% chance of rain showers or ice pellets. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light late in the afternoon. Temperature steady near 3. Night – Periods of rain mixed with drizzle. Wind south 20 km/h gusting to 40. Temperature rising to 7 by morning. News Tidbits: Congratulations to SSM’s Palmer ...

Dec 29, 2022 at 06:57 Here are the road conditions for the Wawa area as posted by ON511. Primary Condition Secondary Condition visibility drifting Date & Time Highway 101 From Highway 144 to Shawmere River Bare and wet road Partly snow covered Good No 22-12-29 5:11 AM Highway 101 From Shawmere River to Highway 651 Bare and wet road Partly ...

Wawa’s annual Christmas Bird Count will be held on Monday, January 2nd, 2023. The area where one can count birds is in a 24 km circle centred around Wawa; approx area: West to Michipicoten Harbour, Sandy and Long Beaches; North to Catfish Lake; East to Firesand Creek; South to Driftwood Beach and Bridget Lake. In order to participate, you are ...

Dec 28, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Periods of light snow becoming mixed with ice pellets this morning and ending near noon then cloudy with 40% chance of light snow or ice pellets. Risk of freezing drizzle. Wind up to 15 km/h. High plus 1. Wind chill -8 this morning. Tonight – Cloudy. 40% chance of light snow or ...

Dec 28, 2022 at 06:56 Here are the road conditions for the Wawa area as posted by ON511. Primary Condition Secondary Condition visibility drifting Date & Time Highway 101 From Highway 144 to Shawmere River Partly snow covered Good No 22-12-28 5:27 AM Highway 101 From Shawmere River to Highway 651 Partly snow packed Partly snow covered Good Yes 22-12-28 ...

The highway was opened at 2:25 a.m. Dec 27, 2022 at 20:45 At 8:38 p.m. ON511 advised that Hwy 631 closed from Hornepayne to White River due to weather. Dec 27, 2022 at 20:01 HWY 631 is closed in the White River area due to a collision. The highway was closed at 7:38 p.m.  

Dec 27, 2022 at 14:25 At 2:10 p.m. Environment Canada Issued a Winter Weather Travel Advisory for Pukaskwa Park, White River, Dubreuilville and Wawa. This advisory encompasses other areas as well (in grey in graphic to the right) Snow at times heavy is expected to move through the region this afternoon and evening. Visibility may be significantly reduced at times ...

Dec 27, 2022 at 11:31 At 11:11 Environment Canada ended this snow squall warning. Dec 27, 2022 at 08:01 A Snow squall Warning is in effect from LSPP to Searchmont. Snow squalls off Lake Superior are expected to continue through this afternoon. Additional local snowfall amounts up to 10 cm are possible. Under the snow squall bands, visibilities will be ...

On December 15, 2022 the Greater Sudbury Police Service had occasion to deal with a wanted individual from Elliot Lake.  The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) had numerous warrants for the person, who was returned and held for bail. The warrants were in relation to numerous previous charges from July of 2021 and failing to attend court in February and ...

On December 24, 2022, at approximately 10:20 p.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a domestic dispute at a residence on Dieppe Avenue in Elliot Lake. Police were called by the complainant who stated they feared for their safety because their ex-spouse was at the residence in an intoxicated state and had just kicked in the door. In ...