Local & Area News

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 ...

Dec 27, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Cloudy with 60% chance of flurries this morning. Periods of snow beginning early this afternoon. Amount 5 cm. Wind becoming south 30 km/h gusting to 50 early this afternoon. High -4. Wind chill near -14. Tonight – Periods of snow ending late this evening then cloudy with 60% chance of flurries or ...

Dec 27, 2022 at 06:30 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 Snow covered, partly snow packed Good No 22-12-27 5:40 AM Highway 101 From Shawmere River to Highway 651 Partly snow packed Bare ...

Today, Premier Doug Ford issued the following statement to mark the Christmas holiday: “Christmas is a special chance to gather with our friends and family to appreciate the many blessings we’ve received this year. It’s also a time of generosity and selflessness as many of us give back to our communities by volunteering, donating to charities and making time to ...

Le premier ministre Doug Ford a fait la déclaration suivante à l’occasion de Noël : « Noël constitue l’occasion idéale pour se réunir avec nos proches et faire preuve de reconnaissance pour tout ce dont nous avons bénéficié pendant l’année. Il s’agit également d’une période propice à la générosité et à l’altruisme, car beaucoup d’entre nous redonnent à leur communauté ...

Dec 25, 2022 at 11:32 The highway was opened at 11:13 a.m.   Dec 25, 2022 at 07:10 Hwy 11 is closed from Hornepayne to the Hwy 11/631 Junction due to poor weather and road conditions.   Dec 24, 2022 at 23:55 The highway is now open from White River to Hornepayne. Hwy 631 remains closed from Hornepayne to Nagagami ...

On December 2 Wawa kicked off its Christmas and holiday celebrations. With the easing of COVID-19 restrictions. this promised to make December 2022 a great one. It all started with the Festival of Lights and the Goose Nest Bundle Up Market from December 2 to 4th where you could shop for locally handmade gifts or some of that fabulous Christmas ...