Local & Area News

The Wawa Public Library is very excited to have received a grant from the Government of Canada, New Horizons for Seniors. This grant will allow the library to purchase additional Large Print books and Audio Books for the library. Large prints and audio books make reading easier for seniors who may have difficulty reading small print. The focus of our ...

New Books on the Seven day Self: “Homecoming” by Kate Morton, “Robert Ludlum’s the Treadstone Rendition” by Joshua Hood, “Loyalty” by Lisa Scottoline and “The Fourth Enemy” by Anne Perry. En Français, nous avons “L’amour sous le gui” par Nora Roberts.   The staff pick of the week is “Robert Ludlum’s the Treadstone Resurrection” by Joshua Hood. The first novel ...

The Wawa Community Food Bank wishes to thank the many individuals, organizations and businesses in our generous little town that have made donations during the past few months. For those who might not be aware, the Wawa Community Food Bank operates on the generosity and goodwill of the community to put food on the tables of those in need. For ...

May 11, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud. 60% chance of showers late this morning and this afternoon. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h early this afternoon. High 16 except 12 near Lake Superior. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Partly cloudy. 30% chance of showers early this evening. Low plus 5.   North ...

Michael Cleary, landscape watercolour artist, after a brief illness died quietly on Sunday, March 26, 2023 at the Royal Ascot Care Centre in Vancouver, BC. He was 93 years old. He is survived by his wife Patricia (nee Snider); his children Catherine Rogers (Michael Sheard), Stephen Cleary (Tracey) and Pamela Cleary; and his grandchildren Laurel Rogers (Gerissen Tang), Sadie O’Hara ...

Rice is Heaven Colossians 1:15-18 / Luke 24:28-32 May 7th, 2023 / Fifth Sunday of Easter / Asian Heritage Month * This sermon is attributed to Rev. Dr. Hyuk Cho, Ordained Minister of United Church of Canada and Professor of Vancouver Theological School. In Korea, the traditional morning greeting is “Have you had breakfast?” Later in the day, the greeting ...

May 10, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Clear early this morning then a mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent chance of showers late this afternoon. High 17 except 12 near Lake Superior. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Partly cloudy. 30% chance of showers early this evening. 40% chance of showers before morning. Fog patches developing ...

Members of the Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment laid numerous Highway Traffic Act charges over the weekend. Over the course of the weekend, officers with the Nipigon OPP Detachment were busy conducting traffic enforcement to ensure safe roadways for the motoring public. Thirteen (13) charges were issued, including ten from a single commercial motor vehicle: Speeding – 128 Kilometers ...

On May 6, 2023, at approximately 10:00 a.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting general patrol duties on Hillside Drive in Elliot Lake when they observed a known person who was currently wanted. Police were familiar with the person and knew there was a warrant out for their arrest. This was stemming from prior charges and failing to ...

On May 5, 2023, at approximately 4:15 p.m., the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a robbery downtown Elliot Lake on Nova Scotia Walk. The complainant (an off-duty police officer) witnessed a known male assault a person who was sitting on a bench outside a retail store. The officer intervened, identified them-self, and attempted an arrest, but the male ...

On February 24, 2023, the Government of Canada and the Métis Nation of Ontario (“MNO”) signed the Métis Government Recognition and Self-Government Implementation Agreement (“the Agreement”).   Robinson Huron Waawiindamaagewin (“RHW”) challenges the historical existence of distinct “Métis” communities in the Robinson-Huron Treaty territory and, as such, commissioned a study led by Dr. Celeste Pedri-Spade (McGill University) and Dr. Darryl ...

The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to remind the public that there are many schemes being used to defraud the public and businesses. If you receive any unsolicited communication by any means asking for money to be given, be cautious and suspicious.   A technical support scam, or tech support scam, is a type of fraud in which ...

  Big thank you to Wedsome Gold Mines, Ray Brisson from 85 Electric and Bob Lavergne from BL Plumbing for sponsoring young hockey players from Wawa / Dubreuilville / Chapleau / Marathon / Timmins / Manitoulin Island. The Wesdome Golden Stars participated in the 3 on 3 hockey tournament in the U13 competitive Greyhound Division in Sault Ste Marie. Finishing ...

May 9, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Sunny. High 16. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Clear. Low plus 2. News Tidbits: Geomagnetic storms are possible on May 10th and 11th in response to an incoming CME from reversed-polarity sunspot AR3296. Storm levels should range from G1 (Minor) to G2 (Moderate) with a slight chance of G3 (Strong). ...

This afternoon Michael Mantha, MPP for Algoma-Manitoulin, tabled legislation at Queen’s Park to amend the Highway Traffic Act respecting the medical condition reporting (MCR) regime in Ontario.   Last year, a series of articles by investigative journalists at the Toronto Star revealed that Ontario’s reporting system was prone to arbitrarily suspending drivers’ licenses. In many cases individuals visited who visited ...