Local & Area News

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 ...

Dec 25, 2022 at 07:56 A very Merry Christmas to everyone! Weather: Today – Mainly cloudy. 60% chance of flurries early this morning. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light late this afternoon. High -12. Wind chill -28 this morning and -18 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus ...

Snow squalls will continue to affect the Sault Ste. Marie area. Additional local snowfall accumulations of near 10 cm are possible by this evening. Snow squalls and strong winds are expected to ease tonight. Snow squalls cause weather conditions to vary considerably; changes from clear skies to heavy snow within just a few kilometres are common. Visibility will be suddenly ...

December 24, 2022 Ottawa, Ontario The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on Christmas: “Merry Christmas, everyone! “Like millions of Canadians, my family is excited to gather around the Christmas tree and spend some quality time together. It’s the time of year when things slow down a little bit, when Christmas movies – including Die Hard – ...

Le 24 décembre 2022 Ottawa (Ontario) Le premier ministre Justin Trudeau a fait aujourd’hui la déclaration suivante à l’occasion de Noël : « Joyeux Noël à tous! « Comme des millions de Canadiens, ma famille a bien hâte de se rassembler à Noël pour passer de bons moments ensemble. C’est le temps de l’année où les choses ralentissent un peu. Nous profitons de ...

In loving memory of a dear father, grandfather and great-grandfather (Didi) who passed away December 25, 2007.   Those whom we love go out of sight But never out of mind, They are cherished in the hearts Of those they leave behind. Loving and kind in all his ways, Upright and just to the end of his days, Sincere and ...

Dec 24, 2022 at 11:52 The highway has been opened. Dec 24, 2022 at 10:58 Hwy 17 remains closed from Wawa to White River due to poor weather and road conditions. Dec 24, 2022 at 07:45 Highway 17 is closed from Wawa to White River due to poor weather and road conditions. As a default, the Dubreuilville Highway is also ...

The highway was reopened. Dec 24, 2022 at 10:57 Highway 519 remains closed at this time due to poor weather and road conditions. Dec 24, 2022 at 08:45 At 8:26 a.m. Highway 519 was closed due to poor weather and road conditions.

Dec 24, 2022 at 09:36 ON511 has returned to life. Dec 24, 2022 at 09:17 The ON511 website is down at this time. It went down about 9 a.m. probably due to the pressure from motorists looking for highway conditions and road closures. Wawa-news will continue to update road closures from alternate sources.    

Dec 24, 2022 at 09:27 At 9:07, Highway 547 was reopened. Dec 24, 2022 at 07:51 Hwy 647 from Hwy 101 to Hawk Junction is closed due to a collision. The highway was closed at 7:18 a.m.

The weather conditions are changing, and this is not an entire compliation of weather warnings. Wawa-news is concentrating information for those who are travelling through the Wawa area. Environment Canada is warning “Consider postponing non-essential travel until conditions improve.  Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become difficult to navigate due to accumulating snow. Visibility will be ...

Dec 23, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Periods of light snow and local blowing snow. Amount 2 cm. Wind becoming northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 this morning. Temperature steady near 113. Wind chill near -25. Tonight – Periods of light snow ending late this evening then mainly cloudy with 60% chance of flurries. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting ...

Dec 23, 2022 at 23:33 The highway has been reopened. Dec 23, 2022 at 20:33   Hwy 17 –  Marathon, at Angler Creek, the highway is currently impassable due to multiple disabled vehicles. Please avoid the area. Delays may occur. Schreiber Fire explains in a tweet that Several tractor trailers are stuck on Angler Hill (dm 832) between Marathon and Neys.