Local & Area News

Winter is officially here – at least by Wawaite’s standards. Wawa Lake is now iced over, the ice came Sunday night, and it was confirmed by several Wawa residents that the ice completely covered the lake. However excited the anglers are about putting their ice huts out and snowmobilers racing across the lake at full throttle, please exercise caution on ...

Members of the Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment conducted a routine traffic stop which has to one individual being arrested and charged for impaired operation. On December 18, 2022, at approximately 2:15 a.m., members of the Marathon OPP Detachment initiated a traffic stop on a motor vehicle after observing the vehicle to be driving erratically and travelling at a ...

Members of the Manitouwadge Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E) checkpoint which has led to one individual being arrested and charged for impaired operation. On December 14, 2022, at approximately 7:53 p.m., members of the Manitouwadge OPP Detachment initiated a R.I.D.E checkpoint at the intersection of Redwing and Ohsweken Road in the ...

Dec 20, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Snow and local blowing snow. Amount 10 to 15 cm. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h then southwest 30 gusting to 60 this morning. High -3 with temperature falling to -7 this afternoon. Wind chill -16 this morning and -11 this afternoon. Tonight – Flurries. Local blowing snow early this evening. Local amount ...

Special Weather Statement for Northern Ontario, updated by Environment Canada at 4:06 p.m. EST Tuesday 20 December 2022. ——————————————————————— Special weather statement for: City Of Thunder Bay Superior West Beardmore – Jellicoe – Macdiarmid Geraldton – Manitouwadge – Hornepayne Nipigon – Marathon – Superior North Wawa – White River – Pukaskwa Sault Ste. Marie – Superior East Kapuskasing – Hearst ...

5:32 AM EST Tuesday 20 December 2022 Snow squall watch in effect for: Agawa – Lake Superior Park Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Snow squalls expected this evening through Wednesday. Hazards: Total snowfall amounts of 20 to 40 cm by Wednesday evening. Reduced visibility due to heavy snow and blowing snow. Timing: This evening ending late Wednesday ...

5:33 AM EST Tuesday 20 December 2022 Weather advisory in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville This advisory also includes: Geraldton – Longlac – Caramat Manitouwadge – Hornepayne Agawa – Lake Superior Park Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Winter weather travel advisory in effect for today. Hazards: Total snowfall amounts of 10 to ...

Dec 20, 2022 at 06:06 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 dry road Bare and wet road Good No 22-12-20 5:12 AM Highway 101 From Shawmere River to Highway 651 Bare and wet road ...

For most of us, Christmas is one of the most treasured seasons of the year. It is a time steeped in tradition, warmth, and love. Whether you are a child, young at heart, or believe you have sat under more Christmas tree boughs than you’d like to admit, we can still witness incredible wisps of magic that somehow seem to ...

Pour beaucoup d’entre nous, Noël est l’une des saisons les plus précieuses de l’année. C’est un temps de tradition, de chaleur et d’amour. Que vous soyez un enfant ou un adulte, vous vous êtes probablement assis sous plusieurs d’arbres de Noël. On peut être témoin d’incroyable moment de magie qui semble en quelque sorte s’emmêler dans la réalité. Cependant, au ...

Dec 19, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud. 40% chance of flurries early this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High -9. Wind chill near -16. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 40% chance of flurries overnight. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h before morning. Low -15. Wind chill -13 this evening ...

Dec 19, 2022 at 06:23 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 Good No 22-12-19 5:13 AM Highway 101 From Shawmere River to Highway 651 Partly snow covered Good No 22-12-19 5:31 ...

(Feb. 19, 1965 – Dec. 15, 2022) Despite the best efforts of doctors, nurses, and health staff at the Health Sciences North- Ramsey Lake Health Centre in Sudbury, Ian passed away suddenly with family at his side. Dear son of Rose Mary and the late Gilbert Fortin. He leaves behind his partner of many years Dianna. Ian was the beloved ...

Given the wave of new municipal and provincial decision-makers, the latest mini-paper series by Northern Policy Institute dives into key considerations about a range of policy issues that can be used to inform the development of policy portfolios moving forward. Samrul Aahad and Kerem Karabeyoğlu, authors of the Northern Ontario Quick Hit Insights Series, spoke with subject-matter experts from across ...

On December 14, 2022, shortly after 7:30 p.m., members of the East Algoma Detachment of Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the OPP’s Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), along with members from the East Algoma Crime Unit executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) warrant at a residence on Highway 17 in the Town of Spanish. Police searched a vehicle and ...