Local & Area News

  Some three billion years ago, Mars was believed to have been a water world just like earth. It possessed great oceans and was most likely on its way to forming life in one form or another. Water is made up of hydrogen, the most common element in the universe and oxygen, the third most common element. Water is extremely ...

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L’École Publique L’Escalade visited the Wawa Public Library. The library staff was thrilled to have students and teachers from L’Escalade come and visit the library. It was wonderful to show everyone our amazing new Interactive Game table and all the uses of a 3D Printer. The students were all very captivated by the new technology in the library. It was ...

Dec 7, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Flurries ending this morning then cloudy with periods of snow beginning near noon. Amount 5 cm. Wind becoming north 20 km/h early this morning. Temperature falling to minus 11 this afternoon. Wind chill -4 this morning and -19 this afternoon. Tonight – Periods of snow ending early this evening then partly cloudy. ...

During the month of November, students from École Sacré-Coeur (Chapleau) took part with much enthusiasm in a reading challenge. As part of this activity, each student had to keep track of the time spent reading various books in order to accumulate as many reading minutes as possible for their class. At the end of the month, the class and the ...

Au cours du mois de novembre, les élèves de l’école Sacré-Coeur (Chapleau) ont participé avec enthousiasme à un défi de lecture. Chaque élève devait comptabiliser le temps accordé à la lecture de divers livres afin d’accumuler le plus de minutes de lecture possible pour sa classe. À la fin du mois, la classe et les élèves ayant accumulé le plus ...

The serial murders that occurred in Winnipeg, Manitoba are a national tragedy and another example of racism and hate. This is a call for action to address this hate that continues to put the safety of Indigenous women at risk – and to end the ongoing genocide that is its direct result. The Ontario Native Women’s Association (ONWA) recognizes and ...

Dec 6, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud. 30% chance of flurries late this afternoon. Wind northeast 20 km/h becoming light this morning. High -5. Wind chill -26 this morning and -9 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 30% chance of flurries this evening. Flurries beginning late this evening. ...

Dec 6, 2022 at 06:31 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 22-12-6 5:29 AM Highway 101 From Shawmere River to Highway 651 Bare and wet road ...

On December 4, 2022 at approximately 4:12 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a serious single-vehicle collision near the intersection of Highway 129 and Highway 667, approximately 40 kilometres south of Chapleau. One person has been confirmed deceased as a result of the collision. The investigation is ongoing and more information ...

The Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has identified the victim of a fatal motor vehicle collision last week as 33-year-old Christian Casavant of Wawa. On November 29, 2022, at approximately 5:47 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the OPP responded to a serious two-vehicle collision near the intersection of Highway 17 and Highway 519, ...

Dec 5, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Flurries. Local amount 2 cm. Wind becoming southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 this afternoon. High -2. Wind chill near -10. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h this evening. Low -15. Wind chill -7 this evening and -23 overnight. News Tidbits: The Emergency Department at Wilson Memorial General Hospital ...

Dec 5, 2022 at 06:40 Highway 101 has been reopened. Dec 4, 2022 at 20:52 Highway 101 is closed between Wawa and Chapleau due to poor weather and poor driving conditions.

Dec 5, 2022 at 06:28 Due to the poor road conditions in the Wawa, White River, & Dubreuilville areas, the following routes will be cancelled today: N001 – servicing White River N002 – servicing White River N003 – servicing Hawk Junction N006 – servicing Dubreuilville N009 – servicing White River 

Dec 5, 2022 at 06:28 Due to the poor road conditions and highway closure in the Chapleau area, the following routes will be cancelled today: N9  N12 – Sultan to Chapleau (Hwy 129 – road closure) Note: the intown section of N12 will be running