Local & Area News

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario verse par l’entremise de la Société de gestion du Fonds du patrimoine du Nord de l’Ontario (SGFPNO) 4,9 millions de dollars à l’appui de 24 projets de tourisme dans le Nord de l’Ontario. Cet investissement aidera à créer des emplois, à étendre les activités commerciales, à stimuler le développement économique et à attirer des visiteurs dans ...

Nov 23, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Cloudy. 30% chance of flurries this morning with risk of freezing drizzle. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h near noon. High 2. Wind chill -5 this morning. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Temperature steady near 2. News Tidbits: The Ontario government is providing $4.9 million through the Northern Ontario ...

Nov 23, 2022 at 06:10 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 Good No 22-11-23 5:26 AM Highway 101 From Shawmere River to Highway 651 Bare and wet road Partly snow packed Good ...

On November 20, 2022 at approximately 7:30 p.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were notified of a traffic complainant on Taylor Boulevard in Elliot Lake. The complainant reported that a male had taken a silver minivan without permission and did not have a driver’s license. Police later located the male driver who was subsequently arrested. David MADLE, 30 years-old, ...

The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) is applauding the provincial government’s recent announcement that bare pavement on Northern highways will now be required within 12 hours of a winter storm. “FONOM would like to thank Minister of Transportation Caroline Mulroney and the provincial government for making this critical change,” said FONOM President Danny Whalen. “Highways in Northern Ontario connect ...

  On November 18th – 20th, 2022 Wawa hosted the 5th annual Lori Johnson Memorial Women’s Hockey Tournament. The weekend event did not disappoint with 6 teams facing off from Wawa, SSM, Dubreuilville, and Chapleau. Heading into Sunday the first semi-final match was between Moose on the Loose (Wawa) and Excuses (Chapleau). Moose on the Loose edged in the win ...

  As the 2022 holiday season begins, the Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation is pleased to launch our Annual Wish Campaign in partnership with Alamos Gold Inc. This season, the Foundation is working to complete the second phase of our fundraising initiative to support the purchase of capital equipment for the hospital’s MediTech expansion. We call this initiative “ONE for ...

The Superior East Detachment of the OPP will officially close the downtown offices (50 Broadway Avenue) on Friday, November 25, 2022, at 04:00 p.m. After the 25th, the public can access police services by: in person at the Highway Detachment, 34 Pinewood Drive, Wawa. speak to an OPP officer over the phone, they can call the highway detachment at (705) ...

Nov 22, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Cloudy. 60% chance of flurries early this morning. Flurries beginning this morning. Local amount 5 cm. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light late this afternoon. High zero. Wind chill -13 this morning. Tonight – A few flurries ending this evening then cloudy with 30% chance of flurries. Wind up ...

Nov 22, 2022 at 06:14 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 Good No 22-11-22 5:14 AM Highway 101 From Shawmere River to Highway 651 Partly snow packed Snow covered Good No 22-11-22 5:23 ...

Nov 21, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Periods of snow and local blowing snow ending this morning then cloudy with 60% chance of flurries. Local amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming northwest 20 gusting to 40 this morning then light late this afternoon. Temperature falling to -6 this afternoon. Wind chill near ...

At 6:50 a.m. Environment Canada issued a Winter Weather Travel Advisory for: Agawa – Lake Superior Park A low pressure system is expected to bring snowfall amounts of 5 to 10 cm with locally higher snowfall amounts of 10 to 15 cm possible in the area this morning. Environment Canada warns that lake effect snow could allow some areas to ...

At 6:50 a.m. Environment Canada issued a Winter Weather Travel Advisory for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park A low pressure system is expected to bring snowfall amounts of 5 to 10 cm with locally higher snowfall amounts of 10 to 15 cm possible in the area this morning. Environment Canada warns that lake effect snow could allow some areas to experience ...

Nov 21, 2022 at 06:28 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 22-11-21 5:14 AM Highway 101 From Shawmere River to Highway 651 No Report 22-11-21 2:27 AM Highway 101 ...

As media will know, negotiations between the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and the government has resulted in a tentative agreement. Therefore, the Algoma District Board (ADSB) was pleased to advise parents on Sunday evening that there will be no disruption to learning and no need to move to remote learning this week.  ADSB is pleased that a tentative ...