Local & Area News

The weather continues to get worse, there is heavy snow and freezing rain reported in the Wawa area. A motorist reported that there is 2-3 inches of snow on Hwy 101 from Chapleau to Wawa. If you have to go out this evening, please drive carefully. ON511 has the following information for road conditions. Please note that some road conditions ...

Nov 22, 2025 at 11:24 Hwy 17 is now open between Hwy 673 – Shoal Lake FN (S). It was opened at 11:00 a.m. Hwy 144 remains closed for Emergency Roadwork on HWY 144 Northbound at KENOGAMISSI LAKE RD-MCKEOWN TWP, Timmins. Lane and NORTH shoulder closed. Nov 22, 2025 at 09:02 Hwy. 144 all lanes closed from the Watershed (Ramsey ...

Come out the the Michipicoten Memorial Community Centre for hockey this weekend. U11 & U13 will be playing. Saturday 3:00 p.m. U11 Wawa Travellers vs Iroquois Falls 4:40 p.m. U13 Wawa Travellers vs Kapuskasing Jags Saturday 6:00 p.m. U11 Wawa Travellers vs Iroquois Falls 7:30 p.m. U13 Wawa Travellers vs Kapuskasing Jags Sunday 9:00 a.m. U11 Wawa Travellers vs Iroquois ...

Weather: Today – Mainly sunny. Increasing cloudiness this morning then periods of snow or rain beginning this afternoon. Fog patches developing late this afternoon. Wind becoming south 20 km/h early this afternoon. High 1. Wind chill -13 this morning. Tonight – Periods of snow or rain ending near midnight then cloudy with 60% chance of flurries or rain showers. Fog ...

On November 14th – 16th the Michipicoten Memorial Community Center was host to the 8th Annual Lori Johnson Memorial Women’s hockey tournament. The rink atmosphere throughout the weekend was energetic with 11 hockey teams, the by-hand festival, and a Saturday night Glow party. Teams came from Wawa, Chapleau, and Sault Ste. Marie to play in the commemorative tournament honouring Lori, ...

Weather: Today – Mainly cloudy with 60% chance of flurries. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 early this morning then light late this afternoon. High 1. Wind chill -7 this morning. UV index 1 or low. Very light snow has begun to fall in Wawa at 8 a.m. Tonight – Cloudy. 30% chance of flurries early this evening. ...

Nov 21, 2025 at 07:09 The Superior East Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a vehicle at a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) checkpoint at Hwy 129 and Hwy 667. On Sunday November 2, 2025, at approximately 4:20 p.m., members of the Superior East OPP Detachment observed open alcohol in the vehicle. Officers determined the driver had consumed alcohol. The driver ...

Nov 21, 2025 at 07:09 The Superior East Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged a young driver under Ontario’s zero tolerance law at a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) program. On Wednesday, November 5, 2025, at approximately 11:45 p.m., members of the Superior East OPP Detachment stopped a vehicle at a RIDE checkpoint on Monk Street in the Town of Chapleau. ...

Nov 21, 2025 at 07:01 School buses are cancelled in Timmins, Cochrane, Iroquois Falls and Matheson. Nov 21, 2025 at 06:12 Hwy 101 From Opishing River Br to Shawmere River Bare and wet road Partly ice covered Good No 2025-11-21 05:14 From Shawmere River to Highway 651 Bare and wet road Good No 2025-11-21 05:22 Hwy 129 From Thessalon to ...

August 13, 1944 — November 17, 2025 It is with great sadness and regret that we announce the death of Mark Edward Frederick Cornish on Monday, November 17, at the Chattanooga Memorial Hospital. He was 81. Born in Belleville, Ontario, Canada, Mark was employed as a news reporter at a daily newspaper in Sudbury before going on to work as ...

Nov 21, 2025 at 05:35 The highway has been reopened. It opened at 3:27 a.m. Nov 20, 2025 at 20:48 Nov 20, 2025 at 20:24 Posted by OPP at 19:26. Social Media posts are saying that there are four (4) truck involved in the collision. Nov 20, 2025 at 18:59 Hwy 101 (Chapleau to Foleyet) has been closed due to ...

Do you remember? For many years, Wawa had a Moonlight Madness… Many stores, the By Hands – all coordinated for the same evening in a blitz of shopping experiences. But like many other Wawa events, it faded away. Tomorrow, in what may be the start of a new tradition,  Canadian Tire is holding a shopping event “The Goose is Loose”, ...

Weather: Today – Periods of rain. Rain with periods of snow this morning and with periods of drizzle this afternoon. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. High 4. Tonight – Periods of rain or drizzle ending this evening then cloudy with 40% chance of drizzle changing to 30% chance of flurries near midnight. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to ...

Nov 20, 2025 at 05:45 Hwy 101 From Opishing River Br to Shawmere River Bare and dry road Good No 2025-11-20 05:05 From Shawmere River to Highway 651 Bare and dry road Good No 2025-11-20 05:20 Hwy 129 From Thessalon to Hinckler Lake Bare and dry road Good No 2025-11-20 05:18 From Hinckler Lake to Chapleau Bare and dry road ...

This holiday season, the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) will be on the lookout for impaired drivers and keeping Ontario roads safe for everyone. The Festive RIDE campaign has become a familiar and important part of the holiday season and will begin on Thursday, November 20, 2025, and continues throughout the holidays until Thursday, January 1, ...