Local & Area News

Just after 8 p.m. tonight OPP and EMS attended Dr. Rose’s Beach and William Teddy Park because of an aircraft in the water. At the scene, Wawa-news can see what appears to be an aircraft upside down (floats up). There is no word on the pilot and/or any passengers. This is a developing story, and Wawa-news will continue to update.

On June 2, 2022 at approximately 7:45 a.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were notified of vandalism to the Valu-Mart garden centre, located on Beech Street in Chapleau. Investigation revealed that two individuals were responsible for the vandalism. On June 6, 2022, a 17-year-old youth, from Chapleau, was arrested and charged with the ...

On June 5, 2022 at approximately 2:39 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a traffic complaint on Highway 17 near Tremblay Road, north of Wawa. The complaint was of a commercial motor vehicle not maintaining its lane. The vehicle was located and investigation revealed that the driver was impaired. As a result, ...

On June 2, 2022 at approximately 7:37 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 129 in Daoust Township. Through investigation, the driver was determined to be impaired by alcohol. As a result, Ian SALOMONIE, 22 years-of-age, of Ottawa was charged with the following: Operation while ...

At the end of May, École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) welcomed Bishop Thomas Dowd, Bishop of the Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie, as well as Father Michael of Wawa’s St. Monica Parish. The two guests toured the school and had the chance to visit some classes. In addition, the entire school was able to gather in the St. Monica Parish to celebrate ...

À la fin mai, l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa) a accueilli Mgr Thomas Dowd, évêque du Diocèse de Sault-Ste-Marie ainsi que Père Michael de la paroisse Ste-Monica. Ces deux invités ont fait une tournée de l’école et ont même eu la chance de rendre visite à certaines classes. De plus, l’école entière a pu se rassembler à la Paroisse Ste-Monica pour célébrer ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged two individuals in connection with the suspicious disappearance and death of a 26-year-old just over two years ago. Alyssa TURNBULL was last seen alive in the Township of Nipigon between March 23 and March 25, 2020. When a family member reported her missing in April 2020, the OPP commenced a missing person investigation. ...

  From June 7 to 9, Ontario Mine Rescue hosted the provincial competition at Vale’s Creighton Mine in Sudbury and announced the winners at a banquet on the final evening.   “The invitation-only event marks the final month of the annual mine rescue volunteer training cycle,” says Ted Hanley, Vice President, Mine Rescue. “And the provincial competition brings together all ...

  The Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation – Seedlings for Support Campaign came to an end on Monday, June 6th.  This campaign was to raise funds for the purchase of capital equipment to support Meditech Expanse which is expected to go live at Lady Dunn Health Centre in November 2023.   The Foundation is committed to raising $240,000 over the ...

June 15, 2025 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Becoming cloudy this morning. 60 percent chance of showers this afternoon. Risk of a thunderstorm this afternoon. Wind south 20 km/h. High 24. Humidex 30. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Showers. Risk of a thunderstorm this evening. Low 13. COVID-19 Algoma District Statistics: Updated: June 14, 2022, 3:00 PM Current ...

(81 Players) 1st FLIGHT: 1st : Brandon Case, Dylan Buckel, Spare – 33 2nd : Francis Dechamplain, Dan Guay, Kevin Sabourin – 33 3rd : Mitch Lemoyne, Adam Tomassini, Anders Derekski– 34 2nd FLIGHT: 1st : Shane Bukowski, William Cooper, Spare – 35 2nd : Rene Gagne, Eric Levesque, Eric Contois – 35 3rd : Rob Vernier, Bill Carruthers, Karl ...

(72 Players) 1st FLIGHT: 1st :Charlee Simon, Suzanne Lacasse, Guylaine Domich – 36 2nd : Lise Noel, Guylaine Domich, Spare – 40 3rd : Jerah Fresque, Trudy Dunham, Spare – 41 2nd FLIGHT: 1st : Wendy Bonitzke, Kathy Turyk, Spare – 47 2nd : Tab Kidder, Vanessa Skouris, Spare – 47 3rd : Linda Guindon, Louise Moran, Karma 🙂 – ...

June 14, 2025 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Mainly cloudy. 40% chance of showers late this morning and this afternoon. Risk of a thunderstorm this afternoon. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning then light this afternoon. High 22. Humidex 27. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – Partly cloudy. 40% chance of showers this evening ...

Manitou Gold Inc. is pleased to provide details on several newly identified gold targets, as well as the discovery of a new nickel-bearing ultramafic complex on its Goudreau project in northern Ontario with the same host mineralization as Canada Nickel’s Crawford deposit. Recently completed diamond drilling continues to emphasize the gold discovery potential along the Baltimore deformation zone (the “BDZ”), ...

June 13, 2025 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Mainly sunny. Increasing cloudiness this afternoon. High 17. UV index 9 or very high. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 40% chance of showers. Low 8. Forest Fire Update: There are no active fires in the Northeast Region. News Tidbits: Be careful when driving to the Soo. Cattle from the collision at Old ...