Local & Area News

  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 ...

Friday’s announcement from the Ministry of Transportation is a long overdue step but fails to get to the root of safety concerns on Northern highways. “As the Official Opposition, we have had to push the government every step of the way towards getting strong safety standards on Highways 11 and 17,” said Algoma-Manitoulin MPP Michael Mantha. “Now the government has ...

NDP MPP Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk—James Bay) issued this statement in response to the government’s announcement on new snow clearance standards for Highways 11 and 17: “The government’s announcement of a new standard for snow clearance on Highways 11 and 17 is a step in the right direction, but this change does not go far enough to ensure strong road safety ...

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 ...

When I was in high school, I remember our teachers would put posters up to promote a positive atmosphere. Some were humorous, and some were words of wisdom. However, there is one that, to this day, stands out in my mind. It said, “Opportunity knocks only once, but temptation keeps hammering at the door, time after time.” I’ve read similar ...

Quand j’étais à l’école secondaire, je me souviens que nos enseignants mettaient en place des affiches pour promouvoir une atmosphère positive. Certains étaient pleins d’humour, et d’autres étaient des paroles de sagesse. Cependant, il y en a une qui s’est toujours démarquée. Elle disait : « L’occasion ne frappe qu’une seule fois, mais la tentation continue de menacer à la porte. » J’ai ...

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 ...

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 ...

Today, Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, issued the following statement regarding a tentative central agreement with the Canadian Union of Public Workers (CUPE). This is the first tentative central agreement reached through the 2022 round of central collective bargaining in the education sector: “Throughout these negotiations, our government’s focus has always been keeping students in the classroom without disruption. I ...

Aujourd’hui, le ministre de l’Éducation, Stephen Lecce, a fait la déclaration suivante au sujet de l’accord de principe conclu avec le Syndicat canadien de la fonction publique (SCFP). Il s’agit du premier accord central de principe conclu dans le cadre de la ronde 2022 de négociations collectives centrales dans le secteur de l’éducation : « Tout au long de ces ...

The 2022-23 Mixed Curling League has begun. The league welcomes several new curlers to the sport and league.   Team Rank Wins G.P. FAHRER, Tom 1 2 2 McCOY, Joe 1 2 2 BUCKELL, Chris 3 1 2 STOYCHEFF, Peter 3 1 1 TERRIS, Tom 3 1 2 HALL, Dave 6 0 1 SMIT, Brandon 6 0 2 SWITZER, Anya ...