Local & Area News

January 25, 2022 at 07:57 Weather: Extreme Cold Warning in Effect Today – Sunny. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 20. Wind chill minus 38 this morning and minus 24 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Clear. Becoming partly cloudy overnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 34. Wind chill minus 32 ...

Jan 26, 2022 at 07:48 Road conditions from ON511 as of this morning’s reports (4:30 –  5:30). Primary Conditions Secondary Conditions Visibility Hwy 17 West/North 50km From Wawa to Paint Lake Rd, Wawa bare and dry snow packed good 70km From Paint Lake Rd, Wawa to Mobert bare and dry partly snow packed good 101 63km From Wawa to Hwy ...

Jan 25, 2022 at 07:48 Road conditions from ON511 as of this morning’s reports (4:30 –  5:30). Primary Conditions Secondary Conditions Visibility Hwy 17 West/North 50km From Wawa to Paint Lake Rd, Wawa bare and wet snow packed good 70km From Paint Lake Rd, Wawa to Mobert bare and dry partly snow packed good 101 63km From Wawa to Hwy ...

Jan 25, 2022 at 07:23 The Algoma & Huron-Superior Transportation Consortium has advised that “Due to the extremely cold temperatures in Hornepayne, all school related transportation is cancelled today for all Boards.  Schools will remain open.”

École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) takes great pride in the accomplishments of all of its students who participated in the Legion Poster Contest. Congratulations to the following students: Colour posters: Cédric Hardy, grade 3, 3rd place; Lauryn Bumstead, grade 5, 2nd place; Adriana Casavant, grade 7, 1st place; Ella Stewart, grade 8, 3rd place. Black and white posters: Tanner Robinson, grade 5, ...

L’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa) est fière de l’accomplissement de tous ses élèves qui ont participé au concours des affiches de la Légion. Félicitations aux élèves suivants : Affiches en couleurs : Cédric Hardy, 3e année, 3e place; Lauryn Bumstead, 5e année, 2eplace; Adriana Casavant, 7e année, 1re place ; Ella Stewart, 8e année, 3e place. Affiches en noir et blanc : Tanner Robinson, 5e année, ...

Amanda Paine did it again! She organized another fundraiser for Wawa’s Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Program. Her beautiful ornaments, customized each and every one of them, were sold to all her friends, family and anyone wanting a unique Christmas Gift.   We can’t thank her enough for her hard work and the donation to help support Wawa’s Imagination Library. We ...

Lately, I’ve heard or read the idiom Flying by the seat of his pants” quite a lot. This idiom was born in 1938 when an adventurous pilot’s flight plan to cross the Atlantic in his plane of dubious mechanical repute was rejected. So, he resubmitted one to fly from New York to California instead. But on July 19, 1938, he ...

Dernièrement, j’ai beaucoup entendu ou lu l’idiome “Voler par le siège de son pantalon“. Cet idiome est né en 1938 lorsque le plan de vol d’un pilote aventureux pour traverser l’Atlantique dans son avion à la réputation mécanique douteuse a été rejeté. Alors, il en a resoumis un pour voler de New York à la Californie à la place. Mais ...

January 24, 2022 at 07:57 Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud with 40 percent chance of flurries early this morning. Clearing this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 17. Wind chill minus 24 this morning and minus 29 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – A few clouds. Wind up ...

Jan 24, 2022 at 07:23 Road conditions from ON511 as of this morning’s reports (4:30 –  5:30). Primary Conditions Secondary Conditions Visibility Hwy 17 West/North 50km From Wawa to Paint Lake Rd, Wawa partly snow covered good 70km From Paint Lake Rd, Wawa to Mobert bare and dry partly snow packed good 101 63km From Wawa to Hwy 651 (Missinabi ...

January 23, 2022 at 07:57 Weather: Today – Sunny. Increasing cloudiness late this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 15. Wind chill minus 34 this morning and minus 19 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries overnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 21. Wind ...

Jan 22, 2022 at 16:36 The Snowfall warning (Wawa – Pukaskwa Park) has ended. Jan 22, 2022 at 11:49 11:24 AM EST Saturday 22 January 2022 Snowfall warning in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Significant snow expected this afternoon. Hazard: Snowfall totals 15 to 20 cm. Significant reduction in visibilities due to snow at times heavy and blowing snow. ...

Jan 22, 2022 at 08:50 Algoma Public Health has changed the way they present statistics of COVID-19. Below are the stats as published on the APH website. There are four new cases in the North Algoma Area (Dubreuilville, Michipicoten First Nation, Missinabie Cree First Nation, Wawa, White River). January 22nd, 2022 Current Previous Change from previous report evidence of community ...

January 22, 2022 at 07:57 Weather: Hwy 17 Closed from Batchawana Bay to Wawa due to poor weather conditions, snowfall warning in effect Today – Flurries at times heavy ending early this afternoon then mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Local blowing snow this morning. Local amount 5 to 10 cm. Wind southwest 40 km/h gusting to 60 ...