Local & Area News

Throughout the months of July and August, the Wawa Public Library is encouraging families to read, read, read!  Complete any 15 squares and submit the BINGO card to the Wawa Public Library. You will have a chance to win an awesome prize package. We want to encourage family reading time so there will be an adult’s prize and a children’s ...

Weather: Today – Mainly cloudy with 40% chance of showers. High 19. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 30% chance of showers. Low 13. Northeast Forest Fire Region Update: There are 14 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. There is 1 active fire in the Sault Ste. Marie district; it is being held. There are ...

Passed peacefully into the arms of the Lord on Monday July 22, 2024, in her 93rd year, with her family by her side at the Lady Dunn Health Centre, Wawa. Wife of the late Robert Dupuis.  Loving mother of Denise (Rocky) Lavoie, Nicole (Derek) Chapman, Roger (Maria) Dupuis, Michel (Wilma) Dupuis and Joanne (David) Jennings.  Grandmother of Tammy, Chad, Todd, ...

On July 21, 2024, shortly after 1:30 p.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Algoma Paramedic services responded to a collision involving two boats on the Mississagi River near a boat launch south of Mississaugi Crescent and Glen Street in the Town of Iron Bridge. Investigation determined four youths had launched their boat ...

On Monday, Canada’s NDP leader Jagmeet Singh kicked off a three-day tour in Northeast Ontario to talk with northerners about the NDP’s plan to change the rules in Ottawa to lower their costs. Singh has been touring the country to start conversations with Canadians about the changes necessary to tip the scales in their favour. Joined by MP Charlie Angus (Timmins—James ...

Ce lundi, le chef du NPD du Canada, Jagmeet Singh, a entamé une tournée de trois jours dans le Nord-Est de l’Ontario pour discuter avec les habitant·es du Nord du plan du NPD visant à changer les règles à Ottawa afin de réduire les coûts. M. Singh parcourt le pays pour engager des discussions avec les Canadiennes et Canadiens sur les ...

Weather: Today – Sunny. Increasing cloudiness early this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 19. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Low 14. Northeast Forest Fire Region Update: there are 14 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. There is 1 active fire (Sault Ste. Marie 7 (SAU007), a 0.2 ...

Weather: Today – Cloudy with 30% chance of showers this morning and risk of a thunderstorm. Clearing near noon. Wind north 20 km/h becoming light this afternoon. High 24. Humidex 27. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Clear. Low 10. Northeast Forest Fire Region Update: There are 15 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. There were two new ...

The Anishnaabe Grandmothers Water Walkers will be walking eastbound along Highway 17 and southbound on Highway 6 towards Manitoulin Island. The East Algoma OPP want to inform the public that the group of Anishnaabe Grandmothers Water Walkers will be walking the circumference of Lake Huron, beginning July 21, 2024, from St. Joseph Island, and ending the Ontario section, in Sarnia, ...

Lake Superior Provincial Park is is one of Ontario’s largest provincial parks in Ontario, covering about 1,550 square kilometres along the northeastern shores of Lake Superior between Sault Ste. Marie and Wawa. There are many things to do in the park, but one of the highlights are the learning opportunities that park staff present to visitors throughout the summer. Friday, ...

Weather: Today – Sunny. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h this morning. High 20. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Increasing cloudiness. 60% chance of showers overnight. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low 13. Northeast Forest Fire Region Update: There are 14 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. Cochrane fire management sector has 13 fires; all ...

We had 90 golfers! 1st Flight: 1st: Valerie Levesque, Edie Levesque, Evra Levesque – 34 2nd: Toni Rutland, Guyliane Domich, Spare – 37 3rd: Guylaine Domich, Suzanne Lacasse, Charlee Simon – 37 2nd Flight: 1st: Erin Andrews, Laura Mersereau, Maury O’Neill – 41 2nd: Tricia Provost, Anna Liisa Klockars, Kim Wood – 42 3rd: Mel Charbonneau, Carrie Belanger, Gen Verreault ...

It was sunny, 17C for the 172 golfers that participated in this week’s night of golf. 1st Flight  Score 1st Bill Carruthers Steve Jozin Nick Alexopoulos 31 2nd Brandon Case Dylan Buckell Anders Morden 32 3rd Jarett Asselin Noah Asselin Brady Desrochers 32 2nd Flight  Score 1st Frank Desmoulin Rob Vernier Karl Benstead 33 2nd Lee Bryar George Smith Derek ...

OPP have reported that Darren has been located in good health. The East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), is currently investigating a missing 29-year-old. On July 17, 2023, shortly after 11:00 a.m., East Algoma OPP responded to a missing person complaint. Darren SIMPSON, 29 years-of-age from Wikwemikong First Nation left the Camilus Centre at 9 Oakland Boulevard in ...

A Wawa resident is currently in London hospital after a life-threatening accident yesterday, July 17th. Chance Smedts was flown to London with his stepmom, Kari. Chance has a severely broken leg, a broken pelvis and broken jaw (in two places)… He has already had one surgery and will be having more. Family friend, Debbie Banks is hoping to raise some ...