Local & Area News

On November 27, 2020, members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the report of a break and enter at a seasonal residence on Fungus Lake Road (Dahl Township). During the investigation, police found that five cottages had been broken into and rummaged through. The break-ins are believed to have taken place sometime between November ...

On December 6, 2020, at approximately 6:10 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a disturbance call in Wawa. Officers attended two separate locations and arrested the two involved people.   As a result of the investigation, a 29-year-old person, from Wawa, was charged with the following: Mischief – destroys or damages ...

  2020 will be a year that will never be forgotten. For the past months, the entire world has suffered a high level of stress and anxiety from this pandemic. Normal routines of going to work, school, restaurants, concerts, sporting events and movies came to a screaming halt. Other than reading, playing games or binge-watching TV, people began looking skyward, ...

  On December 1st, 2020, the Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation, along with its partner Northern Lights Ford kicked off the giving season with its GivingTuesday appeal.  The Foundation’s goal was to raise $5,000 in 24 hours and Northern Lights Ford agreed to match donations up to $250.   On December 3rd, 2020 the Foundation staff received the match donation ...

Wawa-news gets the following road condition information from Ontario511 – Please verify road conditions and closures as this information will change as reports are made and as weather changes in between road reports. Always be prepared for sudden road closures due to collisions or poor weather driving conditions when you are traveling. Ensure that you are prepared for lengthy road ...

As a rookie MPP when I was cutting my teeth on the many challenges involved in trying to help constituents find their way through bureaucratic webs and mazes, one of the most difficult lessons to learn was that when it comes to politics and bureaucracy, it seems the wheels turn imperceptibly slowly most often. I could not believe how many ...

Weather –  Mainly cloudy. 60 percent chance of flurries this afternoon with risk of freezing drizzle. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 3. Wind chill near minus 8. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries and risk of freezing drizzle. Fog patches developing after midnight. Wind up ...

  Fourteen young women were murdered, and thirteen other people wounded on December 6, 1989. A man entered a classroom at Montreal’s École Polytechnique armed with a semi-automatic weapon; separated nine women from the fifty men in a classroom, opened fire on the women, screaming “J’haïs les féministes”. Six died, and three were wounded in that room. He left that ...

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, issued the following statement on the death of the Honourable Ronald A. Irwin: “It was with sadness that I learned of the passing of former Sault Ste. Marie Mayor, Member of Parliament, Minister, lawyer, and diplomat Ronald A. Irwin. “Mr. Irwin was born in Sault Ste. Marie and dedicated his life and career to community ...

Today, December 6, marks the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, the anniversary of the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre. As we remember this tragedy, the Ontario Native Women Association (ONWA) calls upon all men and boys to Breaking the Silence against violence targeted to Indigenous women and girls. Men and boys have an important role in ...

Weather –  Cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries this morning. Periods of light snow beginning late this morning. Risk of freezing drizzle this morning. Local amount 2 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 2. Wind chill minus 13 this morning and minus 6 this afternoon. Tonight – Periods of light snow. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus ...

The Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) is asking anyone who worked as part of the underground shift (employees and contractors) during any of the following dates and shifts noted below to immediately go into self-isolation at home. November 21 – Day Shift November 22 – Day Shift November 23 – Day Shift November 24 – Day Shift November 25 ...

  There were some beaming smiles today at the annual “Fill a Sleigh” Day held at The Bargain Shop. This annual event put on by Wawa’s Emergency Services (Wawa Fire Department, Superior East OPP, and Algoma EMS) and hosted by The Bargain Shop, provides an opportunity for children to meet Santa and for individuals to make donations of items to ...

There are now seven cases of COVID-19 in Marathon. Superior North Catholic District School Board has issued a letter to the school community stating that the Board has received notification of a confirmed case of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in our Holy Saviour Catholic School in Marathon. Contact tracing is underway with the Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) by ...

      The sun does come out once in a while – and when it does everyone’s spirits rise with it. On Wednesday morning, Wawa Lake was spectacular with the glassy water reflecting the town and hills. If the wind would quit blowing the ice that is trying to grow would be able to get a firm grasp and ...