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Weather – Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries in the afternoon. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 6. Wind chill near minus 13. UV index 1 or low. Night – Clearing in the evening. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 17. Wind chill minus 12 in the evening and minus 20 overnight. Don’t forget the annual fall ...

This Sunday several Comrades went to Hawk Junction for the annual Hawk remembrance Service. It was nice and sunny and although cool everyone present was again in awe that such a small place had such a rich history when it comes to volunteer soldiers ready to fight for peace and freedom in 2 wars and the Korea action. The usual luncheon was ...

NEW BOOKS ON THE 7 DAY SHELF this week are; “The Shape of Night” by Tess Gerritsen, “Vince Flynn Lethal Agent” by Kyle Mills and “Death in Focus” by Anne Perry. Come on in to the Wawa Public Library and CHECK IT OUT! NEW MOVIES ON THE SHELF this week are; “The Hummingbird Project”, “Wonders of the Universe”, “Category 7” and ...

Weather – Flurries or local snow squalls ending in the afternoon then mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. Local amount 5 to 10 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 2. Wind chill minus 17 in the morning and minus 7 in the afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Night – Partly cloudy with 30 percent chance ...

Snow Squall Watch Pukaskwa Park to Wawa Snow squalls are forecast to continue tonight and will persist through Wednesday. The most intense bands are expected to develop tonight and continue through the day Wednesday. Locally heavy snowfall accumulations near 15 cm per 12 hour period are possible with these snow squalls. Visibility may be suddenly reduced at times in heavy ...

  Kindergarten to grade 8 students at Wawa’s École Saint-Joseph were very motivated to participate in the fifth edition of Northern Lights Ford’s “We Can Eradicate Hunger” initiative. The students rose to the challenge with flying colors. In fact, during the month of October, students collected no less than 803 non-perishable food items! Some students were motivated by the participation ...

  C’est avec entrain que les élèves de la maternelle à la 8e année de l’école élémentaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) ont participé à la 5e édition de l’initiative « Nous pouvons éliminer LA FAIM » de Northern Lights Ford. Les élèves ont relevé le défi avec brio. En effet, pendant le mois d’octobre les élèves ont amassé pas moins de 803 denrées non ...

  La fête de Halloween soulève la passion des élèves et du personnel de l’école Saint-Joseph à Wawa. Sous les directives de M. Kirk Whitlock, enseignant en arts à l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa), les élèves de 4e et 5e année ont fabriqué des signets sur le thème de l’Halloween. Il va sans dire que leurs signets de Frankenstein vont les aider ...

  Halloween is always interesting for students and staff at Wawa’s École Saint-Joseph. Under the direction of Mr. Kirk Whitlock, arts teacher at École Saint-Joseph (Wawa), grade 4 and 5 students made Halloween-themed bookmarks. They were boo-tiful. It goes without saying that their Frankenstein bookmarks will help them devour books!

Municipal Council is holding two meetings tonight a Corporate Planning Committee Meeting, and a Council Meeting tonight, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Corporate Planning Committee Meeting Agenda CALL TO ORDER & NOTE MEMBERS PRESENT REVIEW OF ADDENDUM & APPROVAL OF AGENDA Approval of Agenda ANNOUNCEMENTS / DEPUTATIONS Kresin Engineering – Connecting Link DECLARATION OF PECUNIARY INTEREST AND THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF APPROVAL ...

  Was last night’s beautiful sunset the calm before the storm? Overnight and through today, Environment Canada is calling for flurries or local snow squalls with a total accumulation of 20 centimetres. If you are travelling today be aware of changing weather and road conditions. It may also be time to reexamine your winter traveling kit. One should consider energy ...

The Group Health Centre Trust Fund is thrilled to announce that the 20th Annual Big Wish Lottery (Lic. 11332) has officially launched. This year, to celebrate 20 years of bringing Big Wishes to life, we’re giving away our biggest grand prize yet: $100,000 cash! With only 15,000 tickets printed, and tickets now available online at BigWishLottery.ca, make sure to get ...

Weather – Flurries or local snow squalls. Local amount 10 cm. Wind becoming west 20 km/h gusting to 40 early in the afternoon. High minus 3. Wind chill near minus 13. UV index 1 or low. Night – Flurries or local snow squalls. Local amount 10 cm. Wind west 20 km/h becoming light early in the evening. Low minus 9. ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has saved 102 lives using naloxone, since frontline officers began carrying it in September 2017. The severity of the opioid crisis is evident in the increase of opioid-related overdoses and the number of incidences where officers have had to administer naloxone to save a life. Key statistical information from September 2017 to November 2019 includes: ...

Snow squall watch in effect for: Pukaskwa Park – Wawa Lake Superior Park – Agawa Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay – Searchmont Snow squalls are expected to develop. Under the snow squall bands, visibilities will be significantly reduced due to the heavy snow, and snow will quickly accumulate. The snow squalls are forecast to begin overnight and then persist ...