Local & Area News

Weather – Periods of snow and local blowing snow ending near noon then clearing. Amount 2 cm. Wind north 30 km/h gusting to 50. High minus 8. Wind chill minus 21 this morning and minus 15 this afternoon. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – A few clouds. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 21. Wind chill minus 16 ...

  We’ve all heard the saying that it takes a village to raise a child. It also takes a community to help slow the spread of the COVID 19 virus! The Wawa Physicians would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our community members who have been supporting efforts to help limit the spread of this virus. Social distancing can be ...

On March 18, 2020, members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a break and enter occurrence at a residence on Cherry Street in Chapleau. The break and enter occurred at some point between February 13 and March 18, 2020. The following items were stolen from the residence: 9mm GIRSAN pistol Garmin 64S GPS Approximately ...

On March 18, 2020, at approximately 4:00 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a disturbance at an address on Highway 17 in White River Township. As a result of the investigation, Sakatawayo MATTHEWS, a 23-year-old, from Timmins, was arrested and charged with the following: Mischief Under $5000, contrary to section 430(4) ...

On March 2, 2020, at approximately 12:15 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to a domestic dispute in Hornepayne. Officers attended the scene, but the suspect had fled prior to their arrival. On March 18, 2020, the accused turned himself into police. As a result of the investigation, a 29-year-old person, from ...

Due to the pandemic Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the constantly changing updates and directives from all levels of government, the OFSC is taking proactive measures to support efforts to reduce the spread of this worldwide pandemic. These are unprecedented times and like many other responsible businesses we are taking the necessary steps to ensure the safety of you, your families, our ...

Please be advised that Michipicoten’s Chief and Council are taking all necessary precautions to keep our citizens, staff and guests safe as the CQVID-19 pandemic evolves. First and foremost, there are no current presumptive or confirmed cases of COVID-19 within Michipicoten First Nation. Due to the CQVID-19 (corona virus), all Michipicoten programs and meetings are cancelled until further notice. Michipicoten’s Administrative, Health Centre, ...

Snowfall warning in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Snow, heavy at times, today into tonight. Snow will become heavy at times today and continue into this evening before tapering off on Friday. Total snowfall amounts of 10 to 20 cm are expected by the time the snow comes to an end. Be prepared to adjust ...

Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, and Jeff Yurek, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, issued the following update on Ontario Parks operations in response to COVID-19 developments:   “As COVID-19 continues to quickly evolve, we want to ensure public safety and the well-being of our visitors and staff in Ontario’s provincial parks. In order to assist ...

Weather – Cloudy. Periods of light snow beginning this morning then changing to snow at times heavy mixed with rain this afternoon. Snowfall amount 5 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. High plus 2. Wind chill minus 8 this morning. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Snow at times heavy. Amount 10 cm. Wind becoming north 20 km/h gusting ...

The Beer Store is reducing store hours and pausing recycling until March 31 to enhance efforts to protect employees and customers. As we continue to closely monitor COVID-19, the Beer Store will reduce store hours to 10am to 7pm, Monday through Saturday, as of March 19th. Stores that operate from 10am to 6pm are unaffected. Sunday hours remain unchanged. All ...

The Federal Government has announced a package of supports for people in this crisis. I have pasted in a summary below. More details will be needed but it appears to address some of the income insecurity and small business supports that people have been asking for. The official NDP response is added in below. The legislature is coming back on ...

LDHC is closely monitor the corona virus pandemic and would like to provide an update to our communities on the status of access to our facility, as well as our programs and services.   Visitation – Restricted visitation continues to be  in effect. Only one to two people visiting patients or residents who are very ill or requiring end-of-life care, or ...

First United Church – Wawa will be closed until further notice due to the Covid 19 virus. Thank-you. Kaireen Morrison Official Board Chairperson

Although the Derby Board (Scott, Shayne, Michelle, Garth, Rob, Gayle and Anne) prepare for months for the Derby, it is the participation of community-minded volunteers that actually make the Derby such a success. The Oxford dictionary defines a “volunteer” as “a person who freely offers to take part in an enterprise or undertake a task”, and without these volunteers, the Derby simply could ...