Local & Area News

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 ...

The United Church Women of First United Church – Wawa requests that all donations for the next Thrift Shop not be brought to the Church at this time. People are unable to access the Church and sort the donations. Sincerely, Freda Gatz – Chairperson of United Church Women

Due to the current and impending COVID-19 pandemic, we will be making temporary changes in the way we deliver your care.  Our goal is to minimize potential exposure to as many people as possible, while freeing up resources to attend to those who require urgent care.   Starting immediately: we will no longer be booking routine appointments (including routine physicals, ...

En raison de la pandémie actuelle et imminente du COVID-19, nous apportons des changements temporaires à la manière dont nous vous dispensons des soins.  Notre objectif est de réduire au maximum l’exposition potentielle d’un plus grand nombre de personnes possible, tout en libérant des ressources pour nous occuper de ceux qui ont besoin de soins urgents.   Dès à présent : ...

12:09 PM EDT Wednesday 18 March 2020 Special weather statement in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Marathon – Schreiber Nipigon – Rossport Geraldton – Longlac – Caramat Manitouwadge – Hornepayne Nakina – Aroland – Pagwa Beardmore – Jellicoe – Macdiarmid Significant snowfall expected Thursday into Thursday night. An approaching low pressure system will track over ...

In light of the current COVID-19 situation, the Foundation will be temporarily suspending Catch the Ace and will be revisiting the situation on March 31, 2020.  When the Catch the Ace resumes, it will pick up from where we left off and continue as usual with our Week #11. The Foundation would like to remind everyone to be socially responsible ...

Over the years since Algoma Ore closed Wawa has been changing into a quiet, rural town. However, with the social distancing restrictions placed upon the community by the risks of spreading COVID-19; Wawa is looking like a ghost town. Behind the scenes though there is lots of activity. Wawa residents have been using social media to reach out and help, ...

The congregation welcomes everyone to Worship at First United Church.  Services are held on Sunday at 11:00 a.m.  If anyone has a question or concern please leave a message on the answering machine at the Church 705-856-2926. The Easter Cross of Lights will again be placed above the front door of our Church.  If you wish to purchase a bulb in ...

Weather – Increasing cloudiness. 40 percent chance of flurries late this afternoon. Wind becoming south 20 km/h this afternoon. High minus 1. Wind chill minus 16 this morning and minus 7 this afternoon. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Wind south 20 km/h. Low minus 4. Wind chill near minus 10. ...

Mar 18, 2020 at 06:21 Late Tuesday, March 17th, 2020, Algoma Public Health confirmed the first positive case of COVID-19 in the Algoma region. A woman in her 50s returned to Algoma on March 15, 2020 from the United States.  She developed respiratory symptoms and notified Algoma Public Health (APH) on March 16, 2020. APH facilitated EMS transportation to Sault Area Hospital ...

Confederation College will close all of its buildings at all campuses effective 8:00 p.m. today, March 17, 2020. Contact information for key departments is listed at the end of this update. Students in residenceare encouraged to go home if they are able Students who cannot leave residence and have meal plans will be supportedwith continued food service with new provisions ...

On March 15, 2020, members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a domestic dispute in Wawa. As a result of the investigation, a 34-year-old person, from Wawa, was arrested and charged with the following: Uttering Threats – Cause Death or Bodily Harm, contrary to section 264.1(1)(a) of the Criminal Code (CC). The accused ...

On March 13, 2020, at approximately 11:00 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a domestic dispute in Chapleau. As a result of the investigation, a 26-year-old person, from Chapleau, was arrested and charged with the following: Assault – Spousal, contrary to section 266 of the Criminal Code (CC). The accused was ...

On March 15, 2020, at approximately 2:55 a.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to a single motor vehicle collision on Churchill Avenue in Wawa. While speaking with the driver, officers detected the odour of an alcoholic beverage emanating from the driver’s breath. The driver provided a breath sample into an Approved ...

75 years ago at the moment of waiting to see our liberators, more V1 and V2 flying bombs and rockets were fired of into the sky. A lot of them did not make it far and went down on the anxious civilians. Dutch boys and men were picked up in the streets to build defensive trenches and fortifications. I hope everyone is ...