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 “A Testimony Of Love,”written by Wawa resident, Danni Peters, has been nominated for a 2020 Author Academy Award, an honor bestowed for literary merit and publishing excellence in the writing and publishing industry. Her novel is up for an award in the Children’s and Middle Grade Category. Testimony of Love is about a young boy who accidentally discovers a chest in ...

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 ...

Angus Ventures Inc. has filed a technical report for their Golden Sky Project which is located immediately between the Eagle River underground mine and the Mishi open pit mine of Wesdome. The Golden Sky Project hosts the near-surface Dorset Gold Zone, which contains an historic estimated resource (using a 0.50 g Au/t cut-off) consisting of an indicated resource of 40,000 ounces ...

Environment Canada is warning of a significant snowfall expected tonight through Thursday night for an area ranging from Nipigon to Wawa/Dubreuilville. The snow is expected to begin tonight with amounts of 5 to 10 cm. Thursday morning the snow will lessen, however it may change to some rain as temperatures warm to just above freezing. By late afternoon Thursday, temperatures ...

It is good to once again have the opportunity to thank a lot of people who have been helping to get the lift installed at the Branch for our elderly and handicapped citizens. Government of Canada, Terry Anne Strevey. Wawa EDC, Maury O’Neil, Jessie Labonte, Shaw Mohamed. Municipality of Wawa, Mayor Ron Rody, and Council, Kevin Sabourin. A1 Signs, Jim Aquino ...

Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. Wind up to 15 km/h. High zero. Wind chill minus 17 this morning. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Cloudy. Snow beginning near midnight. Amount 5 cm. Wind south 20 km/h. Low minus 3. Wind chill near minus 9. Special Weather Statement – Significant snowfall expected tonight through Thursday night. Snowfall ...

On February 2, 2020, officers from the Sault Ste. Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Algoma Ambulance Service responded to a residence in Echo Bay in regards to two persons in distress. Once on scene, a 41 year-old was located deceased inside the residence. As a result of this ongoing investigation, members of the Sault Ste. Marie Ontario ...

Pamela Showan of Thessalon revealed words that meant she won a $50,000 top prize in “Instant Crossword” purchased at Thessalon’s ValuMart. “I could see the number of words I was getting and thought I might win $1,000,” she shared, while at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto to pick up her cheque. “I cheered and paced around my living room and texted ...

Environment Canada is warning that significant snow is expected Wednesday night into Thursday. Snowfall amounts of 15cm are possible in a region spanning Wawa/Dubreuilville to Nipigon. A low pressure system moving into northwestern Ontario Wednesday night will bring potentially significant snowfall to the region. Snowfall is expected to begin overnight on Wednesday and continue until Thursday evening.

Team Rank Wins GP TERRIS, Tom 1 13 15 FAHRER, Tom 2 12 16 LESCHISHIN, Mark 3 11 16 McCOY, Joe 4 8 16 MITRIKAS, Erik 5 6 15 RODY Ron 6 5 16 TERRIS, Travis – ESC 7 4 15 BUMSTEAD, Aaron 8 3 15 Please be reminded that there is no curling on March 16th – Happy March ...

  The Kindergarten students at Sir James Dunn had a very special afternoon last week. Ms. McCoy and Ms. Collins visited our classroom to help us learn about being a chef. We saw all kinds of tools used in a kitchen and got to guess what they were for. We got a few of them right, but items like a ...

Weather – Clearing early this morning. Wind northeast 20 km/h becoming light this morning. High minus 3. Wind chill minus 23 this morning and minus 7 this afternoon. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – A few clouds. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 14. Wind chill minus 9 this evening and minus 17 overnight.   News Tidbits – ...

  The 2020 Wawa Ice Fishing Derby has come and gone, aided by the hands of many volunteers. The weather was beautiful, with highs of 4C on Saturday and 8.6C on Sunday. Robert Case was the lucky winner of the Registration Prize of $30,000, and Chris Fournier won a free entry in the 2021 Wawa Ice Fishing Derby. For the Early ...

There are a limited number of dinner tickets available for the Wawa Ladies Bonspiel dinner catered by Judy Page.  Please contact Jamie Kusic at 705-852-0742 or Barb Leschishin at 705-856-7466.  The deadline for reserving a ticket is March 14, 2020.

Environment Canada has issued a freezing rain warning for the following areas: Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Elliot Lake – Ranger Lake Blind River – Thessalon This afternoon periods of rain are expected to change into freezing rain, and then changing to brief periods of freezing drizzle or snow overnight. Environment ...