Local & Area News

The 38th Annual Wawa Salmon Derby is a go! This year’s Derby will be held August 21st – 23rd. There are some changes this year though. This year is a Salmon Derby only, monetary prizes will be awarded for the top ten salmon caught only – no lake trout. The Grand Prize for the largest salmon caught is $3,000. As ...

The Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation (LDHCF) and the community of Wawa were having great fun with the Catch the Ace Fundraiser with ten winners! However, things were brought to a standstill with COVID-19. With the Algoma District now in Phase 3, the LDHCF will conclude the Catch the Ace campaign with a “Must Go Draw”. Tickets will be sold ...

July 30th is the United Nations World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. The Ontario Native Women’s Association (ONWA) wants to end human trafficking by breaking the silence. Learn about what human trafficking is and what it looks like in our community. Have the difficult conversations. Rise up. Break the silence. Human trafficking is a global issue, but one that is ...

This is the Civic Holiday Weekend, and the OPP will be watching for speeders, safety restraint use, distracted driving, impaired drivers, and other moving violations on our roadways, trails and waterways during this high traffic volume period. Another focus is Ontario’s “Move Over” law. Section 159(2) and (3) of the Ontario Highway Traffic Act requires drivers to slow down and ...

Weather – Increasing cloudiness this morning. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 22. Humidex 26. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Fog patches developing near midnight. Low 12. Marine Forecast – Wind northwest 10 knots becoming light near midnight. Wind light Friday. Waves one half metre or less. Fog patches dissipating near noon. Fog patches reforming overnight. ...

The freshly repainted sign looks good and we thank Comrade Jim Aquino for the professional job he did. Yes, the Legion is open again and we hope that soon we will be able to have our Ladies Auxiliary dish up some good meals, and maybe soon a Fish Fry or Wing Ding. I am sure just to get back to ...

July is quickly drawing to a close but don’t be sad…that just means we’re kicking into high gear with some Club run tournaments and events!! So grab a drink, take a few minutes to relax and read on MacBeth! Let’s have a little review of the month that was and pay tribute to everyone who has braved the elements and ...

It is the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost. Although we cannot meet for Worship together you may like to read the Scriptures for August 02, 2020. Genesis 32: 22-31 Jacob wrestles with God. Psalm 17: 1-7, 15 Guard me as the apple of your eye. Romans 9 1-5 I am speaking the truth in Christ. Matthew 14: 13-21 Feeding more than ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 20. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Partly cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers early this evening. Fog patches developing near midnight. Low 12. Marine Forecast – Wind northwest 10 knots increasing to northwest 15 this afternoon then diminishing to northwest 10 ...

Argonaut Gold Inc. has announced results from the Phase Two of their current drill campaign. They are drilling below the proposed pit to further define possible ore zones. 54 diamond drill holes (34,852 metres of drilling) were completed in Phase 1 & Phase 2. “The Phase One program discovered a number of high-grade veins and Phase Two of the program ...

On July 24, 2020 at 11:05 p.m., members from the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service (NAPS) were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) spot check at the intersection of Monk Street and Pine Street in Chapleau. Officers observed a vehicle swerve into the oncoming lane as it was approaching them ...

Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. 40 percent chance of showers this afternoon with risk of a thunderstorm. High 19. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Partly cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers this evening with risk of a thunderstorm. Fog patches developing after midnight. Low 13. Marine Forecast – Wind west 15 knots diminishing to west ...

A selection of highlights from this video.   David has finished converting and uploading his late great uncle Aatto’s 8mm film footage of Wawa and surrounding areas to YouTube. He explains that Aatto was a resident of Wawa in the 1960’s. “He filmed many community events, sporting events and some footage of visiting people.   Aatto never got married.   Based on ...

Au moment où j’écris la chronique de cette semaine, assis ici, dans mon bureau de Queen’s Park, c’est le jour après que les conservateurs ont déclaré les vacances d’été de l’Assemblée législative de l’Ontario. Pour la deuxième fois seulement de ma carrière, je me suis retrouvé à la Chambre pendant les mois d’été. Cependant, je ne le regrette en aucun ...

As I write this week’s column, sitting here in my Queen’s Park office, it’s the day after the Conservatives declared the summer recess of the Ontario Legislature.  For only the second time in my career, I found myself in the House during the summer months.  However, I do not regret this in any way.  There is no doubt that the ...