Local & Area News

The First Annual Ice Candle – Celebration Day was yesterday. The forecasted storm did not come early and frustrate the efforts of many volunteers and municipal staff as they placed and lit over 175 ice candles at Woodland Cemetery. The lighting of ice candles to remember those who have passed is not a new tradition. In Finland, this is a ...

Special weather statement in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake Gogama – Foleyet Snow, ice pellets and risk of freezing rain expected. A significant mix of wintry precipitation is expected over much of Northern Ontario today into Monday, including snow, ice pellets and a risk of freezing rain. Total snow and ice ...

Weather – Cloudy. Snow mixed with ice pellets beginning this morning. Snow and ice pellet amount 5 cm. Wind becoming northeast 30 km/h gusting to 50 this morning. High minus 2. Wind chill near minus 10. Tonight – Snow mixed with ice pellets changing to freezing drizzle and flurries this evening. Snow and ice pellet amount 2 cm. Wind east ...

3:52 PM EST Saturday 28 December 2019 Special weather statement in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Winter storm Sunday into Monday. An intense low pressure system is expected to bring a significant mix of wintry precipitation to much of northern Ontario Sunday into Monday, including snow, ice pellets and freezing rain. Some areas may see ...

  On December 13th, despite the cold, Broadway Avenue and Mission Road was lined with vehicles with people staying warm inside waiting for the 2nd Annual Wawa Christmas Parade to begin. A cruiser from the SE OPP – Wawa detachment lead the festivities.   At the end was one of the Wawa Fire Department’s fire trucks. In between were floats, ...

Environment Canada continues to warn of a major winter storm expected to begin Sunday and continue into Monday. “An intense low pressure system is expected to bring a significant mix of wintry precipitation to much of northern Ontario Sunday into Monday, including snow, ice pellets and freezing rain. Some areas may see rain as well. Significant ice accumulation may be possible ...

Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. Wind southwest 20 km/h. High plus 2. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low minus 7. Wind chill minus 5 this evening and minus 10 overnight. A Special Weather Statement is still in effect regarding a major winter storm that is ...

  The Wawa Fire Department was called to a vehicle fire in the parking lot of Northern Lights Ford late this afternoon.   A pickup truck was fully engulfed when the firefighters arrived. They quickly worked on the fire to keep it from spreading to the vehicle beside it. It took the firefighters about 45 minutes to extinguish the fire.  

On December 25, 2019, at approximately 5:00 a.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a motor vehicle collision on Highway 101 approximately 50 kilometers east of Chapleau, Ontario. While speaking with the driver, an odour of alcohol was detected emanating from their breath. The driver subsequently provided a breath sample into an Approved ...

Angus Ventures Inc. is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with Talisker Gold Corp. pursuant to which it will acquire a 100% interest in the Wawa Properties of Talisker, including its option earn-in properties, for $600,000 in cash and the issuance of 4,000,000 common shares of Angus. The Wawa Properties are located within the prolific Mishibishu Lake ...

Today is the 31st Annual John Haight Hockey Tournament. Games begin at 9 a.m. with the Old Timers facing off against the other Old Timers. Come out and enjoy some hockey today. 9:00 Old Timers vs Old Timers 10:00 Ladies vs Ladies 11:00 Morden vs Case 12:00 Carruthers vs Jean 1:00 Old Timers vs Old Timers 2:00 Ladies vs Ladies 3:00 ...

5:20 AM EST Friday 27 December 2019 Special weather statement in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Agawa – Lake Superior Park Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for a large swath of Northern Ontario. A major winter storm is expected for Sunday into Monday. An intense low pressure system is expected to bring a ...

Weather – Flurries. Risk of freezing drizzle this morning. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind becoming west 20 km/h gusting to 40 near noon. Temperature falling to minus 2 this afternoon. Wind chill minus 8 this afternoon. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low minus 3. Wind chill near minus 8. ...

Dec 27, 2019 at 2:17 Highway is open. Dec 26, 2019 at 15:51 Hwy 631 is closed between Hornepayne and the Junction at Highway 11 due to deteriorating weather conditions.

4:04 PM EST Thursday 26 December 2019 Special weather statement in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Agawa – Lake Superior Park Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake Gogama – Foleyet Elliot Lake – Ranger Lake Manitouwadge – Hornepayne Significant mixed precipitation Sunday into Monday. An intense low pressure system is expected to bring a significant mix of ...