Local & Area News

The Wawa Ladies Curling League would like to thank the following individuals and businesses/organizations who contributed to the success of our 70th Annual Ladies Curling Bonspiel held on March 21-23, 2025. Alamos Gold Inc., Red Pine Exploration Inc.,Wawa-news.com, North of 17 Restaurant, Northern Lights Ford, Kerry Funeral Home, Fenlon’s Pharmacy, PDQ Signs, Mission Motors of Wawa, Judy Page Moore-Catering, SKN ...

The Wawa Ladies 70th Annual Curling Bonspiel was a success! Teams and players from Thunder Bay, Hornepayne, White River, Chapleau, Sault Ste. Marie, Blind River, Sudbury, and London made the trip to Wawa. 32 teams brought us back to the 70’s and put on a great parade performance on Friday night. Throughout the weekend there were many laughs, great calibre ...

Weather: Today – Cloudy with 40% chance of light snow early this morning and risk of freezing drizzle. Clearing this morning. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40. High +1. Wind chill -15 this morning. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – Increasing cloudiness early this evening. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40. Low -9. Wind chill -17 overnight. ...

Mar 29, 2025 at 02:50 The highway has been opened. Mar 28, 2025 at 20:29 Highway 17 has been closed due to poor weather conditions. The highway is closed between Wawa and the Jct of 17/563 at Batchawana. Wawa-news has been made aware of a single vehicle rollover just south of the Jct of 17/Hwy 556 (Ranger Lake Road), and ...

Mixed Curling is divided into two (2) Sections of (8) games each. First Section Winners: Team TERRIS – First Team BUCKELL – Second Second Section Winners: Team BUCKELL – First Team FAHRER – Second Team RAINVILLE – Second (There is a tie for Second.) Mixed Curling thanks all of the players for a great season.

The Wawa Men’s Curling Season is complete for the 2024/25 season. Regular Season Standings: Champions – Team Tom Terris Second – Team Tom Fahrer Playoff Standings: Champions – Team Joe McCoy Second  – Team Tom Terris Third – Ron Hale

The Wawa Ladies Curling Season is complete for the 2024/25 season. RANK WINS G.P. LESCHISHIN, Barb 1 16 18 BUSSINEAU, Denise 2 14 18 SWITZER, Anya 2 14 18 TAVELLA, Debbie 4 13 18 MATHIAS, Danette 5 12 18 BONITZKE, Wendy 6 11 18 SPENCER, Diane 7 8 18 CHIUPKA, Lorna 7 8 18 TREMBLAY, Cheryl 7 8 18 AMOS, ...

Weather: Snowfall Warning in Effect Today – Cloudy. 30% chance of flurries early this morning. Snow beginning this morning. Amount 5 to 10 cm. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 late this morning. High -2. Wind chill -13 this morning and -8 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Snow at times heavy. Amount 10 cm. ...

11:20 AM EDT Friday 28 March 2025 Weather Advisory in effect for: Marathon – Schreiber Winter weather travel advisory in effect for today. What: Total snowfall accumulations of 7 to 15 cm. Reduced visibility in areas of heavier snow. Difficult travel conditions. When: Tapering off tonight. Snow associated with a low pressure system is expected to affect areas north of ...

On March 20, 2025, at approximately 12:11 p.m., the Sault Ste. Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police responded to a request for a well-being check at a residence on Bye’s Side Road in Goulais River. Investigation revealed multiple incidents of intimate partner violence, both current and historical, involving the same individuals. As a result, a 33-year-old from Goulais River ...

A collision on Highway 17 east of the city has resulted in multiple charges for one individual. On March 18, 2025, at approximately 7:09 a.m., officers with the Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Provincial Police were notified of a single vehicle collision on Highway 17B in Garden River First Nation. Officers attended the scene and located a heavily damaged pickup truck, ...

NEW BOOKS on the 7- Day Shelf this week is “Bonded in Death” by J.D. Robb, “Good Dirt” by Charmaine Wilkerson, “The Fury of the Gods” by John Gwynne and “Careless People: a cautionary tale of power, greed, and lost idealism” by Sarah Wynn-Williams. En Français, nous avons “Vous parler de mon fils” par Philippe Besson. Come on in and ...

Weather: Significant snowfall with a spring storm is expected to begin Friday afternoon Today – Flurries ending near noon then clearing. Local blowing snow this morning. Local amount 2 cm. Wind becoming northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 early this morning then light early this afternoon. Temperature falling to -5 this afternoon. Wind chill -8 this afternoon. UV index 3 ...

On March 21, 2024, at approximately 12:30 p.m., the superintendent of the apartment complex reported an incident that occurred the evening prior, around 9:30 p.m. A tenant walking their dog at the rear of the complex heard a second-floor window break. The superintendent further reported that two additional windows in the same apartment were shattered, along with multiple holes in ...

Suddenly at his home on Sunday, March 16, 2025, at the age of 67. Partner of Laurie Lacasse. Good friends to Esther and Lynn. Ken was kind, generous, loyal and caring. He was passionate about his Indigenous culture. He enjoyed fishing and hunting in Hawk Junction in his younger days. Ken will be missed dearly. As per Ken’s wishes, there will ...