Local & Area News

Nov 7, 2025 at 16:25 At 2:28 p.m. this warning ended. Nov 7, 2025 at 06:01 5:40 AM EST Friday 7 November 2025 Special Weather Statement in effect for: Manitouwadge – Hornepayne Accumulating snow today. Total snowfall amounts of 8 to 12 cm. Tapering off late this afternoon or early this evening. Travel may be difficult due to accumulating snow ...

At 3:47 p.m. this warning ended. Nov 7, 2025 at 06:01 5:40 AM EST Friday 7 November 2025 Special Weather Statement in effect for: White River – Dubreuilville Accumulating snow today. Total snowfall amounts of 8 to 12 cm. Tapering off late this afternoon or early this evening. Travel may be difficult due to accumulating snow and reduced visibility at ...

On November 5, 2025, at approximately 11:00 p.m., the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) observed a small red 4-door car operating with no plates at numerous known addresses in Elliot Lake. Police stopped the car a short time afterwards and the driver was spoken to, charged, and vehicle towed. Chrystal RELLINGER, 35-years-old, of Elliot Lake, was charged with: Drive ...

On November 3, 2025, the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested a person with multiple outstanding arrest warrants. Police observed a wanted person operating a small grey Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) and conducted a traffic stop on Hillside Drive South. The driver, who also had a suspended license, was subsequently arrested and the SUV was towed and impounded. Brian ...

Weather: The first winter weather is hitting our area – since last night there have been seveeral incidents that have caused lane closures in the area.: Hwy 631 reduced to one lane in the White River area (Tukanee Lake Road and White River Air Service Base Road) due to a collision. Hwy 17 reduced to one lane in the White ...

Nov 7, 2025 at 06:00 Primary Conditions Secondary Conditions Visibility Drifting Last Updated Region Hwy 101 Shawmere River to Hwy 651 Snow packed Snow covered Good No 2025-11-07 05:43 NER – Chapleau – 87 Hwy 101 Hwy 651 to Wawa Bare and wet road Snow covered Fair No 2025-11-07 05:43 NER – Wawa – 85 Hwy 129 Thessalon to Hinckler ...

The Wawa Christmas Hamper Fund is launching their annual holiday hamper program for families within our communities that need a helping hand. This year, it is our intent to do what we do best in Wawa – come together as a community to support each other. For over 60 years we have been operating this program through our charitable organization. ...

O God, Our Help: at the Cenotaph: O God, our help in ages past, you are our hope in years to come. We gather today to remember the Canadians who paid with their lives – in world wars, in Korea, in Afghanistan, and on peace-keeping missions – for the freedom we enjoy. We give thanks for all the service people, ...

  Congratulations to Karlyne Andersen of Wawa who won $1,000 in September on the Split the Pot Lottery early bird draw. “I began playing Split the Pot to support our local hospital through the Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation. It feels especially good to be a winner!” Everyone benefits when they play Split the Pot Lottery! The Lady Dunn Health ...

On Monday, October 20, 2025, at approximately 5:50 p.m., members of the Superior East OPP detachment conducted a traffic stop on Churchill Ave in the Town of Wawa. A breath test was completed using an Approved Screening Device (ASD), resulting in a FAIL. The driver was arrested and transported to Wawa Detachment for further testing. As a result, Jeffrey FLORIA, ...

On Monday October 27, 2025, at approximately 11:50 a.m., members from the Superior East OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) with assistance from the OPP’s Emergency Response Team (ERT), conducted a traffic stop on Mission Road in the Town of Wawa in relation to a suspected prohibited driver. The driver was arrested, and during a search, police located over $2,500 ...

On November 3, 2025, the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested a person with multiple outstanding arrest warrants. Police observed a wanted person operating a small grey Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) and conducted a traffic stop on Hillside Drive South. The driver, who also had a suspended license, was subsequently arrested and the SUV was towed and impounded. Brian ...

Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h late this morning. High plus 3. Wind chill -7 this morning. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Becoming cloudy late this evening then periods of snow changing to periods of rain mixed with snow before morning. Local snowfall amount 2 cm. Wind south 20 km/h ...

If you remember, the Screen for Life Coach from Thunder Bay stopped providing services to the Wawa and surrounding area in 2024.  In response, a group of women took on the task of finding a way to get women their mammograms until we can get a Coach back in Wawa so women don’t have to travel. Well it finally happened! ...

The Ontario Autism Coalition (OAC) is warning that Bill 33 would give Ontario’s Ministry of Education sweeping powers to take control of local school boards—silencing communities and eroding families’ ability to advocate for students with special education needs. If enacted, Bill 33 would allow the Minister to assume “supervision” of boards, for any reason, with no investigation, thereby sidelining elected ...