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Weather: Today – Cloudy with 40% chance of flurries and risk of freezing drizzle. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h this morning. High -1. Wind chill near -8. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy. Risk of freezing drizzle. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -2. Wind chill -5 this evening. News Tidbits: Hydro One Networks Inc. and Chapleau Public ...

We regret to announce the death of Iown Quarrell, at the age of 94 years, on Sunday, January 21, 2024, at Extendicare Kapuskasing. Iown was a warm and caring person who loved to dote on those around her. If you were a guest in Iown’s home, you were sure to be fed good food, homemade baking, and offered a cup ...

To the Citizens of Wawa This is to inform you that the present Cenotaph located in Queen’s Park is in very poor condition  and plans are being made to replace it when funds /materials can be obtained. For security reasons, the plan is to relocate the Cenotaph to the Courtyard of the Michipicoten Memorial Community Centre (MMCC) where cameras and pedestrian traffic ...

There has been an increase of snowmobilers going through the ice on area lakes. The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is reminding snowmobilers to ride safely for an enjoyable winter season. Snowmobiling is one of the joys of a Canadian winter, but not taking the necessary precautions can quickly result in tragedy.   No ice is “safe ice“. Underlying water currents ...

Ladies get your brooms ready and start making plans with your friends for a weekend full of good curling, laughter, and lots of fun! Wawa’s 69th Annual Ladies Curling Bonspiel will be held March 22-24, 2024 at the Michipicoten Memorial Community Centre. The theme this year is GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN. Get your costumes ready for the parade on ...

A rise in propane tank thefts occurring in the Terrace Bay area has the members of the Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment reminding residents to be vigilant.   The Schreiber OPP Detachment has recently seen an increased amount of Theft reports of propane tanks from camping trailers that are stowed away for the winter. Police want to remind the ...

Weather: Today – Cloudy. Wind northeast 20 km/h becoming light this morning. High -5. Wind chill -25 this morning and -9 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy. 60% chance of flurries late this evening and overnight. Risk of freezing drizzle overnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -10 with temperature rising to -2 by morning. Wind ...

Welcome to Dr. Matt Breton who joined the Wawa Family Health Team as of January 1, 2024. Matt obtained his medical degree and completed his family medicine residency at the University of Toronto. He first visited Wawa in 2020 after completing the LSPP Coastal Trail with his partner Janna. Enamored with the landscape, he returned as a resident in 2021 ...

En décembre, des élèves de la 12e année de l’École secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa), accompagné par leurs enseignants, Mme Annette Lytwenko et M. James Stewart, ont pu se rendre à Timmins pour participer à l’activité MineOpportunité. Cette activité, organisée par l’École des mines Goodman de l’Université Laurentienne en partenariat avec MineConnect, a permis aux élèves de découvrir le secteur minier à travers ...

In December, grade 12 students from École secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa), accompanied by their teachers, Annette Lytwenko and James Stewart, travelled to Timmins to take part in the MineOpportunity activity. The event, organized by Laurentian University’s Goodman School of Mines in partnership with MineConnect, offered students the opportunity to discover the mining sector through a game in which they had to ...

The 1st Wawa Scouts in partnership with the OPP and the Wawa Public Library, will be hosting an Antibullying Q & A Session at the library on January 24th, 2024 from 5:30-6:30. OPP Constable Ashley Nickle will be leading the discussion. There will be a display of books that support antibullying for all participants to view. The library will provide ...

Weather: Today – Periods of snow and local blowing snow. Amount 5 cm. Wind southwest 40 km/h gusting to 60 diminishing to 20 gusting to 40 this morning then becoming light this afternoon. High -3. Wind chill -14 this morning and -7 this afternoon. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 30% chance of flurries this evening. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low ...

Algoma Steel Group Inc., a leading Canadian producer of hot and cold rolled steel sheet and plate products, today announced that in the early hours of Saturday, January 20, 2024 there was a collapse of a structure supporting utilities piping at our coke-making plant. There have been no injuries and the Algoma team is managing the occurrence with the safety of ...

Wawa Bus N0004 is delayed by 15 minutes. It serves students going to: École Saint-Joseph (Wawa), École publique l’Escalade (Wawa), St. Augustine French Immersion Catholic School (Wawa), and Sir James Dunn Public School

Jan 22, 2024 at 07:36 The OPP safely located 5-year-old Nakina and arrested mother and driver.   On January 20, 2024, shortly after 7:00 p.m., the Dryden OPP conducted a traffic stop with a westbound silver pick-up truck on Highway 17 in the Town of Dryden. The pick-up truck initially attempted to evade police but eventually later stopped. Police located 5-year-old Nakina ...