Local & Area News

Weather: Today – Showers ending this morning then clearing. Risk of a thunderstorm this morning. Fog patches dissipating near noon. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light this morning. Wind becoming south 40 gusting to 60 this afternoon. High 21. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers and risk of ...

May 15, 2025 at 12:27 There were no new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region yesterday. There are 4 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region: one is under control, one is being held and two are not yet under control but FireRanger crews are making good progress with fire suppression. The fire hazard is predominantly moderate to high ...

Passed away peacefully at the F.J. Davey Home in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario on December 2, 2024, at the age of 91. Wife of the late Peter Lusko and the late Gerald Tait. Loving mother of Patrick (Karen), Brenda (Michael), Dorothy and the late James Tait. Grandmother of Jim (Shannon), Jeff (Jody), Crystal, Kari (Ben), Ryan (Catherine). Great Grandmother of ...

May 14, 2025 at 10:05 At this time Dubreuilville Broadband is currently experiencing an issue with one of their core routers, which is affecting our service. Efforts are underway to resolve the matter; however, we do not have an estimated timeframe for resolution at this time. We apologize for any incovenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding and patience ...

Superior Children’s Centre Wawa EarlyON Child & Family Centre invite you again this year to come out and participate in our annual Family Colour Run celebrating Pride. Our day begins at 11:30 am on Saturday, June 14th, till 2 pm at the Wawa beachfront. Last year, even with the inclement weather, we had many Wawaites attend, and it’s our hope ...

Weather: Today – Cloudy with 30% chance of showers this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Fog patches near Lake Superior late this morning and this afternoon. High 21. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – Cloudy with 30% chance of showers. Fog patches near Lake Superior early this evening. Fog patches developing this evening. Low 11. Thusday – Cloudy ...

  A GoFundMe has been launched to assist Richard Delguidice who was in a motorcycle collision at the end of Wawa Lake on Highway 101. According to the campaign launched by his friend Alex, Richard pulled over on a soft shoulder at Ghost Lake, when the shoulder gave out and made the bike roll on top of him multiple times, ...

May 13, 2025 at 16:57 The weather is beautiful, and everyone is anxious to go outside and enjoy the outdoors! However, there are some precautions one should take: file a ‘flight plan’, be sure to tell someone the “exact location and duration” of your outing, and update them of your current location have some kind of communication device, and test ...

May 13, 2025 at 08:00 Mustang Sally will be performing at a Community Concert tonight, May 13th, 7-9 pm at Michipicoten High School. Admittance will be by silver collection as the monies will be used to support Student Nutrition Program. Prepare to be transported to a world of imagination and wonder as Mustang Sally proudly presents Livin’ the Dream—a spellbinding ...

Red Pine Exploration Inc. is pleased to announce initial results of its near-surface drilling program focused on evaluating the potential of an open pit operation in two areas of the Jubilee Shear (See press release announced May 8, 2025). This drilling is a portion of the ongoing, fully funded 25,000 metres (“m”) drill program at the Wawa Gold Project, Ontario. ...

Three new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northeast Region today (as of 19:45 Monday afternoon). Chapleau 3 is located east of highway 129 near the shore of Mather Lake. It is being held at 0.3 of a hectare. One FireRanger crew is assigned and a belly tanker helicopter dropped water onto the wildland fire this afternoon. Sudbury 6 measures ...

Weather: Today – Sunny. High 24. Humidex 26. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – Clear this evening and after midnight then partly cloudy with 30% chance of showers or drizzle overnight. Fog patches developing overnight. Low 13. Wednesday – A mix of sun and cloud with 30% chance of showers or drizzle. Fog patches dissipating in the morning. ...

May 12, 2025 at 15:41 Members of the Wawa Fire Department were called to Mckinley Avenue to extinguish a small grass fire that started because of a downed power line. Fans were used to ventilate the residence. OPP conducted traffic control for the area. Algoma Power is reporting that there are 15 customers without power at this time – with ...

Passed away peacefully at the Lady Dunn Health Centre on Sunday December 1, 2024 at the age of 90 years. Beloved wife of the late Donald Mitchell. Loving mother of Wayne Mitchell, Doug Mitchell (Doris), Debbie Tavella (late John)  and Carole Mousseau (Mike). Cherished grandmother of Darcy Mitchell (Sarah), Jason Mitchell (Whitney), Jennifer Mitchell, Christie Ross (Ian), Mandy Tavella (Simon Gillespie), Sheri ...

May 12, 2025 at 08:09 Four new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northeast Region on Sunday, May 11. North Bay 3 was confirmed early Sunday afternoon on Elliot Island which is located on the French River. The 1.3 hectare fire is under control. Sudbury 4 is located east of highway 69 near the Hartley Bay Road exit and west ...