Local & Area News

There were two new wildland fires discovered in the Northeast Region by late afternoon. Algonquin Park 25 was discovered late this afternoon in the southwest corner of the provincial park, approximately 5 kilometres north of\  Highway 60. It measures 0.1 of a hectare. Sudbury 42 is located approximately 2.5 kilometres south of Whitewater Lake. It is not yet under control ...

Harte Gold is accelerating its plan to bolster the management and board of directors to oversee a continued ramp up of the Sugar Zone Mine. Stephen G. Roman has resigned as President and CEO of the Company. Pending the appointment of a new President and CEO, expected to occur by October 28, 2019, Mr. Roman will serve as Interim CEO ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy. Showers beginning late this morning. Risk of a thunderstorm this afternoon. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 14. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Showers ending this evening then mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm early this evening. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to ...

  A GoFundMe has been launched to help a Wawa man who was seriously injured. “Last week while working out of town Nick had a tree fall and hit him. This resulted in a spinal cord injury and he was unable to move or feel anything from his chest down. He was flown to Sudbury and had to have surgery. ...

Canadians understand the importance of building communities. They have always invested in ways to better connect with each other—from the St. Lawrence Seaway to the national railroad system to the Trans-Canada Highway. Those investments now need to reflect the increasingly digital world. That is why the Honourable Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Rural Economic Development, today announced funding of over $2 million ...

There were no new wildland fires discovered in the Northeast Region by late afternoon. There is a total of 13 active forest fires across the Northeast. The forest fire hazard ranges from low to moderate in the majority of the region, while areas east of North Bay and Kawartha Lakes remain moderate to extreme this afternoon. Deep River, Petawawa and surrounding ...

T.D. SUMMER READING CLUB-The Wawa Public Library T.D. Summer Reading Club has come to an end!  We thank all of the children who came and participated in all the clubs.  We also thank all of wonderful sponsors and donors who continue to help us make our Summer Program a success. Thank you to the Rotary Club of Wawa, Wesdome, Hawk ...

Weather – Cloudy with 70 percent chance of showers. Wind west 30 km/h gusting to 50. High 14. UV index 3 or moderate. Night – Mainly cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers in the evening. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light in the evening. Low 9.   News Tidbits – The heavy rain in the Soo yesterday ...

Three new fires discovered today remain active in the Northeast Region. Algonquin Park 24 measures 0.1 of a hectare and was discovered late this afternoon east of Robitaille Lake. It is not yet under control. North Bay 26 is under control at 0.1 of a hectare. It is located approximately 3 km southeast of Buffalo Rock, near the border between ...

On June 29, 2019, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Detachment responded to a call of found human remains along Highway 17 in the Township of Rabazo. The remains have now been identified as Devin COLLIN, 32-years-old, of Sudbury, Ontario. Investigation has revealed his death to be a homicide. On June 17, 2019, he was reported missing from Sudbury ...

Weather – Showers ending in the afternoon then a mix of sun and cloud with 60 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm late in the morning and in the afternoon. Local amount 10 to 15 mm. Wind southeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming southwest 30 gusting to 50 early in the afternoon. High 19. UV index 3 ...

Organizers and anglers both agree that this year’s Salmon Derby had the best weather possible. The Wawa Salmon Derby Organizing Committee thanked and acknowledged the many organizations, businesses and volunteers that helped to make this year’s derby a great success. A huge thank you went out to the OPP who were first out and last in – making sure that ...

There were five new wildland fires still active by late afternoon on August 25. Six fires are not under control at the time of this update. Pembroke 5 is currently 0.2 of a hectare. The fire is located northeast of Bissett Creek Provincial Park. Wawa 12 is listed at 0.1 of a hectare and is located north of Nimoosh Provincial ...

Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. Becoming cloudy this afternoon. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 this afternoon. High 23. Humidex 26. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers this evening. Showers beginning near midnight. Local amount 10 to 15 mm. Wind southeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light ...

  Saturday was simply gorgeous. The anglers enjoyed a beautiful day of fishing – although some had difficulty catching a fish. Wawa-news heard tales of having dragged their lure through a school of herring in order to hopefully get a large trout that was hunting for food in that school. Others got absolutely nothing, not even a bite. But then ...