Local & Area News

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 ...

If you are a senior, an adult recovering from an illness, or a physically or mentally challenged individual, then you qualify for the Canadian Red Cross Meals on Wheels program.  Do you find it a challenge to drive or walk to the grocery store for regular shopping trips?  Is the constant cleaning up after cooking just one meal getting to ...

89 Players 1st FLIGHT: Ron Rody, Chris Buckell, Dave Hall- 5 under par 31 2nd FLIGHT: Mike Belanger, Danny Mathias, Frank McRae-3 under par 33 3rdFLIGHT: Glen Williams, Gary Mercier, Rod Lamming-1 under par 35 4th FLIGHT: Tyler Poulin, Gilles Pelletier, Tyler Pelletier–even par 36 5th FLIGHT: Eric Mitrikas, Tony Thomas Scott Robinson– 1 over par 37 6th FLIGHT: Jeff ...

There were three new wildland fires discovered by late afternoon on August 24. North bay 20 is listed at 0.2 of a hectare and is located southeast of Solace Provincial Park. Sudbury 38 is 0.1 of a hectare and is located near Washagami Lake. Chapleau 11 is currently 0.2 of a hectare. This fire is located southeast of Rush Lake. ...

Weather – Mainly sunny. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind becoming south 20 km/h this afternoon. High 22. Humidex 25. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – A few clouds. Wind south 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low 14. News Tidbits – Spaceweather.com is predicting the possibility of Northern Lights for Tuesday evening.

  The annual Wawa Salmon Derby was off to a good start yesterday with lots of anglers out in the bay for the first day of fishing. 15 Lake Trout and 20 Salmon were brought in to be weighed by the day’s end. Organizers are pleased with the turnout and hope that the good weather continues. At this time it ...

  The cleanup looks to be nearly complete at the scene of a tractor trailer collision just north of Rabbit Blanket Lake (30 km south of Wawa). There may be some minor traffic delays to day as the cleanup continues. Please drive with care.

There were two new wildland fires discovered by late afternoon on August 23. North Bay 19 is being held at 0.1 of a hectare and is located west of highway 11 near Jumping Cariboo Lake. Kempville 1 is under control at 0.1 of a hectare. This fire is located southwest of Arnprior near White Lake. At the time of this ...

Ontario Northland will be providing savings options for customers by introducing new pricing structures on all passenger travel effective September 4th, 2019. There will be two types of fare options available, a firm ticket and a flex ticket giving customers the option to choose what suits their travel needs. “We’re excited to launch this new pricing structure,” says Tracy MacPhee, ...

Aug 24, 2019 at 07:58 Weather – Mainly sunny. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 20. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – A few clouds. Low 8. Marine – Strong wind warning in effect. Wind light increasing to southeast 15 knots early this evening and to southeast 20 Sunday evening. Waves one-half metre or less building to one early ...

On August 21, 2019, at approximately 11:40 p.m., a member of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting routine patrols in Wawa, Ontario. The officer observed a minivan on Mission Road and proceeded to query the licence plate of the vehicle. A traffic stop was initiated after the query revealed that the vehicle was reported stolen a ...

  A tractor trailer in the ditch just north of Rabbit Blanket Lake has caused traffic delays for several days while everything gets cleaned up. This has been a combined effort from various services to remove the load from the transport, the transport and broken guardposts.  

There were two new forest fires discovered by late afternoon on August 22. Algonquin Park 18 is listed at 0.1 of a hectare. The fire is located near Round Island Lake. Bancroft 12 is being held at 0.1 of a hectare and is located southwest of Bon Echo Provincial Park. At the time of this update, there are six other ...