Local & Area News

Weather – Mainly sunny. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40 late this morning. High 16. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight Partly cloudy. Wind south 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low 9.   Did you know? The Wawa Goose Seniors Club has teamed up with the Wawa Public Library to ...

Oct 7, 2019 @ 18:42 Today, Genesee & Wyoming Canada Inc. (GWCI), the parent company of Huron Central Railway Inc. (HCRY), issued the following statement on the future of the rail line: “For the last few years, we have worked diligently with elected officials in Toronto and Ottawa and a dedicated team of local leaders to develop a long-term strategy ...

There were no new fires discovered by mid-afternoon on October 7. There are no active fires in the Northeast. The fire hazard is low to moderate across the region. For up to date forest fire hazard conditions in your area, see the interactive fire map atOntario.ca/forestfire.   Help prevent forest fires Adopt safe campfire practices! Choose the site of your campfire carefully ...

  The Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board (HSCDSB) is very thankful for a generous donation from United Steel Workers (USW) Local 2251 that will be shared among all eighteen schools in the board.  USW 2251 Local President Michael Da Prat presented the donation of $6,500 at the Board’s Catholic Education Centre in Sault Ste. Marie.  “We are so grateful for ...

Oct 7, 2019 @ 13:00 On October 3rd, 2019 the Physiotherapy Department at the Lady Dunn Health Centre received a generous donation from the LDHC Auxiliary in the amount of $5635.53.  The funds were used to purchase a two-station Stack Multi-Gym for the department. This equipment offers more rehabilitation options for those who need it and will also help clients ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers this morning. Wind becoming west 20 km/h gusting to 40 near noon. High 11. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Clearing. Low plus 2.   News Tidbits – A congratulations to Brian Lachine who ran in the premiere running of the Ultra Trail Stokely Creek marathons. 150 runners from two provinces and ...

Oct 6, 2019 @ 22:18 Today, Premier Doug Ford issued the following statement on the tentative agreement between the Government of Ontario, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), and the school board trustee associations: “Throughout this process our goal has been to establish agreements that respect taxpayers, students and families, while also recognizing the important contributions of our front-line ...

Oct 6, 2019 @ 22:15 Today, Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, issued the following regarding a tentative agreement with CUPE: “Parents can rest easy knowing that the Government worked tirelessly to ensure their children remain in the classroom, where they belong. That is why I am pleased to announce that a tentative agreement has been reached between the Crown, the ...

Oct 6, 2019 @ 22:14 October 6, 2019 Dear Parents, We have just learned that this weekend’s central negotiations between the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), the Ontario Catholic School Trustees’ Association (OCSTA), and the Crown have ended successfully and that a tentative agreement has been reached. As a result, we are pleased to announce that all schools in the Huron-Superior ...

Firefighters from the Wawa Volunteer Fire Department are urging families in Wawa to practice their home fire escape plan as part of Fire Prevention Week. Fire Prevention Week runs from October 6-12, 2019. This year’s theme is “Not Every Hero Wears a Cape. Plan and Practice Your Escape!” When the smoke alarms sound, everyone must know where to go – that’s ...

Representatives of Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and CUPE’s Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) have confirmed that there will be no further communications from the union this evening regarding bargaining talks with the province and the Council of Trustees’ Associations. The parties continue to negotiate. The talks between the parties are aimed at ending education workers’ current ...

Weather – Periods of rain or drizzle ending early this morning then cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 60. Temperature steady near 11. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light after midnight. Low 6. News Tidbits ...

Many Wawa and area residents have found that it is often impossible to schedule DriveTest appointments, especially in the winter. Our MPP Michael Mantha has been fighting for better service. Friday he sent two letters to Wawa-news to inform the public of his efforts. Below are two letters, one to Minister of Transportation Caroline Mulroney in regard to access for ...

  Quelle belle façon de commencer une année scolaire! Félicitations à tous les élèves de la 12e de l’École secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) qui ont déjà completé leurs 40 heures de service communautaire. Afin de souligner cet accomplissement, Mme Valérie Lévesque, enseignante EED, Mme Stephanie McGregor, enseignante ÉRÉ, et M. Mark Szekely, titulaire de la classe 12e année, ont invité tous ...

  What a great way to kick off the 2019-2020 school year! Congratulations to all grade 12 students from École secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) who already completed their 40 hours of community volunteer hours. In celebration of this accomplishment, the teachers Ms. Valérie Lévesque, Ms. Stephanie McGregor and Mr. Mark Szekely invited the students to a lunch-conference! Well fed, the students ...