Local & Area News

There is a Regular Council Meeting tonight Tuesday, August 13, 2019 in Council Chambers after the Corporate Planning / Policy Committee Meeting. Wawa-news has embeded the agenda and accompanying information below for readers to enjoy. Of interest at this time is in the minutes of the Northeast LHIN regarding a  Non-Urgent Patient Transfer Project – Funding Agreement Update “The CAO advised ...

There were three fires discovered by late afternoon on August 12. Parry Sound 16 is under control at 0.3 of a hectare. It is located on the northeast shore of McCrae Lake. Bancroft 9 was discovered late this afternoon, south of Dodge Lake. It measures 0.2 of a hectare. Timmins 12 was discovered late this afternoon, approximately 5 kilometers west ...

There is a Corporate Planning / Policy Committee Meeting tonight, Tuesday, August 13, 2019 in Council Chambers at 6:30 p.m.   CALL TO ORDER & NOTE MEMBERS PRESENT REVIEW OF ADDENDUM & APPROVAL OF AGENDA 2.1 Approval of Agenda ANNOUNCEMENTS / DEPUTATIONS DECLARATION OF PECUNIARY INTEREST AND THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF APPROVAL OF MINUTES 5.1 Approval of Minutes – Corporate Planning / ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy. High 21. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Fog patches developing overnight. Low 9. News Tidbits – Don’t forget Tom Savage plays a house concert at Rock Island Lodge tonight.

  Tom Savage is what one might refer to as a triple-threat. One part truth-telling troubadour, one part death-defying guitar slinger, and one part Country Blues howler. Each facet of his formidable on-stage persona carefully crafted over a 20+ year devotion to the composition and performance of song. Tom is a true believer. A disciple of melody and harmony and ...

NFTP 190809 I would hazard a guess that, next to access to clean air, the need for water is the most important need people around the world have. It is of the most basic of all human needs – even above food. The average person, depending on their geographic, economic and other circumstances, requires between 20 to 50 litres of ...

There was one new fire discovered by mid afternoon on August 11. Algonquin Park 8 is being held at 0.1 of a hectare and is located north of Shirley Lake. At the time of this update, there is one other active wildland fire in the region. Cochrane 10 measures 74 hectares and is being observed, approximately 100 kilometres southeast of ...

Weather – Sunny. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 24. Humidex 27. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – Increasing cloudiness this evening. Low 12. News Tidbits – Congratulations to Annika Jozin. She took silver at Youth Nationals in Cape Breton this past weekend!

On August 7, 2019, members from the North East Region Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) with the assistance of members from the Pic River Anishinabek Police Service (APS), executed three separate Controlled Drugs and Substance Act (CDSA) search warrants. The warrants were executed in the communities of White River and Wawa, Ontario.   Subsequently, police seized a ...

  If the Northern Nationals are not your thing – perhaps enjoying Judy’s cooking and an evening with David Archibald should be on your list. David Archibald played his first guitar in Spain, and you can still find the warmth of the Andalusian sunshine in his music. His work on Great Lakes marine heritage Spirit of the Inland Sea has ...

There were no new fires discovered by the time of this report. At the time of this update, there are six active wildland fires in the region. Timmins 10 is under control at 0.8 of a hectare and is located northwest of Timmins. Timmins 11 is under control at 0.1 of a hectare. This fire is also located northwest of ...