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The congregation welcomes everyone to Worship at First United Church.  Services are held on Sunday at 11:00 a.m. If anyone has a question or concern please leave a message on the answering machine at the Church 705-856-2926. Thurs. Feb.   07    Worship Committee  – 2 p.m. Sat.      Feb.   09    Prayer Shawl Ministry – 3 p.m. Mon.    Feb.   11   U.C.W. – 7 p.m. Sun.     Mar.   ...

Special weather statement in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Significant snowfall Thursday into Friday. A significant snowfall is expected to begin near Lake Superior early Thursday morning and spread northeastward towards James Bay throughout the day. The latest analysis suggests snowfall amounts of 15 to 30 cm are possible by the time the snow ends ...

  Lee Dunlop wrote a catchy tune about Wawa, and it has been entered in Searchlight, CBC Music’s long-running hunt for Canada’s undiscovered musical talent, judged by a combination of audience voting and a panel of celebrity judges. The Searchlight 2019 grand prize includes the Allan Slaight Juno Master Class and Juno Awards experience, a week in a recording studio at the ...

Weather – Periods of snow ending late this morning then a mix of sun and cloud. Amount 2 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 12. Wind chill minus 26 in the morning and minus 19 in the afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Periods of snow beginning overnight. Wind up to ...

On February 3, 2019, at approximately 2:55 a.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a call regarding a possible impaired driver in Wawa, Ontario. Officers located the vehicle on Superior Avenue in Wawa, Ontario, and performed a traffic stop. While speaking with the driver, the odour of alcohol was detected emanating from her ...

By now, many of you have seen Canada’s new food guide. For those of you who have not-it has temporarily done away with serving sizes and suggested daily intake- this will come later this year with phase 2. No longer is there a four colored rainbow sprawled across the page depicting four categories of food. Instead, there is a circle ...

There is a Regular Council Meeting tonight Tuesday, February 5, 2019 in Council Chambers beginning at 6:00 p.m. Council will be receive Staff Information Reports: CC 2019-01: Cannabis Retail Stores AP 2109-01: Report for the Months of November and December, 2019 CS 2019-01: Report for the Months of November and December, 2019 JM 2019-01: Report for the Month of December, 2019 Northern ...

In looking at all snowballing headlines that are hitting the papers lately, I concluded that it only makes sense that they come at us now. After all, snowballs do form in winter. And since we have been experiencing some pretty cold temperatures lately, the headline snowballs continue to grow and grow. It reminds me of when we were kids we ...

Due to adverse weather, the OEB Community meeting scheduled for Tuesday, February 5th in Chapleau regarding Chapleau Hydro’s rate application will instead be held via webinar. Dial-in and webinar meeting access information follow below. Chapleau’s management team will be available in person during the webinar at either the original location (Legion, 33 Young Street) or Council Chambers, 20 Pine Street.  ...

Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this morning. High minus 16. Wind chill minus 36 in the morning and minus 24 in the afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Increasing cloudiness. Periods of snow beginning near midnight. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind up ...

Feb 4, 2019 @ 22:30 Highway 17 has been reopened.   Feb 4, 2019 @ 12:40 Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) advise that Highway 17 North is closed from Highway 556, Heyden, to Wawa due to deteriorating road and weather conditions. OPP advise motorists to exercise caution as driving conditions are hazardous at this time. The O.P.P. will ...

  Feb 4, 2019 @ 16:37 MMCC has been closed as of 5 p.m. Advance Skate Feb 4, 2019 @ 15:19 Band Offices at Michipicoten First Nation NCU Branch Annual General Meeting Ancestry Workshop at Senior’s Club Men’s Curling (rescheduled to Wednesday night)   Walking Program at MHS   Wawa-news would advise against any travel at this time.

Chapleau Public Utilities Corporation (Chapleau Hydro) has applied to the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) to change its electricity distribution rates.   According to Chapleau Hydro, if its application were to be approved as filed, the typical residential customer using 750 kWh of electricity per month would see an increase of approximately $1.96 per month and commercial customers in the general ...

Due to the poor weather, the Walking Program at Michipicoten High School is cancelled for tonight.