Local & Area News

The LDHC Foundation is making preparations for its annual Wine Tasting Event. This year the event promises to be extra special since the Foundation is celebrating its 10thAnniversary. The committee has been working hard to plan an exciting evening for attendees. Wines and local craft beers are being selected as well as accompanying appetizers. Please mark this date on your ...

Weather – Mainly sunny. High 15. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Increasing cloudiness. A few showers beginning late this evening. Low plus 4. News Tidbits – Let’s Roll 4 Eddy was in Sault Ste. Marie Saturday to participate in the Walk to End ALS at the Roberta Bondar Pavilion on Saturday morning. His family and friends continue to ...

As of the afternoon of June 2, there is one active wildland fire in the region. Chapleau 2 measures 0.4 of a hectare and it is not under control. It is located west of Spanish River Provincial Park, more specifically just west of Low Lake. At the time of this update, the fire hazard is mostly moderate to high across the ...

As of the afternoon of June 1, there are no active wildland fires in the region. At the time of this update, the fire hazard is mostly low to moderate in the North Bay, Sudbury, Haliburton and Cochrane sectors; and mostly moderate to high in the Wawa, Chapleau and Timmins sectors. Out of province resources Approximately 230 staff members from Aviation, ...

UPDATE 10:12 a.m.: OPP are conducting alternating traffic.   UPDATE 9:17 a.m.: Highway is currently closed to remove the tractor. Lamon’s Towing and Albert & Sons are working together to remove it. Wawa-news will continue to update as information is available. Just before 7 a.m. EMS and SE OPP were called to the scene of a single tractor-trailer on its ...

ParticipACTION has launched a Canada wide competition – at stake is your physical fitness and a possible $150,000 for Canada’s Most Active Community! Five regional community winners will also be recognized and receive $20,000 each to support local physical activity initiatives. The challenge begins today May 31st until June 16th, 2019. During this time, all physical activity minutes tracked on ...

Summer is coming, and with it an exciting new community event. The Lady Dunn Health Centre (LDHC) Palliative Care Program’s 1st Annual Memorial Butterfly Release will be held on Wednesday, July 17, 2019 in the Long Term Care Garden. This will be an afternoon of celebration, music, and community beginning at 2:00 p.m. culminating in the release of Painted Lady ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers. High 13. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – Clearing early this evening. Low plus 4. News Tidbits – Congratulations to two young atheletes one from Wawa and the other from Brunswick House FN (Chapleau) who are now go on to compete at the the OFSAA Track and Field Championships in ...

As of the afternoon of May 30, there are no active wildland fires in the region. At the time of this update, the fire hazard is mostly low to moderate on the eastern side of the region, and mostly moderate to high on the western side of the region. Northwest Forest Fire Update There were no new forest fires in the ...

      Official Opposition NDP Leader Andrea Horwath called on Premier Doug Ford today to commit to providing whatever help Pikangikum First Nation needs after it declared a state of emergency.     The state of emergency was declared as growing forest fires seriously threaten the fly-in community of around 4,000 people.   “Yesterday, I spoke with Chief Amanda ...

A White River man was involved in a workplace incident and a GoFundMe has been launched in order to help him and his family. Brandi Greenwood launched the campaign: “As most of you know Lee Rice was involved in a workplace accident and was rushed to the Sudbury hospital for emergency medical care. He has a very long road to ...

Here are the decoded cards from the Poker Walk:   Congrats to 1st – Rachel Robinson with a Flush 2nd – Paul Lesperance with 2 pairs 3rd – Kathy Culhane with 1 pair   Thanks again to all who participated! Reminder: The Community Better Challenge starts tomorrow!!

As of the afternoon of May 29, there are no active wildland fires in the region. At the time of this update, the fire hazard is mostly low in areas south of North Bay, generally moderate to high in the central portion of the region, and low to moderate in the Far North. Northwest Region There were four new forest fires ...

Weather – Sunny. High 16. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – Clear. Low plus 3. News Tidbits – It has simply been amazing following Maureen’s posts on facebook. She has been seeing some very unusual birds at her birdfeeder this spring: Scarlet Tanagers, Bluebird, Pine Warbler, Yellow Rumped Warbler, American Redstart, Bullock’s Oriole, Bobolink, and an Indigo Bunting. ...