Local & Area News

On April 18, 2019, at approximately 12:00 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a domestic dispute in the Town of Chapleau, Ontario. As a result of the investigation, a 41-year-old male, from Chapleau, Ontario was arrested and charged with the following: Mischief Under $5000, contrary to section 430(4) of the Criminal ...

Red Pine Exploration Inc. announces new drilling results from its delineation and exploration drilling in the Wawa Gold Corridor that includes the Surluga Deposit. The Surluga Deposit1 is one of two (2) known resources, identified to date, on the large 6,519 hectares Wawa Gold Property, located near Wawa, Ontario.  These latest results will be included a revised NI 43-101 resource ...

Algoma Public Health (APH) was hit with a ransomware attack on the morning of Friday, April 19 that blocked access to the APH servers. “It appears no personal information or client information was taken,” said Dr. Marlene Spruyt, Medical Officer of Health at Algoma Public Health. “Our IT department was able to quickly disconnect the servers from the internet on ...

Weather – Cloudy. 60 percent chance of drizzle early this morning. Clearing this afternoon. Wind north 20 km/h. High plus 5. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – a few clouds. Wind north 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low minus 3. Wind chill minus 5 overnight. The rainfall warning for Pukaskwa to Wawa has been lifted. It remains in ...

Just after 4 p.m. this afternoon 511ONNortheastern tweeted that “#Hwy17 is closed in both directions 2.5km south of Trapper’s Trail in Agawa due to a rockslide.”. There were no barricades up, and no indications from the highway sign that the highway was closed, so Wawa-news went to investigate. There was a huge rock on the shoulder of the highway about ...

Weather – Periods of rain. Amount 10 to 15 mm. High plus 4. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Rain. Amount 10 to 15 mm. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h near midnight. Low plus 1. News Tidbits – Hwy17 is closed between DeepRiver and Bisset Creek due to a washed out portion of road. Detour: North bound Hwy 60 to ...

Weather – Sunny. High 10. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Clear. Increasing cloudiness overnight. Low zero. News Tidbits – Be careful of rising water levels throughout the area. The Ranger Lake Highway was closed earlier this morning due to flooding, and water is high from Montreal River to Sault Ste. Marie.

Goldcorp Inc. and Newmont Goldcorp Corporation today announced the successful conclusion of the transaction combining Newmont Mining Corporation and Goldcorp to form the world’s leading gold business. Newmont Goldcorp features an unmatched portfolio of assets, prospects and talent. This portfolio includes long-life operations and profitable expansion and exploration options in some of the world’s most favourable mining jurisdictions. Newmont Goldcorp ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) North East Region will be participating in the annual Provincial Seatbelt Campaign which runs from April 19 to April 22, 2019. Officers will be patrolling highways looking for lack of seatbelt use and other “Big 4” driving behaviours: impaired driving, distracted driving and aggressive driving. Seatbelt enforcement and education are one of the OPP’s traffic safety ...

Tickets are now on sale for the Power of Pink Ladies Golf Tournament for Tracy’s Dream Charity in Sault Ste. Marie on July 6th at the Sault Ste. Marie Golf Club. This 4-Woman Team Scramble will have a shotgun start at 12:30, 18 holes and end with a dinner and awards ceremony with prizes. Your entry fee of $400 ($100 ...

  Pour une sixième année consécutive, les élèves des cours d’éducation physique 9e et 10e années de l’École secondaire Saint-Joseph, Wawa, ont ensemencé un lac. En collaboration avec le ministère des Richesses naturelles et des Forêts, le groupe a ensemencé 1 700 petites truites moulacs dans le lac Blackington le 5 mars dernier. Les élèves, accompagnés de Mme Carole Bouffard, M. ...

  For the sixth year in a row, Grade 9 and 10 students from École secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa)’s physical education classes, have stocked a local lake. In collaboration with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, the group placed 1,700 small trout in Blackington Lake on March 5. The students, accompanied by Mrs. Carole Bouffard, Mr. Michel Lemoyne, Mr. Mark ...

Weather – Periods of rain. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h early this morning. High plus 4. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Clearing late this evening. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 2. Wind chill minus 7 overnight. News Tidbits – Don’t forget that the students from the MHS Hospitality Course are holding a fundraiser. They will be ...

The technical problems with the telephone system at the Municipal Office located at 40 Broadway Avenue have been resolved and are now functioning. The Municipality of Wawa appreciates your patience.

Council held two meetings last night a Regular Council and a Corporate Planning / Policy Committee Meeting. The evening began with the Corporate Planning / Policy Committee Meeting. Once the agenda was approved and minutes approved, Council moved on to new business. Some restructuring of council meetings is expected to take place. Concern was made by Mayor Rody about the 7 ...