Local & Area News

The Marathon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is requesting the public’s help in an ongoing investigation of a stolen motor vehicle. On August 24, 2024, around 2:00 a.m., members of the Marathon OPP and Fire responded to a vehicle fire on Highway 17 in Laberge Township. During the investigation, officers learned that the vehicle, a blue 2022 Ram ...

Wawa PL’s Scavenger Hunt Winners! Congratulations and thank you all for your participation! And thank you to our amazing donors! New Books on the 7- Day Shelf this week is “Eruption” by Michael Crichton and James Patterson, “The Housemaid is Watching” by Freida McFadden, “The Midnight Feast” by Lucy Foley and “Flash Back” by Iris Johansen. En Français, nous avons ...

On August 26, 2024, at approximately 9:00 p.m., the OPP responded to a traffic complaint involving an eastbound blue pick-up truck swerving all over the road, travelling at varying speeds and had struck some construction pilons near Beaton Road and Highway 17 in the Iron Bridge area. A short time later, police located the suspect vehicle parked at a house ...

On August 22, 2024, at approximately 12:00 p.m., the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) attended an apartment on Main Street in the Town of Thessalon to assist a Court Enforcement Officer Sheriff with an eviction. Police queried the individual and revealed this person had multiple outstanding warrants and was subsequently arrested. While being transported to Blind ...

On August 21, 2024, OPP received two separate complaints reporting that their pick-up trucks were keyed sometime on Friday August 16, 2024. The East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is attempting to identify the person(s) that keyed these two parked pick-up trucks at the North Shore Health Network on Causley Street in the Town of Blind River. ...

Weather: Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Wind northeast 30 km/h gusting to 50. Low 12. Northeast Forest Fire Region Update: There are 34 active wildland fires in the Northwest Region. Of those fires, 1 is not under control, 1 is being held, 1 is under control and 31 fires are being observed.The wildland fire hazard is mainly ...

A northern Ontario alliance opposed to plans to transport and bury nuclear waste in northwestern Ontario is taking its message to communities on the North Shore of Lake Superior this week, doing one-day stops with an information table, displays and children’s activities. The all-volunteer effort organized by We the Nuclear Free North begins Tuesday in Wawa, with stops also scheduled ...

On August 26, 2024 approximately 11:00am officers from the Schreiber OPP were contacted by a trucking company as one of their tractor trailers were stolen from Saskatchewan over the weekend. The companies GPS showed the vehicle on Lakeshore Road, near Schreiber. Officers located the parked tractor trailer with the driver inside, the lone male was arrested without incident. The driver, ...

Aug 26, 2024 at 17:40 On August 21, 2024, Thessalon Detachment was closed to the public due to pavement resurfacing. The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Thessalon Detachment’s is now accessible to the public. Thank you for your patience during these past few days. Aug 21, 2024 at 15:51 The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Thessalon Detachment’s main ...

Organizers, volunteers and of course, anglers were happy to enjoy some spectacular weather for this year’s 42nd Annual Wawa Salmon Derby. Although the lake was a little ‘bumpy’ Friday night, Municipal Councillor Mitch Hatfield had no difficulty firing the flare gun to start the derby off. The weather was gorgeous on Saturday, and some anglers sported a little more colour ...

1st Flight Score 1st Dylan Buckell Bradley Case Brandon Case 32 2nd Eben Leadbetter Max Simon Owen Tangie 32 3rd Matt Kloosterhuis Brayden Spooner Kysten Stevens 32 2nd Flight Score 1st Joe McCoy Glen Williams Gary Mercier 34 2nd Rene Gagne Dave Jennings Luc Belanger 34 3rd Shane Bukowski John Simon Paul Bernath 34 3rd Flight Score 1st Mike Belanger ...

Early yesterday evening, the Wawa Fire Department was called for visible smoke along the powerlines just north of Michipicoten River Village (The Mission). A small fire was discovered in the ditch between the Old Tote Road and the powerline. Firefighters used water from the tanker to extingish the fire. They worked for just over an hour before declaring the fire ...

Weather: Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers late in the afternoon with risk of a thunderstorm. Fog patches dissipating in the morning. High 24. Humidex 33. UV index 6 or high. Night – Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers in the evening with risk of a thunderstorm. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 before morning. Low ...

You couldn’t have asked for a better day on the lake. The sun was bright and there was little wind. The only problem was the extremly high bar that has been set – a 35.1 pound salmon is first, and all ten spots are 29 pounds or more. That means for anglers that your beautiful fish must now weigh over ...

Friday was a little bit wavey last night out on Michipicoten Bay, but there were some salmon in the 25-30lb weight being brought in. This morning is beautiful and calm. Councillor Mitch Hatfield kicked off the derby firing the flare gun at 5 p.m. sharp from the Derby Official boat with Brad Buck, Captain and Derby Official. The OPP boat ...