Local & Area News

Weather – Sunny. High 21. UV index 8 or very high. Wind light becoming northwest 10 knots near noon then veering to north 10 near midnight. Wind becoming light near noon Friday. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Low 6. News Tidbits – Darren Emond an artist from Wawa is part of Sault Ste. Marie’s new Downtown Association and Future SSM’s Downtown ...

Thanks to the support of their many sponsors, hard-working volunteers, and exceptional competitors, Michipicoten Wado Kai held their first Karate in Wawa Tournament. This marks the return of sport karate to Wawa and harkens back to a decade ago when they hosted their last Ken Brown Memorial Tournament. Organizer Matt Larrett explained, “It was such a treat to see the ...

This year the Summer Wine Tasting Event is being held at the Michipicoten Memorial Community Centre on Saturday, June 22 from 8:00 – 10:30 pm. To celebrate the Foundation’s 10th anniversary, an extra special evening has been planned. With wines and beers to taste, delicious appetizers to sample, live music to listen to and commemorative goblets to buy it promises ...

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. Last Sunday we observed Trinity Sunday which introduces the Trinity Season & is the first Sunday after Pentecost. Sat.     June 22   Prayer Shawl Ministry ...

A little late but not less heartfelt comes my thank you to all who helped “delitter” our town. If only we could keep it that way. A big part was the transportation of helpers and trash and therefore a big thanks to Peter Moore for the wheels and gas from Davidson Fuels. Thank you also to people who came with ...

This week was a busy one in preparation for a well-deserved summer break. Thursday we had a visit from our Comrade Bill Moore. He visited the Clubroom to view The Certificate of Appreciation that the Branch received from Provincial Command in thanks for our contribution to the Military Service Recognition Books. Comrade Bill was the member who worked very hard to have ...

Weather – Clearing early this morning. Fog patches dissipating early this morning. High 21. UV index 8 or very high. Wind northwest 10 knots becoming light near midnight then becoming northwest 10 near noon Thursday. Tonight – A few clouds. Low 10.   News Tidbits – The Canadian team at the Women’s World Cup are unbeaten in 10 games in ...

Now that the Legislative Assembly has risen for the summer, MPPs can finally dust off from our battles in Queen’s Park and catch our breath. That’s not to say that we can sit back and lollygag until the House is recalled at the end of October, but at least we can spend more time back home with our constituents. As ...

Weather – Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. High 17. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Clearing near midnight. Low 8. News tidbits – It was sad to hear that Jim the Barber has closed up shop. Wawa-news would like to wish him a happy retirement. SooToday has had to battle Algoma Public Health in the ...

On June 4, approximately 25 representatives from stakeholder and potential funding organizations met to discuss funding options to re-instate the Sault Ste. Marie to Hearst passenger train as the Mask-wa Oo-ta-ban (Bear Train). Participants from Sault Ste. Marie, Wawa, Dubreuilville and Hearst agreed that the passenger train is important to the economic, employment, social and remote access needs of First ...

Weather – Sunny. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud near noon. High 19. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Becoming cloudy near midnight with 40 percent chance of showers overnight. Low 9. News Tidbits – J. Kathleen Thompson lost her sister to ovarian cancer and now she is on a mission to raise awareness and ...

      There were only minor traffic delays after what appeared to be a serious single vehicle collision30 kil0meters north of Wawa. This vehicle left the roadway before dawn and firefighters from the Wawa Volunteer Fire Department assisted in traffic control and paramedics with the patients. Both Wawa and Dubreuilville paramedics were at the scene. Both ambulances were seen ...

  Just a reminder as we head into the last weekend of the Community Better Challenge that Algoma is in fifth place-meaning we could win $20,000!! Let’s keep the momentum going through the weekend. Remember the 18th Annual Black Fly Run is happening this Saturday-June 15th. Register at https://register.chronotrack.com/r/49765 Also, the tennis racket lending program has started at MMCC. Stop ...

Red Pine Exploration Inc. announces an updated Mineral Resource estimate conducted by Golder Associates Ltd. (“Golder”) for the Company’s Surluga Deposit at the Wawa Gold Project located near Wawa, Ontario. The new Mineral Resource estimate was evaluated for an underground mining scenario and is reported at a 2.7 g/t cut-off within a 2 g/t envelope, and now stands at 1,202,000 ...

Weather – Increasing cloudiness. Showers beginning this afternoon. High 15. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Showers ending late this evening then clearing. Low plus 5. News Tidbits – Toronto Raptors win their 1st NBA championship 112-114-110! My thanks to all the Raptors fans who corrected me 🙂 The Superintendent of Education, Maria Esposito, for the Huron-Superior Catholic District ...