Local & Area News

Tuesday Morning News – August 20

Weather – Increasing cloudiness. 60 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. High 21. UV index 6 or high. Night – Mainly cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers in the evening. Fog patches developing near midnight. Low 11.   News Tidbits – A Soo couple managed to swim in all 5 Great Lakes in the same day. Quite an item ...

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In Honour of Carol Ann Sanders ‘Little Shell Woman’

Carol Ann Sanders 1946 – 2018 Blue Eagle Gallery, Wawa, ON   Carol was an Ontario born Canadian artist who settled in Wawa from Nanaimo, BC in 1999. A self-taught artist, she worked in acrylics on canvas board and hand drums, inspired by her life journey from the Great Lakes to the Pacific Coast. Influenced by her multi-cultural Metis heritage, ...

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“The federal carbon tax will cost you.”

This week I was successful in arranging for some actual time to be in my constituency office to tend to a wide variety of matters that I am unable to attend to while on the road. As such, finding time to actually be in my constituency office is no small task. Sometimes I need my staff to actually block off ...

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Rock Island House Concert and Dinner with Tragedy Ann

  The award-winning music of Guelph folk duo Tragedy Ann inspires chills, provokes smiles, and reminds you to breathe. With the occasional nod to alt. blues and handshake with contemporary folk-rock, Liv Cazzola and Braden Phelan intertwine the storytelling power of Tom Waits with the musical nuance of Mandolin Orange, crafting something simultaneously familiar and fresh. Rooted in passionate vocal ...

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Monday Morning News – August 19

Weather – Sunny. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud near noon. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 near noon. High 21. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – A few clouds. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low 14.

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Sunday Morning News – August 18

Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. Becoming cloudy this afternoon with 70 percent chance of showers later this afternoon. Risk of a thunderstorm this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind becoming south 20 km/h this morning. High 22. Humidex 28. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – showers ending near midnight then partly cloudy. Risk of thunderstorms ...

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SE OPP looking for help in pedestrians being hit in White River

On August 17, 2019, at approximately 2:04 a.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police responded to a motor vehicle collision on Superior Street in White River Township, Ontario. Two pedestrians were struck by a motor vehicle on Superior Street near the intersection of Monck Street. Both pedestrians sustained non-life threatening injuries and were taken by Algoma ...

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Friday Morning News – August 16

Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h near noon. High 21. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers and risk of a thunderstorm. Low 15. News Tidbits – The new Rotary District 6290 Governor Dave Thomas visited with the Rotary Club of Wawa this week. He ...

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ORR, Henry Andrews “Harry”

November 18, 1944 ~ July 27, 2019 (Age of 74) Passed away  peacefully at home in his sleep, with his family by his side, on Saturday, July 27, 2019, after a brave battle with cancer. Loving and protective husband to Lucille (nee Point) and best dad always to Cherie (Rob) and Marc (Brenda). Harry will always be in the hearts ...

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SE OPP – Copper Wire Stolen

On August 15, 2019, members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a theft call at a Bell tower site near Montreal River Harbour, Ontario. Six reels of copper wire were taken from a utility trailer located at the remote construction site. The estimated value of the wire is approximately $10000. Further investigation revealed that ...

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The Wawa Northern Nationals Continue to be a great Weekend

  This past weekend, Wawa hosted the Northern Nationals at the Wawa Municipal Airport. 209 drivers in racing categories including Super Pro, Semi Pro, Street Cars, Sleds and Bikes, Junior Dragsters and Junior Open competed against the clock to win. Friday morning saw a little drizzle of rain in Wawa, but at the airport the drag strip was dry and ...

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Sugar Zone South Continues to Expand

HARTE GOLD CORP. is pleased to provide the following exploration update. Highlights The high grade Sugar Zone South discovery continues to expand.  Current mineralized extent is 300 meters along strike and 200 meters down dip and remains open in both directions. Recent mineralized intersections in the Upper Zone areas of Sugar Zone South have returned up to 23.59 g/t over 2.02 ...

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Thursday Morning News – August 15

Weather – km/h this afternoon. High 20. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – clearing late this evening. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light early this evening. Low 9. News Tidbits – Highway 17 was closed for just over 6 hours between Marathon and Terrace Bay to allow for an investigation of a workplace fatality at a bridge construction site. ...

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