Local & Area News

There are no weather alerts this morning, and all buses are running. Highway 17 has been reopened. Weather – Periods of light snow. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this afternoon. High minus 16. Wind chill minus 30 in the morning and minus 24 in the afternoon. Risk of frostbite. Tonight Periods of light snow ending late ...

Feb 8, 2019 @ 07:01 At 3:25 OPP reopened the highway. Feb 7, 2019 @ 20:35 Hwy 17 is closed from White River to Terrace Bay due to poor weather conditions.

Feb 8, 2019 @ 06:58 At 5:05 this morning the highway was reopened. Feb 7, 2019 @ 19:31 Hwy 17 is closed from Batchawana to Wawa due to poor weather conditions.

You may wish to reconsider your travel plans for tomorrow. The winter storm warning that Environment Canada has made explains that the storm will bring a large area of snow to Northeastern Ontario and areas North of Superior tonight and Friday. Total snowfall amounts will reach 25 to 30 cm in most areas by Friday morning. Locally higher amounts near 40 cm ...

Mayor and Council of the Municipality of Wawa are pleased to announce that Ms. Maury O’Neill has been hired as the Chief Administrative Officer-Treasurer effective March 4, 2019. Ms. O’Neill brings 25 years of experience in economic development, municipal administration and planning. She has headed the EDC of Wawa for 15 years and prior to that was employed as the ...

Ontario’s Government for the People is supporting economic growth, job creation and resource development in northwestern Ontario by providing certainty around the construction of a new transmission line between Thunder Bay and Wawa. Greg Rickford, Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines and Minister of Indigenous Affairs visited Fort William First Nation today to announce that Ontario has directed the ...

Castor and Pollux are bright stars belonging to the constellation Gemini and are part of the dozen bright stars that light up the winter sky. They represent the heads of the twin which were actually half brothers as stated in mythology. Located 34 light years away, Pollux is a magnitude 1.14 orange coloured star, It has a diameter of 9 ...

The Superior East Community Futures Development Corporation (SECFDC) is a non-profit organization offering small business and regional community economic development services to the Superior East region.   During the 2018 year the Board approved loans totalling $961,200, which includes $736,200 in local loans. These loans maintained or created 67 jobs at a cost per job of $10,988.  They also served ...

La Société d’aide au développement des collectivités Supérieur Est (SADCSE) est un organisme sans but lucratif offrant des services de développement économique communautaire régional aux PME et communautés de la région Supérieur Est.   Au cours de l’année 2018 le conseil d’administration a approuvé des prêts totalisant 961 200$, incluant 736 200$ en prêts locaux. Ces prêts ont maintenu ou ...

This article is from the Globe and Mail, written by Leslie Beck and appears in the Feb 4, 2019 edition. If you don’t make a point of eating lots of fibre, it’s time to start. According to a recent analysis of studies conducted over the past 40 years, doing so can add years to your life. And the sweet spot, ...

Team Rank Wins GP FAHRER, Tom 1 9 12 TERRIS, Tom 2 8 11 ECOLE ST. JOSEPH 3 7 12 McCOY, Joe 3 7 12 LESCHISHIN, Mark 5 6 12 MITRIKAS, Eric 6 4 12 MOORE, Bruce 6 4 12 DERESKI, Louis 8 2 11 GAMES SCHEDULE – February 11, 2019 Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 McCoy ...

Snowfall warning in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park – White River – Dubreuilville – Agawa – Lake Superior Park Snowfall with total amounts of 15 to 25 cm is expected. Weather – Today Cloudy. Snow at times heavy beginning early this morning. Amount 10 cm. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 this afternoon. High minus 16. Wind ...

Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for most of Northern Ontario. Snowfall with total amounts of 15 to 25cm is expected. “Snow is expected to intensify this afternoon in advance of a rapidly developing Colorado low. Snow and local blowing snow is expected to create hazardous road conditions this afternoon into tonight. Snow will taper off Friday morning.”   In a ...

It was good news this past week that up to six wolves would be transferred to Isle Royale to help in moose population control and allow the balsam fir to recover from over browsing. The wolves decimated the Michipicoten Island Woodland Caribou herd, and the remaining 15 were transferred to the Slate Islands (9) and Caribou Island (6) after pressure ...

Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service (SSMPS) are pleased to announce the sixth year of Sault Ste. Marie & Algoma District OPERATION ALL DRESSED UP 2019 assisting Grade 8 and Grade 12 girls prepare for upcoming graduation ceremonies.   With the support of community partners and the community itself, this initiative will foster ...