Local & Area News

Weather – Periods of snow with risk of freezing drizzle. Amount 5 cm. High zero. Tonight – Periods of light snow ending after midnight then clearing. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 15. Wind chill minus 7 in the evening and minus 21 overnight. There are no road closures at this time. News Tidbits – It was sad to ...

  From ALS Canada We are heartbroken to share with you that Eddy Lefrançois, ALS Canada Ambassador, passed away earlier today – a tremendous loss for the ALS community of a champion, advocate and friend. Diagnosed with ALS in 1992 with a prognosis of three to five years to live, Eddy became a force within the ALS community, showing the ...

On Saturday, December 29, 2018, at approximately 12:40 p.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Detachment performed a traffic stop on Highway 17 in White River Township. While speaking to the driver, an odour of cannabis was detected emanating from the vehicle. As a result of the investigation, a small amount of dried cannabis was seized and Jacoby ...

On January 2, 2018, shortly before 8:30 p.m., members from the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to two separate disturbances at an apartment complex on West Street in the Town of Blind River.   Investigation determined a female was invited to an apartment and began consuming alcohol with a couple. At one point the intoxicated female made a derogatory ...

On January 2, 2019, members from the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were on patrol on Causley Street in the Town of Blind River. At approximately 4:00 p.m., police observed an eastbound vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed of over 115 km/hr in a posted 50 km/hr zone on Causley Street and a traffic stop was initiated. As ...

On January 1, 2019, members from the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint of a possible impaired driver on Dawson Street in the Town of Thessalon.   Shortly before 4:00 p.m., police observed a vehicle matching the description northbound on Highway 129, then turned left onto Wharncliffe Road and a traffic stop was initiated.   ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries early this morning. High plus 2. UV index 1 or low. Tonight will remain mainly cloudy. Periods of snow beginning before morning. Risk of freezing drizzle before morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 3. Wind chill near minus 5. Roads: HWY 17 REDUCED TO ONE LANE IN THE AGAWA ...

Jan 4, 2019 @ 02:45 Ontario511 site is showing that one lane is open at Agawa Pictograph Road. Jan 3, 2019 @ 22:30 At 10:30 Ontario511 tweeted that the highway was closed. “Update: #Incident #AgawaBay #HWY17 WB at Agawa Rock Rd/Labelle Twp – all lanes are closed due to a vehicle fire. #ONHwys”. There has been nothing from the Ontario ...

It is not a secret that Wawa has a healthy population of coyotes. Any evening drive along Wawa Lake from Dr. Rose’s Beach to the Drill Rig will probably allow you to see at least one. Despite being beautiful, coyotes are omnivores – they eat small rodents as well as local vegetation (berries, fruits, nuts). They also eat small animals such ...

Weather – Cloudy. 60 percent chance of flurries early this morning. Periods of snow beginning this morning. Amount 5 cm. Wind southwest 20 km/h. High minus 2. Wind chill minus 14 in the morning and minus 7 in the afternoon. Tonight will see snow in 2 – 4 cm accumulations. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light early this evening. Temperature ...

  A couple of SE OPP – Wawa officers were providing traffic control at this collision around 5 p.m. today. There were no apparent injuries, however there appears to be substantial damage to the car.    

After an extensive search, I am very pleased to announce the appointment of Tony Wyszkowski to replace me as President of WRC Timber. Known as a calm and thoughtful leader, Tony has extensive experience managing $200M businesses with 600+ employees across North America. Well-versed in industrial environments, it was Tony’s dedication to improving the bottom line and affecting positive culture ...

The New Year is upon us. A time for reflecting on the past, and planning for the future. A time when many feel compelled to set a resolution they will actually carry out this year. This year, set a resolution that is realistic, attainable, and will not fall by the wayside by mid-April. Set the resolution to eat more! Eat ...

Wawa Community Food Bank is indebted to many individuals, organisations and businesses in our remarkably generous town. Thank you for the donations we have been receiving from mid- November through to the end of December, 2018. All monetary contributions of any size are appreciated and each personal or non- perishable food item is valued. Feed The Need, our annual major ...

Weather – Flurries. Local amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind becoming south 20 km/h early this afternoon. High minus 7. Wind chill minus 23 in the morning and minus 14 in the afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight –  More flurries with a total amount of 2 cm. Wind south 20 km/h becoming light early this evening. Low minus ...