Local & Area News

Dec 26, 2018 @ 10:33 ICE UPDATE: The Olympia Ice Resurfacer is back up and running this morning – Just in time for the John Haight Memorial tomorrow! A big thank you to Dan Peters, our awesome mechanic who took time out of his holiday to get us going again. Our normal ice schedule will resume the 28th after the ...

  The Wawa Women’s Hockey Association (WWHA) has donated $1000.00 to the Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation’s “Wish Upon A Star” Campaign. In November, the Lori Johnson Memorial Women’s Hockey Tournament was held and the proceeds were generously donated to support the local hospital. Thank you to the WWHA! There is still time to donate to the to the “Wish ...

Weather – Mainly sunny. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 14. Wind chill minus 24 in the morning and minus 17 in the afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – a few clouds. Increasing cloudiness after midnight then 40 percent chance of snow before morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 19. Wind chill near minus 23. ...

WINTER STORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:00 A.M. EST WEDNESDAY 26 DECEMBER 2018. ——————————————————————— WINTER STORM WARNING – REPLACES WINTER STORM WATCH FOR:       CITY OF THUNDER BAY       ATIKOKAN – UPSALA – QUETICO       SUPERIOR WEST       GULL BAY – BLACK STURGEON LAKE       BEARDMORE – JELLICOE – MACDIARMID       GERALDTON – LONGLAC – CARAMAT       MANITOUWADGE – HORNEPAYNE       NIPIGON – ...

WINTER STORM WATCH FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 3:42 P.M. EST TUESDAY 25 DECEMBER 2018. ——————————————————————— WINTER STORM WATCH FOR: CITY OF THUNDER BAY IGNACE – ENGLISH RIVER FORT FRANCES – RAINY LAKE ATIKOKAN – UPSALA – QUETICO SUPERIOR WEST GULL BAY – BLACK STURGEON LAKE BEARDMORE – JELLICOE – MACDIARMID GERALDTON – LONGLAC – CARAMAT MANITOUWADGE ...

Merry Christmas! Weather – Today – Flurries in the amount 2 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 7. Wind chill minus 17 in the morning and minus 10 in the afternoon. Clearing this evening. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 20. Wind chill near minus 24.

Come and join us for a community Christmas Eve Service at Calvary Pentecostal Church, in partnership with Wawa Baptist Church, to celebrate Christmas at 7 pm on Mon, Dec 24.   St. Monica’s – Christmas Eve Masses will be at 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. The 5:00 p.m. is traditionally the Children’s Mass with a dramatization of the Christmas story by ...

Dec 24, 2018 @ 15:52     Despite the US. partial government shutdown, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) continues to operate its famous “Santa Tracker” website. Santa has been cleared for Canadian airspace, and two CF-18 escort pilots are ready to join him as he travels around Canada delivering presents.   Children and their families can track Santa’s journey at noradsanta.org.

The Ontario Energy Board has announced a time extension to its decision regarding the Leave to Construct for the new Lake Superior Link/East-West Tie transmission line, to allow for an additional review process. Influenced by Hydro One’s submission to include a “not-to-exceed” price in its proposal, the OEB has asked both proponents to respond with a not-to-exceed price by January 31, ...

Weather – Flurries ending this morning then clearing. High minus 8. UV index 1 or low. Tonight will be partly cloudy. Low minus 17. News Tidbits – The Hawk Junction Local Services Board announced that the New Year’s Eve Dinner and Dance was cancelled due to lack of interest. Hawk Junction’s Christmas Lights Contest will have the final judging tonight. ...

Lately, to say that there is never a dull moment in Queen’s Park would by no means an understatement. To be sure, Kathleen Wynne definitely kept the all of the parties on their toes but truly Doug Ford’s wave of legislative changes and budget cuts make Wynne’s years in office look like ripples on the pond in comparison to Ford’s ...

New Books – New books on the Seven Day Shelf this week are: “The Library Book” by Susan Orlean; “Nine Perfect Strangers” by Liane Moriarty; “Final Report” by Rick Mercer and “An Ocean of Minutes” by Thea Lim (Scotiabank Giller Prize finalist).   Staff Picks for the Month of December are “The Rules of Magic” by Alice Hoffman; “Terri’s Journey-the Colour ...

Ontario players check your tickets! The $60 million LOTTO MAX jackpot winning ticket from the Friday, December 21, 2018 draw was sold in Guelph. Last night’s draw produced some nice wins across the province: Eight MAXMILLIONS tickets, worth $1,000,000 each, were sold in Georgetown, Hamilton, London (2), Ottawa, Toronto (2) and Woodbridge. Six MAXMILLIONS tickets, worth $250,000 each, were sold ...

The 20th annual Shadows of the Mind Film Festival is set to run Feb. 23 to March 3, 2019 in Sault Ste. Marie and an extra special gala is planned to kick off the occasion. Shadows of the Mind Film Festival is pleased to announce the film Giant Little Ones, has been confirmed for the 20th anniversary gala screening. The coming-of-age film ...