Local & Area News

  The weather was absolutely spectacular for the annual Wawa Drag Races. The rumble of the racing could be heard throughout the town. There was some excitement in the pits as a car caught fire. Racers dropped what they were doing and ran with their fire extinguishers to put the small blaze out. More excitement was out on the main ...

Red Pine Exploration Inc. announces that its Board of Directors has granted an aggregate of 2,650,000 stock options to directors, employees and consultants of the Company.  Each stock option is exercisable into one common share of the Company at a price of $0.06 per common share, vests immediately upon grant, and expires 5 years from the date of grant. About ...

Weather – Sunny early this morning then a mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent chance of showers this afternoon. High 21. UV index 6 or high. Marine Weather – Strong wind warning in effect.Wind northwest 15 knots backing to west 15 this afternoon then increasing to west 20 Thursday morning. Wind diminishing to southwest 15 Thursday afternoon. Waves one half ...

On the afternoon of August 21, there are 35 active forest fires across the Northeast. Of these, only 1 fire is not yet under control. The remaining 34 fires are either being held, under control or being observed. One new fire was confirmed today, at the time of this update: Sudbury 117 covers 0.1 of a hectare and is located ...

Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East (Wawa) Detachment are currently investigating a mischief incident that occurred sometime between August 16 and August 17, 2018. Investigation has revealed that unknown person(s) damaged a business advertising sign along Mission Road Wawa. The incident is still under investigation. Any person with information regarding the person(s) responsible for this incident should ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm early this morning. Fog patches dissipating early this morning. High 18. UV index 6 or high. Marine Weather – Strong wind warning in effect.Wind light except north 15 knots over western sections. Wind becoming north 15 early this morning then increasing to north 20 near noon. Wind diminishing ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers this afternoon with risk of a thunderstorm. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 20. UV index 6 or high. News Tidbits – A collision late last night has closed Highway 17, just south of Wawa (Line Lake). There is no word from OPP as to when the highway might reopen.     ...

On the afternoon of August 19, there are 38 active forest fires across the Northeast. Of these, 3 fires are not yet under control. The remaining 35 fires are either being held, under control or being observed. There were three new fires confirmed today, at the time of this update. One of these has already been declared out. The remaining ...

On the afternoon of August 18, there are 38 active forest fires across the Northeast. Of these, 2 fires are not yet under control. The remaining 36 fires are either being held, under control or being observed. There were three new fires confirmed today, at the time of this update. Sudbury 116 is being held at 0.4 of a hectare ...

Time of Report 18:28 Situation Update: On the afternoon of August 17, there are 39 active forest fires across the Northeast. Of these, one fire is not yet under control. The remaining 38 fires are either being held, under control or being observed. There were two new fires confirmed today, at the time of this update. Parry Sound 44 has ...

  Rock Island is presenting Mimi O’Bonsawin in a house concert tonight. Mimi is a Northern Ontario born Roots Songstress who started performing and writing songs at a young age , putting out her first album in 2014. Mimi is heavily influenced by her roots and celebrates her Abénakis and French-Canadian heritage. She writes songs with the intention to give ...

Weather – Sunny. High 23. Humidex 26. UV index 7 or high. Marine Weather – Wind northeast 15 knots diminishing to northeast 10 early this morning then becoming light near noon. Wind becoming south 10 this evening then increasing to southwest 15 Sunday morning. Wind diminishing to southwest 10 near noon Sunday then increasing to southeast 15 Sunday evening. Waves one half to ...

The Wawa 36th Annual Salmon Fishing Derby runs from Friday, August 17th until Sunday, August 19th. The largest Salmon of the pre-derby fishing contest came in at 15.55 pounds this past Wednesday. The same team landed a whopping 24.75 pound fish the next night. To register or for more information call Buck’s Marina at 1-705-856-4488 or on the internet at: www.wawasalmonderby.com ...

At the time of this report, there are 42 active forest fires across the Northeast. All active fires are either being held, under control or being observed. There was one new fire confirmed so far today. Sudbury 112 is under control at 0.2 of a hectare and located 5km northwest of Capreol. Incident Management Teams Incident Management Teams (IMTs) are ...

Weather – Mainly sunny. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 23. Humidex 25. UV index 8 or very high. Marine Weather – Strong wind warning in effect.Wind light becoming northwest 10 knots overnight then increasing to northeast 15 Friday morning. Wind increasing to northeast 20 Friday afternoon. Waves less than one half metre building to one near noon Friday.