Local & Area News

Feb 20, 2025 at 02:53 At 2:45 a.m. On511 reported that the highway had been opened. Feb 20, 2025 at 01:39 On February 19th, 2025, at approximately 5:00 p.m., members of the Greenstone Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with Fire & Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a report of a collision involving one motor vehicle & one commercial motor ...

Sunday morning the message was based on the Scripture from Luke 6:17-26: ‘The beatitudes upon the plain’.  ‘ This morning Luke’s version of the beatitudes may sound a little unfamiliar. Because we are far more accustomed to hearing the expansion on these blessings in the gospel of Matthew. In each case, they are set in the context of a sermon ...

Celebrate Freedom to Read Week: February 23 – March 1, 2025 Freedom to Read Week is an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom. As of 2024, Freedom to Read Week entered a new phase led by Library and Archives Canada, the Canadian Urban Libraries Council, and the Ontario Library Association in partnership ...

Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa ParkToday – Periods of light snow. Wind up to 15 km/h. High -12. Wind chill -22 this morning and -15 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Periods of light snow ending after midnight then mainly cloudy with 40% chance of flurries. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -18. Wind chill -16 this evening ...

Get ready to support this year’s derby and be a part of an event that has brought the community together for over three decades! While we’ve faced some financial hurdles this year, we’re excited to keep the derby alive and thriving with your support. Though we won’t have Registration and Early Bird prizes this year, we are working hard to ...

Where do Algoma-Manitoulin and Sault Ste. Marie provincial election candidates and their parties stand on environmental issues? A coalition of Algoma and Sault Ste. Marie environmental and conservation groups have released a survey that has been sent to candidates in the ridings of Algoma-Manitoulin and Sault Ste. Marie. The coalition includes Sault Climate Hub, Sault Naturalists, The Kensington Conservancy and ...

Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park. Today – Periods of light snow. Amount 2 cm. Wind becoming north 20 km/h early this morning. High -16. Wind chill -33 this morning and -22 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Periods of light snow. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -22. Wind chill -21 this evening and ...

Long Term Care Residents at the Lady Dunn Health Centre made centre pieces to decorate their tables for Valentine’s Day. The LDHC Foundation provided the flowers and Matt Trudeau helped with their designs. Generous hearts at work!

Team Rank Wins G.P. TERRIS, Tom 1 10 11 BUCKELL, Chris 2 9 11 FAHRER, Tom 3 7 10 McCoy, Joe 3 7 10 GLOVER, Justine 5 5 12 HALL, Dave 5 5 11 SWITZER, Terry 5 5 10 LESCHISHIN, Barb 8 4 10 RAINVILLE, Heather 8 4 10 STOYCHOFF, Peter 8 4 9 DUGGAN, Sarah 11 3 11 TREMBLAY, ...

RANK WINS G.P. BUSSINEAU, Denise 1 11 13 LESCHISHIN, Barb 1 11 13 SWITZER, Anya 1 11 13 TAVELLA, Debbie 4 9 12 AMOS, Tracy 5 7 13 MATHIAS, Danette 5 7 12 SPENCER, Diane 5 7 13 CHIUPKA, Lorna 8 6 13 BONITZKE, Wendy 9 5 12 PARSONS, Rochelle 9 5 13 TREMBLAY, Cheryl 11 4 12 SZEKELY, Annik ...

Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Today – Periods of light snow ending this morning then mainly cloudy with 40% chance of flurries. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h early this afternoon. High -16. Wind chill -32 this morning and -22 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Periods of light snow beginning overnight. Wind ...

Be sure to start your carnival day off right with a great breakfast! Rotarians and volunteers are busy right now making pancakes and sausage for breakfast at the MMCC. Bring the family, enjoy a cup of coffee (tea if you must) and a plate of pancakes and sausage and help support the Rotary Club of Wawa, who in turn support ...

Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Today – Snow ending early this afternoon then mainly cloudy with 60% chance of flurries. Local amount 5 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. Temperature steady near -7. Wind chill -10 this morning and -17 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 60% chance of flurries. Wind up to 15 ...

The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) is hosting the Northern Ontario Leaders’ Debate, which will bring together the leaders of Ontario’s four main political parties to discuss issues of regional importance at 1 p.m. today. CBC’s Markus Schwabe will be the moderator. For those of us who cannot travel to see the debate at Canadore College’s G-Wing Theatre in ...

Start your Wawa Winter Carnival by putting the final touches on your snow sculpture (deadline is today), and then warm up with a bowl of chili, your choice of Regular or Vegetarian Chili at the Wawa Goose Seniors’ Centre from 11:30 to 1:30 pm. If you decide to grab a bowl as takeout – that would make a lovely treat ...