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Feb 23, 2018 @ 17:21 4:13 PM EST Friday 23 February 2018 Special weather statement in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville 10 to 20 cm of snow likely. A low pressure system will spread snow into the region beginning Saturday night into early Sunday morning. Current indications suggest that total snowfall amounts could range between ...

Feb 23, 2018 @ 17:10 On February 14, 2018, members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) located human remains in a wooded area within the City of Elliot Lake, Ontario.   A post mortem examination is ongoing at this time and is being conducted at the Office of the Chief Coroner-Ontario Forensic Pathology Service (OCC-OFPS) ...

Feb 23, 2018 @ 17:08 Members of the Kenora Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with the assistance of Technical Traffic Collison Investigators (TTCI), Forensic Identification Units (FISU) and the OPP Highway Safety Division (HSD) are investigating a fatal motor vehicle collision on Highway 17. On Friday, February 23, 2018 at approximately 8:30 a.m, the Kenora OPP was ...

Feb 23, 2018 @ 13:29 Wawa’s Annual Mixed Curling Bonspiel begins tonight with the first games starting at 6:30 p.m. There are 12 teams entered in this event. Everyone is invited to come and watch the curlers Friday and Saturday – with the final games around 8:00 pm on Saturday evening. Mixed Curling Bonspiel Start times for tonight: 6:30 PM ...

Feb 23, 2018 @ 12:44 Team Rank Wins G.P. TERRIS, Tom 1 12 14 LESCHISHIN, Mark 2 10 14 HOFFMANN, Jim 3 8 14 BOYD, Katherine 4 6 14 SPENCER, Reg 4 6 14 SZEKELY, Marc 4 6 14 HALL, Jennifer 7 4 13 McCOY, Joe 8 3 13 Schedule for Thursday – March 1,  2018 Ice 1 Ice 2 ...

Feb 23, 2018 @ 12:31 The annual Wawa Ladies Bonspiel is fast approaching so get your brooms out and join in the fun.  The bonspiel will be held March 23 – 25, 2018. The team registration fee includes a delicious meal and live entertainment.  The theme this year is ‘Around the World’, so start thinking about your costumes for the ...

Feb 23, 2018 @ 09:01 On Thursday February 22, 2018, at approximately 5:10 p.m., officers from the Superior East (Wawa) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a motor vehicle collision in the town of Wawa Ontario. After speaking to the female driver, officers detected an odour of alcohol on her breath.   As a result Nicole KORYTKO age ...

Feb 23, 2018 @ 08:47     On February 14th, Valentine’s Day, 30 students hit the slopes at the Searchmont Ski Resort in Sault Ste. Marie.  After receiving lessons from qualified instructors the skiers and snowboarders enjoyed a sunny, warm day on the slopes.  Mrs. Bernath and Mr. Culhane were so impressed with how well the students persevered through some ...

  In Question Period on Thursday, Algoma Manitoulin NDP MPP Michael Mantha said that Kathleen Wynne has ignored the concerns of northern Ontario families being priced out of their homes by property assessment increases that are hundreds of times above the provincial average.   Mantha was joined by 84-year-old Schreiber resident Annie Scott who is struggling just to hold on ...

Feb 23, 2018 @ 08:33 Team Standings: Black Thunder 1st place with 45 points Men’s High Average: Marcel Lewis 184 Ladies’ High Average: Rachelle Godin 161 Bowler of the week: Chantal Magi with 150 pins over average. TEAM LEADERS:  High Series: Friends 3900 High Single: Black Thunder 1391 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS: Men’s Series Flat: Marcel Lewis 715 Men’s Single Flat: Wayne ...

Feb 23, 2018 @ 08:15 Weather Today Snow ending late this afternoon then cloudy. Amount 10 to 15 cm. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h this afternoon. High minus 1. Tonight Cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low minus 11. Special Weather Statement – 10 to 15 centimetres of snow on tap ...

Feb 22, 2018 @ 08:39 Special Weather Statement – Issued at 5:20 a.m. Environment Canada warns that 10 – 15 centimetres of snow is expected as a low-pressure system enters the region overnight. Snow will taper off to a few flurries Friday afternoon into early evening. Snowfall amounts are expected to be below the warning criteria of 15 centimetres per 12 hours. ...

Feb 22, 2018 @ 08:37 Team Rank Wins GP TERRIS, Tom 1 11 13 LESCHISHIN, Mark 2 9 13 McCOY, Joe 3 8 13 HOFFMANN, Jim 4 7 14 ECOLE ST. JOSEPH 5 6 14 MOORE, Bruce 6 5 14 YOUNG, Paul 6 5 14 DERESKI, Louis 8 3 13 GAMES SCHEDULE – February 26, 2018 Ice 1 Ice 2 ...

Feb 22, 2018 @ 07:50 Weather Today Cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries early this morning then a mix of sun and cloud. High minus 4. Tonight A few clouds. Increasing cloudiness after midnight then 40 percent chance of flurries before morning. Low minus 11. Special Weather Statement – Issued at 5:20 a.m. Environment Canada warns that 10 – ...

Feb 21, 2018 @ 17:51   The seven snowboarders have been selected to create the Canadian Paralympic Team headed to the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. 27-year-old Colton Liddle (Wawa) joins Michelle Salt (Calgary), Sandrine Hamel (Saint-Sauveur), Alex Massie (Barrie), Andrew Genge (Oshawa), Curt Minard (Vernon) and John Leslie (Arnprior). John Leslie and Michelle Salt were on the inaugural team in ...