Local & Area News

Friday evening all Bell services were restored.   Mar 28, 2019 @ 17:01 Wawa-news received the following communication from Bell Canada regarding yesterday’s garage fire in Chapleau: “Yesterday’s garage fire on Queen Street also damaged Bell cables, disrupting service for approximately 500 customers in the area. Our on-site technicians determined the cables need to be replaced and a repair crew ...

On March 22, 2019, members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police, with the assistance of the Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), Emergency Response Team (ERT) and Canine Unit executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrant at a residence on Churchill Avenue in Wawa, Ontario. The occupant of the residence was not located upon ...

  Le jeudi 21 mars, les élèves du cours d’enseignement religieux 9e année de l’École secondaire Saint-Joseph, Wawa, sont allés visiter les aînés à l’hôpital Lady Dunn. Les élèves accompagnés de Mme Stephanie McGregor, ont eu l’occasion d’échanger avec les aînés et chacun a parlé de leur vécu personnel. Une deuxième visite est prévue pour le mois d’avril. Merci à ...

  On Thursday, March 21, the students in the grade 9 religion class at École secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) went to the Lady Dunn Health Center to visit with the senior residents. Students started by introducing themselves to the residents and both shared personal stories about their life. A second visit is planned for the month of April. A big thank ...

Plus de 20 élèves de l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa) ont joui de la saison de curling cette année grâce aux entraineurs Ashley Hunt-Robinson, enseignante, et Alison Gendron, parent. La saison, qui a débuté le 17 janvier, s’est terminée le 6 mars avec une joute amicale entre les élèves et leurs parents. Des prix pour le glisser le plus loin furent remis ...

More than 20 École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) students got to enjoy the curing season this year thanks to teacher Ashley Hunt-Ronbison, and parent-volunteer Alison Gendron who offered their time to coach them. The season, which began on January 17, ended on March 6 with a game between students and their parents. Prizes for best slide were awarded to Sylvain Humphries (grades ...

    Due to a collision between a tractor trailer and a 5 tonne commercial vehicle just before 8 a.m. there will be traffic delays at the intersection of Hwy 101 and Hwy 17 at the Wawa Goose Monument. The Wawa Volunteer Fire Department, Algoma EMS, and Superior East OPP – Wawa were all assisting at the scene. By 8:16 ...

The Ladies Curling Bonspiel Parade is on Friday, March 29th at 7:30 p.m. at the Michipicoten Memorial Community Centre. Come out and see what the teams came up with for the theme of “Game Night”.  The draws on Friday will start at 6:00 p.m. and continue after the parade at 8:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.  Feel free to come out and ...

This weekend is the Ladies Curling Bonspiel and the Wawa annual Men’s Oldtimers Hockey Tournament. This weekend will also feature a Bake Sale. It is hosted by the Wawa Bantam Travellers who are supporting their teammates Miko and Matthew Castonguay after a devastating house fire that destroyed their home and all its contents on Wednesay, March 27. Organizers ask that ...

Weather – Cloudy. 70 percent chance of rain or drizzle changing to 70 percent chance of flurries late this morning. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 60 becoming light near noon. High plus 4. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 70 percent chance of flurries this evening. Clearing overnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 10. ...

The highway has been reopened. Mar 27, 2019 @ 21:02 Highway 631 has been closed due to poor weather conditions causing several transports to be stuck on the highway just south of the Harte Gold Road. The highway is closed from White River to Hornepayne.

7:56 PM EDT Wednesday 27 March 2019 Special weather statement in effect for: Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Heavy flurries with thunderstorms early this evening. An area of thunderstorms moving from west to east across the area will also be associated with heavy bursts of snow. Locally, up to 5 centimetres of snow are possible within an ...

On March 27, 2019 officers with the Patrol Services division of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service arrested 25-year-old Matthew Parise of Wawa with possession of a controlled substance. On March 27, 2019 during a traffic stop officers spotted an open bottle of alcohol in the vehicle; subsequent investigation and search of the vehicle and its occupants resulted in the location ...

    The wet snow, rain and now dropping temperatures have already made highways slushy, snow packed and icy in places. The radar imagery from Montreal River shows precipation throughout the Wawa area. If you have to walk be careful, the wet snow ontop of hard packed ice is making walking treacherous. If you are driving, make sure you are ...

  At about 6 p.m. the Chapleau Fire Department was called to a structure fire on Queen Street South. A garage was fully engulfed by fire. The fire was quickly extinguished.   Photos supplied by a Wawa-news reader in Chapleau.