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Feb 24, 2018 @ 18:26 In light of an increase in the number of patients presenting to the Emergency Department with Influenza-like illness, Sault Area Hospital (SAH) has now imposed visitor restrictions for the Emergency Department (ED). Effective immediately, the Emergency Department will be closed to visitors until further notice.  Exceptions may be permitted on compassionate grounds and at the ...

Feb 24, 2018 @ 14:36     A Wawa-news.com reader sent these photographs this afternoon. There were minor traffic delays on the Coldwater Hill as tow trucks removed an empty salt-hauling truck from the west side (southbound lane) of the highway. The incident happened late Friday evening, and there were no injuries.  

Feb 24, 2018 @ 10:25 2nd Place Winner – 2018 Wawa Winter Carnival “Escalade”.     The Scavenger Hunt was won by Gerald Langlois and Marcia De La Frenier. Editor’s Note – this article was corrected with the removal of an incorrectly identified photo of a float as being Escalade’s.

Feb 24, 2018 @ 09:42 Weather Today A mix of sun and cloud. High minus 2. Tonight Becoming cloudy this evening then snow at times heavy. Amount 10 to 15 cm. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 this evening then increasing to 40 gusting to 60 overnight. Low minus 6. Snowfall Warning has been issued – Snowfall, with total ...

Feb 23, 2018 @ 17:23 At 4:49 Ontario511 tweeted that Highway 129 had been reopened. There has not been an update from the Superior East Detachment regarding the highway being reopend. Feb 23, 2018 @ 14:50 The Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has issued a media release advising that highway 129 remains closed from Highway 667 ...

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 ...