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Nov 30, 2017 @ 07:54 Weather – Periods of snow ending this afternoon then cloudy. Snow at times mixed with rain early this morning. Local snowfall amount 2 cm. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming northwest 20 gusting to 40 early this afternoon. Temperature falling to minus 4 this afternoon. Clearing this evening. Low minus 8 with temperature ...

Nov 29, 2017 @ 14:08   On behalf of Superior Children’s Centre, and partnering agency, The United Way we would like to present the latest graduates from the Kids Can Cook program that has just finished. The Kids Can Cook program is an opportunity for children ages 7 – 12 to learn about safety in the kitchen, food handling, cleanliness, ...

Nov 29, 2017 @ 12:43 À la suite d’une recherche approfondie cet été et cet automne, le Réseau local d’intégration des services de santé (RLISS) du Nord-Est est ravi d’annoncer que Jérémy Stevenson sera le nouveau directeur général du RLISS du Nord-Est à compter du 22 janvier 2018.   Depuis les trois dernières années, Jérémy a occupé le poste de ...

Nov 29, 2017 @ 12:41 Following an extensive search throughout the summer and fall, the North East Local Health Integration Network (NE LHIN) is pleased to announce that Jérémy Stevenson will be the new NE LHIN CEO effective January 22, 2018.   For the past three years, Jérémy has been President and CEO of the Hôpital de Mattawa Hospital and ...

Nov 29, 2017 @ 08:10 The congregation welcomes everyone to Worship at First United Church.  Services are held on Sunday at 11:00 a.m. If anyone has a question or concern please leave a message on the answering machine at the Church 705-856-2926 Church Office Hours are  Thursday from 1 -3 p.m.  Roberta requests that an appointment be made. Please call 705-856-2926 ...

Nov 29, 2017 @ 07:56 Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. High minus 1. Tonight will become cloudy. Periods of snow beginning after midnight. Wind south 20 km/h gusting to 40. Temperature rising to minus 1 by Thursday morning. Marine – Gale warning in effect. Wind northwest 30 knots diminishing to northwest 15 early this morning then becoming ...

Nov 28, 2017 @ 10:48 On Monday, November 27th, 2017, the Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were advised of an orange 2008 Dodge Nitro traveling westbound on Highway 17 from the Wawa area that was involved in a theft of gas. The Wawa OPP responded at approximately 1:00 pm on November 27th to a report of a theft of gas ...

Nov 28, 2017 @ 08:29 On Friday, December 1st, Wawa Baptist Church will be holding another free two-hour monthly kids’ club at the Hillcrest Heights Centre. The kids’ club runs from 6:30 until 8:30 p.m. All children between the age of 5 and 12 are welcome to attend. Come out to enjoy this month’s kids’ club as we sing carols, ...

Nov 28, 2017 @ 08:08 There is a Corporate Planning / Policy Manual Committee Meeting tonight at 6 p.m. in Council Chambers. This Committee of Council will be receiving reports regarding the Wawa Ice Fishing Derby, 2018 EDC Work Plan, Festival of Lights, Business Case for Community Hub. They will also be reviewing the Wawa Snowmobile By-Law, and the North Algoma ...

Nov 28, 2017 @ 08:06 Team Rank Wins GP TERRIS, Tom 1 4 4 LESCHISHIN, Mark 2 3 4 HOFFMANN, Jim 3 2 4 McCOY, Joe 3 2 4 MOORE, Bruce 3 2 4 DERESKI, Louis 6 1 4 ECOLE ST. JOSEPH 6 1 4 GAMES SCHEDULE – December 4, 2017 Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 McCoy ...

Nov 28, 2017 @ 08:02 Barrick is saddened to confirm that Eulogio (Bot) Gutierrez, a 60-year-old survey technician at the Company’s Hemlo mine near Marathon, Ontario, passed away Monday as a result of being struck by a piece of mobile equipment in the underground mine. The incident occurred at about 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time. There were no other injuries reported. ...

Nov 28, 2017 @ 07:54 Weather – Cloudy. A few flurries beginning late this afternoon. Wind southwest 40 km/h gusting to 60. Temperature falling to zero this afternoon. Tonight, a few flurries ending late this evening then partly cloudy. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light this evening. Low minus 14. Marine – Gale warning in effect. Wind south 35 ...

Nov 27, 2017 @ 15:44 RT Minerals Corp. announces an update on its Norwalk gold property located near Wawa, Ontario. The Company has completed further surface exploration including trenching of a new target area called the Red Carbonate Zone (“RCZ”). A total of 15 grab samples were collected from the RCZ and have been submitted for pulp and metallic sieve ...

Nov 27, 2017 @ 15:35 The Wawa Fire Department was called to a residence on Algoma Street this afternoon. Firefighters were observed entering the building, and a short time later were installing a fan to draw fresh air into the residence.

Nov 27, 2017 @ 14:58 Recently a constituent who regularly reads this column called my constituency office to offer an opinion on why the Liberals are working so hard and spending so much on media advertising to get Kathleen Wynne’s face in the public eye lately.  She said that it’s probably because they are afraid no one recognizes her face.  ...