Local & Area News

4:56 AM EST Friday 25 January 2019 Extreme Cold Warning in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville A multi-day episode of very cold wind chills is expected. Extreme wind chills of minus 40 to minus 45 are occurring this morning due to very cold arctic air mass. This arctic air mass will remain entrenched over the ...

Due to the extreme cold temperature in Hornepayne today school bus transportation is cancelled for all Boards. All schools are open.  Parents are reminded to ensure that students are dressed warmly for this weather.

3:36 PM EST Thursday 24 January 2019 Extreme Cold Warning in effect for: =New= City Of Thunder Bay =New= Superior West =New= Nipigon – Marathon – Superior North =New= Wawa – White River – Pukaskwa =New= Kapuskasing – Hearst Kenora – Nestor Falls Dryden – Ignace Fort Frances – Rainy Lake Atikokan – Upsala – Quetico Red Lake – Ear ...

Red Pine Exploration Inc. announces new results from: confirmation drilling in the higher grade zones of the Surluga Deposit1 and from drilling on the Minto Mine South Project2. The Minto Mine South Deposit and the Surluga Deposit are just two of the known deposits on the large 5,568 hectares Wawa Gold Project located near Wawa, ON, Canada. Red Pine’s infill ...

Tenaris announced today it will make adjustments to production at its facilities in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., and Calgary, Alta., as well as implement staffing changes due to persisting volatile market conditions. Tenaris will lay off approximately 95 employees at its seamless pipe mill in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., effective Feb. 4, 2019. The company will also temporarily suspend operations ...

Received – Thursday, January 24, 2019 at 4:13 PM

Our Wawa Sno-Riders work hard with volunteers maintaining and grooming the local trails for snowmobilers. And they do a great job working around the clock to fix the trails to smooth perfection, benefiting local residents and the visiting snowmobilers.   Every year though, it seems that people do not respect the hard work and drive their side by sides, ATV’s ...

As the snowmobile season heightens, the Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to provide some safety reminders for the snowmobile community.   Before you leave… fill up your gas tank check the weather forecast before heading out. contact the local snowmobile club to check trail and ice conditions dress appropriately – wear clothing in layers, and make ...

The Ontario Provincial Police in the Rainy River District, with information from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police would like to take some time, as we approach tax season, to remind people to be aware of tax scams. At this time of year Canadians face many types of scams with perpetrators claiming to be agents of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). Along with ...

released Thursday, January 24, 2019 at 1:40 AM Highway 11 is currently closed between Longlac, ON and Hearst, ON as a result of a motor vehicle collision. On January 23, 2019, at approximately 6:40 p.m., members of the Greenstone Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with Greenstone Fire Department and Superior North Emergency Medical Services were dispatched to a motor ...

Weather – Periods of snow. Local amount 2 cm. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 late this afternoon. High minus 13. Wind chill minus 18 in the morning and minus 28 in the afternoon. Risk of frostbite. Tonight – Periods of light snow ending before morning then cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Amount 2 cm. Wind ...

Jan 23, 2019 @ 22:31 The transport has been removed by Lamon Motors Towing, and the highway is now open.   Jan 23, 2019 @ 19:57   Highway 101 is currently closed between Brunswick House/Foleyet and the northern junction of 101/129. A tractor trailer is on it’s side between the Chapleau Municipal Airport and Brunwick First Nation blocking both lanes. The ...

Special weather statement in effect for: Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Periods of heavy snow continue tonight. Total snowfall amounts of 15 to 25 cm are likely by the time the low moves out of the region overnight tonight. The risk of freezing rain is also possible this evening from ...

New Books – New books on the Seven Day Shelf this week are: “The Secret Orphan” by Glynis Peters; “Night of Miracles” by Elizabeth Berg; “Watching You” by Lisa Jewell and “My Sister the Serial Killer” by Oyinkan Braithwaite.  Come on in to the Wawa Public Library and CHECK IT OUT! Staff Picks for the Month of January are “Cage of ...

On January 19, 2019, at approximately 4:00 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) located a motor vehicle on Highway 631 that was related to a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) theft in Longlac, Ontario. The suspect vehicle fled from police and was subsequently stopped with the use of a tire deflation device near White River, ...