Local & Area News

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 ...

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 @ 08:37 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 ...

Feb 21, 2018 @ 17:15 During the Family Day Long weekend the Superior East Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to numerous calls for service. Some of those calls were: 112 Calls for service 1 Criminal Code Charges 0 Impaired driving charge 2 Drug Related Occurrences 9 Motor Vehicle Collisions (MVC) 0 MCV related fatalities 51 Provincial Offence Notices ...

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 – Thurs. 1 -3 p.m Roberta requests that an appointment be made. Please call 705-856-2926 & leave a message. We ...

Feb 20, 2018 @ 08:54 Yesterday, Family Day and the last day of the Wawa Winter Carnival, the best event of the weekend was the MFN Cardboard Box Races. Each competitor had to create a Cardboard Box sleigh, ride it down the hill, if crashed – carry it as fast as possible over the finish line!      

Feb 20, 2018 @ 08:17 Weather Today Cloudy. Periods of snow beginning early this morning. Snow mixed with ice pellets late this morning and this afternoon. Snow and ice pellet amount 2 cm. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light late this afternoon. High minus 7. Wind chill minus 25 this morning. Tonight Periods of light snow ending ...

Feb 20, 2018 @ 00:42 11:32 PM EST Monday 19 February 2018 Freezing rain warning in effect for: Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Periods of freezing rain are expected to develop Tuesday morning as a warm front moves over the region. Freezing rain may continue into Tuesday afternoon and then ...

Feb 19, 2018 @ 10:56 Yesterday the Wawa Winter Carnival featured the last day of the Pancake Breakfast and Science North. The MMCC featured a Family Free Skate with special prizes. From 2 til 4 was the Wawa Rotary Exposition. The hightlights were the presentations in the gym of archery, dance, karate, and the police dogs, Dance and Otis. Dance ...

Feb 19, 2018 @ 10:26 Today is the last day of the Wawa Winter Carnival – featuring the MFN Cardboard Box Races at Queen’s Park. It is always quite the show, so you should consider going for a stroll and seeing the creativity of our families.