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Oct 27, 2017 @ 08:33 Weather – Periods of snow. Amount 5 to 10 cm. Wind northeast 30 km/h gusting to 50. High plus 1. Tonight – Snow ending overnight then cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Amount 5 cm. Wind northeast 30 km/h gusting to 50. Low minus 3. Marine – Gale warning in effect. Wind east 30 ...

Oct 27, 2017 @ 08:07 Congratulations to all the MHS and ESJ cross country runners who competed at NWOSSAA (North Western Ontario Secondary Schools Athletic Association) in Thunder Bay on October 18th, 2017.  All of our runners trained hard and had great runs on a new and hilly course at NWOSSAA.  We have one runner heading to the provincial championships! ...

Oct 27, 2017 @ 08:05   The kindergarten class at Sir James Dunn received a special surprise last Wednesday.  The Technology team from the board office dropped off a new little critter to the classroom.  He is called Bee-Bot and Bee-Bot is a programmable floor robot, ideal for teaching control, directional language and programming/coding to young children.   The students ...

There was a regular Council Meeting, Tuesday, October 17, 2017, with all members present excepting Councillor Liddle. After a presentation to Mark McRae who retired after 30 years in the Water & Sewer Department, Council turned to regular business. The following meetings will be held in the next month: Library Board Meeting – Monday, October 16, 2017, at 6:30 p.m., ...

Oct 26, 2017 @ 22:04 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 9:45 P.M. EDT THURSDAY 26 OCTOBER 2017. ——————————————————————— SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR:       WAWA – WHITE RIVER – PUKASKWA       AGAWA – LAKE SUPERIOR PARK       SEARCHMONT – MONTREAL RIVER HARBOUR – BATCHAWANA BAY       CHAPLEAU – GOGAMA       ELLIOT LAKE – RANGER LAKE. ——————————————————————— ==DISCUSSION== SNOWFALL AMOUNTS NEAR ...

Last weekend The Roxy Bowling Centre held a “Bowl for the Food Bank” event. Every game purchased meant that $3 was donated to the Wawa Community Food Bank! With 196 games played, an amazing $608 was collected and donated to the Wawa Community Food Bank. Rick was very pleased that he was able to offer this opportunity for the community to ...

Oct 26, 2017 @ 09:28   Le 20 octobre les élèves de la 6e à la 12e année de l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa) se sont rendus à Michipicoten pour le Pow-Wow. Ce fut une belle journée d’apprentissage et de plaisir pour tous les élèves.   L’ensemble des élèves et du personnel sont très reconnaissants envers la Première Nation de Michipicoten qui ...

Oct 26, 2017 @ 09:27   On October 20, students from grade 6 to grade 12 from École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) made their way to Michipicoten to take part in a Pow-Wow. It was an educational and fun experience for all the students. The students and staff are very thankful that Michipicoten First Nation welcomed them for this truly enriching experience.

Oct 26, 2017 @ 08:16 RT Minerals Corp. announces that it has entered into an option agreement to acquire a 100% interest, subject to a 2% net smelter royalty, in the 4 claim unit Golden Reed Mine Property located in the McMurray Township approximately six kilometres southeast of Wawa, Ontario. RT Minerals Corp.’s landholdings in the Wawa area now include ...

Oct 26, 2017 @ 08:09   Le 6 octobre, les élèves de la maternelle et du jardin de l’École Saint-Joseph (Wawa), accompagnés de leurs enseignantes, Mme Lorraine Filion-Samson et Mme Monique Gendron, et de leurs éducatrices, Mme Marie-France Sylvain et Mme Manon Gagnon, se sont rendus à la ferme agricole « Flying Geese » de Mme Carolle Beaulieu-Pitre.   Ce fut une ...

Oct 26, 2017 @ 08:09 On October 6, students from kindergarten at École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) along with their teachers Ms. Lorraine Filion-Samson and Ms. Monique Gendron, and their educators, Ms. Marie-France Sylvain and Ms. Manon Gagnon, made their way to Ms. Carolle Beaulieu-Pitre’s agricultural farm “Flying Geese”.   Students had a fun filled day full of new experiences: harvesting vegetables, ...

Oct 26, 2017 @ 08:01 Red Pine Exploration Inc. announces three exploration targets in connection with its Wawa Gold Project, located 2 km southeast of Wawa, Ontario. The Exploration Targets were identified and interpreted by Brian Thomas, P. Geo. of Golder Associates Ltd. (“Golder”), independent of the issuer within the meaning of section 1.5 of the National Instrument 43-101. Highlights: ...

Oct 26, 2017 @ 07:52 Weather – Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries this morning. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h this afternoon. High plus 3. Tonight  will be cloudy. Periods of snow beginning this evening. Amount 2 cm. Wind northeast 20 km/h. Low minus 1. 4:11 AM EDT Thursday 26 October 2017 Special weather statement in effect for: Agawa ...

Oct 25, 2017 @ 18:41   A pilot program that makes it easier for primary care providers to get advice from medical specialists anywhere in Ontario is paying dividends for medical practitioners and patients in the North East Local Health Integration Network (North East LHIN). The Provincial eConsult Initiative enables physicians and nurse practitioners to engage in a secure, electronic ...

Oct 25, 2017 @ 15:40 Ontario is launching a new program to help people improve the energy efficiency of their homes, while reducing their electricity bills and carbon footprints. Glenn Thibeault, Minister of Energy, was joined by Ted McMeekin, MPP for Ancaster–Dundas–Flamborough–Westdale in Hamilton today to launch the Affordability Fund. Part of the province’s Fair Hydro Plan, the new $100 ...