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 ...

  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 ...

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 @ 08:39 Special Weather Statement – Issued at 5:20 a.m. Environment Canada warns that 10 – 15 centimetres of snow is expected as a low-pressure system enters the region overnight. Snow will taper off to a few flurries Friday afternoon into early evening. Snowfall amounts are expected to be below the warning criteria of 15 centimetres per 12 hours. ...

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!      

5:13 AM EST Tuesday 20 February 2018 Freezing rain warning in effect for: Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Periods of freezing rain will continue this morning. Freezing rain will change to rain early this afternoon. A few millimetres of ice accretion on exposed structures and untreated surfaces are possible. Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots ...

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 ...