Local & Area News

Feb 15, 2018 @ 07:57 Weather Today Snow ending this afternoon then cloudy. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 near noon. Temperature falling to minus 9 this afternoon. Tonight Mainly cloudy. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low minus 21. Wind chill minus 28.   Roads 2018-02-15 – ...

Feb 14, 2018 @ 14:30 Garth Alphonse Turcott died peacefully in the Pincher Creek Hospital, January. 11, 2018. He is survived by his wife, Joan of 65 years, and son Gary of Victoria, B.C.  Garth was born in Hudson Bay Junction, Saskatchewan on July 30, 1930, to Agnes and Alphonse Turcott.  In 1939 the family moved to Wawa, Ontario.  Since schooling only went ...

Feb 14, 2018 @ 12:35 Inspector Baldassare Nuccio of the North East Region Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officially welcomes Sergeant Carlo Berardi as the new Media Services Coordinator for the North East Region. Berardi started his career in 1994 when he was deployed to the Superior East detachment in Wawa, Ontario. He spent five years there before transferring to North Bay ...

Feb 14, 2018 @ 10:40 Last Saturday, February. 10, 2018, the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 429 held a “Chase the Winter Blues Away” event. There were 91 wonderful items to bid on in a silent auction, with at least 8 different appetizers to tempt the palate, and a special blue libation for the evening.   Over seventy people took advantage ...

Feb 14, 2018 @ 09:29 Yes, it looks like winter is on it’s way out but we can still get some nasty days. At the Legion hall they had a successful “chase the winter Blues away” event and the silent auction had over 70 attending and bidding on the 91 items which were donated by local businesses and individuals From ...

Feb 14, 2018 @ 09:07 The Northern Ontario Party would like to extend their condolences to the young family who lost their lives traveling back from Sick Kids Hospital last week. This heartbreaking event is just another example of the tragedies Northerners face when seeking medical care for their children. A number of families across Northern Ontario face similar treks; ...

Feb 14, 2018 @ 09:05 Team Standings: Black Thunder 1st place with 41 points Men’s High Average: Marcel Lewis 183 Ladies’ High Average: Rachelle Godin 161 Bowler of the week: Moriah Sigouin with 103 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 14, 2018 @ 09:02 This morning the winning ticket was drawn for the second winning ticket in the 2017/18 Wawa Volunteer Firefighters Annual Cash Draw. Andee Thibodeau of Dubreuilville was the winner, and is sure to be celebrating in style this Valentine’s Day. Her ticket will be returned to the drum, and will be eligible with all the other ...

Feb 14, 2018 @ 08:30 At last night’s council meeting, Mayor Ron Rody reminded residents of the upcoming Senior’s Luncheon. Participants are being asked to pay $2 to attend, with those monies being donated to the Wawa Royal Canadian Legion Lift Campaign. Mayor Rody also encouraged everyone to come out and enjoy the 2018 Wawa Winter Carnival. Council accepted the ...

Feb 14, 2018 @ 08:09 The congregation welcomes everyone to Worship at First United Church. Services are held on Sunday at 11 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 ...

Weather Today Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries this morning. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. High minus 1. Tonight Cloudy. Snow beginning after midnight. Amount 2 cm. Low minus 6.   Roads 2018-02-14 – early morning report 101 Timmins to Highway 144 bare and dry road with bare and wet road sections. 2018-02-14 2:29 101 Highway 144 ...

Feb 13, 2018 @ 17:10 Michipicoten Island Caribou have made headlines recently on Minnesota Public Radio, Sault online, CBC’s “As it Happens” and the New York Times, among others. Predation by wolves, who were able to reach the island due to ice cover on Lake Superior in 2014, resulted in relocation of the Michipicoten Island Caribou to the Slate Islands. The ...

Feb 13, 2018 @ 14:58 Tourism Ireland today announced details of some of the famous attractions and sites around the world which will go green to mark St Patrick’s Day this year, continuing the organization’s first-half promotional drive to grow overseas tourism in 2018. The annual initiative, which sees a host of major landmarks around the world turn green for ...

Feb 13, 2018 @ 10:03 Collection of data on academic outcomes among Indigenous students is a necessary step towards bridging the education gap between Indigenous and non-indigenous students, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Measuring Student Outcomes: The Case for Identifying Indigenous Students in Canada’s PISA Sample,” authors John Richards and Parisa Mahboubi encourage provinces ...