Local & Area News

Jan 26, 2018 @ 12:36   Grade 9 students in Ms. Stephanie McGregors class at École secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa), studied the novel “Stranger in the Shadows”, a sequal to the novel “The Blue Knight”. On Friday January 19, students had the opportunity to welcome the author of the book, Ray McGregor, into their classroom. Students were able to ask questions ...

  The poster says it all – Thank you Allison.

Jan 26, 2018 @ 09:54   St. Joseph French Immersion Catholic School staff and students would like to extend our most sincere thanks to Wesdome Gold Mines! Just prior to the Christmas break our school was filled with excitement as we un-wrapped 12 beautiful new chairs for our library space. Wesdome Gold Mines provided the school with a generous donation, ...

Weather Today Mainly cloudy. 60 percent chance of flurries this morning with risk of freezing drizzle. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High plus 2. Tonight Cloudy. A few rain showers or flurries beginning this evening. Fog patches developing after midnight. Wind southwest 30 km/h. Low plus 1. Roads 2018-01-26 – early morning report 101 Timmins ...

Jan 25, 2018 @ 13:10 La Société d’aide au développement des collectivités Supérieur Est est fière d’annoncer qu’un nouveau fonds de développement communautaire est maintenant disponible pour les Premières Nations, les municipalités, les corporations de développement économique ou autres organismes communautaires sans but lucratif exerçant leurs activités dans la région Supérieur Est.  Le Fonds fournira jusqu’à 2 000$ en contributions ...

Jan 25, 2018 @ 13:08 The Superior East Community Futures Development Corporation is pleased to announce that a new Community Development Fund is now available to First Nations, municipalities, economic development corporations or other non-profit community organizations in the Superior East region.  The fund will provide up to $2,000 in non-repayable contributions to community projects that will have an economic ...

an 25, 2018 @ 11:59 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 cost is $220.00 per team and includes a delicious meal and live entertainment.  The theme this year is ‘Around the World’, so start thinking about your ...

Jan 25, 2018 @ 10:50 The Staff and Students of St. Joseph French Immersion Catholic School would like to thank the Rotary Club of Wawa for their continued support.  They provided the school with a very generous monetary donation to create kinesthetic learning opportunities. We have been able to purchase classroom furniture that allows students the ability to move and learn such as desk ...

Jan 25, 2018 @ 10:38 In November of 1968, Algoma Health Unit (now Algoma Public Health) was established as an official public health agency in Ontario. First providing service in Sault Ste. Marie and immediate area, it grew with the addition of townships north and east, Elliot Lake joined in 1978. Today Algoma Public Health main office in Sault Ste. ...

Jan 25, 2018 @ 10:30 Home Building Centre ValuMart The Bargain Shop! Canadian Tire

Jan 25, 2018 @ 09:08 Weather Today Flurries. Local amount 2 cm. High minus 5. Tonight Flurries and periods of freezing drizzle. Low minus 10. Roads 2018-01-25 – morning report 101 Timmins to Highway 144 bare and wet road with snow packed sections. 2018-01-25 8:56 101 Highway 144 to Shawmere River partly snow packed with bare and dry road sections. ...

Jan 25, 2018 @ 06:22 Patrick Brown has resigned as Ontario PC Leader: “These allegations are false and have been difficult to hear. “However, defeating Kathleen Wynne in 2018 is more important than one individual. “For this reason, after consulting with caucus, friends and family I have decided to step down as Leader of the Ontario PC Party. I will ...

Jan 24, 2018 @ 23:19 The Municipality of Wawa has launched a new website!   The website contains the same content, with some updated, and new graphics. Take a tour at wawa.cc    

Jan 24, 2018 @ 08:44 Senator Lynn Beyak was jettisoned from the Conservative Caucus recently after spending the better part of a year defending intolerant statements aimed at First Nations – many of whom she ostensibly represents. The move was made after leadership in the Senate and the Commons provided numerous opportunities for her to back down from offensive claims ...

Jan 24, 2018 @ 08:35 Those first weeks of January went by fast, and I guess a lot faster than our veterans did in 1945 when they were waiting and getting ready for the big push a few weeks later. But in the meantime, it was just patrolling the south shore of the Waal river and reinforcing the troops at ...