Local & Area News

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a head-on collision, which resulted in the death of two people. On January 23, 2025, shortly after 11:00 a.m., members from the Nipissing West Detachment of the OPP, Fire Services and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 17, West Nipissing. A 69-year-old-person from Wawa was pronounced deceased at ...

We are gearing up for the big event! The 70th Annual Wawa Ladies Curling Bonspiel has 30 teams registered with room for just 1 more team! Bonspiel date: March 21-23, 2025 Registration: $360 per team Theme: The 70’s Costume Parade: Friday night Dinner & Dance: Saturday night Guaranteed 3 games and whole lot of laughs and FUN! We welcome our ...

The Ontario Autism Coalition (OAC) has released the results of its survey of families’ experience with special education in schools across Ontario. The report paints a bleak picture of a system that is unable to properly support a large portion of the students it is meant to serve, due to large shortages of staff and other resources. One of the ...

Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park. Friday – Cloudy. Flurries beginning near noon. Local amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40 early in the afternoon. High -8. Wind chill -34 in the morning and -15 in the afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 1 or low. Friday night – Flurries. Local amount 5 cm. Local ...

The highly anticipated annual Bridge Building Competition is back! Hosted by Sault College in partnership with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) and the Ontario Association of Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT), this beloved event offers an exciting hands-on STEM experience for students from Grades 4 to 12. The competition will be livestreamed on Friday, March 7, 2025, starting at 9:45 a.m. ...

Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park. Today – Sunny. Wind north 20 km/h becoming light near noon. High -15. Wind chill -29 this morning and -23 this  afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – A few clouds. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -24. Wind chill near -32. Risk of frostbite. Friday – Cloudy. Flurries beginning in ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged one person after fleeing from police. On January 19, 2025, at approximately 2:00 p.m., the Wawa Detachment of the OPP responded to a stolen motor vehicle in Wawa. The vehicle was located by officers traveling east on Highway 17, where it failed to stop for police.   A short time later, the vehicle ...

Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Today – Flurries and local snow squalls. Local amount 10 to 20 cm. Local blowing snow late this morning and this afternoon. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40. High -9. Wind chill -22 this morning and -16 this afternoon. Tonight – Flurries ending this evening then mainly cloudy with 40% chance of flurries. Local ...

The Superior East Hornepayne detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is advising the public of increased police presence in the area of Third Avenue, in Hornepayne.   The public is asked to avoid the area to allow police to conduct their investigation. There is no threat to public safety.   Updates will be provided as necessary. The OPP thanks ...

OutSpoken Brewing is thrilled to announce that we have been recognised with three awards  at the prestigious Ontario Brewing Awards 2024.   Our Mile Hill Lager has been awarded First Place in its category, “Standard American Beer”. This accolade underscores our commitment to brewing excellence and innovation within the vibrant Ontario craft beer scene. Mile Hill Lager, known for its ...

Weather: Extreme Cold Warning & Snow Squall Watch Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Today – Clear early this morning then a mix of sun and cloud with flurries beginning near noon. Risk of snow squalls this afternoon. Local amount 5 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. High -15. Wind chill -42 this morning and -19 this afternoon. Frostbite in minutes. Tonight ...

Team Rank Wins G.P. TERRIS, Tom 1 8 8 McCoy, Joe 2 6 7 BUCKELL, Chris 3 5 7 FAHRER, Tom 4 4 7 DUGGAN, Sarah 5 3 8 GLOVER, Justine 5 3 8 LESCHISHIN, Barb 5 3 7 STOYCHOFF, Peter 5 3 6 SWITZER, Terry 5 3 7 HALL, Dave 10 2 7 HALL, Spencer 10 2 7 RAINVILLE, ...

The Wawa Fire Department was called after 4 p.m. Saturday afternoon in the trailer park. Firefighters were on scene for about fifteen minutes for what onlookers say was a kitchen fire. Firefighters were also seen inspecting the chimney as smoke was coming out of bottom end of chimney.

Weather: Extreme Cold Warning Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Today – Sunny. Wind up to 15 km/h. High -21. Wind chill -42 this morning and -25 this afternoon. Frostbite in minutes. Tonight – Clear. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -32. Wind chill -28 this evening and -42 overnight. Frostbite in minutes. Tuesday – Clear early in the morning then a mix of ...

Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park. Today – Cloudy with 40% chance of flurries this morning then a mix of sun and cloud. Local blowing snow early this morning. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light near noon. Temperature falling to -18 this morning then steady. Wind chill near -28. Risk of frostbite. UV index 1 or low. Tonight ...