Local & Area News

A lady from Southern Michigan lost an iPhone 7 last Sunday, August 5, out on Steep Hill Dam Road picking blueberries. The phone is in a black case. She explaines that she has some sentimental pictures on it that cannot be replaced. If someone happens to find it while picking, She would greatly appreciate its safe return for a reward. ...

Passed away unexpectedly on Friday, June 22, 2018. Beloved husband of Rejeanne Vachon. Loving father of Chantal (Pierre), Richard (Sonia), Martin (Sylvie), Serge (Louise), Robert (Simone), the late Daniel (Denise) and Lucille (Carl). Loving grandfather of Stéphanie (Maxime), Nicholas (Frédérique), Luc (Stéphanie), Guillaume, Mathieu, Jade, Caroline (Michaël), Brandon, Bradley, Patricia and the late Sabrina. Loving great grandfather of Sheldon, Austin, ...

OPP have tweeted that the highway is now open.   Aug 11, 2018 @ 08:00 Ontario511 has a little more information on the closure – There has been nothing more from OPP. Some reports are that travel has been restricted on Hwy 631.   Aug 11, 2018 @ 06:20 OPP have tweeted – there were no other details and no ...

Aug 10, 2018 @ 12:13 As of noon today the Restricted Fire Zone will be rescinded for most of the province including Wawa District. It will remain in effect for the Sudbury and Perry Sound Districts until further notice. The Municipality has now reinstated all burning permits.

  With her family in attendance to cheer her on, Patricia LaLonde of Wawa took a spin on THE BIG SPIN Wheel at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto to win $100,000!  Patricia won a top prize with OLG’s THE BIG SPIN INSTANT game (#2075).   “When I scratched THE BIG SPIN ticket in the store, I knew I won ...

HARTE GOLD CORP. is pleased to provide the following update on construction activities and permitting. Highlights: During construction, the Company has successfully completed over 8 months with no lost time accidents. Surface construction of the crushing spread and mill complex is complete and commissioning is underway using on site generators. The 44 Km power line pole construction from White River ...

The weekend of August 11-13 will be a great time for heading out of town to the great outdoors, especially at night. This is the weekend of the annual Perseid meteor shower and during the peak nights of Aug 11/12 and Aug 12/13; more than 100 meteors (shooting stars) can be seen per hour. The shower is the result of ...

Weather – Sunny. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating near noon. High 21. Humidex 26. UV index 7 or high. Marine – Wind light becoming southwest 15 knots near midnight then diminishing to west 10 Saturday morning. Wind becoming light near noon Saturday. Waves less than one half metre building to one half to one metre overnight ...

On Saturday, July 28, 2018, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East (Wawa) Detachment began an investigation into several reports of Break and Enters and thefts complaints to cottages located on Hawk Lake.  Preliminary investigation revealed that various items had been taken including firearms. As a result of police investigation Bryan SHOREY (20) of Wawa, Ontario was arrested ...

  The Fall 2018 Fred Eaglesmith tour schedule is almost all about small halls.  After Starbuck, Manitoba (not Starbucks, but Starbuck Community Hall), they will reach Winnipeg to play the Park Theatre.  Then begins their return home to Ontario.  About 21 months have passed since Fred Eaglesmith played many shows in this part of the province with his talented wife, ...

Weather – Clearing this morning. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 21. UV index 8 or very high. Marine – Wind north 10 knots backing to northwest 10 this afternoon then becoming south 10 near midnight. Wind increasing to southwest 15 near noon Wednesday. Waves less than one half metre building to one half to one metre Wednesday afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. ...

The predicted severe thunderstorm did hit Wawa last night. Most of the lightning was sheet lightning but Marcus and I were able to catch a couple of beautiful pictures of the lightning over town, and over the Surluga Mine Hill.    

Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 23. Humidex 28. UV index 8 or very high. Marine – Wind light becoming northwest 10 knots near noon then veering to north 10 near midnight. Wind backing to northwest 10 Tuesday afternoon. Waves one half metre or less. Fog patches dissipating near noon. News Tidbits – Another rabid bat ...

Time of Report 22:55 By the evening of August 5, there were 42 active forest fires across the northeast. Of these, 19 are not yet under control, 23 are either being held, under control or being observed. There were two new fires confirmed today. Bancroft 19 covers 0.5 of a hectare. It is located approximately 5 km southeast of Big ...