Local & Area News

Dec 8, 2017 @ 08:16 Zoltan is slowly climing in the ranks. Share the story throughout your networks. Remember every person can only vote once, and must be a member of Facebook.   Dec 7, 2017 @ 07:16   Zoltan Pinter is hoping to participate in a grand adventure – sorta like one of those bucket list items. He has signed ...

Dec 8, 2017 @ 08:07   A tweet from the Northeast OPP – It warmed up in Wawa as the @UnitedWayhot chili cook-off unfolded. #NER #OPPmembers from Superior East Detachment were joined by #SaultSteMarie #OPPmembers. Raising money for the United Way to support our communities.  

Dec 8, 2017 @ 08:03 Team Rank Wins G.P. LESCHISHIN, Mark 1 5 5 TERRIS, Tom 1 5 5 BOYD, Katherine 3 3 5 HALL, Jennifer 3 3 5 HOFFMANN, Jim 5 2 4 SPENCER, Reg 6 1 5 McCOY, Joe 7 0 5 SZEKELY, Marc 7 0 4 Schedule for Thursday – December 7, 2017 Ice 1 Ice 2 ...

Dec 8, 2017 @ 08:01 5:14 AM EST Friday 08 December 2017 Snow squall warning in effect for: Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay A very strong lake effect snow band continues to affect areas near the eastern Lake Superior shore early this morning. The most intense portion of this band ...

Dec 8, 2017 @ 07:48 Weather – Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries this morning and early this afternoon. Temperature steady near -12. Tonight will be mainly cloudy with a low of -18. Marine – Freezing Spray Warning. Wind north 20 knots diminishing to north 10 near noon then veering to northeast 10 early this evening. Wind increasing to northeast ...

  Le Canton Dubreuilville remercie Alamos Gold Inc. pour leur générosité envers la communauté. Ils nous ont remis un chèque au montant de 19 524,55$ pour aider avec l’achat de la Zamboni que nous venons d’acquérir. The Township of Dubreuilville would like to thank Alamos Gold Inc. for their generosity towards the community. They presented a cheque in the amount ...

Algoma District School Board held their Inaugural Meeting on December 5th. Jennifer Sarlo was acclaimed and will continue in her role as Chair of the Board. Sheryl Evans-Price was also acclaimed as Vice Chair for her second year. Jennifer Sarlo was first elected as a Trustee for the Algoma District School Board in 2006 serving Ward One, Sault Ste. Marie. ...

Dec 7, 2017 @ 09:11 MacDonald Mines Exploration Ltd. sonic drilling program has discovered gold and silver in the bedrock underneath the Oxide Sands formation at its Wawa-Holdsworth Project. Quentin Yarie, President and Chief Executive Officer of MacDonald Mines stated, ”The elevated sulfur content in bedrock assay samples rich in precious metals supports the conceptual association between precious metals in ...

Dec 7, 2017 @ 09:05 8:55 AM EST Thursday 07 December 2017 Snow squall watch in effect for: Agawa – Lake Superior Park Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Conditions are favourable for lake effect snow squalls from Lake Superior beginning late this afternoon. Local snowfall amounts near 15 cm are possible in the heaviest snow squalls. The ...

Dec 7, 2017 @ 08:41 The Municipality of Wawa would like to inform all users of the Michipicoten Memorial Community Center regarding the recent ice cancellations. A solution has been found to allow the MMCC to return to normal ice operations.   Staff have sourced a replacement Olympia unit in proper working order from Resurfice Inc. This unit is scheduled ...

Dec 7, 2017 @ 08:05 Weather – Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries this afternoon. High minus 10. Tonight will be mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 16. Marine – Wind north 25 knots backing to northwest 20 early this morning then veering to north 20 Friday morning. Wind diminishing to north 10 near noon Friday ...

Dec 6, 2017 @ 19:42 Snow squall warning for Lake Superior (Provincial Park) ended by Environment Canada (EC) at 06:28 p.m. Snow squall warning for Chapleau ended by Environment Canada (EC) at 06:28 p.m. Dec 6, 2017 @ 10:41 Snow squall warning for Pukaskwa ended by Environment Canada (EC) at 10:36 a.m. EST Wednesday 06 December 2017. Snow squall warning ...

Dec 6, 2017 @ 12:13 At 12:06 p.m. Highway 547 (Hawk Junction) was reopened. At 11:51 a.m. Highway 101 was reopened. Highway 17 has been reopened. Dec 6, 2017 @ 07:37 There are a number of sources for road closure information: Twitter, Ontario511 and OPP Media Releases. Wawa-news will try to keep this updated as the storm continues. Ontario511 website ...

Dec 6, 2017 @ 09:38 The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East (Wawa) Detachment advises that Highway 17 is closed from Wawa to Batchewana due to deteriorating road and weather conditions. A road closure is also set up at Highway 101 East from Wawa to Chapleau due to deteriorating road and weather conditions. OPP advises motorists to exercise caution as ...

As of today, the Municipality of Wawa has closed the indoor Ice Rink at the Michipicoten Memorial Community Centre. Citing difficulties with the Olympia Ice Resurfacer and in the interest of public safety, the ice has been closed until further notice. The Olympia Ice Resurfacer is creating an unsafe level of Carbon Monoxide. Staff at the MMCC have been monitoring ...