Local & Area News

Nov 10, 2017 @ 07:50 Weather Today – Mainly sunny. High minus 7. Tonight – Increasing cloudiness. Periods of snow beginning overnight. Wind south 20 km/h gusting to 40. Low minus 13 with temperature rising to minus 3 by morning. Marine Strong wind warning in effect. Wind northwest 15 knots diminishing to light near noon then increasing to south 15 early ...

Nov 9, 2017 @ 22:02 At 8:30 this evening, OPP, Algoma EMS and Wawa Fire Department were seen headed south on Hwy 17. They attended to a single vehicle collision, 28 kilometres south of Wawa. The highway was closed to allow for extrication and transport to the Lady Dunn Health Centre. Firefighters were aided by OPP and Algoma EMS as the ...

Nov 9, 2017 @ 16:15 The Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board (HSCDSB) and the Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario (CSCNO) will be closing their schools in Hornepayne tomorrow (Friday, November 10, 2017) due to a planned power outage.   Holy Name of Jesus Catholic School and École Saint Nom de Jésus, which share the same building, will be closed.   ...

Nov 9, 2017 @ 12:51 At today’s Special Meeting of Council, Council approved three applications and funding for projects under the new Municipal GHG Challenge fund: to replace the Municipality of Wawa’s aging fleet wth new fleet that produces less greenhouse gas emissions, committing funding up to $80,000 in the year 2018 towards the project costs of $160,000 in 2018; ...

Nov 9, 2017 @ 11:02 Argonaut Gold who has been working to reopen their 100% owned Magino gold project has released their feasibility study with an estimated total production of 2 million ounces of gold. They have been developing an open pit mine, and have reduced their orginal 30,000 tonne per day (t/d) project to a 10,000 t/d. This reduction will reduce the ...

Nov 9, 2017 @ 10:28 The OPP is reminding motorists to take their time to prepare themselves and their vehicles for safe winter driving as we head into the winter months.   Tips to remember: Have an ice scraper or snow brush to ensure all windows and lights are clear prior to leaving Install proper winter tires to provide better ...

Nov 9, 2017 @ 10:07 Richmont Mines has announced their operating and financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017.  With record production of gold 26,659 ounces of gold (22,666 ounces sold) for the quarter they are postioned to see the mine exceed the high end of annual production guidance of between 87,000 and 93,000 ounces. The mill expansion ...

Nov 9, 2017 @ 09:36 Dan Ingram of the Heart & Stroke Foundation SSM was in Wawa Tuesday evening to speak about Women and Heart Disease at a presentation at the Gilmartin Funeral Home. The Heart & Stroke Foundation recognizes that women are living longer, but also face heart disease and stroke. Contary to public belief that breast cancer is ...

Nov 9, 2017 @ 08:19 Every year, Canadians of every age, gender, and socio-economic levels give away millions of dollars to ‘scammers’ – criminals who falsely represent themselves and ‘talk’ people into giving them money.  This is done in person (door to door), through the mail, by telephone, and increasingly through the internet. They prey on us through our vulnerabilities, ...

Nov 9, 2017 @ 08:14 Weather – Periods of light snow ending this morning then mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Wind becoming north 20 km/h gusting to 40 near noon. Temperature falling to minus 10 this afternoon. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries this evening. Clearing overnight. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to ...

Nov 9, 2017 @ 08:07 Please note that a Special Council Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, November 9, 2017 at 12:00 pm in the Council Chambers. Receive Staff Report CS 2017-14: GHG Funding Application (resolution) Accept Staff Recommendation and Approve Submission of Funding Application (3 resolutions) Declare Council Seat Vacant under Section 259(1)(c) of the Municipal Act (resolution)

Nov 9, 2017 @ 08:05 Lumière sur la violence faite aux femmes est une campagne de sensibilisation qui a vu le jour à London, en Ontario. Novembre est le mois de la prévention de la violence faite aux femmes en Ontario. Cette année, le Comité contre la violence faite aux femmes de Wawa participe à la campagne visant à braquer ...

Nov 9, 2017 @ 08:05 Shine the Light on Woman Abuse is a public awareness campaign which originated in London, Ontario. November is Woman Abuse Prevention Month in Ontario, and this year Wawa’s Committee on Woman Abuse is participating in the campaign to Shine the Light on Woman Abuse.   The goals of the Shine the Light on Woman Abuse campaign ...

Nov 8, 2017 @ 12:36 Whether you know me or just read what I say and do as MPP for the Algoma-Manitoulin, the pride I have having been born and raised as a Northerner is pretty evident. I was born in and raised Gogama and raised my own family in Gogama, Wawa, and Elliot Lake. While Algoma-Manitoulin is by no ...