Local & Area News

  On Friday, March 7, the staff and students at St. Augustine French Immersion Catholic School took to the trails and Wawa Lake for a day of experiential outdoor learning. The Grade 2/3 class embarked on a remarkable journey, starting their day on the picturesque cross-country ski trails. They set a new class record, skiing an impressive 2 kilometres, marking ...

Red Pine Exploration Inc. is pleased to announce gold assay results from four (3) drill holes for 1,487 metres of assayed drill core completed as part of its ongoing, fully funded 25,000 m drill program at its Wawa Gold Project, Ontario. Highlights Step-out drilling at the Jubilee Shear intersected 5.68 g/t Au over 10.72 m, including 19.05 grams per tonne ...

Weather: Today – Snow at times heavy. Local blowing snow this afternoon. Local amount 10 cm. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming north 30 gusting to 50 near noon. Temperature falling to -7 this afternoon. Wind chill -13 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Snow at times heavy and local blowing snow ending early this ...

6:02 AM EDT Friday 21 March 2025 Snow Squall Watch in effect for: Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake Brief, intense snowfall is expected to develop. Under the snow squall, visibilities will be significantly reduced due to the heavy snow combined with blowing snow. What: Reduced visibility in heavy snow and blowing snow. Peak snowfall rates of 3 to 5 cm per ...

Mar 21, 2025 at 06:37 6:05 AM EDT Friday 21 March 2025 Weather Advisory in effect for: White River – Dubreuilville Winter weather travel advisory in effect. What: Total snowfall amounts of up to 10 cm. Peak snowfall rates of 2 to 3 cm per hour. Reduced visibility in heavy snow and blowing snow. When: Beginning this morning and tapering ...

Mar 21, 2025 at 06:35 6:05 AM EDT Friday 21 March 2025 Weather Advisory in effect for: Agawa – Lake Superior Park Winter weather travel advisory in effect. What: Total snowfall amounts of up to 10 cm. Peak snowfall rates of 2 to 3 cm per hour. Reduced visibility in heavy snow and blowing snow. When: Beginning this morning and ...

Mar 21, 2025 at 06:33 6:05 AM EDT Friday 21 March 2025 Weather Advisory in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Winter weather travel advisory in effect. What: Total snowfall amounts of up to 10 cm. Peak snowfall rates of 2 to 3 cm per hour. Reduced visibility in heavy snow and blowing snow. When: Beginning this morning and tapering ...

With heavy hearts we announce the passing of Clara Evelyn Mersereau, on Monday, March 17, 2025. Loving wife to Bill, Mom to Patti and Jo-Ann, Grandmother to Denzel and Garrett, and Great-Grandma to Lennon-Clara. Clara was born in Little Bras D’or NS, and grew up in Wawa, Ontario. She was an avid figure skater, and in the summer she would spend ...

At 1:17 p.m. the highway was reopened. Mar 20, 2025 at 10:16 The highway remains closed at this time. Mar 19, 2025 at 23:02 Hwy 129 (Chapleau to Thessalon) has been closed due to poor weather conditions. The highway was closed at 22;17.

At 13:21, the closure was amended from Hwy 651/101 to Matheson to Timmins to Matheson. At 11:36 the closure was amended from Hwy 651/101 to Matheson to Foleyet to Matheson. Mar 20, 2025 at 10:16 The highway remains closed at this time. Mar 20, 2025 at 03:24 There must be a glitch in the ON511 text messaging/website/map. There have been ...

On Friday, March 14, 2025, Austin Hemphill, general manager of Island Gold District, Alamos Gold Inc. and Matt Larrett, Community Relations Specialist, presented the LDHC Foundation with $100,000 to be used towards the cost of the new ultrasound machine. Alamos Gold is staunch supporter of the Foundation and is extensively involved with the recruitment and retention of physicians for the ...

Saturday, March 15th marked another successful Wawa Emergency Services Hockey game at the Michipicoten Memorial Community Centre.  The crowd of approximately 400 residents of all ages cheered on members of the Ontario Provincial Police, Wawa Volunteer Fire Department, Ontario Paramedics Association, Lady Dunn Health Centre, Wawa Family Health Team, Michipicoten First Nation and Emergency Measures Ontario. All funds raised during ...

On March 14th, Members of the Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation, Wawa Family Health Team, Alamos Gold – Island Gold District‘s General Manager Austin Hemphill and Matt Larrett, Community Relations Specialist met at the Lady Dunn Health Centre for the unveiling of a brand spanking new piece of equipment that will make diagnostic ultrasound imaging easier for technicians and clients. ...

The Wawa Ladies Curling league is celebrating 70 years of bonspieling from March 21-23 with 32 teams participating. Teams and players from London, Sudbury, North Bay, Thunder Bay, Sault Ste. Marie, Chapleau, White River, Hornepayne, and Wawa are all set to go! We invite the public to join us on Friday night at 7:00 p.m. for our parade on the arena ...

Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud with 60% chance of light snow early this morning. Otherwise sunny. Wind north 30 km/h gusting to 60 becoming west 20 this afternoon. High +1. Wind chill -16 this morning. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Increasing cloudiness early this evening. 30% chance of flurries late this evening and overnight. ...