Local & Area News

August 11th, 1940 – January 11th, 2025 Ruth Rumiko Sumi (née Ura), born August 11, 1940, passed away on January 11, 2025 surrounded by her loving family. Ruth was born in Mission, BC, but a couple of years after her birth Ruth’s family, as with most others of Japanese descent living on the West Coast of Canada during World War II, ...

The 70th Annual Ladies Bonspiel is just around the corner, and we’re bringing the cool vibes of the 70s to Wawa from March 21-23! 🥌✨ Whether you’re sliding into action on the ice or dancing the night away, this event promises to be a blast! Here’s what’s on deck: Three Events Guaranteed – More games, more chances to shine! Delicious Dinner – Enjoy a fantastic ...

Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park. Today – Cloudy. 30% chance of flurries early this morning. Snow beginning early this morning. Local amount 10 cm. Wind south 20 km/h gusting to 40 increasing to 40 gusting to 70 this morning. High zero. Wind chill -17 this morning. Tonight – Periods of snow ending overnight then cloudy with 60% chance of flurries. Amount 5 cm. Local ...

With winter road maintenance in full swing, local plow operators are reporting an increase in dangerous driving behavior, including vehicles following too closely or attempting to pass plows while they operate in echelon formation. Echelon formation allows plows to clear multiple lanes efficiently, ensuring safer travel for all motorists. However, drivers who attempt to pass or weave between plows put ...

The East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is warning the public about common fraud tactics used by criminals. Fraudsters continuously adapt their methods, but many of their tools remain the same. The following are key tactics used by fraudsters and tips to protect yourself: Spoofing: Fraudsters manipulate caller IDs or email addresses to appear legitimate. Protection: Hang ...

Weather Wawa – Pukaskwa Park. Today – Flurries ending this afternoon then cloudy with 40% chance of flurries. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h this morning. High -4. Wind chill -6 this morning and -16 this afternoon. Tonight – Cloudy with 40% chance of flurries. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming south 20 near midnight. Low -16. Wind chill -13 this evening and -22 overnight. Friday – ...

Team Rank Wins GP TERRIS, Tom 1 7 9 FAHRER, Tom 2 6 9 BUMSTEAD, Aaron 3 4 9 HALE, Ron 3 4 9 McCOY, Joe 3 4 9 MITRIKAS, Eric 3 4 9 TERRIS, Spencer 3 4 9 LESCHISHIN, Mark 8 3 9 Game Schedule for January 20th, 2025: Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 MITRIKAS LESCHISHIN ...

Angus Gold Inc. is pleased to announce it has commenced its 2025 drilling program on its 100%-owned Golden Sky Project located in Wawa, Ontario.   The 2025 drill program will continue to expand and delineate gold mineralization at the Company’s Dorset and BIF Zones. The majority of the winter drilling will be focused on the Dorset Gold Zone with infill drilling ...

Weather: There is a Winter Weather Travel Advisory stretching from Marathon to Searchmont that will significant snowfall (10-15cm) beginning tonight and lasting through the night. Wawa-news anticipates that there will be road closures again due to a number of factors including the weather. Please be prepared for changing road conditions and closures. Wawa – Pukaskwa Park. Today – Flurries. Local ...

Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park. Today..Periods of light snow ending this morning then a mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent chance of flurries. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this afternoon. High -8. Wind chill -22 this morning and -14 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight..Partly cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low ...

Jan 13, 2025 at 17:39 On January 12, 2024 at approximately 1:20 a.m., the OPP received a report of an armed individual who had barricaded themselves inside a residence in Terrace Bay. This situation involving a barricaded individual in Terrace Bay was safely resolved. As a result of this incident, a 38-year-old male from Terrace Bay has been charged under ...

Cancer Sucks! Do not remember me for having had cancer, remember me for how I lived! March 30, 1986 to January 13, 2025 Loving Wife, Mother, Daughter, Sister, Niece, Great-Niece, Cousin, and Friend. She is survived by and will be sadly missed by the love of her life, husband Steve Bourgoin, her handsome prince, stepson Brayden Nordstom, and fur baby ...

On Sunday, January 12th, the topic was the Baptism of the Lord (Luke 3:15-17, 21-22). How do you know whose family you are a part of? You might think it is sharing a home, a name or favourite activities; we have a chosen family; we have the same laugh; and so on. How do you know you are a part ...

In recent years, there have been several popular TV shows that feature dancers who are trying to break into the entertainment industry. Some of them pair amateurs with famous celebrities. While I am not a fan of such programming, I admit that I have been known to draw a fair amount of attention at pow-wows occasionally. Judging from the smiles ...

Ces dernières années, il y a eu plusieurs émissions télévisées populaires où des danseurs essaient de percer dans l’industrie du divertissement. Certaines de ces émissions jumellent des amateurs à des célébrités. Bien que je ne sois pas un grand fan de ce genre de programme, je dois avouer qu’il m’arrive parfois d’attirer l’attention lors des pow-wows. D’après les sourires et ...