Local & Area News

Feb 22, 2018 @ 07:50 Weather Today Cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries early this morning then a mix of sun and cloud. High minus 4. Tonight A few clouds. Increasing cloudiness after midnight then 40 percent chance of flurries before morning. Low minus 11. Special Weather Statement – Issued at 5:20 a.m. Environment Canada warns that 10 – ...

Feb 21, 2018 @ 17:51   The seven snowboarders have been selected to create the Canadian Paralympic Team headed to the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. 27-year-old Colton Liddle (Wawa) joins Michelle Salt (Calgary), Sandrine Hamel (Saint-Sauveur), Alex Massie (Barrie), Andrew Genge (Oshawa), Curt Minard (Vernon) and John Leslie (Arnprior). John Leslie and Michelle Salt were on the inaugural team in ...

Feb 21, 2018 @ 17:15 During the Family Day Long weekend the Superior East Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to numerous calls for service. Some of those calls were: 112 Calls for service 1 Criminal Code Charges 0 Impaired driving charge 2 Drug Related Occurrences 9 Motor Vehicle Collisions (MVC) 0 MCV related fatalities 51 Provincial Offence Notices ...

The congregation welcomes everyone to Worship at First United Church.  Services are held on Sunday at 11:00 a.m. If anyone has a question or concern please leave a message on the answering machine at the Church 705-856-2926 CHURCH OFFICE HOURS – Thurs. 1 -3 p.m Roberta requests that an appointment be made. Please call 705-856-2926 & leave a message. We ...

Feb 20, 2018 @ 08:54 Yesterday, Family Day and the last day of the Wawa Winter Carnival, the best event of the weekend was the MFN Cardboard Box Races. Each competitor had to create a Cardboard Box sleigh, ride it down the hill, if crashed – carry it as fast as possible over the finish line!      

5:13 AM EST Tuesday 20 February 2018 Freezing rain warning in effect for: Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Periods of freezing rain will continue this morning. Freezing rain will change to rain early this afternoon. A few millimetres of ice accretion on exposed structures and untreated surfaces are possible. Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots ...

Feb 20, 2018 @ 08:17 Weather Today Cloudy. Periods of snow beginning early this morning. Snow mixed with ice pellets late this morning and this afternoon. Snow and ice pellet amount 2 cm. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light late this afternoon. High minus 7. Wind chill minus 25 this morning. Tonight Periods of light snow ending ...

Feb 20, 2018 @ 00:42 11:32 PM EST Monday 19 February 2018 Freezing rain warning in effect for: Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Periods of freezing rain are expected to develop Tuesday morning as a warm front moves over the region. Freezing rain may continue into Tuesday afternoon and then ...

Feb 19, 2018 @ 10:56 Yesterday the Wawa Winter Carnival featured the last day of the Pancake Breakfast and Science North. The MMCC featured a Family Free Skate with special prizes. From 2 til 4 was the Wawa Rotary Exposition. The hightlights were the presentations in the gym of archery, dance, karate, and the police dogs, Dance and Otis. Dance ...

Feb 19, 2018 @ 10:26 Today is the last day of the Wawa Winter Carnival – featuring the MFN Cardboard Box Races at Queen’s Park. It is always quite the show, so you should consider going for a stroll and seeing the creativity of our families.

    Feb 19, 2018 @ 09:04 Weather Today Periods of snow. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming northeast 20 gusting to 40 this morning. Temperature falling to minus 12 this afternoon. Tonight Periods of snow. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40. Low minus 15.   Roads 101 Timmins to ...

Feb 19, 2018 @ 08:12 This week MPPs will return to Queen’s Park for the last leg of this session before the anticipated election that will be called for early June. I for one am ready to get back into the Legislature and Queen’s Park office; eager to tackle the multitude of issues that have been brought to my attention ...

Feb 18, 2018 @ 1:57 12:48 PM EST Sunday 18 February 2018 Snowfall warning in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Snowfall, with total amounts of 15 to 20 cm is expected. A weather system approaching from Minnesota will spread an area of snow across regions east of Lake Superior beginning later this afternoon and continuing ...

Feb 18, 2018 @ 11:57 Snowfall Warning for Northern Ontario ended by Environment Canada at 11:18 a.m. EST Monday 19 February 2018 ——————————————————————— SNOWFALL WARNING ENDED FOR:       AGAWA – LAKE SUPERIOR PARK. ——————————————————————— ==DISCUSSION== SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS NO LONGER EXPECTED. EARLIER Feb 19, 2018 @ 09:31 5:15 AM EST Monday 19 February 2018 Snowfall warning in effect for: ...

Feb 18, 2018 @ 11:22     Saturday was the first full day of the Wawa Winter Carnival. One might have started their day with a plate of Rotary’s pancakes and sausages…   Then with a full tummy, you could have wandered around the Vendor’s Market – got your favourite selection of Judy Moore’s delicious baking and a tupperware container ...