Local & Area News

Apr 10, 2018 @ 07:55 Weather – Today will be a mix of sun and cloud. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h this afternoon. A high +3 is expected. Tonight will become more cloudy with periods of snow beginning late this evening with accumulations of 2-4 centimetres. Roads – Highways are bare and dry. News Tidbits – Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO ...

John Nelson Sr. July 17, 1944 – January 12, 2018 A celebration of life for John Nelson Sr. will be held on April 14, 2018, at the Royal Canadian Legion, Wawa, ON. Please join us in celebrating our Father, Husband, Grandfather, Uncle and Friend starting at 4:30 pm in the downstairs lounge.

Apr 9, 2018 @ 13:26 During the month of March 2018 the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Detachments responded to 775 calls for service (CFS) which included some of the following: 16 motor vehicle collisions, 2 impaired by alcohol driving charges, 6 violence related Calls For Service 8 property related Calls For Service, 11 drug related Calls For Service ...

Apr 9, 2018 @ 12:51   It was -15 as I walked out the door, snow and ice cracking underneath my feet. I was headed down to the beach, the lavender in the sky and low clouds at the eastern horizon gave hope to a pretty sunrise. What was so pretty was the hoarfrost in the trees. As the time drew ...

Apr 9, 2018 @ 12:37 On Sunday April 8, 2018 at approximately 7:05 pm members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East (Wawa) Detachment responded to a 911 call at a Hawk Junction, Ontario address regarding a report of a dispute. As a result a 29 year old Hawk Junction, Ontario female was arrested and charged with the following ...

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Apr 9, 2018 @ 08:34   130 cats from Northern Ontario have made their way from the Kenora Cat Shelter, Second Chance Pet Network in Dryden, to Southern Ontario with the help Ontario SPCA and The Welland & District Humane Society. It was explained that the Welland SPCA has a long-standing relationship with Kenora Cat Shelter and Second Chance Pet ...

Apr 9, 2018 @ 08:24 Ever find yourself snacking just after supper, or lunch? You pick a little here and a little there, and before you know it your snacking has turned into another meal. Maybe your previous meal did not leave you full and satisfied. Enter the fullness equation! Having meals that contain both fibre & protein helps us ...

Apr 9, 2018 @ 07:56 Weather – Today will be mainly cloudy. High plus 1. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight will be partly cloudy. Low minus 12. Roads – All highways are bare and dry, bare and wet in spots. News Tidbits – Community is Family – participates in Sunday evening’s Family Skate were asked to wear hockey jerseys ...

Apr 6, 2018 @ 13:55 On Tuesday April 3, 2018 members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East (Wawa) Detachment received a report of a female breaching her release conditions. An investigation was conducted by police. As a result a 29 year old Wawa, Ontario female was arrested and charged with the following offences; 3 counts of Adult Fail ...

Apr 6, 2018 @ 13:53 On Wednesday April 4, 2018 at approximately 11:20 pm members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East (Chapleau) Detachment responded to a local Chapleau address regarding a report of a male kicking a door.  At the scene police observed damage to the rear door frame. As a result Andrew PORTELANCE (28) of Chapleau, Ontario ...

Apr 6, 2018 @ 08:06 Weather – Winter is back, with about 2cm of snow fallen in town. Environment Canada says that we will have a few flurries ending late this morning then a mix of sun and cloud with 40 percent chance of flurries. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h late this morning. High minus 5. UV index 4 or ...

  Apr 6, 2018 @ 08:25 The R.C.L. Branch 374 Maple Syrup Festival, featuring the ‘all you can eat’ pancakes and sausages topped with local maple syrup, is a very popular and anticipated event on St. Joseph Island. The magnitude of this festival is but one of the activities that illustrate the positive relationship the Legion has built in the ...

Apr 6, 2018 @ 08:17 Despite warning road users ahead of the long weekend and their high visibility throughout the weekend, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) laid 1,524 seat belt charges during their Easter Long Weekend Seat Belt Campaign (March 30-April 2, 2018).   The charges mark a five-year high in Easter Long Weekend seat belt offences. With ten (10) ...

Apr 6, 2018 @ 08:17   Looking at the falling snow outside, it is hard to believe that spring is just around the corner. One of the signs of spring is the maple syrup making, another is the removal of ice from the MMCC. To celebrate the end of hockey, the Wawa Bantam Travellers had a ‘fun’ Players vs Parents ...