Local & Area News

Oct 10, 2017 @ 11:03 The pilot, Xin Rong, of a Cessna Skyhawk (N230TX) that crashed 60km east of Marathon has been declared dead by Washtenaw County probate judge Julia Owdziej, in an October 5th hearing. Rong, member of Michigan Flyers, based at the Ann Arbor airport rented the plane, with a flight plan for Harbour Springs, Michigan. The aircraft was reported overdue ...

Oct 10, 2017 @ 10:23 On Monday October 2, 2017, at approximately 12:39 pm members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment responded to a Wawa residence regarding a dispute. Further investigation revealed that an altercation had taken place between a man and a woman. As a result a 27 year old Wawa, Ontario male has been ...

Oct 10, 2017 @ 09:15 Weather – Clearing early this morning. High 10. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight will be clear with a low of 0. Marine – Wind northwest 15 knots diminishing to northwest 10 this morning then backing to southwest 10 near midnight. Wind becoming light Wednesday morning then becoming southeast 10 Wednesday afternoon. Waves one and one half ...

Oct 10, 2017 @ 08:12 If you follow what’s happening in Queen’s Park each week, you could not have missed the dramatic finger-pointing and caterwauling that went on between the Conservatives and Liberals last week over a matter that was of little meaningful consequence to the people of this province. In a nutshell, some of the Northern Conservative members took ...

Oct 9, 2017 @ 12:21       On September 20, 2017, Ms. Angèle Gauthier-Auger along with her grade 1 students from École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) welcomed students from the Leadership course at École secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa). The young leaders, accompanied by Ms. Isabelle Impératori, presented the project “Mon jardin à moi” (My garden). The project consists of planting bean seeds ...

Oct 9, 2017 @ 12:21       Le 20 septembre 2017, Mme Angèle Gauthier-Auger et les élèves de la 1ère année de l’École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) ont accueilli la classe de Leadership et entraide de l’École secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa). Ces jeunes leaders, accompagnés de Mme Isabella Impératori, ont présenté le projet “Mon jardin à moi”. Ce projet s’agit de faire pousser ...

Oct 8, 2017 @ 15:01     The International Lake Superior Board of Control, under authority granted to it by the International Joint Commission (IJC), has set the Lake Superior outflow to 3,130 cubic metres per second (m3/s) for the month of October, effective October 3rd. The October outflow is as prescribed by Regulation Plan 2012 and is expected to ...

Deux nouveaux membres ont été nommés au conseil d’administration du Réseau local d’intégration des services de santé (RLISS) du Nord‑Est : Anne Stewart, de Pointe-au-Baril, et Petra Wall, de Spring Bay, île Manitoulin.   « Le conseil d’administration du RLISS du Nord‑Est est heureux d’accueillir deux nouveaux membres exceptionnels qui nous apportent leurs compétences et leur bagage diversifiés. La vaste expérience d’Anne Stewart ...

Two new Directors have been appointed to the North East Local Health Integration Network (NE LHIN) Board – Anne Stewart, of Pointe Au Baril, and Petra Wall, of Spring Bay on Manitoulin Island.   “The North East LHIN Board is pleased to welcome two exceptional new directors bringing diverse skills and backgrounds. Anne’s extensive experience working in public health and ...

Oct 8, 2017 @ 04:32 Rainfall warning for Northern Ontario Ended by Environment Canada at 12:48 a.,. EDT, Sunday October 8, 2017. Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Significant rainfall is no longer expected. Oct 7, 2017 @ 23:09 Rainfall warning for Northern Ontario updated by Environment Canada at 11:09 a.,. ...

Oct 7, 2017 @ 08:05   Students from École secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) currently enrolled in the French course as part of the Native Studies curriculum, along with their teacher Ms. Carole Bouffard, took a nice walk on September 22. They collected, cleaned and started the preservation process on plants they had studied in class.     Les élèves mettent en ...

Oct 6, 2017 @ 08:19 October is Ontario Community Support Association Month. In Wawa we have several community support programs that help the frail elderly stay in their homes longer.  October 1st – 7th highlights Meals on Wheels week!   If you are a senior, an adult recovering from an illness, or a physically or mentally challenged individual, then you ...

Weather – Mainly sunny. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 this afternoon. High 14. UV index 3 or moderate. Marine – Strong wind warning in effect. Wind northwest 10 knots backing to southwest 10 near noon then increasing to southeast 15 near midnight. Wind increasing to south 20 Saturday morning and to south 30 near noon ...

At 4:17 AM EDT Friday 06 October 2017 Special weather statement in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Rain at times heavy is expected Saturday and Saturday evening. Rain ahead of a low pressure system is expected to begin overnight and become heavy on Saturday. Total rainfall amounts of 30 to 50 mm are likely, however, ...

Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) will be taking part in a National four day traffic safety initiative called Operation Impact over the Thanksgiving Long Weekend.   This initiative will have all police officers paying particular attention to motorists whose behaviours fall under four main categories: driving while impaired, not wearing seatbelts, aggressive driving and distracted driving. These four ...