Local & Area News

Mar 19, 2018 @ 10:00 This year, Algoma Public Health turns 50. To celebrate this milestone, we have partnered with Healthy Kids Community Challenge Sault Ste. Marie to bring you ‘Get Active Algoma’. ‘Get Active Algoma’ is all about people getting together, spending a good time with family/friends and going out in the community away from screen time. Screen time is ...

Mar 19, 2018 @ 09:54 On Saturday March 17, 2018, at approximately 8:05 p.m., officers from the Superior East (Hornepayne) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on a motorized snow vehicle in the town of Hornepayne, Ontario. After speaking with the male driver, officers detected an odour of alcohol on his breath. As a result ...

Mar 19, 2018 @ 08:24   Members of the Wawa Fire Department were very excited when Rotarian Gib Sabourin presented them with $5,050. The fire department bought a portable water pressure tester for the fire hoses. This and other essential pieces of equipment will be on display at the Wawa Fire Department’s Open House later this spring.

Mar 19, 2018 @ 07:56 Weather Today Mainly sunny. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 6. Wind chill minus 25 this morning. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight Clear. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 21. Wind chill minus 28.   Roads are bare and dry road with bare and wet road sections.   News tidbits – Colton ...

Mar 18, 2018 @ 14:32 Unexpectedly at his home in Marathon on Thursday, March 15, 2018, at the age of 68 years. Beloved husband and best friend of Diane for 48 years. Great and loving father of Sonia (Viggo Lundhild), Tania (Murray Watson) and Terry (Christy). Cherished grandfather of Isaac, Avery, Anna, Carson, Graham, Micheal and Christopher. Dear son of ...

Weather Today Mainly sunny. Increasing cloudiness this morning then 40 percent chance of flurries late this afternoon. High minus 4. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight Cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries this evening and after midnight. Low minus 16. News Tidbits – Don’t forget the Wawa Municipal Landfill Site is closed today. Get out and celebrate St. Patrick’s Day ...

Mar 16, 2018 @ 20:21     The Wawa Fire Department has been hard at work today extinguishing a fire that began late this morning at the Municipal Landfill Site. Firefighters have been soaking the household waste section of the landfill that had caught fire today. The Fire Department is using the portable reservoir and refilling it from the hydrants ...

Mar 16, 2018 @ 12:42   The Municipality of Wawa has temporarily closed the Municipal Landfill Site while the Wawa Fire Department extinguishes a blaze.   Wawa-news will update when more information is available.

Mar 16, 2018 @ 10:39 The Grade 7 & 8 class from St. Joseph French Immersion Catholic School would like to thank everyone who supported our Annual Bake Sale and the Bottle Drive.  We are overwhelmed by the continued generosity of our town! All of the proceeds go towards our year-end trip to Quebec. We would also like to thank ...

Mar 16, 2018 @ 10:32 On Thursday March 15, 2018 at approximately 1:00 am members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East (Wawa) Detachment responded to a Hawk Junction address regarding a mischief incident. At the scene police observed damage to a passenger van. As a result of this investigation police arrested and charged a 15 year old Thorold, ...

Weather Today Mainly sunny. Wind becoming west 20 km/h this afternoon. High minus 1. Wind chill minus 27 this morning. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight A few clouds. Wind west 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low minus 19.   Roads 101 Timmins to Highway 144 bare and dry road with bare and wet road, partly snow covered sections. ...

Mar 15, 2018 @ 10:59 ValuMart The Bargain Shop! Canadian Tire  

Mar 15, 2018 @ 11:20 The anouncement was made this morning, Ontario is opening four new long-term care beds in Sault Ste. Marie to help seniors access the care they need, closer to home. Ontario has committed to creating 5,000 long-term care beds over the next four years and 30,000 over the next ten years. The new beds at Mauno Kaihla ...

Mar 15, 2018 @ 10:00   The Michipicoten Volunteer Firefighters Association recognized the efforts of the Wawa Mustangs Monday evening with a ‘big cheque’. This cheque for $500 was in gratitude for the assistance the team game the firefighters in setting up the rink for the Wawa Ice Fishing Derby! It doesn’t sound like much, but each sheet of OSB ...

Mar 15, 2018 @ 09:47 Da-Namaamin Moseyang Giw-Ganchigaazjig Kwewag “We will walk in prayer for these murdered women.”   The prayer walkers began their walk Prince Rupert from Neyaashiinigmiing (Cape Croker) on the Winter Solstice. They on the shortest day of the year – looking forward to longer and brighter days. Very symbolic of their walk to help the healing ...