Local & Area News

Monday, March 12 9 – 10 a.m. Breakfast at the Band Hall 10 – 12 a.m. – Scavenger Hunt at the Band Hall 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. – Soup and Share / Exercise at Complex 1 – 3 p.m. – Fun Activity Centre & Complex (games, colouring, bouncy house) Tuesday, March 13 10 – 12 a.m. – Obstacle Course ...

Weather Today Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries this morning. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light late this afternoon. High minus 4. Tonight Clearing this evening. Low minus 15. Roads 101 Timmins to Highway 144 partly snow covered with snow covered sections. 2018-03-13 2:22 101 Highway 144 to Shawmere River snow covered 2018-03-13 2:22 101 Shawmere ...

Passed away peacefully with her family by her side at the Lady Dunn Health Centre on Sunday March 11, 2018 at the age of 61 years. Beloved wife of Rob Gagnon. Cherished mother of Jan Gagnon (Derek Gignac), Vicki Gagnon and Ashley Omolida (Ryan). Adored Meema of Addison and Kallie. Daughter of the late Bailey and Lucille Berry. Dear sister ...

Mar 12, 2018 @ 11:26 On Saturday March 10, 2018 at approximately 3:50 pm members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East (Wawa) Detachment responded to a 911 call in the Community of Hawk Junction Ontario. At the scene investigation revealed that an altercation had taken place between a female and a male. As a result a 29 year ...

Mar 12, 2018 @ 07:52 Weather Today Flurries. Amount 2 cm. Wind becoming north 20 km/h gusting to 40 this afternoon. High minus 1. Tonight A few flurries ending overnight then cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low minus 13.   Roads 101 Timmins to Highway 144 bare ...

May 18th, 1959 – March 8th, 2018 Passed away unexpectedly in Sudbury. Steven is fondly remembered as the eldest son of Jeannine Lebel (nee Ringuette) and the late Rhéal Lebel of Powassan. He is remembered as “Willis” by his beloved partner and best friend Gisele Lyons of Wawa. Gisele and Steven met in 2009 all because of a fishing trip ...

Mar 11, 2018 @ 20:00     At a special series of assemblies Friday morning, the students of Sir James Dunn gathered to watch a video message and photographs that Colton Liddle had sent from Pyeonchang. Colton is currently competing in the Paralympics in Pyeonchang. His sport is snowboarding. Colton’s video message was very inspirational for the students, and parents may find ...

Mar 11, 2018 @ 16:15 “I would like to congratulate our new Ontario PC Party Leader, Doug Ford, for his election yesterday. Doug’s election was definitive and he will now lead our party into a general election.   Following a Leadership election, there is a lot of emotion and exhaustion. I would like to thank all of the candidates and ...

Mar 11, 2018 @ 08:34 Over March Break, the Ontario Provincial Police will be highly focused on what has been the deadliest kind of driver on OPP-patrolled roads for the fifth consecutive year – the inattentive driver. Inattentive drivers were behind 83 road fatalities on OPP-patrolled roads in 2017, surpassing speed-related deaths (75), alcohol/drug-related deaths (46) and those that are ...

Mar 10, 2018 @ 07:56 Weather – Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries this morning. High minus 3. News Tidbits – Today is the Hawk Ice Fishing Derby! Good luck to all the anglers. Don’t forget to turn your clocks ahead tonight. It’s time to spring forward! The Ontario PC party will have a new leader Saturday as judge rejects ...

Mar 9, 2018 @ 14:05     Forty-some volunteers spent Tuesday and Wednesday, March 6th and 7th, 2018 stocking 22 lakes in the Wawa area with Brook Trout, Splake, and Lake Trout. This year, eleven lakes received 13,000 Brook Trout, 10 lakes received 12,000 Splake and one lake received 2,000 Lake Trout, for a total of 27,000 fish (fingerlings). This ...

Mar 9, 2018 @ 13:24 The Michipcoten Volunteer Firefighter’s Association made more happy faces this week. Andre Thibodeau was the winner of the Valentine’s Day Draw of $1,000.     Ashley Omolida was the winner of one the $1,000 prizes that were drawn as part of the closing ceremonies for the 2018 Wawa Ice Fishing Derby.

Mar 9, 2018 @ 11:07   The Wawa BIA held their annual general meeting February 28th. After the minutes were accepted, Mayor Ron Rody (Council representative on the board) gave a short report on municipal happenings. He touched on the KPMG Water Report, and advised that the rates for consumption would be set shortly. Council will be conducting interviews from ...

Mar 9, 2018 @ 07:57 Weather Today Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. High minus 4. Tonight Mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 12.   Roads 101 Timmins to Highway 144 bare and wet road with partly snow covered sections. 2018-03-09 2:25 101 Highway 144 to Shawmere River bare and wet road with partly snow ...

Mar 8, 2018 @ 13:45   On February 28th, Mayor Ron Rody welcomed a packed room full of seniors to the 3rd Annual Senior’s Luncheon. After a delicious lunch by Judy Page, Mayor Rody spoke to the beautiful weather. He saw people in t-shirts and one man said, “It’s too damn hot”. He spoke also about Wawa being able to ...