Local & Area News

Algoma District School Board held their Inaugural Meeting on December 5th. Jennifer Sarlo was acclaimed and will continue in her role as Chair of the Board. Sheryl Evans-Price was also acclaimed as Vice Chair for her second year. Jennifer Sarlo was first elected as a Trustee for the Algoma District School Board in 2006 serving Ward One, Sault Ste. Marie. ...

Dec 7, 2017 @ 09:11 MacDonald Mines Exploration Ltd. sonic drilling program has discovered gold and silver in the bedrock underneath the Oxide Sands formation at its Wawa-Holdsworth Project. Quentin Yarie, President and Chief Executive Officer of MacDonald Mines stated, ”The elevated sulfur content in bedrock assay samples rich in precious metals supports the conceptual association between precious metals in ...

Dec 7, 2017 @ 09:05 8:55 AM EST Thursday 07 December 2017 Snow squall watch in effect for: Agawa – Lake Superior Park Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Conditions are favourable for lake effect snow squalls from Lake Superior beginning late this afternoon. Local snowfall amounts near 15 cm are possible in the heaviest snow squalls. The ...

Dec 7, 2017 @ 08:41 The Municipality of Wawa would like to inform all users of the Michipicoten Memorial Community Center regarding the recent ice cancellations. A solution has been found to allow the MMCC to return to normal ice operations.   Staff have sourced a replacement Olympia unit in proper working order from Resurfice Inc. This unit is scheduled ...

Dec 7, 2017 @ 08:05 Weather – Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries this afternoon. High minus 10. Tonight will be mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 16. Marine – Wind north 25 knots backing to northwest 20 early this morning then veering to north 20 Friday morning. Wind diminishing to north 10 near noon Friday ...

Dec 6, 2017 @ 19:42 Snow squall warning for Lake Superior (Provincial Park) ended by Environment Canada (EC) at 06:28 p.m. Snow squall warning for Chapleau ended by Environment Canada (EC) at 06:28 p.m. Dec 6, 2017 @ 10:41 Snow squall warning for Pukaskwa ended by Environment Canada (EC) at 10:36 a.m. EST Wednesday 06 December 2017. Snow squall warning ...

Dec 6, 2017 @ 12:13 At 12:06 p.m. Highway 547 (Hawk Junction) was reopened. At 11:51 a.m. Highway 101 was reopened. Highway 17 has been reopened. Dec 6, 2017 @ 07:37 There are a number of sources for road closure information: Twitter, Ontario511 and OPP Media Releases. Wawa-news will try to keep this updated as the storm continues. Ontario511 website ...

Dec 6, 2017 @ 09:38 The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East (Wawa) Detachment advises that Highway 17 is closed from Wawa to Batchewana due to deteriorating road and weather conditions. A road closure is also set up at Highway 101 East from Wawa to Chapleau due to deteriorating road and weather conditions. OPP advises motorists to exercise caution as ...

As of today, the Municipality of Wawa has closed the indoor Ice Rink at the Michipicoten Memorial Community Centre. Citing difficulties with the Olympia Ice Resurfacer and in the interest of public safety, the ice has been closed until further notice. The Olympia Ice Resurfacer is creating an unsafe level of Carbon Monoxide. Staff at the MMCC have been monitoring ...

Dec 6, 2017 @ 08:12 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 are Thursday, from 1 to 3 p.m. Roberta requests that an appointment be made. Please ...

Dec 6, 2017 @ 08:07 Yes December is here and if you have not yet done so get your tickets for the Christmas dinner/dance on December 8th at only $40.00. Enjoy an evening with friends and family with good food in the spirit of the holidays. And the December membership meeting is on the 14th at 1900 hours so see ...

Buses – The website says that all buses are running. Wawa-news doesn’t believe that the Hawk Junction bus is running as 101 is closed from 17 to 144 and Highway 547 is closed. Weather – Snow Squall Warning remains in effect. Flurries. Local snow squalls this morning. Local blowing snow. Local amount 2 cm. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to ...

Dec 6, 2017 @ 07:15 At 1:23 a.m. OPP confirmed this road closure with a media release. The highway remains closed at this time. Dec 5, 2017 @ 21:30 According to a tweet from OPP (BATCHAWANA BAY to Wawa) is closed in both directions due to poor weather conditions.

Dec 5, 2017 @ 09:18 The Wawa Public Library is holding a Coffee & Culture event this evening from 6 – 8 p.m. Special host is Johanna Rowe who will be speaking about Glen Gould, the famous pianist. Although many are familiar with Glen Gould, not all are aware of the connection he had to Wawa. This connection with Wawa ...

Dec 5, 2017 @ 08:58 Team Rank Wins GP TERRIS, Tom 1 5 5 LESCHISHIN, Mark 2 3 4 DERESKI, Louis 3 2 5 ECOLE ST. JOSEPH 3 2 5 HOFFMANN, Jim 3 2 5 McCOY, Joe 3 2 5 MOORE, Bruce 7 2 5 GAMES SCHEDULE – December 11, 2017 Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 Leschishin ...