Local & Area News

Jul 15, 2017 @ 20:49 On July 15, 2017, at 2:58 p.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Mattawa Satellite Detachment received a call about a person swimming in the Ottawa River that went missing. The individual was carried downstream by the current and the complaint lost sight of the party. Members of the OPP have been in the area ...

Jul 15, 2017 @ 07:49 Due to lack of entries coming in for this year’s Tournament a tough decision had to be made to cancel this year’s tournament. This is very unfortunate for the Club as this is not only the 50th Anniversary of the Club it would have been the 48th year for this tournament. Those that have been kind enough ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm this morning. High 22. UV index 7 or high. News Tidbits – Chadwic & Northern Lights Ford are holding a Test Drive at Lion’s Beach from 11 – 3 p.m. Ford Canada will donate $20 for every test drive completed to Chadwic Home. If you are ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers early this morning. Clearing this morning. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 23. UV index 7 or high. News Tidbits – Today is the last day to get your rebate for your composter in the Wawa Energy Plan’s Composter Rebate Program. Geomagnetic storms and high-latitude auroras are possible this weekend. More than 140 Ontario ...

Jul 14, 2017 @ 08:02 On Sunday, July 23rd, the Municipality of Wawa is proudly hosting a free event for the community at the Michipicoten High School Auditorium called “The Dream Catchers” as a continuation of our Canada 150 celebrations. The Dream Catchers is a Canada 150 funded project that is travelling across the country this summer, presenting a show ...

Algoma Power Inc. and its parent company FortisOntario Inc. are thankful and proud to have been part of a successful initiative to help bring the New Wawa Goose monument to the community of Wawa. On July 1st, 2017 it all came to fruition, and what a fantastic day it was! A momentous day for the community, made possible by the ...

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Twenty hospitals in the North East Local Health Integration Network will be receiving funding from a provincial funding announcement to help hospitals make critical improvements to their facilities, including upgrades or replacements to roofs, windows, heating and air conditioning systems, fire alarms and back-up generators. The Health Infrastructure Renewal Fund (HIRF) was established in 1999 to assist hospitals in renewing their facilities.   ...

MacDonald Mines Exploration Ltd. is pleased to announce assay results from recent ground sampling of the newly acquired Reed Booth Vein. Results from Sampling Program: Grab sample* containing 13.7 g/t gold collected adjacent to the newly acquired Reed-Booth showing Grab samples* containing 4.77 g/t and 6.0 g/t gold collected from float at the main Reed-Booth showing; considered representative of the ...

Weather – A few showers ending this morning then mainly cloudy. Wind east 20 km/h. High 21. UV index 6 or high. News tidbits – A new cardiovascular surgery unit has been announced for Thunder Bay. It is expected to be open in 2020 and treat 1,000 patients yearly.   Sears Canada is expected to begin it’s liquidation sales on July ...

Jul 12, 2017 @ 08:13 Northern Policy Institute is pleased to announce the State of the North Conference taking place September 27th and 28th in Timmins, ON.   State of the North is an annual conference that brings together members of the general public, decision makers, community leaders, experts, and innovators to explore the state of Northern Ontario from an economic, social, and environmental ...

Jul 12, 2017 @ 08:07 Over the past couple of months, Kathleen Wynne has made many promises to the populous of Ontario. Fast Trains, pharma care for the young, and rejuvenating a section of Toronto’s waterfront, are just a few of Wynne’s campaign favors. However, what Kathleen and her fellow party leaders don’t realize is they have failed to deliver ...

Jul 11, 2017 @ 08:16 You still have a few days to get yourself a composter at 50% OFF through the EDC’s Composter Rebate Program. The program ends Friday, June 14th, and offers a maximum rebate of $50, one per household.   If you are hesitant to get one, don’t be. It is extraordinarily easy to use a composter, and ...

Jul 11, 2017 @ 07:46 Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. 30 percent chance of showers this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 22. Humidex 25. UV index 8 or very high. News Tidbits – There are 220 fires burning in the Cariboo, Kamloops and Southeast regions of British Columbia.  Ontario is sending over 100 staff members to help ...

Jul 10, 2017 @ 21:13 Mayor, Council and all of the staff at the Municipality of Wawa would like to extend our deepest sympathies to Doug, Kathleen and the family of Lori Johnson on her passing on July 7, 2017. Lori’s arrival in Wawa in February 1990 set Wawa on a path of regional leadership establishing important benchmarks in many ...