Local & Area News

Published on: Dec 20, 2017 @ 08:40 – On Tuesday December 19, 2017 at approximately 11:15 pm members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East (Wawa) Detachment responded to a fatal motor vehicle collision located on Highway 17 approximately 45 kilometres south of Wawa in the Brimacombe Township District of Algoma. The lone male driver of the northbound vehicle ...

Dec 20, 2017 @ 08:28 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 – Thurs. 1 -3 p.m, Roberta requests that an appointment be made. Please call 705-856-2926 & ...

Dec 20, 2017 @ 08:23   Another touchstone to Wawa’s past is now gone. The old Great Lakes Power Office has been torn down and removed. It is sad in a way to see this office gone, but others would love to see the substation itself removed and relocated to a different spot.   Many long-time residents of Wawa will ...

Dec 20, 2017 @ 08:18 So now it is about Christmas and our thoughts go to peace and love while some of our dads, sons, and daughters far away from home to keep the peace. Some of them are in quite dangerous places. So let us think about them as we celebrate the Holidays.  Those who are lucky enough to ...

Dec 20, 2017 @ 08:07 The Legion Ladies held their Annual Cookie Walk last Saturday. If you went you are probably well supplied for Christma. If not, you should keep this on your schedule for next year. It is an easy way to get some of the most delicious cookies in Wawa for your Christmas table. Not only that, you ...

Weather – Cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries early this morning then a mix of sun and cloud. High minus 12. Tonight becoming cloudy this evening. 30 percent chance of flurries overnight. Low minus 16. A snow squall warning remains in effect from St. Joseph Island to Sault Ste. Marie today. Up to 10 centimetres are expected with northwest ...

Dec 19, 2017 @ 20:21   Just before 5 p.m. today, December 18, a vehicle struck the Mac’s convenience store on Mission Road. Fire, Algoma EMS and OPP responded to the call. There was no immediate information available as to what had happened or if there were any injuries involved.

Dec 19, 2017 @ 19:46 A snow squall warning remains in effect from St. Joseph Island to Lake Superior Provincial Park. Tonight, lake effect snow squalls will affect this area. Environment Canada explains, “The snow squalls may be intermittent with bursts of heavy snow separated by times of lighter snow. Local snowfall amounts of up to 15 cm or so ...

Dec 19, 2017 @ 10:48   Il a fait froid le 12 décembre : -31 pendant la journée. Les élèves de l’école Saint-Joseph se sont bien amusés à l’intérieur ! Ils ont dansé sur plusieurs chants de « Just Dance ».   Les élèves et les membres du personnel se sont bien réchauffés et ont profité de cette belle journée froide!  

Dec 19, 2017 @ 08:21     Cette année l’École Saint-Joseph de Wawa a choisi d’aider le « Wawa Christmas Hamper Fund » dans leur collecte de nourriture afin d’appuyer plusieurs familles dans notre communauté. Les élèves ont amassé assez de nourriture pour remplir une voiture ! La seule place qui restait était celle du conducteur ! Merci à tous les élèves et leurs ...

Dec 18, 2017 @ 22:04 9:51 PM EST Monday 18 December 2017 Special weather statement in effect for: Marathon – Schreiber Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Agawa – Lake Superior Park Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Significant snowfall likely tonight into Tuesday. Snow at times heavy is expected to develop later this evening for areas close to Lake ...

Dec 19, 2017 @ 02:23 Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was advised by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) of flooding at the base of the Chippewa River.   OPP attended the area. There is no flooding on any roadway however several camps in the low lying area have been affected. Residence # 280 to #306 on ...

On Sunday, December 17th, 2017, surrounded by his family, Douglas George McKenzie passed away peacefully in his home on St. Joseph Island after a courageous battle with cancer.   Doug was born in 1945 to Andrew and Esther McKenzie in Toronto, Ontario. He lived a full life experiencing a wide variety of careers ranging from; beekeeping, milk delivery man, transport ...

Dec 18, 2017 @ 14:50   Jessie Labonte from the Economic Development Wawa designed limited edition Wawa Holiday shirts and local residents loved them! One-hundred shirts were sold and all profits were donated to the Royal Canadian Legion of Wawa for the Lift for the Legion Accessibility Fundraising Campaign. The Wawa Legion plans to make the Legion Hall more accessible ...

Dec 18, 2017 @ 08:45 Community Christmas has been a fixture in the community for years. This year featured many of the same events, but added Mrs. Claus reading, and some exquisite face painting. Many adults even enjoyed the toothpick/marshmallow building with their children. Everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves – Marry Christmas!