Local & Area News

May 18, 2017 @ 08:18 Red Pine Exploration Inc. has expanded the current 20,000 metre drill program by adding another drill to carry out an additional 10,000 metres. One of the drills currently on site is attempting to expand the existing inferred gold resource while the other will potentially connect other zones of gold mineralization (the Wawa Gold Corridor) recently ...

The Congregation welcomes everyone to worship at First United Church. Services are held on Sunday at 11:a.m. If anyone has a question or concern please leave a message on the answering machine at the Church 705-856-2926.   Thurs. May 25 – Worship Committee – 9:30 a.m. Sat. June 03 – Prayer Shawl Ministry – 3 p.m. Mon. June 05 – ...

5:17 AM EDT Thursday 18 May 2017 Freezing rain warning in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Freezing rain is expected or occurring. Freezing rain is expected to develop late this morning or this afternoon. Freezing rain will last for a few hours before changing to snow late this afternoon or early this evening. Ice pellets ...

May 18, 2017 @ 07:23 Weather – it is a cold, wet, dreary kind of day. Environment Canada’s forecast doesn’t make it any better. “Periods of rain changing to periods of ice pellets then changing to periods of freezing rain mixed with ice pellets near noon and ending late this afternoon then cloudy. Risk of a thunderstorm early this morning. ...

Granville Anderson, MPP for Durham, will be in Wawa on Thursday, May 25 to discuss and share ideas about how to best address the unique needs and challenges that rural and remote communities face. We encourage community members to attend and join the conversation. The discussion will focus on: Strategies to support and improve student achievement in rural Ontario; Strategies to ...

May 17, 2017 @ 14:34     What a job that was! From Tim Hortons to the Michipicoten River Bridge – a skip and a jump actually from our little town… but what a mess! 35 bags of gross trash and 10 bags of plastics and beer cans galore.   I hear sometimes from friends, “What would our town look ...

Weather – Cloudy with 40 % chance of showers this morning. The rain is expected to begin near noon with possible thunderstorms this afternoon and overnight. Environment Canada is warning “Rainfall amounts of 30 to 50 millimetres are likely, although some areas that see several thunderstorms may receive higher amounts.” Winds are expected to increase overnight, becoming northeast 30 km/h gusting to 50 ...

May 17, 2017 @ 07:07 Special weather statement for northern ontario Updated by Environment Canada at 5:17 a.m. EDT Wednesday, 17 may 2017. ——————————————————————— Special weather statement for:       Wawa – White River – Pukaskwa       Agawa – Lake Superior Park       Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay       Timmins – Cochrane – Iroquois Falls       Chapleau – Gogama       Kirkland Lake – New ...

May 16, 2017 @ 17:38   SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:21 P.M. EDT TUESDAY 16 MAY 2017. ——————————————————————— SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR: =NEW= WAWA – WHITE RIVER – PUKASKWA =NEW= AGAWA – LAKE SUPERIOR PARK =NEW= TIMMINS – COCHRANE – IROQUOIS FALLS =NEW= CHAPLEAU – MISSINAIBI LAKE. ——————————————————————— ==DISCUSSION== TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP ...

May 16, 2017 @ 14:04 The Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation received a surprising finish to the Spring Campaign. The Wawa Rotary Club generously donated $2,500. Mark Owen, Rotary member, presented the cheque to the Foundation and stated; “The Rotary Club wanted to give a boost to the final weeks of the Spring Campaign.” Thank you to the Rotary Club ...

May 16, 2017 @ 13:54   Finally, the weather co-operated so that storm drains that lead into Wawa Lake have all been painted with the ‘Yellow Fish Sign’ by students.     If you came home last night to find a fish hanging from your doorknob, the storm drain that serves your residence drains directly into Wawa Lake, Wawa’s source ...

May 16, 2017 @ 13:17   More than 650 francophone students from 103 French language Catholic and public secondary schools will gather in Woodstock from May 19 to 22 to take part in the 24th edition of the Jeux franco-ontariens (Franco-Ontarian Games). Held at École secondaire catholique Notre-Dame under the theme “Là où les grandes routes se rencontrent,” this annual provincial gathering attracts a great ...

May 16, 2017 @ 13:04 The Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all those who donated to the Spring Campaign. As a result of your generosity, the Foundation raised over $20,000. There remains $10,000 to be raised to reach the goal of $154,000 in order to purchase the Digital Radiography system for ...

May 16, 2017 @ 12:29 Today during question period, Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath demanded to know why the Wynne Liberals are ramming through their $40 billion hydro borrowing scheme when they know it will threaten jobs in Sault Ste. Marie and across the province.   Horwath told the legislature about Steve and Lucy Fronzi, business owners in the Sault ...

May 16, 2017 @ 12:26 Soccer is here and will be on the fields again Wednesday and Thursday. Our teams were both successful last week and advanced to the play downs this week. On Wednesday, Viking teams play at 9:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Thursday’s games are at 9:00 a.m. and 10:30, with tiebreakers and finals in the afternoon. Good ...