Local & Area News

March 16th, 1925 – December 10th, 2017 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our dearly loved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Brigitte Wolfe. On Sunday, December 10th, 2017, Brigitte passed away at St-Joseph General Hospital in Elliot Lake, Ontario.   Brigitte is the daughter of the late Anthony and Lydia Laude. Wife to the late Helmut ...

Dec 14, 2017 @ 10:36   LCBO is delighted to announce the winning bag design for the annual Think of Me bag campaign, which raises awareness of the dangers of impaired driving. Beating out tens of thousands of submissions, the powerful design from Wawa eighth-grader Jazmyn Maki will be printed on 60,000 bags and distributed at LCBO stores across the ...

Dec 14, 2017 @ 10:29   The Kindergarten students at Sir James Dunn have been very interested in police officers lately so their teacher Mrs. Bernath invited the OPP to visit their classroom.  The focus of the visit was to let the little ones know that while officers do arrest people and put them in jail, that is not the ...

Dec 14, 2017 @ 10:24 It has been a long standing tradition for Sir James Dunn School staff and students to honor the veterans during a Remembrance Day service held in the gymnasium.  This past November 10th, the ceremony was started off by a very moving presentation by Mr. Poldmaa, the principal.  He spoke to the audience about his family’s ...

Dec 14, 2017 @ 09:13 On Tuesday, December 12, 2017, at approximately 8:40 pm members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East (White River) Detachment responded to a White River address regarding a report of a dispute between a man and a woman. At the scene, the investigation revealed that a physical altercation had taken place. As a result, ...

Dec 14, 2017 @ 08:56   Throughout the winter, there is the opportunity for people to go walking in the halls of MHS. Once a month, you can have your blood pressure checked, and your blood sugar checked.  

Dec 14, 2017 @ 07:58 Weather – Mainly sunny. Increasing cloudiness this afternoon. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 14. Wind chill minus 32 this morning. Tonight – cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 near midnight. Low minus 20. Wind chill minus 30. Roads 2017-12-14 – early morning report 101 ...

Dec 13, 2017 @ 08:38 The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Detachments will be participating in Operation Safe Trucking, a province-wide OPP initiative from December 11 – 15, 2017. The focus of the initiative will be enforcing the rules of the road and moving violations for commercial motor vehicles (CMV). The OPP, along with our partners, will be focusing on violations ...

Dec 13, 2017 @ 08:37   The staff of the Superior Children’s Centre donated $475.00 towards the Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation’s “Wish Upon A Star” Campaign. The staff has been donating annually through their Jean Day Fund and have now contributed $4,796.00 to the Foundation. Thank you Superior Children’s Centre! There is still time to donate to the to ...

Dec 13, 2017 @ 08:23   The Legion Ladies Cookie Walk is very popular – sells out very fast… are you ready? There will be a huge assortment of homemade cookies available for the price of $6 a dozen – but you are limited to 5 dozen per person. You simply walk through the tables and choose your favourite cookies. ...

Dec 13, 2017 @ 08:17   With the temperature hovering around -22C, it is no surprise that Wawa Lake is beginning to freeze over. Despite the snow Tuesday, the ice continued to stretch out towards the center of the lake. I was sure this morning that it would be completely frozen. To my surprise though, there is that patch in ...

Dec 13, 2017 @ 08:12   The Wawa BIA has invested in new lights to decorate Mission Road and Broadway Avenue. For half the year flying geese have decorated the power poles that line the road. Now it is the time for the holiday lights to shine!

Dec 13, 2017 @ 08:05 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 13, 2017 @ 07:56 As you read this, I’m on my way to the Soo with a dog needing a tooth removed. So I’ve attached the links to the normal information that I usually have ready for you to read. I am hoping for good roads, no road closures, and no excitement for the day! Weather – Environment Canada ...

June 25, 1944 – December 9, 2017   Peacefully at the Kingston General Hospital on Saturday, December 9, 2017 at the age of 73 years. Beloved wife, best friend & constant companion of 50 years to Grant Southwell of Wooler and mother to Andrew Southwell (Holly) of Orillia, Shannon Seath (Alex) of Codrington and Meghan Groves (Adam) of Bethany. Proud grandma ...