Local & Area News

Shawn Mahon, Green Project Coordinator has advised Wawa-news, “The snow is too heavy today so we’re cancelling the paint day. We’re going to wait until the second week of May when the kids will enjoy being outside more.”

Apr 24, 2017 @ 07:41   Weather – Despite the beautiful sky this morning, Environment Canada says that it will be mainly cloudy today with a 60% chance of snow this morning and early this afternoon. Wind becoming east 20 km/h near noon. High plus 5. Roads – bare and dry Local – The painting of the Yellow Fish Road is ...

Apr 23, 2017 @ 17:30 After a long and difficult struggle, Nel quietly slipped away at the Sault Area Hospital on Friday, April 21, 2017 in her 90th year.  Predeceased by her loving husband of 55 years, Bartholomeus (Bart) Kraan and much of her very large loving family in Canada and the Netherlands.  She is survived and deeply missed by her ...

Apr 23, 2017 @ 12:02 The 2017 Operating Budget is Ready. Staff have presented their portion of the Operating Budget to the Planning Committee. The Municipality has made public these reports so that ratepayers will have the opportunity to review and provide comment on all budget items. Any comments or feedback can be sent to [email protected]   The opportunity for comments will ...

East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police advise of the following Road Closure: Highway 17 at 8638 Hwy 17 Bruce Mines because of a house fire.

Apr 22, 2017 @ 08:48   Mother Nature put on a show last night to usher in Earth Day. Throughout the day, there were advisories that the KP 5 watch has been posted for evening as a result of a glancing blow from the April 18th CME.   At 11 last night, there was a very faint green glow over the ...

Apr 22, 2017 @ 08:03 Weather – It looks gorgeous outside this morning. Environment Canada says that there are other plans for us. Today is to be sunny with a high of 10. Overnight we should see rain turning to flurries before morning, 2cm of snow is possible. Roads – Highways are bare and dry. Local – Today is Earth ...

Weather – Periods of snow ending late this morning then clearing. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40. High 9.   Roads – bare and wet road with snow covered sections.   Local – Yellow Fish Day has been rescheduled to Monday, April 24th.

  Apr 20, 2017 @ 13:56 On April 13, 2017 at approximately 4:40 am members of the Superior East Wawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Wawa Volunteer Fire Department were called to the scene of a single motor vehicle collision that occurred on Highway 17, seven kilometers south of Highway 519 (Dubreuilville turnoff). ...

  Apr 20, 2017 @ 09:30 Le jeudi 27 avril, quelque 130 jeunes maîtres d’échecs se réuniront à Wawa afin de participer au quatrième Tournoi d’échecs Franco-Nord-Ouest. Présentée par l’école Saint-Joseph de Wawa, cette compétition réunira des élèves francophones provenant des écoles catholiques et publiques suivantes : Saint-Joseph et l’Escalade (Wawa), St-Joseph et É.s. l’Orée des bois (Dubreuilville), Sacré-Cœur (Chapleau) et ...

Apr 20, 2017 @ 09:24 Some 130 young chess masters will meet in Wawa on Thursday, April 27, for the fourth Franco-Nord-Ouest Chess Tournament. The competition, hosted by Wawa’s École Saint-Joseph, will attract francophone students from the following Northwestern Ontario French Catholic and Public schools: École Saint-Joseph and École l’Escalade (Wawa), École St-Joseph and É.s. l’Orée des Bois (Dubreuilville), École ...

It is with great excitement that we announce that on April 21st, 2017, the Sault College Graphic Design program will be hosting their annual graduate exhibition. This year’s exhibition is entitled “Innerverse” and will be held from 4:00 to 8:30 p.m. in Odeno at Sault College. This event is designed and hosted every year by the graduating class. This year’s ...

 Apr 20, 2017 @ 05:55 Weather – I can hear the wind blowing outside, Environment Canada says the wind is northeast 20km/h gusting to 40. It is expected to be cloudy today with periods of rain or snow this afternoon with a high of +4. Roads – Bare and dry. Local – Don’t forget today’s Lunch & Learn at the ...

A measure that was briefly mentioned in last month’s budget bill is going to take a big bite out of Canadian’s wallets when the government hikes fees for federal services like campgrounds, passports, and fishing licenses. Those are just a part of the government’s new omnibus budget bill that will change almost 30 pieces of legislation at a rapid pace. ...

Apr 19, 2017 @ 22:51 Une mesure mentionnée brièvement dans le projet de loi budgétaire du mois dernier viendra piger dans le portefeuille des Canadiens lorsque le gouvernement augmentera les frais des services fédéraux comme les terrains de camping, les passeports et les permis de pêche. Il ne s’agit là que d’une partie du nouveau projet de loi budgétaire omnibus ...