Local & Area News

The Municipality of Wawa is pleased to announce the hiring of an Animal Control Officer.  Dan Collis will begin to patrol the townsite and be available on an on-call basis.   Be sure to purchase your dog or cat tags at the Town Hall, 40 Broadway Avenue, so you can be notified that your dog or cat has been impounded.  ...

Dave, Judy and the staff at Rock Island Lodge are holding their annual “Empty the Freezer & Fill the Food Bank” tonight, come and go anytime after 5:30 pm. Pay by for your dinner by donation (suggested donation $15), and don’t forget to bring a nonperishable item for the Food Bank as well. Call 705-856-2939 to let us know you’re coming ...

Nov 3, 2017 @ 08:09 The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is seeking help from the public in identifying the person(s) responsible for shooting and abandoning two moose southwest of Manitouwadge. On October 29th, information was received by Conservation Officers about two bull moose that had been shot and abandoned near Fourbay Lake on Runnalls Lake Road, off of ...

Nov 3, 2017 @ 08:05   Yesterday morning, November 2nd. Tracey and Mark Toffner (Tim Hortons Wawa) presented Chadwic Home Executive Director Paula Valois with the proceeds of this year’s Smile Cookie Campaign.   Every year, Tim Hortons patrons purchase their Smile Cookies for only $1 from September 11th-17th. Their full $1 goes to support local charities. This year, the ...

Nov 3, 2017 @ 08:01 Starting date: November 2, 2017 Posting date: November 2, 2017 Type of communication: Consumer Product Recall Subcategory: Household Items Source of recall: Health Canada Issue: Product Safety Audience: General Public Identification number: RA-65014 Affected products Kidde and Garrison Branded Fire Extinguishers with Plastic Handles Product description This recall involves two styles of Kidde-branded and Garrison-branded fire extinguishers: Plastic Handle Fire Extinguishers and ...

Nov 3, 2017 @ 07:56 Weather – Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light near noon. High zero. Marine – Strong wind warning in effect. Wind northwest 30 knots diminishing to north 20 this morning and to north 10 this afternoon. Wind veering to northeast 10 this evening then increasing ...

Nov 3, 2017 @ 05:40 As of October 1, 2017 the Wawa Family Health Team is pleased to welcome Dr. Jun Park to the team as a permanent Wawa physician.   Dr. Park has provided locum services to various Northern communities. He obtained his medical degree from State University of New York and completed his family medicine training from the ...

Weather – Periods of rain. Periods of snow inland. Snowfall amount 2 cm inland. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h this morning then becoming west 20 gusting to 40 late this afternoon. High plus 5. Tonight will have periods of rain ending this evening then mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of rain showers late this evening and after midnight then ...

MPP Ross Romano is calling on the Liberal government today in the legislature to justify their lack of commitment to northern steel production and transportation infrastructure. Back in January, during the Sault Ste. Marie by-election, the Premier visited the city and spoke of the importance of the steel industry to Ontario and to Sault Ste. Marie. As the city’s largest ...

In memory of Dale (Bud) Nelson April 05, 1934 – November 02, 2007 ” You don’t get over it, you just get through it. You don’t get by it, because you can’t get around it It doesn’t get better, it just gets different. Everyday…Grief puts on a new face.” (Wendy Feireisen) Always in our hearts Isabel, Lori, Joni and Tony, ...

Nov 1, 2017 @ 17:36   Wawa-news took a drive last night and photographed some of the many homes that were decorated for Halloween. Despite the cold, there were quite a few trick or treaters out for the evening. Special this year was Sparky and the Wawa Volunteer Firefighters who gave out treat bags! This may be the start of ...

Nov 1, 2017 @ 16:09 Peacefully at ARCH on Tuesday, October 30, 2017, at the age of 88. Predeceased by her husband Eric. Betty will be remembered by her daughter Anne Kehusmaa (Richard Laude) and her grandson Shane Kehusmaa. Survived by her sister Marjorie Rozon of Toronto. Predeceased by her parents Charles and Edith Kimberley and her brothers and sisters. ...

UPDATE Nov 1, 2017 @ 15:23 The OFSC is continuing to work on their online permit purchase system. “Good news – the Ministry of Transportation has approved an extension of the PreNov1 deadline. The time frame to buy your early permit (PreNov1) will be extended to the same amount of time as the system was down and permits were not ...