Local & Area News

There are some highway closures that are impacting travel in Northern Ontario. Wawa-news is posting updates below for travellers. Update times are posted in the headline: Jul 24, 2017 @ 11:17 – At 10:35 a.m. Sault Ste. Marie OPP issued the following media release… “Highway 17 North of Sault Ste. Marie in the Alona Bay area is now partially  re–opened. The northbound ...

Jul 24, 2017 @ 11:17 – At 10:35 a.m. Sault Ste. Marie OPP issued the following media release… “Highway 17 North of Sault Ste. Marie in the Alona Bay area is now partially  re–opened. The northbound lane has traffic moving intermittently in both directions for a three kilometre stretch. The southbound lane is still closed. Please drive with caution in this area as ...

Jul 24, 2017 @ 09:36 There has not been a press release from the OPP, but Ontario511 is saying that Highway 17 is open one lane, alternating traffic. The highway has been open since 8:29 a.m. e   Jul 24, 2017 @ 07:36 – There is not much news yet on the highway closures this morning. Highway 17 at the Alona ...

Jul 24, 2017 @ 09:36 There has not been a press release from the OPP, but Ontario511 is saying that Highway 17 is open one lane, alternating traffic. The highway has been open since 8:29 a.m.   e

Weather – Sunny. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 24 except 18 near Lake Superior. UV index 7 or high. News Tidbits – Hwy 17 at the Alona Bay Lookout remains closed at this time. There has been no updates as to when it might open. Wawa-news will continue to update as information becomes available. A small plane travelling from Sault ...

With permission from Ontario Provincial Police, Wawa-news drove to Alona Bay to see the damage that occurred this morning. Highway 17 has been washed out since early this morning and will remain closed until repairs can be made. Estimates are at this time of at least 24 hours. There are actually two washouts. The one is at Alona Bay right ...

Jul 21, 2017 @ 08:48 Filmmaker Bill Mason immortalized the children’s book Paddle to the Sea with his Canadian National Film Board film in 1966, and was nominated for Best Short Film for the 1968 Academy Awards. The film is of a wooden canoeist, nicknamed “Paddle,” that had been carved and launched by a young boy in Nipigon, and its journey through ...

Jul 21, 2017 @ 08:20 On Tuesday, August 15th – mark your calendars! Bare Sierra will be playing at Rock Island Lodge as part of their “Northern Lights Tour” which has taken them across Ontario. This roots-rock duo of John Muirhead and Jesse Bydevaate from Halton Hills, have played together since their mid-teens. They have developed a brand of soulful acoustic ...

Weather – It is foggy this morning, but Environment Canada says that today will be sunny. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud near noon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 22. UV index 8 or very high. News Tidbits – Liquidations sales begin today at Sears. The Sears in the Station Mall, Sault Ste. Marie is closing.  

Jul 20, 2017 @ 16:47 Ontario NDP Energy Critic Peter Tabuns issued the following statement: “The announcement by Hydro One to acquire and merge with American utility giant Avista should raise red flags for every Ontarian who is struggling to pay their unaffordable hydro bills. This move to create a huge multinational utility means less control over our province’s electricity ...

Jul 20, 2017 @ 08:11 Watch the video to FEEL THE RUMBLE and see what ‘My Way’ can do! Want to see ‘My Way’ and other one of a kind speedboats up close. (Not work safe.)   Poker Runs America Hall of Famer Bill Tomlinson and his crew from Manotick, ON, are bringing big power to the Second Annual Sault Ste. ...

Jul 20, 2017 @ 07:58 Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. 30 percent chance of showers early this morning. High 23. Humidex 26. UV index 8 or very high. News Tidbits – There are 252 personnel from Ontario in British Columbia. Ontario is scheduling to send another resource deployment of close to 100 personnel to British Columbia today. HydroOne ...

Jul 19, 2017 @ 08:45   In 1993, Alex Andrechuk took the newly finished model of the Battleship Bismark out for a sail on Wawa Lake.They carried it along Highway 101 before putting it into the water. Unfortunately, this 2 foot long vessel began to take on water about 60 feet off shore. Sadly he says, “it was spring, and sank ...

Jul 19, 2017 @ 08:38 Ontario Conservation Officer of the Year for 2017 has been named. Tim Rochette, a provincial investigator with the Special Investigations Services Unit has demonstrated his strong commitment to protecting natural resources, ensuring public safety, and mentoring fellow officers through his years of outstanding service and extensive community involvement. Some of his notable accomplishments include: Leading and executing many ...

Jul 19, 2017 @ 08:24 Earlier this spring, the Superior East CFDC in partnership with the Northern Ontario Youth Entrepreneurship Initiative delivered two youth entrepreneurship programs called “Create a Logo” and “Market Your Thoughts”. The programs are designed for students in grades 3 to 8 to help promote entrepreneurship. The Create a Logo program asks students in grades 3 to ...