Local & Area News

Feb 21, 2017 @ 12:18 OPP have opened Highway 17 to one lane. The highway had been closed at 4:30 this morning because of a washout on the northbound lane. OPP caution that there may be delays as traffic flows through at that area. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment is advising motorists that due to local heavy rainfall ...

Feb 21, 2017 @ 11:59 La société d’aide au développement des collectivités supérieur est en partenariat avec Lance toi en affaires vous présenteront sous peu l’édition 2017 des concours Vendez vos idées et Créez un logo. Créez un logo est un concours pour les élèves de la 3e à la 6e année afin de créer un logo pour une entreprise ...

Feb 21, 2017 @ 11:48 Superior East Community Futures Development Corporation in partnership with Head Start in Business will be introducing the 2017 edition of the Market Your Thoughts and Create a Logo Contests. Create a Logo is a contest for grades 3 – 6 to create a logo for a business they would like to start. Market Your Thoughts ...

Feb 21, 2017 @ 11:39 Rentech, Inc. announced today that its board has decided to idle the Wawa facility due to equipment and operational issues that would require additional unbudgeted capital investment. Today’s decision also results from continued uncertainty around profitability on pellets produced at the facility, making additional investment in the facility uneconomic for Rentech at this time. Idling ...

Feb 21, 2017 @ 10:22 Highway 17 just north of Wawa at the Northern Lights Ford Dealership has some substantial erosion from the heavy rains last night. It appears as the water had funneled to this spot, ponded, and then broke through the snowbank, and then eroded the shoulder. It also cut a very thin crevasse between the shoulder and ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment are advising motorist that due to local heavy rainfall a section of Highway 17 approximately 15 kilometers North of Wawa has been washed out, as a result the Highway between Wawa and White River will remain closed until further notice. The Ministry of Transportation (MTO) have been notified and will attend the ...

The halls of Michipicoten High school were busy last week with a pep rally for the outgoing boys’ basketball teams who competed in NSSSAA , Valentine’s celebrations and getting ready for the Wawa Winter Carnival. The boys’ basketball teams played in Manitouwadge last Thursday. It was a long day with the junior and senior boys playing two very difficult games. ...

There are three meetings tonight: Corporate Planning & Policy Manual Meeting Special Council Meeting, and Committee of the Whole (In Camera)  

Wawa-news just drove out to the barricade at Hwy 101 and Hwy 17 (6:30 a.m.) and has confirmed with the officer there that Highway 17 has been closed due to a washout at Northern Lights Ford. He couldn’t comment to media as to the severity of the washout. He did advise that there should be a press release issued by ...

Wawa-news.com has received the following: Please be advised that buses from White River to Wawa and Dubreuilville to Wawa are cancelled today due to a washout on Hwy 17N.  

UPDATE Feb 21, 2017 @ 05:08 – This weather statement ended at 5:00 a.m. Published on: Feb 20, 2017 @ 11:50 11:45 PM EST Monday 20 February 2017 Special weather statement in effect for: Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Brief freezing rain tonight. Precipitation from a large weather system may arrive ...

OPP have closed Highway 17 from Wawa to White River. This means that residents from Dubreuilville cannot travel to Wawa or White River, although Highway 519 is still open.   There has not been a reason for the highway being closed.   A call to North Bay Communications Centre (6:13 a.m) explained that it looks like the highway closure is ...

Along Joe Robert’s Push for Change walk in Ontario, various OPP officers have walked with him; providing support, company…   At the Michipicoten Memorial Community Centre on February 15th, 2017, Joe Roberts came to Wawa. As part of his presentation to the community, Superior East OPP Detachment – Wawa Sgt. Manuela Byrnes took to centre ice to speak about her ...

Weather – Sunny this morning with increasing cloudiness in the afternoon. Wind southeast 30 km/h gusting to 50. High plus 4. Tonight it will be cloudy, with periods of rain beginning in the evening. Wind southeast 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming west 20 gusting to 40 before morning. Low plus 1 with temperature rising to plus 4 by morning. Roads ...

It is always a gamble at sunset. Will there be clouds, not enough to obscure the setting sun, but enough to catch the rays and glow? Do I have enough time to get to a good spot?   Last night I was a little late getting to the Michipicoten Bay Lookout on the Harbour Road. Maybe 5 minutes earlier and ...