Local & Area News

  Everyone is very excited by the announcement yesterday by FEDNOR that the Government of Canada will be supporting the ‘repair’ of our beloved goose with their investment of $100,000. Unfortunately, the Wawa Goose is beyond repair and will be replaced. Research Casting International was selected, and the new goose will be installed in 2017, in time for Canada Day 2017, ...

  The ‘Ladies’ are playing Christmas Carols and the cookies are ready! Cookies are available for $6/dozen. A lady will take a stroll and you can pick your choice… until all cookies are gone. There is no limit so you can get all the cookies you can eat!

Dec 16, 2016 @ 12:13 With the very cold temperatures of the past couple of days, ice has begun to form on Wawa Lake. Yesterday afternoon, two patches of open water could be seen from the Drill Rig. One just off Blueberry Point, and the other on the east by Mackey Point. Several years ago, Andy Stevens shared information showing ...

Dec 9, 2016 at 09:03   Depuis le début de l’année scolaire, les élèves de l’école Sacré-Cœur (Chapleau) prennent part dans différentes activités de construction identitaire afin de développer chez eux un sens d’appartenance et d’expression de soi. Les élèves de la 4e, 5e et 6e année ont découvert l’importance de refléter le meilleur d’eux-mêmes pour ensuite créer un mur ...

Dec 8, 2016 On Thursday, December 8th, Myla was found (photo at right). A ground search has been organized today at 3 pm at Mount Wawa Ski Hill and to help with a ground search for James Smedley’s Dog Myla. Myla has been missing since she ran off after a rabbit Saturday, November 26th, and has not been seen since. ...

Dec 7, 2016 at 09:00 Leisure & Cultural Services Director Réjean Raymond announced the hiring of Alain Lacroix as the club’s head coach. Lacroix has agreed to terms of 24 hours agreement with Dubreuilville. “Over the past three weeks, Réjean Raymond and hockey staff have undertaken a thorough and comprehensive search for our next head coach. Following a detailed evaluation of ...

We have had some extremely nice weather over the past few days – rather unseasonal some have remarked. Last night Environment Canada confirmed that opinion. They released temperatures records that showed that much of Northern Ontario experienced record breaking temperatures 10 to 20 degrees above average for early November. Yesterday records were set in: Kenora – New record of 14.8 ...

  It is said that we are six or fewer steps away from each other so that a chain of “a friend of a friend” statements can be made to connect any two people in a maximum of six steps “six degrees of separation”. That tenuous type of connection led to this article. When the Nipigon River Bridge failed, Wawa-news covered the ...

On Wednesday September 28, 2016 at approximately 3:50 pm officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East White River Detachment responded to a White River address regarding a stolen motor vehicle complaint. Police were given a description of both the motor vehicle in question and the male person responsible for the theft. Police made an immediate patrol of the ...

Sep 19, 2016 at 08:23 Over the past several weeks or so, there have been many rainy days. The rainfall of September 10 caused flooding and significant damage in the Goulais River area. Most notable for travellers was the damage at Joseph’s Homestead (Post Office RD-Vankoughnet TWP, N). For a while, two lanes and the shoulder were blocked due to ...

March 15th, 1926 – August 29th, 2016 After having lived a faith-filled life Fr. James “Babe” Sharpe passed away peacefully with his family by his side. He was always proud to say, he was born in Creighton Mines. Beloved son of John James and Flora (Grant) predeceased, and siblings Lawerence (Mary), Grant (Phyllis), Madge Mitchell (Bill), Mary Britton (Percy), Hugh ...

Aug 31, 2016 @ 15:39 At last night’s Council Meeting, Council and members of the public were able to meet the three parties who have expressed an interest in building Wawa a new Wawa Goose Monument. A Wawa Goose Monument has been perched over the Magpie Valley and Highway 17 since 1963, 53 years ago. The first goose of plaster ...

  It was very disappointing to hear the update from Assistant Director Alex Patterson about the Wawa Beach House at Dr. Rose’s. For several years the beachhouse has been closed. Despite the lack of washroom facilities, Dr. Rose’s Beach continues to be the most popular beach in Wawa.   The beachhouse is structurally unsound; this is a block building, and the ...

Aug 10, 2016 At last night’s Council Meeting, Council took action against both Councillor Tamara Liddle and her husband, Gerry Liddle. Councillor Liddle was not present at the meeting, and no reason was given for her absence.   Norpro Security and Investigations (Norpro) investigated the complaint filed by the Liddle’s, and the complaints of harassment filed against them. The investigation’s report has ...

Jul 14, 2016 On Thursday, July 7th, 2016 the matter of Gerald Liddle and Tamara Liddle (who represented themselves) v. the Corporation of the Municipality of Wawa (P. Cassan / T. Harmar, Counsel for the Respondent) was heard by Justice E. Gareau. Gerald Liddle and Tamara Liddle (applicants) brought their Notice of Application (1) filed on June 20th, 2016; and Corporation of the Municipality of Wawa (Respondent) brought ...