Local & Area News

Mar 7, 2017 @ 3:10 Wawa-news has confirmed that the barricades have been removed and Highway 101 from Wawa to Chapleau is indeed open.   Mar 7, 2017 @2:54 According to OPP Communications ‘tweet’, Highway 101 (Wawa to Chapleau) remains closed. There has not been any media releases for this highway closure, only tweets. Mar 7, 2017 @ 2:24 At ...

Mar 6, 2017 @ 23:06 Matt Scott is missing some fishing gear. He explains, “This past weekend at the Wawa Derby….my fishing bag slipped out of the sleigh. Under a tarp and strapped down before we left…gone when we got there. Less then 10 minutes from where i was staying, to where i was fishing. Within that time someone grabbed ...

At 6:40 a.m. Hwy 126 was reopened. It had been closed due to poor weather conditions, and to allow for investigation of a collision. Ontario511 tweeted the highway reopening. At 5:56 a.m. the OPP News Portal issued a media release stating that Highway 129 was closed from Chapleau to Thessalon. Mar 6, 2017 @ 21:56 At 9:33 p.m. OPP tweeted ...

Mar 6, 2017 @ 12:22 With fatal snowmobile incidents now more than double the number, this time last season, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) are dismayed to see the same behaviours drive the numbers up at an alarming rate.   Fatal snowmobile incidents and resulting deaths now sit at 20 for the season, compared to eight such ...

Mar 6, 2017 @ 12:00 On Saturday March 4, 2017 at approximately 5:30 pm members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Chapleau Detachment were called to a collision involving a snowmobile on the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (O.F.S.C) “D” trail located approximately 40 km south of Halfway Haven in the District of Algoma.    At the scene ...

Mar 6, 2017 @ 09:53 Le 17 février, les élèves de MHS ainsi que de nombreux partenaires de la communauté se sont rassemblés au gymnase de l’École Saint-Joseph avec nos élèves de la 7e à la 12e et notre personnel afin d’écouter un message au sujet du défi des jeunes sans abri de M. Joe Roberts. Sa présentation, d’une durée ...

Mar 6, 2017 @ 08:14 The 26th Annual Wawa Ice Fishing Derby was a great success! Sold out with 1400 tickets, organizers were pleased with the reception of the new format. For the first time, there were prizes for each lake, and the winner was the largest sport fish, independent of the species. The prizes were only awarded to the ...

Mar 6, 2017 @ 08:11 You may recall that in the first edition of News from the Park since new session of the Legislature opened, I wrote that my colleagues and I were truly eager to get back to business in Queen’s Park to address the concerns of all Ontarians. If you read or watched any news at all, you ...

Mar 6, 2017 @ 06:53 Weather – We are in for rain today, a 60% chance of rain beginning late this morning. Temperatures of 7 to 10C. Be careful of icy surfaces forming as the rain falls and packs down the snow. Roads – 101 Highway 651 to Wawa bare and wet road 2017-03-06 5:21 651 Highway 101 to Missinabi ...

Mar 5, 2017 @ 21:47 This afternoon during the 2017 Wawa Ice Fishing Derby awards ceremony, the winning tickets were drawn for the final prizes. The draw was sold out, and firefighters thank everyone for their continued support of this important fundraiser! Winners of $1,000 are: Herb Geldart (Wawa) – Ticket #2436 Jim Sayers (Batchawana) – Ticket #0090 Andre Brabant ...

Mar 5, 2017 @ 21:34 A helicopter crew from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City rescued an injured snowmobiler suffering life-threatening injuries from a remote area in southern Canada Saturday. The name and hometown of the 40-year old man who was rescued are not being released and there is no Coast Guard imagery at this time. Personnel at Canada’s ...

Sylvain Bernard is still the Manitouwik Lake leader with his 10.16lb Pike. Anglers will be fishing until 1 p.m., and all fish must be weighed in by 4:30 this afternoon. Check the leaderboard for fish coming in, or head down and enjoy in person. Don’t forget to purchase your tickets for the Wawa Firefighters Association Cash Draw. The winning ticket for ...

Mar 4, 2017 @ 20:09 Residents of Wawa were big winners in the registration draw prizes tonight in the Wawa Ice Fishing Derby. Five tickets were drawn to win $1000 each. Mark Toffner, Jana Strouhlova, Denis Valiere, Derek  Bradley, Gilbert Legace all of Wawa. The winner of this year’s top registration prize of $30,000 is Pauline Neyland.    

Passed away unexpectedly at home on Friday, March 3, 2017 at the age of 87 years. Beloved wife of the late Jimmy David. Loving mother of Kim Blaser (Hans) and Lisa Mercier (Gary). Dear sister of Edward Nyman (late Georgina), Ann Hicks, late Carl Nyman (Veronica), late Bobby Nyman (Elaine), late Bill Nyman (Patricia). She will be lovingly remembered by ...

Mar 4, 2017 @ 12:36 The Wawa Ice Fishing Derby is underway. Fishing began on Wawa Lake, Hawk Lake and Manitowik Lake. This year offers a new prize schedule, there are 18 major prizes (six identical prizes for each of the three fishing lakes, Wawa, Hawk & Manitowik). A successful angler who wins a major prize will be awarded only one ...