Local & Area News

Congratulations to Hillel and Nya who won the prizes for our Show Us Your Library Card Campaign! Remember, library cards are free to all Wawa and Hawk Junction residents! Thank you to everyone who participated! We had a blast seeing all the costumes coming into the library on Halloween! Thank you for taking the time to stop in and get ...

Weather: Wawa: Today – Rain changing to periods of snow this morning and ending this afternoon then cloudy. Wind west 20 km/h becoming north 30 gusting to 60 then increasing to 50 gusting to 70 this morning. Temperature falling to zero this afternoon. Tonight – Clearing this evening. Wind north 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light after midnight. Low ...

The Rotary Club of Wawa is holding it’s Wawa Rotary Online Auction with bidding beginning on Sunday, November 17th to Saturday, November 23rd at 11 p.m. Registering to bid is easy, you just need your name, email address, phone number and a made-up password. No credit or debit cards are required. You will then get a confirmation email with a ...

Weather: Wawa Today – A mix of sun and cloud. Wind becoming southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 this morning. High 7. Wind chill minus 7 this morning. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Increasing cloudiness. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40. Low plus 4. Sunday – Showers. Wind south 20 km/h becoming light early in the morning. ...

Weather: Wawa: Today – A mix of sun and cloud. 30% chance of showers this morning. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light late this afternoon. High plus 5. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Clear. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 5. Wind chill minus 9 overnight. Saturday – Mainly cloudy. Wind becoming southwest 20 ...

Weather: Wawa: Today – Cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind becoming west 20 km/h then increasing to 40 gusting to 60 this morning. High 7. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers early this evening. Wind west 40 km/h gusting to 60 becoming light after midnight. Wind ...

The Voyageur Trail Association (VTA) is holding a Hiking and Nature-themed Trivia Fundraiser on Sunday, November 24, 2024, starting at 7:00 p.m. EST. Players can sign up as a team of 4 to 6 members, or be assigned to a team. The event is being held via Zoom, so people can join from anywhere via computer link. Entry fee is ...

Thank you to all who helped us celebrate Canadian Library Month, First Nations Public Library Week and Ontario Public Library Week! It has been a very busy month and we all had a blast! The Wawa Public Library’s Ontario Public Library Week festivities culminated with the beautiful vocals of Isabella and Doris. They always put on a wonderful and entertaining ...

Weather: Wawa: Today – Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of rain showers or flurries this morning. High 7. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Fog patches developing near midnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 1. Wind chill minus 5 overnight. Thursday Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers late in the afternoon. Fog patches dissipating ...

Workplace Safety North recently released a new “Mental Health Guide for Small Businesses,” designed to help small business owners manage workplace mental health. Created by certified Psychological Health and Safety Advisors, trained by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), this guide offers simple steps to recognize and manage factors that can affect mental health at the workplace. “Investing in mental ...

Weather: Today – Cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers this morning and early this afternoon. Periods of rain beginning this afternoon. Wind west 20 km/h becoming light early this morning. Wind becoming northeast 20 gusting to 40 early this afternoon. Temperature steady near 8. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Periods of rain. Amount 10 to 15 mm. ...

On October 29, 2024, at approximately 10:00 a.m., the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a motor vehicle collision involving a white pickup truck hauling an enclosed utility trailer and a horse and buggy on Highway 17 in Johnson Township. Investigation determined the collision occurred within two eastbound lanes (passing lanes) west of Archibald Road. ...

With October 31 marking the last official day of fire season, provincial outdoor burning regulations are no longer in effect.     A total of 480 wildland fires were confirmed in Ontario’s Fire Region between April 1 and October 31 with 89,841.3 hectares burned.    We thank all of our Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services team for their hard work ...

Weather: Today – Periods of rain or drizzle. Amount 5 mm. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind south 20 km/h gusting to 40. High 13. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Periods of rain or drizzle ending overnight then cloudy with 30% chance of showers. Amount 5 mm. Wind southwest 20 km/h. Low 9. Tuesday – Cloudy with 30 ...

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) is proposing changes/enhancements to the points-based moose tag allocation process. The proposed changes would encourage hunters to apply only for tags they intend to claim and make available certain unclaimed and unawarded tags. Hunters have until November 22nd to make comments on this proposal (link) In 2021, Ontario implemented a points-based moose ...