Travellers on Highway 17 may see a special visitor to our region while travelling today and tomorrow. Kent Rathwell, President of Sun Country Highway is currently driving the Northshore leg of a cross Canada adventure commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the opening of the Trans Canada Highway [Read more]
WAWA, ON– The Municipality of Wawa is very pleased to announce that on behalf of the impending Disaster Relief Committee, Mayor Linda Nowicki accepted a cheque “in trust” for $25,000 from the United Association of Plumbers and Steamfitters, UA Local 508 as represented by Norm Pascall, [Read more]
WAWA, ON – The Municipality of Wawa recently announced the date for their 2013 Family Literacy Day following a proclamation at a recent council meeting; Keep reading OntarioNewsNorth.com and the for details of activities to be held on Family Literacy Day in Wawa. MORE INFO Learn more about [Read more]
SUPERIOR EAST, ON – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Detachments advise that at this time Highway 17 North bound from Wawa to White River is closed due to poor weather and road conditions. Highway 631 is also closed from White River to Hornepayne. OPP Officers are patrolling [Read more]
Snowfall warning for Marathon – Schreiber – Manitouwadge – Geraldton – Longlac – Caramat – Nakina – Aroland – Pagwa – Wawa – Pukaskwa – White River – Dubreuilville issued 15 to 25 cm of snow beginning this evening. A low [Read more]
MALE CHARGED WITH STUNT DRIVING NEAR WAWA WAWA, ON – November 18, 2012 Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment officers were conducting radar patrol on Highway 17 North of Wawa in Tiernan Township. [Read more]
WAWA, ON – November 14, 2012 Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment were advised by a local complainant of a “pop up” on his computer. It stated that the Police Cyber Crime Investigation Department were monitoring his computer and that he had committed an infraction [Read more]
WAWA, ON – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment were called to Michipicoten High School on November 12, 2012 regarding an assault between two students that had occurred on the property. Police viewed video footage and spoke with witnesses including the victim. As [Read more]
WAWA, ON – November 11, 2012 Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment were advised the Wawa Baptist Church in Michipicoten River Village had been broken into sometime over the past week. Once inside the vandals did extensive damage to the inside of the church including [Read more]
WAWA, ON – Municipal Staff and Volunteers continue to work towards the termination of the Emergency that was declared in Wawa on October 25, 2012 due to torrential rains and massive flooding. The Community Control Group continues to debrief while Emergency Measures Ontario is actively [Read more]
H. Ken ‘Kenny’ ANDERSEN passed away too soon at the Lady Dunn Health Centre, Wawa on Thursday November 8, 2012 at the age of 52 years. Fiancé of ‘Beautiful’ Pauline Dawson. Loving father and best friend of Victoria ‘Tori’ (John) and Ian. Supportive [Read more]
Before you know it, Valdy will be visiting the back roads of Northern Ontario once again. Many people saw this unique and talented man, who has been a professional musician since the seventies, when he performed on CP’s Holiday Train last year. Come out to enjoy his talents again to hear [Read more]
WAWA, ON – Thursday October 25, 2012 the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment were advised by a business owner that a customer’s flat bed trailer was missing and believed to be stolen. The trailer was stored on the Winston Road property and was last observed there on [Read more]
WAWA, ON – Recently officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment were advised by a local school bus company that motorists are failing to stop for the stop signals on their buses around town. The OPP would like to remind the public that this is an offence [Read more]
**Please Note: This is the last report of its kind for 2012. This service will start again on OntarioNewsNorth.com in the spring of 2013. As the 2012 forest fire season officially ended this week on Wednesday October 31st, only one active fire remains in the Northeast Region. Hearst 32 is 100 [Read more]
