WAWA, ON – At approximately 8:38 pm on September 27, 2014 the Superior East Wawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a single tractor trailer collision on Highway 17 just South of Wawa. OPP investigators have determined that an International Prostar tractor [Read more]
WAWA, ON – On Saturday September 27, 2014 The OPP Underwater Search and Recovery Unit (USRU) and the Superior East Wawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) ended their search effort for missing person Gary MORETTIN (58) of Sault Ste Marie Ontario. It was decided to call [Read more]
WEST PARRY SOUND, ON – Northern Ontario is getting ready for cooler temperatures and wet weather conditions. The time has come for seasonal cottagers to make their properties ready for the winter. It’s important for property owners to take a few extra minutes to consider the tasks that they [Read more]
WAWA, ON – The Superior East Wawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) continue to investigate a missing person incident near the Frater Road located approximately 80 km South of Wawa. On Tuesday September 16, 2014 at approximately 8:00 pm the OPP received a report of a [Read more]
SUDBURY, ON – Conseil scolaire public du Grand Nord de l’Ontario (CSPGNO) is pleased to announce the nomination of Mrs. Stephanie Sampson as Principal of École publique Escalade in Wawa. Mrs. Sampson has several years of experience in the field of education. Mrs. Sampson has worked as a [Read more]
WAWA, ON – September 11, 2014 at 11:25 am members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment were advised of an assault that had taken place in the Town of Wawa, Ontario. The assault included the use of a shopping cart and a 50lbs bag of wet soil. The victim [Read more]
Submitted by Cal Orok, Perseverance If you have ever taken a slow way-freight train or bud car, or a passenger train, and thought to yourself: “we should go back there some day”, after you have passed an attractive corner of Ontario you had never seen before, you know what it’s like to [Read more]
WAWA, ON – On the 14 September 2014, at approximately 9:35 pm members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment were on general patrol on Mackey street when they observed an orange Dodge Caravan stopped at the intersection of Broadway Ave and Mackey Street for a [Read more]
The Wawa Fall Fair is almost upon us, foretold by the nippy nights recently. Saturday, September 20 will see many displays of the fruits of the growing season at the Community Centre. It will be interesting to see the results of the oft complained about cool months we called summer in Wawa for [Read more]
WAWA, ON – On Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at approximately 6 a.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment responded to a motor vehicle collision on Highway 17 Bailloquet Township. The collision involved a single northbound tractor trailer. The lone occupant [Read more]
WAWA, ON – On the 07 September 2014, at approximately 3:10 am members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment were on patrol on Broadway Ave when they observed a Chevrolet Tracker cross the intersection of Broadway Ave and Mackey Street without stopping for the [Read more]
WAWA, ON – On Friday July 18, 2014 officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment were advised of a theft of an outboard motor described as a 1999 black Mercury Optamax 150 hp serial number OG-805461. Police were advised that the motor was taken from the [Read more]
Mayor Linda Nowicki and CAO, Chris Wray attended the annual Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Conference held August 17 – 20, 2014 in London, Ontario. While there were a number of seminars on a host of municipal subject matter, the most important events were meetings held with [Read more]
Summer may be winding down but there are certainly many fun adventures yet to be had across the Northshore and Greenstone! Check out some of the events planned this week at Lake Superior Provincial Park near Wawa! If you know of an event happening on the Northshore or in Greenstone, share it in the [Read more]
Reducing Impaired Boating Deaths WAWA, ON – Drinking and boating account for approximately 40% of boating related fatalities on Canadian waterways. To raise awareness and reduce alcohol related deaths, the Canadian Safe Boating Council (CSBC) and the OPP is launching year 2 of an initiative [Read more]
