Written by Superior East OPP on 29 October 2012
STATE OF EMERGENCY IN WAWA Final Evacuation of Michipicoten First Nation WAWA, ON – The Ontario Provincial Police Superior East Wawa Detachment and the Municipality of Wawa advise that the State of Emergency continues for the Municipality. Michipicoten First Nation has entered into a Phase 2 [Read more]
Written by Superior East OPP on 28 October 2012
WAWA, ON – The Ontario Provincial Police Superior East Wawa Detachment advise that Highway 17 at Wawa continues to be closed both north bound and south bound. The highway has been closed since October 25, 2012 as a result of high levels of water that caused the road to erode away in several [Read more]
Written by MPP Michael Mantha on 26 October 2012
Statement from Algoma-Manitoulin MPP Michael Mantha on State of Emergency in Wawa ELLIOT LAKE, ON – Algoma-Manitoulin MPP Michael Mantha made the following statement today after the Municipality of Wawa and surrounding areas in north-western Ontario declared a state of emergency due [Read more]
Written by Superior East OPP on 26 October 2012
Update – State of Emergency Declared WAWA, ON – The Ontario Provincial Police Superior East Wawa Detachment advise that Highway 17 at Wawa continues to be closed both north bound and south bound. The highway has been closed as a result of high levels of water has caused the road to erode [Read more]
Written by Municipality of Wawa on 18 July 2011
WAWA, ON – The many forest fires in Northwestern Ontario have caused concerns in many First Nations communities with officials in thos communities deciding to evacuate their residents. Communities across Northern Ontario have agreed to host these evacuees and at 4:15pm this afternoon a State of [Read more]