The Holiday Train was late in Chapleau...

Snowing hard south of Wawa 8:18 p.m.

Highway 17S - Closed

Highway 17S from Wawa to Batchewana is closed due to bad weather conditions, and jack-knifed tractor trailers. There is no word as to when it will reopen.

Got some snow last night - TWP busy clearing streets and sidewalks

Stars on Ice to Play in the Soo

Fans in Sault Ste. Marie will enjoy the thrill of seeing their favourite skaters perform in their own town.

Tickets for the 2009 Stars on Ice presented by Smucker’s tour go on sale Friday, December 5, making them a perfect gift for the coming holiday season. Fans can visit www.starsonice.ca for ticket information in their city.

Feature on the Golf Course - posting tomorrow!

 

Roads in town are a little bit slippery - slow down!

 

Now updating via email

It can be so easy to update your blog via email...

On the Job

I'm posting from Wawa Healthy Lifestyles, and helping them to develop new social networking skills via the internet.

contact Wawa-news at mailwawa@wawa-news.com

Winter Storm Watch Issued

issued at 4:46 AM EST Tuesday 29 January 2008 for:
White River - Dubreuilville - Wawa - Pukaskwa Park
Geraldton - Longlac - Caramat - Nakina - Aroland - Pagwa - Manitouwadge - Hornepayne
Lake Superior Park - Agawa - Montreal River Harbour - Searchmont - Sault Ste. Marie - St. Joseph Island
Persons in or near this area should be on the lookout for adverse weather conditions and take necessary safety precautions. Watch for updated statements. Please refer to the latest public forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through your local radio and television stations or Weatheradio.

Highway Reopened

Hwy 17S to Batchawana was reopened early Wednesday morning. Wawa-news travelled to the Soo on Wednesday, and took some beautiful pictures along the way. Here is one from Old Woman, showing the fog enveloping the Bay.

There will be a photo gallery up shortly on the Wawa-news.com website featuring more.

Hwy 17 Remains Closed

Sault Ste Marie OPP are advising the public that the road remains closed on Highway 17 North at Batchawana through to Wawa due to poor road and weather conditions resulting from snow squalls and white outs in that area.  The highway is expected to remain closed for a minimum of three more hours (press release time was 7:00 a.m.).

Hwy 17S - Wawa to Batchawana Closed

Superior East OPP are advising the public of a road closure,  Highway 17S Wawa to Batchawana due to poor road and weather conditions resulting from snow squalls and white outs in that area.  Updates will be sent out as the situation improves.

National Non-Smoking Week

January 20-26, 2008 More than 45,000 Canadians will die prematurely this year due to tobacco use - at least 1000 of them will be non-smokers. The average smoker will die about eight years earlier than a similar non-smoker. Consult Health Canada's Web site to obtain more information about tools available online to help you achieve your quitting goals. For more information, please visit: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hl-vs/tobac-tabac/index_e.html

Video of Wawa

Moonlight Ski - Saturday

The Wawa Cross Country Ski Club is having a Moonlight Ski this
Saturday night, January 19th. You are invited to meet at the
Michipicoten Airport parking lot, ready to go for 7:30 p.m. Please
bring a headlamp. There will be a social following the Moonlight Ski
at North of 17.

More from Timmins

In an interesting update, we are looking at being able to update blogs
from the road. You can use email, or even your cell phone to update.

Wawa-news at Tourism Keys in Timmins

Wawa-news is currently attending a Tourism Keys conference in Timmins. This workshop is designed to educate tourism businesses about the aspects of internet marketing. 

Wawa has always had a tourism industry, and advertises well outside of the community. However, with the tools available on the internet, many businesses could take advantage of them to increase their clientele. Lori Johnson and Linda Mann of the TWP, and Chantal Joanisse from the EDC are also attending. In all about 25 people from around Northern Ontario are here learning new marketing tools for the internet.