Wawa won't see Conservative Party of Canada Leader Pierre Poilievre in person.
While Poilievre was supposed to attend a rally at 2:15 pm at the local Legion Hall, his plane was unable to land at the Wawa Municipal Airport due to fog.
Wawa Mayor Melanie Pilon initially told JJAM FM News that Poilievre had instead landed at the Chapleau Airport and he'd drive to Wawa from Chapleau - expected to be about 1.5 hours behind schedule - but the Conservative Party's now issued a notice that "due to weather and travel issues...Poilievre will not be able to arrive in time to Wawa for the Axe the Tax Rally", and will instead have a special video conference set up for attendees at the Legion to hear from him directly.
It's unclear whether the remainder of his Northern Ontario tour remains on schedule: he was expected to visit a similar rally in Hearst this evening before continuing over the next few days to Kirkland Lake, Sudbury, and finally Elliot Lake on Friday.
It also comes just a week after NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh made a 3-day stop in Northern Ontario, visiting Timmins, Cochrane, and Kirkland Lake.