Author Archives: Brenda Stockton

Morning News – May 5

May 5, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Mainly cloudy. 60% chance of showers late this morning and this afternoon. Wind east 20 km/h becoming light near noon. High +14. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Cloudy with 60% chance of showers. Fog patches developing overnight. Low +5. News Tidbits: Fire season began April 1st in Ontario – but ...

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Beautiful Skies

    These photos were submitted by a Wawa-news reader of the beautiful skies last night over the Magpie River basin in Michipicoten River Village “The Mission”, enjoy!

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Morning News – May 4

May 4, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud. Becoming cloudy near noon with 40 percent chance of showers this afternoon. Wind up to 15 km/h. High 12. Wind chill minus 5 this morning. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Low plus 3. News Tidbits: May ...

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Morning News – May 3

May 3, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud. High +9. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Low +2. News Tidbits: Clean North is offering Algoma District youths who plan to study the environment the opportunity to apply for two $500 scholarships (one university, one college) Yuk-Sem Won was officially nominated as ...

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Morning News – May 2

May 2, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Periods of snow ending near noon then cloudy. Wind north 30 km/h gusting to 50. High 7. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Low zero. News Tidbits: Argonaut Gold (Magino Project) plans to release its first quarter financial and operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2023, on Friday, May 5, 2023 ...

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Snowfall Warning (Manitouwadge – Hornepayne)

  6:40 AM EDT Tuesday 2 May 2023 Snowfall Warning in effect for: Geraldton – Manitouwadge – Hornepayne Environment Canada is warning that snowfall with total amounts of 15 to 20 cm is expected this morning. The wet snow combined with gusty northerly winds to 60 km/h may lead to isolated power outages. The highest snowfall totals should remain east ...

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Morning News – May 1

May 1, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Periods of rain mixed with snow changing to snow near noon. Snowfall amount 2 cm. Wind north 40 km/h gusting to 70. Temperature falling to plus 1 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Snow. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind north 40 km/h gusting to 70. Low zero. News ...

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EC – Rain Continues (Chapleau – Gogama)

5:30 AM EDT Monday 1 May 2023 Special Weather Statement in effect for: Chapleau – Gogama Rain continues to affect northeastern Ontario this morning and should persist through the day. Additional amounts of 10 to 20 mm are likely. The rain may mix with or change over to snow for some areas later today or tonight. For information concerning flooding, ...

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EC – Snowfall Warning (Manitouwadge – Hornepayne)

4:57 AM EDT Monday 1 May 2023 Snowfall Warning in effect for: Geraldton – Manitouwadge – Hornepayne Light rain or snow with a risk of freezing rain will affect areas north of Lake Superior today. Any rain should transition to snow as the day progresses and become heavier later this afternoon or early evening. Environment Canada warns that the wet ...

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EC – Strong Winds Expected Today (Wawa – Pukaskwa Park)

4:38 a.m. EDT Monday 1 May 2023 Environment Canada warns that strong northerly wind gusts of 70 to 80 km/h are expected to develop this morning. These wind gusts are expected to diminish later tonight or Tuesday morning.   Gale warning in effect on Lake Superior. Wind north 35 knots diminishing to north 30 Tuesday morning and to north 20 ...

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Morning News – April 29

Apr 29, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Mainly cloudy. 40% chance of showers this morning. Periods of rain beginning this morning. Wind becoming east 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 10. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Periods of rain ending this evening then cloudy with 40% chance of showers late this evening and after midnight. ...

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Good News for Local Residents under Improving Connectivity for Ontario (ICON) program

Ontario has announced the finalization of agreements totalling more than $2.3 billion for nearly 200 high-speed internet and cellular projects across the province. As part of these agreements, the Ontario government is announcing the internet service providers for 14 high-speed internet projects that will receive over $8.4 million in provincial funding through the Improving Connectivity for Ontario (ICON) program. Locally, ...

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Morning News – April 28

Apr 28, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Cloudy. 30% chance of flurries changing to 30% chance of rain showers this morning. Risk of freezing drizzle early this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High 10. Wind chill -4 this morning. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Periods of rain. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h after midnight. Low 6. ...

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