Monthly Archives: February 2023

Triples Curling

You may ask what is Triples Curling?  As it may sound, the game is played with (3) players.  The game is six (6) ends and each player throws two (2) rocks. There is only one (1) person allowed to sweep the rock until the far “hog-line”, then either the thrower or the skip can assist with the sweeping. The game ...

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Men’s Curling Standings – February 28

Team Rank Wins GP TERRIS, Tom 1 12 15 FAHRER, Tom 2 11 15 McCOY, Joe 3 9 15 MITRIKAS, Eric 4 6 15 HALE, Ron 5 4 14 MORRIS, Lucas 6 2 14 Game schedule for March 6, 2023 Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 McCOY TERRIS MITRIKAS HALE FAHRER MORRIS  

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Morning News – February 28

Feb 28, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Light snow ending this morning then a mix of sun and cloud with 40% chance of flurries. Risk of freezing drizzle early this morning. Amount 2 cm. Wind becoming southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 this morning. High zero. Wind chill -11 this morning. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Partly ...

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Area Road Conditions – February 28

Feb 28, 2023 at 06:56 Primary Condition Secondary Condition visibility drifting Updated Highway 101 From Opishing River Br to Shawmere River Partly snow covered Snow covered Fair No 23-2-28 5:14 AM Highway 101 From Shawmere River to Highway 651 Snow covered Snow packed Fair No 23-2-28 5:27 AM Highway 101 From Highway 651 to Wawa Snow covered Snow packed Fair ...

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Wawa Lake – Prohibited Area for Ice Fishing

Municipality of Wawa Infrastructure Services NOTICE Due to the location of the Municipal Water intake, ICE FISHING IS NOT PERMITTED between the points at which Gold Street and Ontario Street terminate at Wawa Lake. A distance of 1,000 feet from the shoreline IS A PROHIBITED AREA. ONTARIO WATER RESOURCES ACT, SECTION 33, SUBSECTION 1(B) Your co-operation is appreciated. Dan Beach, ...

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Canada and Métis Nation of Ontario sign updated Métis self-government agreement

Canada and the Métis Nation of Ontario announced that the parties have signed a Métis Government Recognition and Self Government Implementation Agreement (the “Agreement”).  This Agreement builds on a self-government agreement previously signed in 2019 and formal negotiations between the parties that began in 2017.   Upon signing this Agreement, Canada officially recognizes that the Métis Nation of Ontario is ...

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Morning News – February 27

Feb 27, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud. Wind becoming east 20 km/h this morning. High -4. Wind chill -25 this morning and -8 this afternoon. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Cloudy. Snow beginning early this evening. Risk of freezing drizzle overnight. Amount 5 to 10 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. ...

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Area Road Conditions – February 27

Feb 27, 2023 at 05:56 Primary Condition Secondary Condition visibility drifting Updated Highway 101 From Opishing River Br to Shawmere River Bare and dry road Good No 23-2-27 5:06 AM Highway 101 From Shawmere River to Highway 651 Bare and dry road Bare and wet road Good No 23-2-27 5:20 AM Highway 101 From Highway 651 to Wawa Bare and ...

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BUGYRA, Gerard (Gerry)

Passed away peacefully at the Sault Area Hospital Thursday, February 23rd, 2023, at the age of 67. Gerry was born November 5, 1955, to Michael Bugyra and Alice Rahal in Sault Ste. Marie but raised in Wawa, Ontario where he met his future wife, Irene, at the young age of 8. Married since 1974, his family was his greatest joy and will ...

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U7 Jamboree – Game Schedule (February 25)

Ice 1 Ice 1 10:30 – 10:50 Hornepayne 2 vs Chapleau 1 Chapleau 2 vs Wawa 3 10:55 – 11:15 Wawa 1 vs Wawa 3 Wawa 2 vs Hornepayne 1 Flood 11:45 – 12:05 Wawa 3 vs Chapleau 1 Chapleau 2 vs Wawa 2 12:10 – 12:30 Hornepayne 1 vs Wawa 1 Wawa 2 vs Hornepayne 2 Flood 2:00 – ...

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Morning News – February 25

Feb 25, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Flurries and local snow squalls. Local amount 10 to 15 cm. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High -7. Wind chill -21 this morning and -14 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Flurries ending near midnight then cloudy with 60% chance of flurries. Risk of ...

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Soutenir l’Ukraine aussi longtemps qu’il le faudra

Le 24 février 2023 Toronto (Ontario) Il y a un an aujourd’hui, le président Poutine a lancé une invasion brutale et à grande échelle contre l’Ukraine. Face à d’immenses souffrances humaines, à d’effroyables violations des droits de la personne et à la cruauté infligée au peuple d’une nation indépendante et souveraine, l’Ukraine reste forte. Le peuple ukrainien a courageusement tenu ...

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Supporting Ukraine for as long as it takes

February 24, 2023 Toronto, Ontario One year ago today, Putin launched a brutal full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In the face of the immense human suffering, appalling human rights violations, and cruelty inflicted upon the people of an independent and sovereign nation, Ukraine still stands strong. The Ukrainian people have bravely stood up to the Russian regime, in defence of their ...

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