Author Archives: Brenda Stockton

Rock Island – Andre Begin, Story Teller Tonight

  Andre Begin is a storyteller and member of the storytellers of Canada. His stories are in poem form and his favourite poet is Robert W. Service. He’s been reciting these poems now for 22 years sharing them at retirement homes, museums, libraries, theatres, galleries and festivals. Wawa is a special stop for Andre, as he has family here in ...

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Morning News – July 27

July 27, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm late this morning and this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 25. Humidex 31. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm this evening. Low 14. North East Forest ...

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Morning News – July 26

July 26, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers and risk of thunderstorms. Wind becoming southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 then light this morning. High 20. Humidex 28. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Low 15. North East Forest Fire Update: There are currently 31 (30 yesterday) active wildland ...

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Morning News – July 25

July 25, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Sunny. High 22. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Clear this evening then partly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers overnight. Risk of thunderstorms overnight. Low 13. North East Forest Fire Update: There are currently 30 (29 yesterday) active wildland fires in the Northeast Region, 1 is not under control, ...

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Morning News – July 24

July 24, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Mainly cloudy. High 20. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Low 9. North East Forest Fire Update: There are currently 29 (27 Saturday) active wildland fires in the Northeast Region, 1 is not under control, 6 are under control and 22 are being observed. Chapleau 3 was confirmed on ...

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Ladies Golf – July 19

99 Players 1st FLIGHT: 1st: The Levesque Ladies, Evra, Edie and Varerie – 36 2nd: Lise Noel, Toni Rutland, Spare – 37 3rd: Rachael Korytko-Amos, Meghan Korytko-Amos, Donna Korytko – 39 2nd FLIGHT: 1st: Linda Guindon, Paula Valois, Louise Moran – 41 2nd: Chanelle Charron, Ashley Coombs, Sue Lord – 41 3rd: Chantel Turcotte, Edith Levesque, Jerika Lord – 42 ...

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Morning News – July 22

July 22, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Sunny this morning then a mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent chance of showers late this afternoon. Risk of a thunderstorm late this afternoon. High 21. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Partly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers this evening. Becoming clear late this evening and overnight. ...

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Morning News – July 21

July 21, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Sunny. High 24. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Clear. Low 7. North East Forest Fire Update: There are currently 27 (27 yesterday) active wildland fires in the Northeast Region, 6 are under control and 21 are being observed. Chapleau 3 was confirmed on June 1. It is a 3,916 hectare ...

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Fog Advisory (Pukaskwa Park – Lake Superior Park)

5:25 a.m. EDT Tuesday 11 July 2023 Near zero visibility in fog is expected or occurring. Patchy dense fog will continue early this morning for areas near the Lake Superior shore and for portions of the Trans Canada Highway. The fog is expected to dissipate later this morning. Visibility may be significantly and suddenly reduced to near zero. Travel is ...

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Fog Advisory (Wawa)

At 3:43 p.m. Environment Canada issued a fog advisory. Pukaskwa Park, Wawa, Agawa, Lake Superior Provincial Park, Montreal River Harbour, Batchawana Bay, Searchmont Areas of dense fog are expected to develop this afternoon into tonight for areas near Lake Superior. Conditions are expected to improve by Thursday morning. If travelling, be prepared for areas of near-zero visibility. If visibility is ...

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Canada Day Celebrations

Happy Canada Day! 10:00 Mixed Beach Volleyball Tournament (Dr. Rose’s Beach) 11:00 3:00 Goose Nest Market & Street Fair 11:00 2:00 Legion Ladies Auxiliary “Nachos”   11:00 Climb’N Fun! Foam Bash Climb’N Fun! Rideable Animals 11:45 Children’s Bike Decorating Contest & Parade (16 and under) 12:00 Bicycle Parade to Event Stage 12:15 Opening Remarks & Land Acknowledgement 12:30 3:00 Wawa ...

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2023 Canada Day Fireworks Postponed

The annual Canada Day Fireworks put on by volunteers from the Wawa Fire Department has been postponed for tomorrow. Wawa is still under a Restricted Fire Zone (RFZ). Although fireworks as such are not banned – the costs should your firework start a fire could be significant. From the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry: Restricted Fire Zone in effect ...

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Morning News – June 19

Jun 19, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Sunny. High 25. UV index 8 or very high. – Tonight Clear. Low 11. North East Forest Fire Update: There are currently 19 active fires in the Northeast Region. Wawa 3 was confirmed on May 27. It is a 6,678 hectare wildland fire located south of Trent Lake and Round Lake, and ...

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Morning News – June 17

Jun 17, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Sunny. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud this afternoon. High 20 with temperature falling to 15 this afternoon. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – Clearing late this evening. Low 6. North East Forest Fire Update: There are currently 17 active fires (21 yesterday) in the Northeast Region. Wawa 3 ...

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Morning News – June 16

Jun 16, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Sunny. Wind becoming north 20 km/h this morning. High 22. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – Clear. Low plus 5.   North East Forest Fire Update: There are currently 21 active fires (24 yesterday) in the Northeast Region. Wawa 3 was confirmed on May 27. It is a 6,678 hectare ...

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