Author Archives: Brenda Stockton

Wednesday Morning News – March 18

Weather – Increasing cloudiness. 40 percent chance of flurries late this afternoon. Wind becoming south 20 km/h this afternoon. High minus 1. Wind chill minus 16 this morning and minus 7 this afternoon. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Wind south 20 km/h. Low minus 4. Wind chill near minus 10. ...

Read More »

Ontario Enacts Declaration of Emergency to Protect the Public

Today, the Government of Ontario announced that it is taking decisive action by making an order declaring an emergency under s 7.0.1 (1) the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act. In doing so, Ontario is using every power possible to continue to protect the health and safety of all individuals and families. “We are facing an unprecedented time in our history,” ...

Read More »

Tuesday Morning News – March 17

Weather – Increasing cloudiness. 70 percent chance of flurries changing to 30 percent chance of flurries near noon. Wind becoming west 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. Temperature falling to minus 8 this morning then rising. Wind chill minus 15 this morning and minus 8 this afternoon. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Partly cloudy. 30 percent chance ...

Read More »

Week 9 – Winner of the LDHCF ‘Catch the Ace’ Announced!

  The winner of the ninth week in the Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation’s ‘Chase the Ace’ has been announced. If the Ace of Spades is in the envelope they choose, they would win the progressive jackpot as well as the $515.00 from the weekly draw. Bill McCulloch had the winning ticket. His ticket chose envelope #5 to be opened – ...

Read More »

Monday Morning News – March 16

Weather – Snow. Local amount 5 to 10 cm. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High minus 1. Wind chill minus 13 this morning and minus 7 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Snow ending overnight then cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind southwest 20 km/h ...

Read More »

More snow expected Monday

Mar 15, 2020 at 18:29 At 3:30 this afternoon, Environment Canada issued at Special Weather Statement for an area spanning Pukaskwa Park to Lake Superior Park. The snow is expected to begin early Monday morning with snowfall amounts of 10 to 15 cm possible by Monday evening from Pic River to Wawa. From Wawa to Montreal River, similar snowfall amounts ...

Read More »

Sunday Morning News – March 15

Weather – Mainly sunny. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 3. Wind chill minus 21 this morning and minus 5 this afternoon. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Snow beginning overnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 8. Wind chill minus 6 this evening and minus 14 overnight.

Read More »

Alamos Recreation Committee Cancels First Annual Alamos Family Fishing Day

The Alamos Gold Recreation Committee has cancelled the First Annual Alamos Family Fishing Day scheduled for today, Saturday, March 14, 2920. Their media release states: We are passionately committed to the well-being of our company, people, stakeholders, and the places where we mine. It is due to the belief in this value, with support from the recreation committee. that Island Gold management made ...

Read More »

Saturday Morning News – March 14

Weather – Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries early this morning. Clearing this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 3. Wind chill minus 22 this morning and minus 7 this afternoon. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Clear. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 17. Wind chill minus 7 this evening and minus 21 ...

Read More »

Spring Bear Hunt to Begin in Spring 2021

Today the Ontario Government announced that it is establishing a regular spring black bear season, reducing seasons on the Bruce Peninsula and making other minor updates to black bear regulations. “We are proposing to continue the spring black bear season beyond 2020 for residents and non-residents in all Wildlife Management Units where there is a fall black bear season. The ...

Read More »

Wawa to receive funding in Gas Tax Program

Caroline Mulroney, Minister of Transportation, has announced that Ontario is investing $365.3 million to expand and improve local transportation across the province. The Ontario Gas Tax Program provides transit funding for Ontario municipalities by providing two cents per litre of provincial gas tax to improve and expand transit. Wawa and Chapleau are part of the 111 municipalities that will receive provincial funding for ...

Read More »

Friday Morning News – March 13

Weather – Flurries. Local blowing snow. Local amount 5 cm. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming northwest 40 gusting to 60 this morning. Temperature falling to minus 4 this afternoon. Wind chill minus 13 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Flurries ending before morning then mainly cloudy. Local blowing snow this evening. Local amount 2 ...

Read More »

Ontario Implementing Enhanced Measures to Protect Ontarians from COVID-19

As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to evolve globally, Ontario is taking further action to ensure the province’s health care system is positioned to continue to safeguard the health and well-being of Ontarians. Since being formally constituted, Ontario’s new Command Table has been refining and finalizing plans for the implementation of enhanced measures to ensure the province is prepared to respond quickly and ...

Read More »

Thursday Morning News – March 12

Weather – Snow becoming mixed with rain late this afternoon. Risk of freezing drizzle this morning. Snowfall amount 5 cm. Wind south 20 km/h becoming light early this afternoon. High plus 2. Wind chill minus 7 this morning. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Snow. Snow mixed with rain early this evening. Snowfall amount 10 cm. Wind becoming southwest ...

Read More »

Wawa Resident Danni Peters book nominated for 2020 Author Academy Award

 “A Testimony Of Love,”written by Wawa resident, Danni Peters, has been nominated for a 2020 Author Academy Award, an honor bestowed for literary merit and publishing excellence in the writing and publishing industry. Her novel is up for an award in the Children’s and Middle Grade Category. Testimony of Love is about a young boy who accidentally discovers a chest in ...

Read More »