Author Archives: Brenda Stockton

Sunday Morning News – March 8

Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. Wind becoming south 20 km/h this afternoon. High plus 3. Wind chill minus 7 this morning. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 60 percent chance of drizzle or freezing drizzle late this evening and after midnight then 60 percent chance of ice pellets or freezing rain overnight. Wind south ...

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Saturday Morning News – March 7

Weather – Mainly cloudy. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. High plus 1. Wind chill minus 14 this morning. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Risk of freezing drizzle overnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 6. Wind chill minus 10 overnight. News Tidbits – Fishing begins in a few minutes for the 2020 Wawa ...

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Friday Morning News – March 6

Weather – Clearing early this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 4. Wind chill minus 23 this morning and minus 8 this afternoon. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 15. Wind chill minus 10 this evening and minus 21 overnight. News Tidbits – Today is registration day for ...

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Hwy 17 (Wawa to Batchawana) – OPEN

  Mar 6, 2020 at 04:02 – At 3:40 a.m. the highway was opened. Mar 5, 2020 at 19:50 – Highway 17 from Wawa to Batchawana Bay has been closed due to a jack-knifed tractor-trailer in the Montreal River Harbour area, eastbound lane blocked at Pancake Bay for a disabled vehicle, and poor weather and road conditions.

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Week 8 – Winner of the LDHCF ‘Catch the Ace’ Announced!

  The winner of the eighth 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 $5590.50 in the progressive jackpot as well as the $488.00 from the weekly draw. Wawa resident Cindy Maki had the winning ticket. Her ticket chose envelope #13 ...

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Thursday Morning News – March 5

Weather – Becoming cloudy this morning then snow. Amount 5 cm. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 early this afternoon. High minus 4. Wind chill minus 18 this morning and minus 10 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Snow ending late this evening then cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. Clearing before morning. Amount ...

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Between the Covers – March 4

The After School Program will be temporarily suspended.  Unfortunately, since the winter break, attendance has been very low. If your child is interested in the After School Program please contact the library or come in and fill out a registration form.  The After School Program is for children up to the age of 12.  Clubs run from Tuesday to Friday ...

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Wednesday Morning News – March 4

Weather – A few flurries ending this afternoon then mainly cloudy. Amount 2 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 2. Wind chill near minus 9. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 12. Wind chill minus 9 this evening and minus 15 overnight.

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MMCC Condenser removal and Replacement

  Work continues at the MMCC to remove the old condenser and replace it with a new one. A crane was at the MMCC yesterday afternoon to lift the old condenser down from the roof, and lift up the new one. MMCC staff developed a plan to ensure that the ice surfaces will not be lost during the shutdown of ...

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Tuesday Morning News – March 3

Weather – Mainly cloudy. Flurries beginning near noon. Local amount 2 cm. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h this afternoon. High plus 1. Wind chill minus 11 this morning. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Flurries. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 4. Wind chill minus 9 overnight. News Tidbits – The Anishinabek Nation ...

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Monday Morning News – March 2

Weather – Mainly cloudy. Flurries beginning this morning. Risk of freezing drizzle late this morning and this afternoon. Local blowing snow late this morning and this afternoon. Local amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind west 30 km/h gusting to 50. Temperature falling to minus 3 this afternoon. Wind chill near minus 10. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – A ...

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Sunday Morning News – March 1

Weather – Mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries and risk of freezing drizzle. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High plus 1. Wind chill minus 16 this morning. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Cloudy. 70 percent chance of drizzle or freezing drizzle changing to 70 percent chance of freezing drizzle this evening. ...

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Thursday Morning News – February 27

Weather – Mainly cloudy. 60 percent chance of flurries early this morning. Periods of light snow beginning this morning. Amount 2 cm. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40. High minus 13. Wind chill minus 30 this morning and minus 22 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Periods of snow. Amount 2 to 4 ...

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Between the Covers – February 26

New books on the 7-Day Shelf this week are “A Bookshop in Berlin” by Françoise Frenkel, “Big Lies in a Small Town” by Diane Chamberlain, “Wolf Pack” by C.J. Box. Staff Picks for the month of February are: “Fractured” by Karin Slaughter, “Texas Ranger” by James Patterson, “The 100” by Kass Morgan, and this week’s (from book jacket) Officer Rory ...

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