Author Archives: Brenda Stockton

Friday Morning News – July 12

Weather – Increasing cloudiness. 40 percent chance of showers this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h near noon. High 19. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Partly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Fog patches developing overnight. Low 11. News Tidbits – If you head to the Soo this weekend – check out ...

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UPDATE on Outage affecting Hawk Junction, Dubreuilville, Lochalsh, Missanabie and Goudreau

Jul 11, 2019 @ 13:20 – Wawa-news has been told that power has been restored in Dubreuilville and Missinabie. Jul 11, 2019 @ 12:13 – Wawa-news has been informed by Algoma Power that this morning at approximately 9:15 a.m. Algoma Power experienced an outage to approximately 576 customers in the area of Hawk Junction, Dubreuilville, Lochalsh, Missanabie and Goudreau. 153 customers have ...

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Wesdome Celebrates 30 years listed on the TSX

  Yesterday morning, July 10, 2019, Wesdome Gold Mines CEO and President Duncan Middlemiss was joined by Dean McPherson, Head, Global Mining, Business Development, TMX Group in opening the market in celebration of Wesdome’s being listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange for 30 years. The Company has approximately 136.5 million shares issued and outstanding and trades on the Toronto Stock ...

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Thursday Morning News – July 11

Weather – A few showers ending this morning then clearing. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind north 20 km/h. High 21. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – Clear. Wind north 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low 9. News Tidbits – Check your fridge – Fresh Taste Produce Ltd. is recalling certain 794 G (28 OZ) Eat Smart ...

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Wednesday Morning News – July 10

Weather – Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers this morning. A few showers beginning this morning. Risk of a thunderstorm. High 21. Humidex 25. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Showers. Risk of a thunderstorm this evening. Low 13. News Tidbits – Algoma Public Health (APH) has issued a swimming advisory for Old Mill Beach in Blind River, ...

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Lake Superior continues to hit record high water levels

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, announces that that based on preliminary data, new record high monthly mean water levels were set on Lake Superior, Lake St. Clair, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario in June. The new record June levels are between three and four inches higher than the previous records for the month, which were set in ...

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Council Meeting Tonight – July 9

Council is holding a Council Meeting tonight after the Corporate Planning Meeting that is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. in Council Chambers. Agenda (1) CALL TO ORDER & NOTE MEMBERS PRESENT (2) PRESENTATIONS (3) REVIEW OF ADDENDUM & APPROVAL OF AGENDA 3.1 Approval of the Agenda (4) ANNOUNCEMENTS, GIVING OF NOTICE AND SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS 4.1 Special Council Meeting ...

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Tuesday Morning News – July 9

Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. High 24 except 19 near Lake Superior. Humidex 27. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – Partly cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers overnight with risk of a thunderstorm. Low 13. News Tidbits – Did you know that according to Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation, there were 152 drivers 100 or older ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Update – July 7

There were two new fires in the Northeast Region by late afternoon today. Parry Sound 4 was a 0.1 of a hectare fire located north of 9 Mile Lake road. It has been declared out. Parry Sound 5 covers 0.1 of a hectare. It is located west of Lone Lake in the western half of Gibson River Provincial Park. At the time ...

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Monday Morning News – July 8

Weather – Mainly sunny. High 23 except 19 near Lake Superior. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – A few clouds. Low 8. News Tidbits – If you were/are having trouble with your cell. You are not the only one. Rogers says “You may experience intermittent issues making or receiving wireless voice calls. Our techs are working to fix it.” ...

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Friday Morning News – July 5

Weather – A few showers ending this morning then a mix of sun and cloud. Risk of a thunderstorm early this morning. Fog patches dissipating this afternoon. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h this afternoon. High 26. Humidex 31. UV index 9 or very high. Tonight – A few clouds. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 after midnight. Low ...

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Thursday Morning News – July 4

Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 29. Humidex 34. UV index 9 or very high. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers late this evening and overnight with risk of a thunderstorm. Low 13. News Tidbits – Sault Ste. Marie is on the list to have a private cannabis retail ...

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Wednesday Morning News – July 3

Weather – Sunny. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 23. Humidex 25. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – Clear. Low 13. News Tidbits – Lee Iacocca, the man who brought the Ford Mustang to market and Chrysler back from the brink died yesterday morning in California at the age ...

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