Author Archives: Brenda Stockton

Friday Morning News – April 26

Weather – Cloudy. Periods of snow beginning near noon. Snow and rain showers early this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating early this morning. Snowfall amount 2 cm. Wind becoming north 20 km/h late this afternoon. High plus 4 with temperature falling to minus 1 this afternoon. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Periods of snow ending after midnight then clearing. ...

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Thursday Morning News – April 25

Weather – A few showers ending this morning then mainly cloudy. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 9. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Becoming cloudy overnight with a few showers. Fog patches developing this evening. Low plus 2. News Tidbits – If you love Shrek and Fiona, you might consider going to watch the Musical Comedy Guild’s ...

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Wednesday Morning News – April 24

Weather – Increasing cloudiness. 40 percent chance of showers late this afternoon. High 7. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers early this evening. A few showers beginning after midnight. Low plus 2. News Tidbits – Highway 11 remains closed from Smooth Rock Falls to Cochrane due to a collision. It has been ...

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Ford’s Budget Cuts to affect Wawa Public Library

The Ontario Library Service (OLS) delivers services on behalf of the Ontario Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport. In Ontario’s budget for 2019-20, which was tabled on April 11th, that ministry will have its funding cut by $58.6 million — from $1.55 billion to $1.49 billion.” The Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport has made part of that cut ...

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Tuesday Morning News – April 23

Weather – Cloudy. 60 percent chance of drizzle early this morning. Clearing this afternoon. Wind north 20 km/h. High plus 5. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – a few clouds. Wind north 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low minus 3. Wind chill minus 5 overnight. The rainfall warning for Pukaskwa to Wawa has been lifted. It remains in ...

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Rock Slide closes Hwy 17 for Short time Today

Just after 4 p.m. this afternoon 511ONNortheastern tweeted that “#Hwy17 is closed in both directions 2.5km south of Trapper’s Trail in Agawa due to a rockslide.”. There were no barricades up, and no indications from the highway sign that the highway was closed, so Wawa-news went to investigate. There was a huge rock on the shoulder of the highway about ...

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Monday Morning News – April 22

Weather – Periods of rain. Amount 10 to 15 mm. High plus 4. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Rain. Amount 10 to 15 mm. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h near midnight. Low plus 1. News Tidbits – Hwy17 is closed between DeepRiver and Bisset Creek due to a washed out portion of road. Detour: North bound Hwy 60 to ...

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Easter Rainbow

  Usually the rainbow comes after the storm, but this Easter Sunday Rainbow showed up at sunset just as a sprinkle of rain fell. It wasn’t much rain, but it was enough to create this beautiful rainbow. Tonight and into Tuesday in a stretch from Pukaskwa National Park to Searchmont 50 to 75 mm of rain is possible.  

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Hwy 556 – CLOSED due to Flooding

Highway 556 has been closed by the Ontario Provincial Police from Highway 532 and Highway 129 due to flooding. There is no indication as to when the highway will reopen. Water levels in area water bodies continue to rise. A drive last Sunday from the Soo showed the Chippewa Falls raging and most creeks and river full of water. A ...

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Saturday Morning News – April 20

Weather – Sunny. High 10. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Clear. Increasing cloudiness overnight. Low zero. News Tidbits – Be careful of rising water levels throughout the area. The Ranger Lake Highway was closed earlier this morning due to flooding, and water is high from Montreal River to Sault Ste. Marie.

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Power of Pink Ladies Golf Tournament for Tracy’s Dream Charity

Tickets are now on sale for the Power of Pink Ladies Golf Tournament for Tracy’s Dream Charity in Sault Ste. Marie on July 6th at the Sault Ste. Marie Golf Club. This 4-Woman Team Scramble will have a shotgun start at 12:30, 18 holes and end with a dinner and awards ceremony with prizes. Your entry fee of $400 ($100 ...

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Thursday Morning News – April 18

Weather – Periods of rain. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h early this morning. High plus 4. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Clearing late this evening. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 2. Wind chill minus 7 overnight. News Tidbits – Don’t forget that the students from the MHS Hospitality Course are holding a fundraiser. They will be ...

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What Happened at Council – April 16

Council held two meetings last night a Regular Council and a Corporate Planning / Policy Committee Meeting. The evening began with the Corporate Planning / Policy Committee Meeting. Once the agenda was approved and minutes approved, Council moved on to new business. Some restructuring of council meetings is expected to take place. Concern was made by Mayor Rody about the 7 ...

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