Author Archives: Brenda Stockton

Tom Savage Is Coming To Wawa

Canadian musician Tom Savage is stopping in Wawa on his Western Canadian Tour this weekend. This very talented musician has played to audiences across Canada many times over the last few years and has stopped in Wawa each time he passes to the delight of many fans. His style is uniquely his own, ranging from country to pop to folk ...

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Friday Morning News – October 5

Weather – Cloudy. 60 percent chance of snow or rain changing to 30 percent chance of rain showers or drizzle this afternoon. High 6. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers or drizzle this evening and after midnight. Periods of rain beginning overnight. Fog patches developing overnight. Low plus 4. Marine Weather ...

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Thursday Morning News – October 4

Weather – Cloudy. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud this morning. Wind northwest 40 km/h gusting to 70 diminishing to 20 gusting to 40 this morning. High 7. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Becoming cloudy near midnight. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low minus 1. Wind chill minus 3 overnight. Marine Weather ...

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Rain, Wind and Thunderstorms

6:11 PM EDT Wednesday 03 October 2018 Rainfall warning in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Rain, at times heavy, is expected. Rain will continue into the overnight hours. Total rainfall amounts of 30 to 50 mm are expected with the heaviest rain falling this evening. Thunderstorms are also possible which would contribute to total rainfall ...

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Harte Gold is up and running! Grand Opening Later this month

Harte Gold has grid power to site, the mill has been energized, and has started processing ore from its surface stockpile, and ore sill development has resumed underground. Commissioning of the mill complex and surface infrastructure is going very well and will be substantially complete within the next week. Stephen G. Roman, President and CEO of Harte Gold, commented, “This ...

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2018 Candidates Night

  Last night’s Candidates Night was well attended. Maury O’Neill was the moderator for the evening with all candidates and members of the public abiding by the rules. A number of issues were brought up by candidates and public via their questions: Water and water meters, recycling, question period at council meetings/attendance, and evaluating management at the Municipality. Readers are ...

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Wednesday Morning News – October 3

Weather – Cloudy. Rain beginning early this morning. Risk of a thunderstorm. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Amount 15 to 25 mm. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40 this afternoon. High 14. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Rain ending overnight then partly cloudy. Risk of a thunderstorm this evening and after midnight. Amount 15 to 25 ...

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Tuesday Morning News – October 2

Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 10. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Fog patches developing near midnight. Low plus 1. Marine Weather – Strong wind warning in effect. Wind southeast 10 knots becoming light early this morning then becoming south 10 near midnight. Wind increasing to south 15 ...

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Monday Morning News – October 1

Weather – Increasing cloudiness. 30 percent chance of showers late this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 6. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers early this evening. Low zero. Marine Weather – Wind northeast 10 knots increasing to southeast 15 early this morning then diminishing to southeast 10 early this evening. ...

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Orange Shirt Day is being celebrated today

2018 Orange Shirt Day falls on Sunday, September 30th, but most are celebrating it today. Orange Shirt Day is a legacy of the St. Joseph Mission (SJM) residential school commemoration event held in Williams Lake, BC, Canada, in the spring of 2013.  It grew out of Phyllis’ story of having her shiny new orange shirt taken away on her first ...

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Update on Ice at the MMCC

11:53 a.m. – We are on for daytime skating & pick-up hockey next week. Sprinkler upgrades will be coming up this season so there will be an interruption of about 3 weeks for daytime programming. We will relay the information as we get confirmation. Thank you!   9:40 a.m. – The MMCC will be cancelling all Sunday evening ice until after Thanksgiving. ...

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Friday Morning News – September 28

Weather – Cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers this morning and early this afternoon. Wind becoming north 20 km/h this morning. High 8. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 70 percent chance of rain showers or wet flurries late this evening and overnight. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h overnight. Low plus 1. Marine Weather – Strong wind ...

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Thursday Morning News – September 27

Sep 27, 2018 @ 07:55 Weather – Periods of rain. Amount 10 to 15 mm. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 10. UV index 1 or low. Tonight, a few showers ending after midnight then cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Amount 5 to 10 mm. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light overnight. Low ...

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Tractor Trailer on Side closes Highway 17 North of Wawa for several hours

Just after 4 p.m. Highway 17 was closed about 5km south of the Junction of Highways 17 & 519 because of a tractor-trailer that was on its side. The contents of the tractor’s trailer were spilling out the roof onto the shoulder and ditch. Wawa-news was able to see Algoma EMS, Wawa Firefighters, and SE OPP officers assisting in removing a ...

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Wednesday Morning News – September 26

Weather – Mainly cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers this morning. High 9. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight will be mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers this evening. Periods of rain beginning before morning. Low plus 4. Marine Weather – Strong wind warning in effect. Wind northwest 20 knots diminishing to northwest 15 early this morning then backing ...

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