Author Archives: Brenda Stockton

Friday Morning News – Auguest 8

Weather: Today – Mainly sunny. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light late this morning. High 25. Humidex 32. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight-  Partly cloudy. 40% chance of showers late this evening and overnight with risk of a thunderstorm. Low 19. Saturday – Mainly cloudy with 60% chance of showers and risk of a thunderstorm. Wind becoming southwest ...

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North West OPP – Civic Holiday Long Weekend Traffic Campaign Statistics

The North West Region of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) completed the Civic Holiday long weekend traffic campaign from Friday, August 1 to Monday, August 4, 2025. Focusing on the “Big Four” – impaired driving, distracted driving, aggressive driving (including speeding), and seatbelt compliance, the OPP laid the following charges against non-compliant drivers on OPP-patrolled roads 397 speeding charges 20 ...

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Thursday Morning News – August 7

Weather: Today – Showers with risk of a thunderstorm. Local smoke. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 23. Humidex 30. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Partly cloudy with 40% chance of showers and risk of a thunderstorm. Low 16. Friday – A mix of sun and cloud. Wind becoming south 20 km/h late ...

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Wednesday Morning News – August 6th

Weather: Today – Sunny. Local smoke. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h late this morning. High 25. Humidex 28. UV index 7 or high. Tonight Increasing cloudiness. 40% chance of showers overnight. Local smoke. Low 17. Thursday – A mix of sun and cloud with 60% chance of showers and risk of a thunderstorm. Local smoke in the morning. Wind becoming ...

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Tuesday Morning News – August 5

Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud. 30% chance of showers this afternoon with risk of a thunderstorm. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Local smoke late this morning and this afternoon. High 23. Humidex 28. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Partly cloudy with 30% chance of showers early this evening then clear. Risk of a thunderstorm ...

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Monday Morning News – August 4th

Weather: Today Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm this afternoon. Local smoke. High 22. Humidex 27. UV index 6 or high. Tonight Partly cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers early this evening with risk of a thunderstorm. Local smoke this evening and after midnight. Fog patches before morning. Low 15. Tuesday – A mix ...

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Saturday Morning News – August 2nd

Weather: Today Clearing. Local smoke. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h late this morning. High 21. Humidex 26. UV index 7 or high. Tonight Clear. Local smoke. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low 14. Sunday – Sunny in the morning and early in the afternoon then a mix of sun and cloud with 30% chance of showers in ...

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Friday Morning News – August 1

Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud. 30 percent chance of showers early this morning and late this afternoon. Local smoke. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 19. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Partly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Local smoke. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light this evening. ...

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Thursday Morning News – July 31st

Weather: Today  – Sunny. High 20. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Clear. Local smoke. Low 9. Friday -Sunny. Local smoke. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h in the morning. High 20. UV index 1 or low. Friday Night – Clear. Low 12. News Tidbits: If you are headed to enjoy a weekend in the Soo, and are planning to ...

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Collision Closes 101 at Tik Road – UPDATE

Jul 30, 2025 at 16:58 The highway has been reopened. Jul 30, 2025 at 16:12 15:48 – (FB OPP – North East Region) ROAD CLOSURE: #Hwy101 closed in both directions at Tik Road east of Wawa due to a vehicle collision. One person has been taken to hospital with injuries. Expect traffic delay. Updates to follow. Jul 30, 2025 at ...

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Wednesday Morning News – July 30

Weather: Today – Sunny. Increasing cloudiness this morning. Local smoke. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h late this morning. High 22. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Clearing this evening. Low 10. Thursday – Sunny. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud late in the morning. High 21. UV index 7 or high. Thursday Night – Clear. Low 10. News ...

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Tuesday Morning News – July 29

Weather: Today – Mainly cloudy with 40% chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm early this morning. Local smoke. High 21. Humidex 25. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Local smoke. Low 12. Wednesday – Sunny. Increasing cloudiness late in the morning. Local smoke. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h late in the morning. High 21. UV index ...

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Wawa to Lose Beer Store September 28th

Jul 28, 2025 at 17:46 The Beer Store has been selling beer in Ontario for more than 90 years, and in Wawa, since probably when the highway opened. I remember the beautiful print of the Wawa Go0se hanging there. But since the province expanded the sale of beer and ready-to-drink alcohol sales to corner stores… Beer Stores have been closing, ...

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Monday Morning News – July 28

Weather: Today – Cloudy. 30% chance of showers early this morning. Hazy early this morning. High 24. Humidex 30. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 40% chance of showers overnight with risk of a thunderstorm. Low 15. Tuesday –  Mainly cloudy. 40% chance of showers in the morning with risk of a thunderstorm. Hazy. Temperature steady near ...

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