Author Archives: Brenda Stockton

Hwy 101 (Wawa to Chapleau) OPEN

Apr 15, 2022 at 14:57 Highway 101 has been reopened. It reopened at 2:50 p.m. Apr 15, 2022 at 10:09 Highway 101 is closed from Wawa to the Chapleau turnoff at this time due to poor weather conditions.

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Hwy 17 (Wawa to White River) OPEN

Apr 15, 2022 at 09:12 Highway 17 has been reopened. The highway opened at 8:40 a.m. Apr 15, 2022 at 06:29 Hwy 17 closed from Wawa to White River due to weather conditions. The highway was closed at 3:30 a.m.  

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Morning News – April 15

Apr 15, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: – Winter weather travel advisory in effect for today. Today – Flurries. Risk of snow squalls this morning. Local blowing snow this morning. Local amount 5 cm. Wind southwest 40 km/h gusting to 60. High +1. Wind chill -11 this morning. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Cloudy with 60% chance of flurries. ...

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LDHCF Catch the Ace – Week 42 Winner is…

Apr 14, 2022 at 08:01 Congratulations to Elizabeth Lewis, winner of Week 42 of the Foundation’s Catch the Ace Lottery! The envelope (#33) that was selected contained the Ten of Hearts, winning $2,177. There are 10 cards left to draw from. Monies from the Catch the Ace are used to enhance health care services at the Lady Dunn Health Centre. ...

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Morning News – April 14

Apr 14, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: – Rainfall Warning Today – Periods of rain changing to flurries this morning. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Local snowfall amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 50 increasing to 40 gusting to 70 this morning. Temperature steady near zero. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Flurries. Local amount ...

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Between the Covers – April 13

New Books on the 7- Day Shelf this week are: “Recovery Agent” by Janet Evanovich, “The Darkest Place” by Phillip Margolin, “High Stakes” by Danielle Steel and “The Golden Couple” by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen.   New Movies on the shelf this week are “Dead Man Walking” starring Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn, “Downton Abbey”-the motion picture starring Michelle ...

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Morning News – April 13

Apr 13, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: – Rainfall Warning Today – Cloudy. Periods of rain beginning early this morning. Rain mixed with snow this morning. Risk of freezing rain early this morning. Rainfall amount 5 mm. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40. High plus 3. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Periods of rain. Fog patches developing overnight. ...

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NextBridge – East West Tie Line is Complete

  The ‘ribbon cutting celebration’ was held yesterday in the rainy weather to celebrate that the East-West Tie Transmission Line Project is now in service. The 450-kilometre, 230-kilovolt transmission line runs from Wawa to Thunder Bay. Project partners, including local Indigenous leaders, as well as representatives from the Ontario government, Minister of Energy Todd Smith and Minister of Northern Development, ...

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Wawa OSB receives Funding to support new Plant

In Council Chambers yesterday, Minister of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry, Greg Rickford made the announcement that the Ontario government is providing a grant of up to $15 million over four years to Wawa OSB Inc. through the Forest Sector Investment and Innovation Program to support a new state-of-the-art plant that will produce oriented strand board (OSB). “Funding ...

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Morning News – April 12

Apr 12, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Sunny. Wind becoming west 20 km/h this morning. High 6. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – Becoming cloudy this evening with 60% chance of rain showers overnight. Risk of freezing rain overnight. Wind becoming east 20 km/h before morning. Low zero. COVID Statistics: Current Previous Change from previous report Tested 252,985 ...

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Morning News – April 11

Apr 11, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Cloudy. Periods of rain beginning this morning and ending this afternoon then 60% chance of showers. Periods of snow over higher terrain this morning. Wind southeast 20 km/h gusting to 60 becoming southwest 40 gusting to 70 this afternoon. High 6. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Partly cloudy. 40% chance ...

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WFD Called to Residence on Tamarack

Just before 3 a.m. the Wawa Fire Department was called to a residence on Tamarack Avenue. Firefighters under air were seen carrying extinguishers into the residence, but there were no signs of smoke. Firefighters cleared the scene at 3:20 a.m.

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Morning News – April 8

Apr 8, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Periods of snow. Amount 2 cm. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40. High zero. Wind chill -14 this morning. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy with 60% chance of flurries. Wind north 20 km/h becoming light late this evening. Low -7. Wind chill near -10. COVID Statistics: Current Previous ...

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LDHCF Catch the Ace – Week 41 Winner is…

Apr 7, 2022 at 08:01 Congratulations to Chris Mitchell, winner of Week 41 of the Foundation’s Catch the Ace Lottery! The envelope (#36) that was selected contained the Ten of Spades, winning $1,980. There are 11 cards left to draw from, with the progressive pot next week is estimated at $42,111. Monies from the Catch the Ace are used to ...

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