Author Archives: Brenda Stockton

Road conditions – January 6

Hwy 17 West/North 50km From Wawa to Paint Lake Rd, Wawa bare and dry snow packed good 70km From Paint Lake Rd, Wawa to Mobert bare and dry snow packed good 101 63km From Wawa to Hwy 651 (Missinabi Corners) snow packed bare and dry good 144km Hwy 651 (Missinabi Corners) to the Shawmere River partly snow covered partly snow ...

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LDHCF Catch the Ace – Week 28 Winner is…

Jan 5, 2022 at 14:05 Congratulations to Maria Reid, winner of Week 28 of the Foundation’s Catch the Ace Lottery! The envelope (#15) that Andrew selected contained the Five of Hearts, winning $726. The progressive pot next week is estimated at $16,430 Monies from the Catch the Ace are used to enhance health care services at the Lady Dunn Health ...

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APH – Report of January 4th

Algoma Public Health has changed the way they present statistics of COVID-19. Below are the stats as published on the APH website. Current Previous Change from previous report evidence of community spread recent cases Confirmed cases  2,345 2,281 64 Active cases 611 571 40 Currently hospitalized 4(1) 4 0(1) Resolved 1,734 1,710 24 Deceased 20 20 0 Tested  216,316 215,951 ...

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Morning News – January 5

January 5, 2022 at 07:56 Weather (Winter Weather Travel Advisory remain in effect: Periods of snow and local blowing snow. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind northeast 30 km/h gusting to 60. Temperature falling to minus 17 this afternoon. Wind chill near minus 30. Risk of frostbite. Tonight – Periods of light snow and local blowing snow ending near midnight ...

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Road conditions – January 5

Primary Conditions Secondary Conditions Visibility Hwy 17 West/North 50km From Wawa to Paint Lake Rd, Wawa snow covered good 70km From Paint Lake Rd, Wawa to Mobert snow covered snow packed fair 101 63km From Wawa to Hwy 651 (Missinabi Corners) snow covered poor 144km Hwy 651 (Missinabi Corners) to the Shawmere River snow covered snow packed fair Hwy 17 ...

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Morning News – January 4

January 4, 2022 at 07:56 Weather (Winter Weather Travel Advisory Issued): Mainly cloudy. Periods of snow beginning this afternoon. Wind northeast 20 km/h. High minus 11. Wind chill minus 24 this morning and minus 18 this afternoon. Tonight – Snow at times heavy and local blowing snow. Amount 5 to 10 cm. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 60 increasing ...

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APH Reports 24 ne COVID-19 Cases

Algoma Public Health reported 24 new confirmed COVID-19 cases Monday evening: 20 from Sault Ste. Marie and area, 2 from Central and East Algoma and 2 from Elliot Lake and area.

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Road Conditions – January 4

ON511 has not updated road conditions as of 9:22 p.m. January 3rd. From the ON511 road cameras Montreal River Hill – bare and wet Red Rock –  bare and wet Jct Hwy 17 & 519 – no image Jct Hwy 17 & 556 – bare and wet   Primary Conditions Secondary Conditions Visibility Hwy 17 West/North 50km From Wawa to ...

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Winter Weather Travel Advisories

6:39 AM EST Tuesday 04 January 2022 Weather advisory in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park (ended Jan 5, 3:50 p.m.) White River – Dubreuilville Agawa – Lake Superior Park Blind River – Thessalon Espanola – Killarney Manitoulin Island Winter weather travel advisory in effect. A developing low pressure system is expected to bring a rapidly accumulating snowfall with amounts ...

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Algoma Public Health – Reports 122 cases

On January 1st, Algoma Public Health reported 77 new cases of COVID-19: 56 – Sault Ste. Marie & Area 7 – Central & East Algoma 4 – Elliot Lake & Area 10 – North Algoma (Dubreuilville, Michipicoten First Nation, Missinabie Cree First Nation, Wawa, and White River) and 45 new cases of COVID-19 on January 2nd: 11 – Sault Ste. ...

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Morning News – January 3

January 3, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Wind becoming southwest 30 km/h gusting to 60 late this morning. High minus 5. Wind chill minus 28 this morning and minus 13 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. Tonight – Cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries this evening. Becoming partly cloudy near midnight. Wind southwest 30 km/h ...

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APH Reports 97 new cases of COVID-19

Last night, December 31st, 2021, Algoma Public Health reported 97 new cases of COVID-19: 72 – Sault Ste. Marie & Area 14 – Central & East Algoma 4 – Elliot Lake & Area 7 – North Algoma North Algoma includes: Dubreuilville, Michipicoten First Nation, Missinabie Cree First Nation, Wawa, and White River. There are currently 480 active cases, 1,655 resolved ...

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Morning News – January 1

January 1, 2022 at 07:56 Wawa-news would like to wish everyone a very happy new year! Weather: Mainly sunny. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 15. Wind chill minus 26 this morning and minus 19 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Clear. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 25. Wind chill minus 21 this evening ...

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APH Reports 116 new cases of COVID-19

Algoma Public Health reported 116 new cases of COVID-19 on December 30th: 104 – Sault Ste. Marie & area 7 – Central & East Algoma 5 – Elliot Lake & Area There are currently 402 active cases with 3 hospitalized. APH also stated, “It is with great sadness that today we are reporting the region’s 20th death related to COVID-19. ...

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Hwy 17 (Wawa to White River) OPEN

Dec 31, 2021 at 09:40 At 8:25 the highway was reopened. Dec 31, 2021 at 08:30 Hwy 17 is closed from Wawa to White River due to weather conditions. The highway was closed at 1:56 a.m. At 8:15 the Winter Weather Travel Advisory ended (Wawa – Pukaskwa Park, White River – Dubreuilville), so the weather should let up soon.

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