Author Archives: Brenda Stockton

Thursday Morning News – September 25th

Weather: Today – Mainly cloudy. 30% chance of drizzle early this morning. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h late this morning. High 17 with temperature falling to 12 this afternoon. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 40% chance of showers. Clearing before morning. Fog patches developing after midnight. Wind becoming northeast 20 ...

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Wednesday Morning News – September 24th

Weather: Today – Cloudy. 40% chance of drizzle this morning. High 20. Humidex 25. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 30% chance of drizzle overnight. Fog patches developing near midnight. Low 11. Thursday – A mix of sun and cloud. 30% chance of drizzle early in the morning. Fog patches dissipating in the morning. Wind becoming southwest ...

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Tuesday Morning News – September 23

Weather: Today – A few showers ending this afternoon then cloudy with 40% chance of showers. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Local amount 10 to 15 mm. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40. High 18. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Wind northeast 20 km/h becoming light early this evening. Low 11. Wednesday – A mix ...

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Monday Morning News – September 22

Weather: Today – Cloudy. 40% chance of drizzle this morning then 40% chance of showers this afternoon. Risk of a thunderstorm late this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 18. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Cloudy with 40% chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm early this evening. Fog patches developing near midnight. Low 12. Tuesday – ...

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Hwy 17 now Open at Whiskey Bay Road (Jones Landing, Goulais River)

Sep 22, 2025 at 02:36 The vehicles have been removed and the highway is open (2:35 a.m.). Sep 22, 2025 at 02:15 “Hwy 17 Closed at Whiskey Bay Road (Jones Landing, Goulais River)” At 1:12 a.m. ON511 notified that Hwy 17 at Whiskey Bay Road (Jones Landing, Goulais River) was closed due to a collision that had closed the lane ...

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Saturday Morning News – September 20

Weather: Today – Sunny. High 19. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 30% chance of showers overnight. Low 9. Sunday – Showers. High 17. UV index 2 or low. Sunday Night – Cloudy with 30% chance of showers. Low 14. News Tidbits: Very sad to read an early morning post today on the Big Bear’s FB – ...

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Friday Morning News – September 19

Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud. Clearing this morning. High 16. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight Clear. Low plus 4 with risk of frost. Saturday – Sunny. High 19. UV index 5 or moderate. Saturday Night – Cloudy with 30% chance of showers. Low 11. News Tidbits: The Venus-moon-Regulus conjunction was visibile in this morning’s sky, ...

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Thursday Morning News – September 18

Weather: Today Cloudy. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud this afternoon. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40. High 16. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight Clear. Low plus 3 with risk of frost. Friday – Sunny. High 17. Friday Night – Cloudy periods. Low plus 4. News Tidbits: It is hard to believe that 33 years ago, a ...

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Wawa Firefighter Pierre Gauthier Honoured for 25 Years of Service

The Municipality of Wawa is proud to announce that Deputy-Fire Chief Pierre Gauthier of the Wawa Volunteer Fire Service has been recognized for an outstanding 25 years of dedicated service. During a Council presentation on Tuesday, September 16th, Mayor Melanie Pilon and Fire Chief Kevin Sabourin awarded Mr. Gauthier with the Fire Service Exemplary Medal and Certificate, sent on behalf ...

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Wednesday Morning News – September 17

Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud. 40% chance of showers late this afternoon with risk of a thunderstorm. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 21. Humidex 27. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight Mainly cloudy. 40% chance of showers early this evening with risk of a thunderstorm. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 before morning. ...

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Derailment in Sultan Area

At 5:59 p.m. the Transportation Safety Board of Canada tweeted that they are deploying to a train derailment near Chapleau, Ontario. Sep 16, 2025 at 15:50 OPP Northeast Communications is advising that a train derailment has occurred just outside of Sultan, in the Chapleau area. OPP state that there are no hazardous materials on the train and there are currently ...

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Temporary Courtesy Pickup of Potential Bear Food Sources

The Ministry of Natural Resources in Wawa is providing a temporary courtesy pickup of apples, crab apples, rose-hips, tomatoes or any other potential food source available for bears. You are asked to bag or box and clearly label the container. Call or text 705-992-5602 and provide the address for pickup. You are asked to not leave any harvest stocked up ...

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Tuesday Morning News – September 16

Weather: Today – Sunny. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 25. Humidex 30. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Clear. Increasing cloudiness after midnight then 40% chance of showers before morning. Risk of a thunderstorm before morning. Fog patches developing after midnight. Low 15. Wednesday – Mainly cloudy. 40% chance of showers early in the morning with risk of ...

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OPP – Spoofing of OPP Officers

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is warning the public about fraudulent activity involving callers posing as OPP officers. In recent incidents, callers have reported receiving calls from individuals claiming to be an OPP officer. To appear credible, the caller provides a name and badge number and the phone number displayed on caller ID is spoofed to resemble the OPP non-emergency ...

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Monday Morning News – September 15

Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud. Clearing near noon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 21. Humidex 26. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Clear. Fog patches developing after midnight. Low 11. Tuesday – Sunny. Fog patches dissipating in the morning. High 22. Humidex 25. Tuesday Night – Clear. Low 15. News Tidbits: Ontario Liberal leader ...

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