Author Archives: Brenda Stockton

Rock Island House Concert with Pete Eastmure – Saturday, July 26th

Pete Eastmure a truly authentic Americana/Canadiana voice not unlike Gordon Lightfoot / Hank Williams. His latest album, Devil’s Taxi; takes the listener on a journey into the spirit of Canada from gorgeous Lake Superior, to Moose Jaw SK, the historical Klondike Gold Rush of 1896 Dawson City, Yukon, and the rural landscape around Southern Ontario’s Devil’s Glen and the Mad ...

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Friday Morning News – July 25

Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud. Becoming sunny this morning. High 21. Humidex 26. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – A few clouds. Low 11. Saturday – Mainly sunny. High 23. Humidex 27. UV index 8 or very high. Saturday Night – Cloudy periods. Low 16. News Tidbits: The Wawa Music Festival begins today – ...

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Hwy 17 (Wawa to Agawa Bay LSPP) OPEN

Jul 24, 2025 at 10:08 ON511 is reporting that the highway is open. Jul 24, 2025 at 06:10 The highway remains closed at this time. For people who are interested, here is a graph showing the rainfall for the month to date for Wawa (station located 5miles south of Wawa – WawaWeather.net). Jul 23, 2025 at 18:09 The highway closure ...

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Thursday Morning News – July 24

Weather: Today – A few showers ending this afternoon then a mix of sun and cloud with 30% chance of showers. Showers or a few thunderstorms early this morning. Risk of a thunderstorm this morning. Fog patches dissipating early this morning. Local smoke this afternoon. High 21. Humidex 28. UV index 8 or very high Tonight – Partly cloudy. 30% ...

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Wednesday Morning News – July 23

Weather – Rainfall Warning Today – Showers or thunderstorms. Local amount 30 mm. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 19. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Showers or thunderstorms. Local amount 10 to 20 mm. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light overnight. Low 15. Thursday –  Cloudy. 60% chance of showers ...

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Traffic Delays East of Wawa (Hwy 101)

  There may be some minor traffic delays (on top of the construction areas) due to a single commercial vehicle collision. On this stretch of 101 a truck hauling asphalt has turned over, spilling the load about 40km east of Wawa on Hwy 101. The asphalt is spread from the centreline to 25′ past the bushline. There were no injuries ...

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Thank You!

I would like to thank all of the workers who participated in the digging of the river in front of the Marina basin. A very sincere and heartfelt thank you to the following: Peter Tillberg of Makkinga Construction from Thunder Bay for the use of their long-stick excavator rented and delivered to us at an extremely reasonable price and allowing ...

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Tuesday Morning News – July 22

Weather: Today – Mainly sunny. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h this afternoon. High 23. Humidex 26. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 40% chance of showers overnight with a thunderstorm risk. Wind south 20km/h becoming light this evening. Low 19. Wednesday – Cloudy with 70% chance of showers and thunderstorm risk. Wind becoming south 20km/h gusting ...

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Monday Morning News – July 21

Weather: Today – Sunny. High 20. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – Clear. Low 10. Tuesday – Increasing cloudiness. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 in the morning. High 22. Humidex 25. UV index 7 or high. Tuesday Evening – Cloudy. Low 15. News Tidbits: Interesting to read in spaceweather.com that researchers have discovered that moths ...

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Saturday Morning News – July 19

Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud. 30% chance of showers early this morning. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 19. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Partly cloudy with 40% chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm this evening. Local smoke overnight. Low 8. Sunday – A mix of sun and cloud. High 19. UV index ...

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Hwy 17 (Wawa to Montreal River) OPEN

Jul 18, 2025 at 12:32 The highway has been opened, the barricade has been removed at Wawa. Motorists can expect delays up to 15 minutes, 40 kilometres south of Wawa at the re-construction site. At this time, the east or westbound lane is closed. Please drive with care and respect for the workers who are fixing the highway. Jul 18, ...

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Friday Morning News – July 18

Weather: Today – Sunny. Fog patches dissipating early this morning. High 18. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Becoming cloudy this evening. 30% chance of showers overnight. Fog patches developing overnight. Low 10. Saturday – Mainly cloudy. 30% chance of showers in the morning. Fog patches dissipating in the morning. High 19. UV index 7 or high. Saturday Night ...

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Thursday Morning News – July 17

Weather: Today – Mainly cloudy. 60% chance of showers early this morning. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this afternoon. High 19. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Clear. Low 6. Friday – Sunny. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h in the afternoon. High 15. UV index 7 or high. Friday Night – Cloudy periods with 30% ...

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Wednesday Morning News – July 16

Weather: Rainfall Warning Today – Showers. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Local amount 10 to 15 mm. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40. High 14. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Showers. Local amount 5 to 10 mm. Wind northeast 30 km/h gusting to 50. Low 10. Thursday – Showers ending near noon then mainly cloudy. Local amount ...

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Power Outage (Wawa and area)

Jul 15, 2025 at 18:25 Power has been restored to some areas. Jul 15, 2025 at 17:50 At about 5:30 Wawa, Pinewood Drive, Michipicoten River Village, Michipicoten First Nation, Wesdome and possibly other areas have lost power as a result of the thunderstorm that are going through the area.  

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