Author Archives: Brenda Stockton

2nd Weekend for Ice Fishing is over – Wawa tops Town Points

Ontario’s COVID-safe ice fishing tournament is well underway now. Wawa has 130 anglers with 227 fish caught since the tournament began. Wawa remains #1 provincially in ‘town points’! Steve Brousseau’s pike is in 3rd place provincially, and Maysen’s walleye has slipped to 5th provincially, Brett Robinson’s lake trout is 5th provincially. Kathleen Johnson remains in 1st provincially for the number ...

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Morning News – February 23rd

Weather: Periods of light snow ending early this morning then cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. Wind becoming west 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning then light late this afternoon. Temperature steady near zero. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Periods of light snow beginning after midnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 6. ...

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Morning News – February 22nd

Weather: Flurries. Amount 2 cm. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High zero. Wind chill minus 10 this morning. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Periods of snow. Amount 2 cm. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light near midnight. Temperature steady near minus 1.   Status of COVID-19 cases in Algoma Tested ...

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Morning News – February 21st

Weather: Cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries this morning and early this afternoon. Periods of snow beginning this afternoon. Amount 2 cm. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40. High minus 3. Wind chill minus 14 this morning and minus 9 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Periods of snow. Amount 5 cm. Wind southwest 20 ...

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APH – 1 new confirmed case of COVID-19 (#195)

Algoma Public Health (APH) is reporting 1 new case of COVID-19 from Central and East Algoma. Case #195 is as a result of close contact, and is self-isolating. Through contact tracing, Algoma Public Health notifies all close contacts directly. Case 195 was tested February 16th, 2021. One person (previously diagnosed) has been hospitalized.   If you are not contacted by ...

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Collision blocks Upper Broadway & Algoma Avenue

A collision tonight just after 6:30, between a SUV and a half-ton blocked the intersection of Algoma Avenue, Broadway Avenue, Government Road and the road to the bottom of the Lady Dunn Health Centre. OPP, Fire and ambulance all responded to this collision.    

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Morning News – February 20th

Weather: Cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 4. Wind chill minus 19 this morning and minus 6 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries early this evening. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 11. Wind chill minus 11 this evening and minus ...

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The ‘Toonie’ celebrates its 25th Birthday today

1996: In 1996, on February 19th, Canada introduced the new $2 coin, nicknamed the “toonie.” This unique bi-metal coin joined the ‘Loonie. The coin was designed by wildlife and landscape artist Brent Townsend, created the image of an adult polar bear in early summer on an ice floe. Since the first minting, the ‘toonie’ has had several different design changes: ...

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Snow Squalls to stretch from Pukaskwa Park to Lake Superior Park

  Snow squall warning in effect for Wawa – Pukaskwa Park – Agawa – Lake Superior Park Snow squalls continue today. Snow squalls have developed between Wawa and White River south of Highway 17 and will move into the town of Wawa later this morning. The snow squalls will drift into the Agawa region this afternoon. Travel along Highway 17 ...

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Morning News – February 19th

Weather: Flurries and a few local snow squalls ending this afternoon then cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. Local amount 5 to 10 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 4. Wind chill minus 16 this morning and minus 8 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries this evening. Wind ...

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APH – 1 new confirmed case of COVID-19 (#194) Elliot Lake

Algoma Public Health (APH) is reporting 1 new case of COVID-19 from Elliot Lake and area that is associated with the ongoing cluster investigation at Warsaw. Through contact tracing, Algoma Public Health notifies all close contacts directly. If you are not contacted by Algoma Public Health you are not considered a close contact.   Details of the confirmed cases: Case ...

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Gas Prices Begin to Rise – UPDATE

Gas prices continue to rise in Wawa. Yesterday, February 18th gas was 125.9, tonight it is at 130.9. Prices in the Soo are ranging from 128.4 and 130.5.   Feb 18, 2021 at 13:59     With the loosening of COVID-19 restrictions, gas prices are beginning to rise. Yesterday afternoon, gas was 125.9 in Wawa, and on the highway 129.9. ...

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Poor Travel Weather for North Shore of Lake Superior Communies

The radar at Montreal River is snowing snow just between Michipicoten Island and the mainland (Wesdome/Pukaskwa Park). A look at AccuWeather’s radar map that shows the weather coming at Lake Superior from Minnesota displays two significant bands of weather that are headed towards Marquette. This combined with the lack of ice cover on Lake Superior means that lake effect snow ...

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