Fog Advisory – Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Agawa – Lake Superior Park Marathon – Schreiber Dense fog is expected to dissipate late this morning. If travelling, be prepared for areas of near-zero visibility. Weather Cloudy. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud near noon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 22. Humidex 28. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – ...
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What’s good for the goose
In 1960, while working for Shell Oil in Jasper Park, Alta., I bought a weekend edition of the Globe and Mail. Inside was a 30-page insert advertising secondary school teaching positions at every school board in Ontario. The postwar baby boomers were headed to high school. I had often considered teaching and, to my astonishment, discovered that having a ...
Read More »Morning News – June 24th
Weather Showers ending this morning then cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm this morning and early this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Temperature falling to 14 this morning then rising. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers or drizzle this evening then partly cloudy. Fog patches developing ...
Read More »Did you try the Three Sisters Salad with Joleine and Maggie?
Monday evening, Wawa residents were treated to a split-screen Zoom presentation by Joleine Kasper and Maggie Muck who together presented and made the Three Sisters Wild Rice Salad. These two dietetic interns are working with Justine Glover, Registered Dietitian at the Wawa Family Health Team. In a half-hour presentation, attendees were treated to the indigenous history of the three main ...
Read More »Morning News – June 23rd
Weather Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers this morning. Clearing this afternoon. Wind becoming southwest 30 km/h gusting to 60 this morning. High 22. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Clear early this evening then partly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers this evening and after midnight. A few showers beginning after midnight. Risk of a thunderstorm ...
Read More »1 new confirmed case of COVID-19 (#399) in North Algoma
Algoma Public Health (APH) is reporting 1 new case of COVID-19, from north Algoma. North Algoma includes the communities of Dubreuilville, Michipicoten First Nation, Missinabie Cree First Nation, Wawa, and White River. Case #339 is of close contact, was tested on June 18th, and is self-isolating. Through contact tracing, APH notifies all close contacts directly. If you are not contacted ...
Read More »Morning News – June 22nd
Weather Sunny early this morning then a mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent chance of showers this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 15. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Partly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers this evening then clear. Fog patches developing overnight. Low plus 3 with risk of frost. Status of cases ...
Read More »Frost Advisory – UPDATED
Jun 22, 2021 at 07:12 – Frost Advisories ended at 6:41 this morning. Jun 21, 2021 at 18:28 – Frost advisory issued for: Nakina – Aroland – Pagwa Manitouwadge – Hornepayne Wawa – White River – Pukaskwa (ended 6:41) Agawa – Lake Superior Park Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Elliot Lake – Ranger Lake Kapuskasing – Hearst ...
Read More »Archbishop Damphousse Apologizes on National Indigenous People’s Day
Archbishop Marcel Damphousse (Ottawa-Cornwall) has apologized for the Catholic Church’s role in Canada’s residential school system and has called on Pope Francis to follow suit. (transcribed by Wawa-news) Monday, June 21st is the National Indigenous People’s Day. This year the celebration is marred by the discovery of the remains of 215 children and youth at the residential school in ...
Read More »Blustery Winds on Wawa Lake – Possible Waterspout at Montreal River?
The wind is really blustery today. So blustery in fact, that the weather gauges at wawaweather.net recorded a gust of 38.9km/h at 8:10 this morning. The wind also changed direction, it was running west, and is now northeast. The gusts may have blown one of the new benches out into Wawa Lake. The first reports were that it was ...
Read More »Morning News – June 21st
Today is the national 25th anniversary of celebrating the heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding achievements of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. Happy Indigenous Peoples Day! Weather Periods of rain ending near noon then cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Wind north 30 km/h gusting to 60. High 11. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 40 ...
Read More »Morning News – June 20th
Happy Father’s Day! Weather A mix of sun and cloud. 40 percent chance of showers this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 15. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – Periods of rain. Low 11. Status of cases in Algoma Tested (1) Confirmed cases (2) Active cases Currently hospitalized Resolved cases (3) Deceased Cases Screened Positive for VOC ...
Read More »1 new confirmed case of COVID-19 (#398)
Algoma Public Health (APH) has reported one new case of COVID-19, from Sault Ste. Marie and area. Case #398 was tested June 18th, and is of the close contact exposure; and is self-isolating. Through contact tracing, APH notifies all close contacts directly. If you are not contacted by APH you are not considered a close contact.
Read More »Morning News – June 19th
Weather Cloudy. High 18. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Fog patches developing overnight. Low plus 4. Status of COVID-19 cases in Algoma Tested (1) Confirmed cases (2) Active cases Currently hospitalized Resolved cases (3) Deceased Cases Screened Positive for VOC (4) 150,275 397 3 1(1) 394 6 110 Updated: June 18, 2021, 3:00 pm Doses ...
Read More »Morning News – June 18th
Weather Sunny this morning then a mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent chance of showers this afternoon. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 20. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Low 8. Status of COVID-19 cases in Algoma Tested (1) Confirmed cases ...
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