Author Archives: Brenda Stockton

Wawa Walks – Craft Day!

Today is the thirteenth day of the North Algoma Wellness Challenge. Some of yesterday’s submissions are in the gallery above. Yesterday’s challenge was to enjoy a Spa Day, today is to have a craft day – which may be good as the weather is quite chilly outside again with more snow. To participate in the North Algoma Wellness Challenge follow ...

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Saturday Morning News – May 9

Weather – Mainly cloudy. 60 percent chance of flurries this morning. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 late this morning. High plus 3. Wind chill minus 10 this morning. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries overnight. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40. Low minus 4. Wind chill minus 10 ...

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Wawa Walks – Spa Day

Today is the tenth day of the North Algoma Wellness Challenge. Some of yesterday’s submissions are in the gallery above. Yesterday’s challenge was to have a Jam Session. Today’s challenge is to enjoy a spa day. To participate in the North Algoma Wellness Challenge follow the steps below. Accept the challenge as posted to the right. On FB go to ...

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Red Pine Set to Resume Drilling and Field Activities at the Wawa Gold Project

Red Pine Exploration Inc. announces the relaunching of field activities and drilling at its Wawa Gold Project, located 2 km southeast of Wawa, Ontario. The 2020 drilling program was suspended in March due to COVID-19. With strict health protocols in place, geologists are now on site to re-open camp and resume field operations this week. The drilling program will relaunch ...

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L’Ontario dévoile son approche pour la reprise des opérations et interventions chirurgicales planifiées

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario a élaboré un cadre complet pour aider les hôpitaux à évaluer leur état de préparation et à commencer à planifier la reprise graduelle des opérations et interventions chirurgicales planifiées, tout en maintenant leur capacité de gérer les cas de COVID-19. Les délais varieront d’un hôpital à l’autre et seront assujettis à l’approbation des groupes de surveillance régionaux ...

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Ontario Releases Plan to Resume Scheduled Surgeries and Procedures

The Ontario government has developed a comprehensive framework to help hospitals assess their readiness and begin planning for the gradual resumption of scheduled surgeries and procedures, while maintaining capacity to respond to COVID-19. Timelines will vary from hospital to hospital and be conditional on approval by regional oversight tables involved with planning and coordinating Ontario’s response to COVID-19. Details were ...

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Friday Morning News – May 8

Weather – Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High plus 1. Wind chill minus 13 this morning. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight Flurries. Local amount 2 cm. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low minus 6. Wind chill near minus 9.   ...

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Wawa Walks – Jam Session

Today is the tenth day of the North Algoma Wellness Challenge. Some of yesterday’s submissions are in the gallery above. It was amazing to see all the delicious dishes. The winner from yesterday’s Homemade Meal Day was Geneviève L-Verreault. Today’s challenge is to have a Jam Session! with all the talented musicians in Wawa – this should be easy to enter, ...

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Thursday Morning News – May 7

Weather – Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries early this morning. Flurries at times heavy beginning this morning. Local amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h this afternoon. High plus 2. Wind chill minus 6 this morning. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Flurries at times heavy ending this evening then mainly cloudy with ...

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From the Branch – May 6

Yes now it is the week we were waiting for 75 years since the Liberation of Holland and VE Day, and looking back at the happenings in the last weeks of the war I found something I did not know. At the battle for Otterloo which our late Comrade Jack Myers was involved with when a Group of Hitler Youth attacked ...

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Wednesday Morning News – May 6

Weather – Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High 7. Wind chill minus 7 this morning. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Becoming cloudy near midnight with 40 percent chance of flurries overnight. Risk of freezing drizzle overnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 4. Wind chill minus ...

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Wawa Walks Day 8 – North Algoma Wellness Challenge

Today is the ninth day of the North Algoma Wellness Challenge. Some of yesterday’s submissions are in the gallery above. The winner from yesterday’s challenge was Wendy Bonitzke – who went for a hike and climbed a very large hill. Today’s challenge is a Scavenger Hunt! Find something that is… is blue. has four sides is round longer than a pencil ...

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SSM OPP – ATV Driver Charged after traffic stop

On April 30, 2020 at approximately 4:45 p.m. members from the Sault Ste. Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were on general patrol on Olsen Drive, Aweres Township, Ontario. Officers observed an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) being operated in an unsafe manner as both occupants were not wearing helmets. Officers conducted a traffic stop with the ATV and as ...

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Tuesday Morning News – May 5

Weather – Mainly sunny. Wind up to 15 km/h. High 8. Wind chill minus 10 this morning. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – Clear. Increasing cloudiness before morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 5. Wind chill minus 11 overnight.   Statistics from Algoma Public Health (May 4, 2020 (8:30 a.m.) Algoma regions where residents have tested positive ...

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Wawa Walks Day 8 – North Algoma Wellness Challenge

Today is the eighth day of the North Algoma Wellness Challenge. Some of yesterday’s submissions are in the gallery above. Wawaites enjoyed a sports days and were very inventive in creating sports within the confines of social distancing! The winner from yesterday’s Outdoor Photo Contest was Melanie Coe with a cute photo of a groundhog “Woodchuck”. Today’s challenge is to Keep ...

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