Author Archives: Brenda Stockton

Severe Thunderstorm Watch (White River – Dubreuilville)

Jul 15, 2025 at 10:24 10:09 AM EDT Tuesday 15 July 2025 Severe Thunderstorm Watch in effect for: White River – Dubreuilville Conditions are favourable for the development of dangerous thunderstorms that may be capable of producing damaging wind gusts and torrential rain. Hazards: Wind gusts of 90 to 110 km/h Local rainfall amounts possibly in excess of 50 mm ...

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Tuesday Morning News – July 15

Weather: Today – Cloudy. 40% chance of showers early this morning. Showers beginning early this morning. Risk of a thunderstorm this afternoon. Local smoke early this morning. Local amount 10 to 20 mm. Wind southeast 20 km/h becoming southwest 20 this afternoon. High 21. Humidex 25. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Showers. Local amount 15 to 25 mm. ...

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Pulp Mill Fined $525,000 for Environmental Protection Act Violations

AV Terrace Bay has been convicted on two charges: Failing to control the quality of discharged effluent to ensure that acute toxicity tests resulted in no more than a 50% mortality rate for the test organisms Failing to comply with an industry standard by discharging Total Reduced Sulphur compounds with concentrations greater than the prescribed limits more than two times ...

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Monday Morning News – July 14

Weather: Air Quality Statement in Effect Today – A mix of sun and cloud. 30 percent chance of showers early this morning. 40% chance of showers late this afternoon. Risk of a thunderstorm. Local smoke. High 20. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – Partly cloudy with 40% chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm this evening. Local smoke. ...

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Saturday Morning News – July 12

Weather: Today – Cloudy. A few showers beginning this morning. Risk of a thunderstorm. High 22. Humidex 27. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Cloudy. 40% chance of showers this evening and after midnight with risk of a thunderstorm. Fog patches developing near midnight. Low 11. Sunday – Cloudy. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud in the afternoon. ...

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Friday Morning News – July 11

Weather: Today – Clearing. High 24. Humidex 27. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – Clear. Becoming partly cloudy before morning. Low 15. Saturday – Cloudy. 40% chance of showers late in the morning and in the afternoon with risk of a thunderstorm. High 18. UV index 6 or high. Saturday Evening – Cloudy periods with 60% chance of ...

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Thursday Morning News – July 10

Weather: Today – Mainly sunny. Fog patches dissipating early this morning. High 22. Humidex 25. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – Clear. Low 11. Friday – Sunny. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud in the afternoon. High 25. Humidex 30. UV index 9 or very high. Friday Night – Cloudy periods with 40 percent chance of showers. ...

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Hwy 17 (Wawa to Heyden)

Jul 9, 2025 at 15:00 The highway has been reopened. Jul 9, 2025 at 13:25 ON511 is advising that Hwy 17 is closed from Wawa to Heyden because of a collision. There has been a collision by the Heyden. Detour: Hwy 101 (Wawa) to Hwy 129 (Chapleau) and then to Thessalon (Hwy 129/17) which is east of Sault Ste. Marie ...

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Wednesday Morning News – July 9

Weather: Today – Mainly cloudy. Clearing late this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 20. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Clear. Fog patches developing before morning. Low 11.\ Thursday – Sunny. Fog patches dissipating in the morning. High 22. UV index 8 or very high. Thursday Evening – Clear. Low 11. News Tidbits: Don’t forget the Open ...

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Tuesday Morning News – July 8th

Weather: Today – Increasing cloudiness early this morning. 60% chance of showers late this morning and this afternoon. High 21. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – Cloudy with 60% chance of showers. Low 13. Wednesday – Cloudy. 30% chance of showers in the morning. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h in the morning. High 22. Humidex 25. UV index 5 ...

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Monday Morning News – July 7

Weather: Today – Sunny. High 22. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – Clear. Low 10. Tuesday – Mainly sunny. Increasing cloudiness in the morning then 30 percent chance of showers late in the afternoon. High 21. Tuesday Night – Cloudy. Low 9. News Tidbits: Glad to hear that evacuees from Sandy Lake First Nation are beginning to return ...

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Power Lines Taken Down on George Street

On July 1st the Wawa Fire Department was called to George Street because of reports of a downed power line. There was a power line down and firefighters blocked the street preventing any travel along the street. After a short wait, A technician from Algoma Power came and flipped the switch at the pole, and removed the line from the ...

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MACKAY, R. Neil

December 2, 1942 – June 30, 2025 R. Neil Mackay at the age of 82, passed away suddenly on Monday June 30, 2025, in Missinabie, Ontario, surrounded by the wilderness he loved so deeply.   Born on December 2, 1942, Neil was a proud graduate of the University of Waterloo and spent his professional life as an Electrical Engineer in ...

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