Author Archives: Brenda Stockton

Monday Morning News – March 31st

Weather: Today – Mainly cloudy. 60% chance of snow early this morning. Clearing near noon. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this afternoon. Wind becoming north 20 late this afternoon. High -1. Wind chill -17 this morning and -5 this afternoon. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Clear. Wind north 20 km/h becoming light this evening. ...

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Hwy 129 (Chapleau to Thessalon) CLOSED

Mar 31, 2025 at 07:15 The highway remains closed at this time. Mar 30, 2025 at 20:13 The highway remains closed at this time. Mar 30, 2025 at 13:24 Hwy 129 (Chapleau to Thessalon) has been closed due to poor weather and highway conditions. The highway was closed at 13:Where are you.

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School Buses Running Today

Wawa-news has been advised that school bus transportation is running in Wawa, White River & Hornepayne today. Route N003 servicing Wawa schools will be cancelled teoday due to the Hwy 101 closure. Due to the poor road conditions, all school-related transportation services are cancelled today for the: Sault Ste Marie Area (including Batchawana, Goulais River, Searchmont) Central Algoma Area (including Echo Bay, ...

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Saturday Morning News – March 29

Weather: Today – Cloudy with 40% chance of light snow early this morning and risk of freezing drizzle. Clearing this morning. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40. High +1. Wind chill -15 this morning. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – Increasing cloudiness early this evening. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40. Low -9. Wind chill -17 overnight. ...

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Hwy 17 (Wawa to Jct 17/563 Batchawana) OPEN

Mar 29, 2025 at 02:50 The highway has been opened. Mar 28, 2025 at 20:29 Highway 17 has been closed due to poor weather conditions. The highway is closed between Wawa and the Jct of 17/563 at Batchawana. Wawa-news has been made aware of a single vehicle rollover just south of the Jct of 17/Hwy 556 (Ranger Lake Road), and ...

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Friday Morning News – March 28

Weather: Snowfall Warning in Effect Today – Cloudy. 30% chance of flurries early this morning. Snow beginning this morning. Amount 5 to 10 cm. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 late this morning. High -2. Wind chill -13 this morning and -8 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Snow at times heavy. Amount 10 cm. ...

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Between the Covers – March 27

NEW BOOKS on the 7- Day Shelf this week is “Bonded in Death” by J.D. Robb, “Good Dirt” by Charmaine Wilkerson, “The Fury of the Gods” by John Gwynne and “Careless People: a cautionary tale of power, greed, and lost idealism” by Sarah Wynn-Williams. En Français, nous avons “Vous parler de mon fils” par Philippe Besson. Come on in and ...

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Thursday Morning News – March 27

Weather: Significant snowfall with a spring storm is expected to begin Friday afternoon Today – Flurries ending near noon then clearing. Local blowing snow this morning. Local amount 2 cm. Wind becoming northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 early this morning then light early this afternoon. Temperature falling to -5 this afternoon. Wind chill -8 this afternoon. UV index 3 ...

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Wednesday Morning News – March 26

Weather: Today – Sunny. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h late this morning. High +1. Wind chill -21 this morning. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Clear early this evening then partly cloudy with flurries beginning overnight. Wind southwest 20 km/h. Low -6 with temperature rising to zero by morning. Wind chill -10 this evening. Thursday – Flurries ending early ...

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Tuesday Morning News – March 25th

Weather: Today – Periods of light snow ending late this afternoon then mainly cloudy. Amount 2 cm. Wind becoming north 20 km/h this morning. High -5. Wind chill -18 this morning and -9 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – A few clouds. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -15. Wind chill -10 this evening and -19 overnight. ...

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MFN elects New Chief

Chad Edgar was elected chief of Michipicoten First Nation in a weekend general election. 535 voters chose Chad over incombent Pat Tangie, who received 122 votes. There were 657 ballots cast for chief with 10 spoilt. For Council, 644 ballots were cast and 20 spoilt. The new Council is: Rachelle Phillippe, Evelyn Stone, Taryn Michel, Dan Beaubre, Peggy Rice, Joseph ...

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Monday Morning News – March 24th

Weather: Today – Snow. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40. High -1. Wind chill -13 this morning and -7 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Periods of snow. Local amount 2 cm. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low -9. Wind chill -6 this evening and ...

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Saturday Morning News – March 22

Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud with 30% chance of flurries this morning. Clearing this morning. Wind north 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light this afternoon. High -7. Wind chill -25 this morning and -12 this afternoon. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – A few clouds. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -14. Wind chill ...

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Friday Morning News – March 21

Weather: Today – Snow at times heavy. Local blowing snow this afternoon. Local amount 10 cm. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming north 30 gusting to 50 near noon. Temperature falling to -7 this afternoon. Wind chill -13 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Snow at times heavy and local blowing snow ending early this ...

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Hwy 129 (Chapleau to Thessalon) OPEN

At 1:17 p.m. the highway was reopened. Mar 20, 2025 at 10:16 The highway remains closed at this time. Mar 19, 2025 at 23:02 Hwy 129 (Chapleau to Thessalon) has been closed due to poor weather conditions. The highway was closed at 22;17.

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