Author Archives: Brenda Stockton

Significant Snowfall expected Wednesday Night

Environment Canada is warning that significant snow is expected Wednesday night into Thursday. Snowfall amounts of 15cm are possible in a region spanning Wawa/Dubreuilville to Nipigon. A low pressure system moving into northwestern Ontario Wednesday night will bring potentially significant snowfall to the region. Snowfall is expected to begin overnight on Wednesday and continue until Thursday evening.

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Men’s Curling – March 10

Team Rank Wins GP TERRIS, Tom 1 13 15 FAHRER, Tom 2 12 16 LESCHISHIN, Mark 3 11 16 McCOY, Joe 4 8 16 MITRIKAS, Erik 5 6 15 RODY Ron 6 5 16 TERRIS, Travis – ESC 7 4 15 BUMSTEAD, Aaron 8 3 15 Please be reminded that there is no curling on March 16th – Happy March ...

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Tuesday Morning News – March 10

Weather – Clearing early this morning. Wind northeast 20 km/h becoming light this morning. High minus 3. Wind chill minus 23 this morning and minus 7 this afternoon. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – A few clouds. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 14. Wind chill minus 9 this evening and minus 17 overnight.   News Tidbits – ...

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Winners of the 2020 Wawa Ice Fishing Derby

  The 2020 Wawa Ice Fishing Derby has come and gone, aided by the hands of many volunteers. The weather was beautiful, with highs of 4C on Saturday and 8.6C on Sunday. Robert Case was the lucky winner of the Registration Prize of $30,000, and Chris Fournier won a free entry in the 2021 Wawa Ice Fishing Derby. For the Early ...

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Dinner Tickets Available for Ladies Bonspiel

There are a limited number of dinner tickets available for the Wawa Ladies Bonspiel dinner catered by Judy Page.  Please contact Jamie Kusic at 705-852-0742 or Barb Leschishin at 705-856-7466.  The deadline for reserving a ticket is March 14, 2020.

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Province to update COVID-19 website twice daily

The Province of Ontario has a dedicated web page displaying current information on the status of COVID-19. Updates have been occuring every weekday at 10:30 a.m. showing the number of cases currently under investigation; and the number of confirmed positive, negative and resolved cases. The website will now be updated twice a day; 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., seven days a ...

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Freezing Rain (Montreal River Harbour and east)

Environment Canada has issued a freezing rain warning for the following areas: Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Elliot Lake – Ranger Lake Blind River – Thessalon This afternoon periods of rain are expected to change into freezing rain, and then changing to brief periods of freezing drizzle or snow overnight. Environment ...

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Ontario Confirms New Positive Cases of COVID-19

Sunday, March 8th, in the afternoon, Dr. David Williams, Chief Medical Officer of Health, confirmed that there are two more positive cases of COVID-19 in Ontario. There are now 31 confirmed cases, with four of them resolved –  with each of those patients having two consecutive negative tests at least 24 hours apart. A female in her 60s returned from ...

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Monday Morning News – March 9

Weather – Cloudy. 60 percent chance of ice pellets or freezing rain early this morning. Periods of snow or ice pellets beginning this morning. Risk of freezing rain late this morning and this afternoon. Local snow and ice pellet amount 2 cm. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High minus 1. Wind chill minus 14 this ...

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International Women’s Day 2020 – #EachforEqual

International Women’s Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. In 1908, 15,000 women marched through New York City demanding shorter hours, better pay and voting rights. As a result, in accordance with a declaration by the Socialist Party of ...

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Sunday Morning News – March 8

Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. Wind becoming south 20 km/h this afternoon. High plus 3. Wind chill minus 7 this morning. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 60 percent chance of drizzle or freezing drizzle late this evening and after midnight then 60 percent chance of ice pellets or freezing rain overnight. Wind south ...

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Saturday Morning News – March 7

Weather – Mainly cloudy. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. High plus 1. Wind chill minus 14 this morning. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Risk of freezing drizzle overnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 6. Wind chill minus 10 overnight. News Tidbits – Fishing begins in a few minutes for the 2020 Wawa ...

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Friday Morning News – March 6

Weather – Clearing early this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 4. Wind chill minus 23 this morning and minus 8 this afternoon. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 15. Wind chill minus 10 this evening and minus 21 overnight. News Tidbits – Today is registration day for ...

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Hwy 17 (Wawa to Batchawana) – OPEN

  Mar 6, 2020 at 04:02 – At 3:40 a.m. the highway was opened. Mar 5, 2020 at 19:50 – Highway 17 from Wawa to Batchawana Bay has been closed due to a jack-knifed tractor-trailer in the Montreal River Harbour area, eastbound lane blocked at Pancake Bay for a disabled vehicle, and poor weather and road conditions.

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