Author Archives: Brenda Stockton

Spring Bear Hunt to Begin in Spring 2021

Today the Ontario Government announced that it is establishing a regular spring black bear season, reducing seasons on the Bruce Peninsula and making other minor updates to black bear regulations. “We are proposing to continue the spring black bear season beyond 2020 for residents and non-residents in all Wildlife Management Units where there is a fall black bear season. The ...

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Wawa to receive funding in Gas Tax Program

Caroline Mulroney, Minister of Transportation, has announced that Ontario is investing $365.3 million to expand and improve local transportation across the province. The Ontario Gas Tax Program provides transit funding for Ontario municipalities by providing two cents per litre of provincial gas tax to improve and expand transit. Wawa and Chapleau are part of the 111 municipalities that will receive provincial funding for ...

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Friday Morning News – March 13

Weather – Flurries. Local blowing snow. Local amount 5 cm. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming northwest 40 gusting to 60 this morning. Temperature falling to minus 4 this afternoon. Wind chill minus 13 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Flurries ending before morning then mainly cloudy. Local blowing snow this evening. Local amount 2 ...

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Ontario Implementing Enhanced Measures to Protect Ontarians from COVID-19

As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to evolve globally, Ontario is taking further action to ensure the province’s health care system is positioned to continue to safeguard the health and well-being of Ontarians. Since being formally constituted, Ontario’s new Command Table has been refining and finalizing plans for the implementation of enhanced measures to ensure the province is prepared to respond quickly and ...

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Thursday Morning News – March 12

Weather – Snow becoming mixed with rain late this afternoon. Risk of freezing drizzle this morning. Snowfall amount 5 cm. Wind south 20 km/h becoming light early this afternoon. High plus 2. Wind chill minus 7 this morning. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Snow. Snow mixed with rain early this evening. Snowfall amount 10 cm. Wind becoming southwest ...

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Wawa Resident Danni Peters book nominated for 2020 Author Academy Award

 “A Testimony Of Love,”written by Wawa resident, Danni Peters, has been nominated for a 2020 Author Academy Award, an honor bestowed for literary merit and publishing excellence in the writing and publishing industry. Her novel is up for an award in the Children’s and Middle Grade Category. Testimony of Love is about a young boy who accidentally discovers a chest in ...

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Angus Ventures Prepares to begin 2020 Work Programs

Angus Ventures Inc. has filed a technical report for their Golden Sky Project which is located immediately between the Eagle River underground mine and the Mishi open pit mine of Wesdome. The Golden Sky Project hosts the near-surface Dorset Gold Zone, which contains an historic estimated resource (using a 0.50 g Au/t cut-off) consisting of an indicated resource of 40,000 ounces ...

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Significant Snow Expected tonight and through Thursday evening

Environment Canada is warning of a significant snowfall expected tonight through Thursday night for an area ranging from Nipigon to Wawa/Dubreuilville. The snow is expected to begin tonight with amounts of 5 to 10 cm. Thursday morning the snow will lessen, however it may change to some rain as temperatures warm to just above freezing. By late afternoon Thursday, temperatures ...

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Wednesday Morning News – March 11

Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. Wind up to 15 km/h. High zero. Wind chill minus 17 this morning. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Cloudy. Snow beginning near midnight. Amount 5 cm. Wind south 20 km/h. Low minus 3. Wind chill near minus 9. Special Weather Statement – Significant snowfall expected tonight through Thursday night. Snowfall ...

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Thessalon Grandmother wins $50,000 in Instant Crossword

Pamela Showan of Thessalon revealed words that meant she won a $50,000 top prize in “Instant Crossword” purchased at Thessalon’s ValuMart. “I could see the number of words I was getting and thought I might win $1,000,” she shared, while at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto to pick up her cheque. “I cheered and paced around my living room and texted ...

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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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