Author Archives: Brenda Stockton

Sunday Morning Weather – February 9

Weather – Flurries ending this afternoon then mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Local amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 early this morning then light early this afternoon. High minus 4. Wind chill near minus 12. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Partly cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries early ...

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Great White North Youth Exchange Visits Wawa – Part 1

The Rotary Club of Wawa is hosting the Rotary Youth Exchange Students in the tri-annual District 6290 Great White North Youth Exchange Conference. The MMCC is the hub of the events – students arrived by bus Thursday night after a long journey through the district beginning in Grand Rapids and to the top of the District – Wawa. After being ...

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Extreme Cold Warning for White River – Dubreuilville

Extreme Cold Warning in effect for White River – Dubreuilville A period of very cold wind chills is expected with wind chill values near minus 40 this morning. Extreme cold puts everyone at risk. Watch for cold-related symptoms: shortness of breath, chest pain, muscle pain and weakness, numbness and colour change in fingers and toes. Dress warmly. Dress in layers ...

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Saturday Morning News – February 8

Weather – Increasing cloudiness. Flurries beginning late this morning. Local amount 2 cm. Wind becoming south 20 km/h early this afternoon. High minus 11. Wind chill minus 36 this morning and minus 19 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Flurries. Local amount 5 cm. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40. Low minus 15 ...

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Further Strike Action – February 13

Teachers and education workers represented by the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF/ FEESO) in certain school boards will take part in a one-day, full withdrawal of services in selected locations across Ontario on February 13, 2020. For Wawa, all OSSTF/FEESO members employed by the Algoma District School Board, École publique l’Escalade (Wawa), École Saint-Joseph (Wawa), École secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa), and the Huron-Superior Catholic District School ...

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Hwy 17 (Wawa to Batchawana) – Open

12:30 – The highway has been opened. Feb 6, 2020 at 22:11 – At 9:35 – 511ONNortheastern@511ONNortheast tweeted “update #Closure #BatchawanaBay #Hwy17 is closed in both directions from Batchawana Bay to Wawa due to a collision. #ONHwys”   Feb 6, 2020 at 21:21 – At 8:53 OPPCommunicationsNER@OPP_COMM_NER tweeted – “ROAD CLOSURE: #Hwy17 between #BatchawanaBay and #Wawa – Highway closed for clean up.”   At ...

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Week 4 – Winner of the LDHCF ‘Catch the Ace’ Announced!

The winner of the fourth week in the Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation’s ‘Chase the Ace’ has been announced. Should someone have the Ace of Spades in the envelope they choose they could win $1,365.00 as well as the $469.00 from the weekly draw. Wawa resident Anders Morden had the winning ticket. His ticket chose envelope #19 to be opened ...

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Thursday Morning News – February 5

Weather – Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h this morning. High minus 6. Wind chill minus 11 this morning and minus 18 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 60 percent chance of flurries this evening. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40. Low minus 25. Wind chill minus 18 ...

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ADSB On Upcoming Strike Action

February 5, 2020 Dear ADSB Families of Elementary Students and LBS Students: The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) announced yesterday that it is again engaging in province-wide and rotating (local) strikes next week. There will be a province-wide strike on Tuesday, February 11th and for the Algoma district, another one-day strike (as part of the rotating strikes) on Wednesday, ...

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Wednesday Morning News – February 5

Weather – Mainly cloudy. Flurries beginning this morning. Local amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind becoming southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 this morning. High minus 4. Wind chill minus 20 this morning and minus 10 this afternoon. Tonight – Flurries. Local amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light near midnight. Low minus 10. Wind chill ...

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Corporate Planning & Council Meetings Tonight – February 4

Council is holding a Corporate Planning Committee Meeting and Council Meeting tonight in Council Chambers beginning at 6:30 p.m. In new business (Corporate Planning) Council will be receiving and discussing the Wawa Energy Conservation and Demand Management Plan, Main Street Funding Ontario, and the Northshore Liquefied Natural Gas Project – Shareholders Agreement. In the Council Meeting Council is expected to ...

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Tuesday Morning News – February 4

Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 9. Wind chill near minus 20. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Partly cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries overnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 19. Wind chill minus 18 this evening and minus 28 overnight. Risk of frostbite. News Tidbits – ...

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Monday Morning News – February 3

Weather – Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries early this morning. Flurries beginning this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 2. Wind chill minus 11 this morning and minus 5 this afternoon. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries this evening and after midnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 13. Wind chill minus ...

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Sunday Morning News – February 2

Weather – Periods of light snow with risk of freezing drizzle. Amount 2 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. High zero. Wind chill minus 6 this morning. Tonight – Periods of snow ending this evening then mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of light snow. Risk of freezing drizzle this evening. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 8. Wind ...

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Friday Morning News – January 31

Weather – Flurries with risk of freezing drizzle. Local amount 2 cm. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 this afternoon. High minus 2. Wind chill near minus 9. Tonight – Flurries with risk of freezing drizzle. Local amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40. Temperature steady near minus 2. Wind chill near minus ...

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