Author Archives: Brenda Stockton

CP Holiday Train Schedule

  Community Location Date Arrival Performance Chapleau ​CP Train Station, 50 Dufferin Street November 30th 4:00 PM 4:15 PM – 4:45 PM White River ​CP Train Station, 102 Winnipeg Street 8:45 PM 9:00 PM – 9:30 PM Mobert Across from Band Office December 1st 9:00 AM 9:15 AM – 9:45 AM Heron Bay ​Old CP Train Station, beside ESSO building 11:00 ...

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Friday Morning News – November 22

Weather – Sunny. Increasing cloudiness this afternoon then 40 percent chance of flurries late this afternoon. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming light this morning. High minus 4. Wind chill minus 20 this morning and minus 7 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Wind southwest 20 km/h. Temperature rising to ...

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OPP encourage residents to use Online Reporting for Minor Crimes

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are inviting resident to use Online Reporting to report minor crimes. The use of this online tool will allow officers to focus on urgent calls and crime prevention strategies. Crimes that are eligible for Online Reporting are occurrences that include: Theft Under $5000; Mischief / Damage to Property Under $5000; Mischief / Damage to Vehicle ...

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Thursday Morning News – November 21

Weather – Snow at times heavy except rain along the lakeshore this morning. Local amount 5 to 10 cm. Wind becoming north 20 km/h late this afternoon. Temperature falling to minus 1 this afternoon. Wind chill minus 7 this afternoon. Tonight – Snow at times heavy ending after midnight then mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Local amount ...

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3rd Annual Lori Johnson Memorial Women’s Hockey Tournament

  Last weekend the Wawa Women’s Hockey Association hosted the Third Annual Lori Johnson Memorial Hockey Tournament. Eight teams settled in Wawa for the weekend to battle it out for top spot and cash prizes for first and second place. This year the two local teams (Wawa’s Moose on the Loose vs Wawa’s Franco Fun) went head to head on Sunday afternoon ...

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Wawa Remembers – Remembrance Day 2019

  Wawa celebrated Remembrance Day with the traditional parade and wreath laying at the Cenotaph in Queen’s Park. Then everyone moved to the auditorium in the high school for the indoor ceremony. Pianist Anne Owen played a musical prelude as people took their seats. Master of Ceremonies Larry Harvey welcomed everyone to the 101st Remembrance Day Ceremony. Prayers were led ...

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Wednesday Morning News – November 20

Weather – Mainly cloudy. 60 percent chance of flurries changing to 40 percent chance of rain showers this morning. Risk of freezing drizzle early this morning. Fog dissipating this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High plus 3. Wind chill minus 4 this morning. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy with 40 percent chance of rain showers this ...

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Thunder Bay Producer Wraps Production on New Movie in North Bay

The words “That’s a wrap!” echoed across the set in North Bay last Thursday, for the filming of Cold Strings. Producer Ryan Keller, who grew up in Thunder Bay, has brought more than one movie to Northern Ontario’s production hot spots through Other Animal Entertainment, which Keller co-founded with executive producer Jonathan Hlibka and Geoff Raffan. Their last production was a multi-award-winning psychological thriller ...

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Municipal Meetings – November 19

Council is holding two meetings tonight, a Corporate Planning and a Meeting of Council. The evening begins at 6:30 with the Corporate Planning Meeting. Of interest in the Corporate Planning is a presentation by Shah Mohamed of the Wawa EDC. Corporate Planning Meeting Agenda CALL TO ORDER & NOTE MEMBERS PRESENT REVIEW OF ADDENDUM & APPROVAL OF AGENDA Approval of ...

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Tuesday Morning News- November 19

Weather – Cloudy with 60 percent chance of rain showers or flurries. Risk of freezing drizzle early this morning. Fog dissipating this morning. High plus 4. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 60 percent chance of rain showers changing to 60 percent chance of flurries this evening. Risk of freezing drizzle late this evening and overnight. Fog ...

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Les Coyotes de l’ÉSC Trillium brillent au ballon-volant

  Les finales de ballon-volant garçons des écoles secondaires du nord-ouest (NSSSAA) se sont déroulées à l’École secondaire catholique Trillium (Chapleau) le 7 novembre. Les équipes junior et senior de Trillium participaient au championnat régional. L’entraîneur Julian Boucher et les athlètes de Trillium ont démontré, une fois de plus, leur talent et leur esprit compétitif lors des joutes excitantes. L’équipe ...

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Monday Morning News – November 18

Weather – Rain showers or flurries. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High plus 3. Tonight – Rain showers or flurries. Fog patches. Low zero. News Tidbits – Sault Ste. Marie Municipal Council will receive the 2020 preliminary budget tonight – with a proposed 3.05 per cent municipal levy increase. Bruce Mines is holding their annual Holy Walk on Friday, Nov. ...

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Sunday Morning News – November 17

Weather – Periods of wet snow. Wind south 20 km/h gusting to 40. High plus 1. Wind chill minus 8 this morning. Tonight – Periods of wet snow. Fog patches developing late this evening. Wind south 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low minus 1. Wind chill minus 5 overnight.  

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Wawa Mixed Curling Standings – November 15

Team Rank Wins G.P. KLOCKARS, Anna Lisa 1 2 2 McCOY, Joe 1 2 2 TERRIS, Tom 1 2 2 HALL, Dave 4 1 2 HOFFMANN, Jim 4 1 2 BUCKELL, Chris 6 0 ] LESCHISHIN, Mark 6 0 2 TURMELLE, Katherine 6 0 2 Game Schedule for November 21st Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 Bye Leschishin ...

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