Author Archives: Brenda Stockton

Wednesday Morning News – October 2

Weather – Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers this morning. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 8. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Becoming cloudy before morning. Low plus 1. News Tidbits – The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation revealed in Gatineau, Quebec ceremony, a banner made of broadcloth fabric, 47 ...

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SSM Received Lots of Rain Last Night

Environment Canada issued a weather summary regarding last night’s cluster of thunderstorms that ‘soaked’ Sault Ste. Marie and the surrounding area. The Ontario Storm Prediction Centre received the following summary of rainfall amounts as of 2 a.m.  September 30, 2019: Sault Ste. Marie Airport          68.8 St. Joseph Island (unofficial) 43.2 as of 8 PM Monday Shaw ...

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Tuesday Morning News – October 1

Weather – Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h near noon. High 16. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming northeast 20 after midnight. Low plus 3. News Tidbits – Young’s General Store has been recognized again by Lake Superior Magazine. ...

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Celebrate the Night Sky

  Rock Island Lodge hosted a ‘Celebrate the Night Sky’ presentation by Carol Dersch. A full house listened to her presentation about light pollution and the need to preserve dark skies at night. Carol Dersch is retired Lake Superior Provincial Park naturalist who was able to explain the four types of night time pollution: Urban Sky Glow – this is ...

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Monday Morning News – September 30

Weather – Cloudy. Periods of rain beginning this morning. Risk of a thunderstorm this afternoon. High 14. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Periods of rain with risk of a thunderstorm. Temperature rising to 16 by morning.   News Tidbits – the opposition mounts in SSM about the ferrochrome plant. A public forum was held at the Water Tower ...

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Sunday Morning News – September 29

Weather – Mainly cloudy. High 12. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – mainly cloudy. Periods of rain beginning after midnight. Low 7. News Tidbits – The ice is in for the MMCC. A hockey camp is being held this weekend, with regular scheduled ice for Family Skate, Adult Pickup beginning Monday. The Recreation Staff are saying that there are ...

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Thunder Bay Art Gallery – it’s all about Beading

The Thunder Bay Art Gallery is featuring two exhibitions from September 27th to November 10th featuring Indigenous beadwork. An reception was held at the opening on September 27th. The first exhibition is “Beads, they’re sewn so tight” an exhibit that features the work of four contemporary artists who innovate in the field of beading and quillwork. Over 40 beaded works ...

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Saturday Morning News – September 28

Weather – Mainly sunny. High 13. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – a few clouds. Increasing cloudiness overnight. Low plus 2. News Tidbits – History was made yesterday throughout Canada with our youth participating in the climate strikes. It is said that over 800,000 participated in Canada and over 7 million people took to the streets for the global ...

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Friday Morning News – September 27

Weather – Cloudy. Periods of rain beginning early this morning then changing to periods of drizzle this afternoon. Wind becoming south 30 km/h gusting to 50 late this morning. High 13. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Periods of drizzle ending this evening then mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 ...

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21st Annual Take Back the Night

Last night was the 21st Annual Take Back the Night hosted by CHADWIC Home. Everyone gathered at the post office where they were blessed with songs from the Four Directions Women’s Drum of Michipicoten First Nation. Paula Valois, Director of CHADWIC Home welcomed everyone and gave acknowledgement to all the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. A number of ‘Red Dress’ ...

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Thursday Morning News – September 26

Weather – Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers this morning. Clearing this afternoon. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 near noon. High 12. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Increasing cloudiness. A few showers beginning before morning. Low 7 with temperature rising to 10 by morning. News Tidbits – Lake Superior Park (Agawa Bay) has ...

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From the Branch – September 25

So September is almost gone and 75 years ago the Arnhem Bridge was one too far and had cost a lot of lives. At least some of the British Para’s made it across the Rhine to finish the job 6 months later. Arnhem was now a ghost town and the population was gone mostly West and North. In the South ...

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Between the Covers – September 25

New books on the 7-Day Shelf this week are; “Never Look Back” by Alison Gaylin, “Hush, Hush” by James Patterson and Candice Fox and “ American Predator” by Maureen Callahan.  Come on in to the Wawa Public Library and CHECK IT OUT! New movies on the shelf this week are; “Proof of Life”, “Crazy Rich Asians”, “John Wick 3” and “Ghost ...

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Wednesday Morning News – September 25

Weather – Showers ending this morning then mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm. Wind becoming south 20 km/h this morning then becoming west 20 gusting to 40. High 16. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm early this evening. Low 7. Special ...

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Heavy rainfall to continue this morning

5:09 AM EDT Wednesday 25 September 2019 Special weather statement in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Agawa – Lake Superior Park Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Heavy rainfall with a risk of thunderstorms will continue early this morning. Additional rainfall amounts of 20 mm is possible before tapering off to showers later ...

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