Author Archives: Brenda Stockton
Friday Morning News – August 23
Weather – Cloudy. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud near noon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 21. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – A few clouds. Fog patches developing overnight. Low 7. Marine – Wind light becoming southeast 15 knots Saturday afternoon. Waves less than one half metre building to one half to one metre Saturday evening. ...
Read More »Goose Market well attended
Tuesday night’s Goose Market was well attended. By the time I arrived at 5:00 there were lots of cars parked in front of the market, and a number along the drill rig. This market included: Algoma Highlands Blueberry Farm, All Washed Up Driftwood Creations, Blue Canoe Creations Judy Moore Catering, Magpie and Mudpuddles, Nature’s Gifts, Scentsy, The Olive ...
Read More »Thursday Morning News – August 22
Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. 30 percent chance of showers this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h this afternoon. High 16. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – >Partly cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers this evening. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low 8. News Tidbits – There ...
Read More »The 2019 Health and Physical Education (HPE) curriculum for Grades 1-8
The Ontario government’s new revised elementary Health and Physical Education (HPE) curriculum is available online. It is accompanied by a parent-friendly resource on what children will learn in each grade. The Ontario government states that this new curriculum relates to the everyday experiences of students, and will provide them with the skills and knowledge they need to lead safe, healthy, ...
Read More »Wednesday Morning News – August 21
Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. 30 percent chance of showers this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 18. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – partly cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers this evening. Fog patches developing overnight. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light late this evening. Low 8. News Tidbits – The ...
Read More »Missinabie Cree First Nation Re-elects Chief Gauthier
On Thursday, August 15th, 2019 the First Nation of Missinabie Cree re-elected Jason Gauthier as chief. Councillors are Les Nolan, Cory McLeod, Jo Ann Pezzo, Shawn Pine and Bobbi Fletcher-Decorte. The statement of votes was certified by Vaugh Johnston, Electoral Officer.
Read More »Tuesday Morning News – August 20
Weather – Increasing cloudiness. 60 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. High 21. UV index 6 or high. Night – Mainly cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers in the evening. Fog patches developing near midnight. Low 11. News Tidbits – A Soo couple managed to swim in all 5 Great Lakes in the same day. Quite an item ...
Read More »Highway 11 Closed (New Liskeard) – Detour in place
Aug 19, 2019 @ 21:38 – On August 17, 2019, at approximately 12:30 p.m., members of the Temiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), District of Timiskaming Emergency Medical Services and Temiskaming Shores Fire Department were dispatched to a collision involving a train and a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) at the Ontario Northland Railway crossing on Highway 11 near Bedard ...
Read More »Rock Island House Concert and Dinner with Tragedy Ann
The award-winning music of Guelph folk duo Tragedy Ann inspires chills, provokes smiles, and reminds you to breathe. With the occasional nod to alt. blues and handshake with contemporary folk-rock, Liv Cazzola and Braden Phelan intertwine the storytelling power of Tom Waits with the musical nuance of Mandolin Orange, crafting something simultaneously familiar and fresh. Rooted in passionate vocal ...
Read More »Monday Morning News – August 19
Weather – Sunny. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud near noon. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 near noon. High 21. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – A few clouds. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low 14.
Read More »OPP begin “Operation Safe Trucking” Campaign – August 18 to August 24
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have begun their Operation Safe Trucking Campaign which runs from August 18 to August 24, 2019. OPP statistics report that there have been 4,816 Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) collisions so far this year (media release of August 16). Forty-six of those collisions resulted in fatalities, with two separate incidents collectively taking the lives of five people. This is ...
Read More »Sunday Morning News – August 18
Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. Becoming cloudy this afternoon with 70 percent chance of showers later this afternoon. Risk of a thunderstorm this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind becoming south 20 km/h this morning. High 22. Humidex 28. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – showers ending near midnight then partly cloudy. Risk of thunderstorms ...
Read More »Friday Morning News – August 16
Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h near noon. High 21. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers and risk of a thunderstorm. Low 15. News Tidbits – The new Rotary District 6290 Governor Dave Thomas visited with the Rotary Club of Wawa this week. He ...
Read More »The Wawa Northern Nationals Continue to be a great Weekend
This past weekend, Wawa hosted the Northern Nationals at the Wawa Municipal Airport. 209 drivers in racing categories including Super Pro, Semi Pro, Street Cars, Sleds and Bikes, Junior Dragsters and Junior Open competed against the clock to win. Friday morning saw a little drizzle of rain in Wawa, but at the airport the drag strip was dry and ...
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