Author Archives: Brenda Stockton

Wawa Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Ontario!

Jun 19, 2018 @ 08:02   It is almost exactly one year ago that Members of the Superior East OPP Detachments and the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service (SSMPS) held the Wawa Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Ontario in Wawa.   The Ontario Law Enforcement Torch Run® (LETR) is the largest public awareness vehicle and grass-roots fundraiser for Special ...

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Tuesday Morning News – June 19

Jun 19, 2018 @ 07:52 Weather – Sunny. High 22. UV index 9 or very high. Marine – Wind northeast 10 knots becoming light early this morning then becoming northwest 10 Wednesday evening. Waves less than one half metre building to one half metre Wednesday evening. News Tidbits – Rock Island will be hosting a Dinner and a Concert this Saturday. MD Dunn ...

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Hwy 11 CLOSED – (50kms east of Hearst) UPDATE 12:25 p.m.

Jun 18, 2018 @ 12:25 On June 17, 2018, at approximately 9:45 a.m., Hearst officers of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), as well as the Cochrane District Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a motor vehicle collision where the driver of the passenger vehicle had died. The deceased has been identified as Shawn GRONDIN, 19 years of age, of Schumacher, ...

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Monday Morning News – June 10

Jun 18, 2018 @ 07:25 Weather – A few showers ending early this morning then a mix of sun and cloud. Fog patches dissipating early this morning. High 22. UV index 9 or very high.   Marine – Wind northwest 15 knots diminishing to northeast 10 this evening then becoming light near midnight. Wind light Tuesday. Waves one metre subsiding to less ...

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Friday Morning News – June 15

Jun 15, 2018 @ 07:46 Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. 40 percent chance of showers late this afternoon. Wind becoming south 20 km/h this afternoon. High 22. UV index 9 or very high. Marine – Wind southeast 10 knots increasing to southeast 15 near noon then diminishing to southeast 10 near noon Saturday. Waves one half metre or less building ...

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Thursday Morning News – June 14

Weather – Clearing early this morning. High 20. UV index 8 or very high. Marine – Wind northwest 10 knots becoming light early this morning then becoming southeast 10 near midnight. Wind increasing to southeast 15 near noon Friday. Waves one metre subsiding to one-half metre or less early this morning. Chance of showers Friday afternoon and evening with a risk of thunderstorms. News ...

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William Teddy Park – Potential and Problems

Jun 14, 2018 @ 08:21 Many Wawa residents were shocked last August when William Teddy Park was closed. The increasing vandalism, littering and finally, the coupe de grace – the dumping of blackwater, sewage into our water supply, dictated that the easiest, cheapest thing to do was to barricade and close the park.   This pretty little spot where William ...

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Wednesday Morning News – June 13

Jun 13, 2018 @ 07:57 Weather – Showers. A few thunderstorms early this morning. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 this afternoon. High 16. UV index 3 or moderate. Marine – Strong wind warning in effect.Wind light increasing to west 15 knots early this morning and to northwest 20 late this morning. Wind increasing to ...

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Wawa EDC Hosts Wawa Wood Heat Trade Show

Jun 12, 2018 @ 11:41 The EDC of Wawa hosted a two day trade show on the Curling Rink surface at the Michipicoten Memorial Community Centre featuring a variety of ways to heat with the renewable energy source of wood. This trade show offered residents and businesses an opportunity to investigate upgrade possibilities by talking to providers in person. Home Building Centre ...

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Cedar Waxwings have an appetite

Jun 12, 2018 @ 11:14 The crabapples are in bloom! Although they bloom only for a few days, then drop their petals – crabapples are beautiful.   That also means that the cedar waxwings are waiting, anxiously for that 2-3 day buffet of all you can eat, while you can! Friday, the waxwings were eating the white crabapple blossoms from ...

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Corporate Planning Committee Meeting Agenda

Municipal Council is holding a Corporate Planning Committee Meeting tonight, Tuesday, June 12, 2018 in Council Chambers at 6:00 p.m. The public is invited to attend. Agenda CALL TO ORDER & NOTE MEMBERS PRESENT REVIEW OF ADDENDUM & APPROVAL OF AGENDA Approval of Agenda ANNOUNCEMENTS / DEPUTATIONS DECLARATION OF PECUNIARY INTEREST AND THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approval ...

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Monday Morning News – June 11

Weather – Sunny. High 23. UV index 9 or very high. Marine – Wind southeast 10 knots increasing to southeast 15 this morning then diminishing to light Tuesday afternoon. Wind becoming west 15 Tuesday evening. Waves less than one half metre building to one near noon then subsiding to one half metre Tuesday evening. News Tidbits – The Dubreuilville Magpie Rod & Gun Club ...

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GoFundMe Launched for Dusan Kusic & Family

Jun 9, 2018 @ 00:57 From the GoFundMe page: “On June 3rd, 2018, Dusan Kusic was involved in a serious head-on auto collision that has left him with very serious injuries. One day short of his 22nd birthday, Dusan sustained injuries of a concussion, broken nose, cracked sternum, multiple cracked ribs, fractured pelvis and a broken ankle, as well as ...

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