Author Archives: Brenda Stockton

Snow Squall Warnings Continue – UPDATE

Dec 6, 2017 @ 19:42 Snow squall warning for Lake Superior (Provincial Park) ended by Environment Canada (EC) at 06:28 p.m. Snow squall warning for Chapleau ended by Environment Canada (EC) at 06:28 p.m. Dec 6, 2017 @ 10:41 Snow squall warning for Pukaskwa ended by Environment Canada (EC) at 10:36 a.m. EST Wednesday 06 December 2017. Snow squall warning ...

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Road Closures (Wawa area) – UPDATE

Dec 6, 2017 @ 12:13 At 12:06 p.m. Highway 547 (Hawk Junction) was reopened. At 11:51 a.m. Highway 101 was reopened. Highway 17 has been reopened. Dec 6, 2017 @ 07:37 There are a number of sources for road closure information: Twitter, Ontario511 and OPP Media Releases. Wawa-news will try to keep this updated as the storm continues. Ontario511 website ...

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Municipality Closes Indoor Ice Rink at MMCC

As of today, the Municipality of Wawa has closed the indoor Ice Rink at the Michipicoten Memorial Community Centre. Citing difficulties with the Olympia Ice Resurfacer and in the interest of public safety, the ice has been closed until further notice. The Olympia Ice Resurfacer is creating an unsafe level of Carbon Monoxide. Staff at the MMCC have been monitoring ...

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Hwy 17 CLOSED (Wawa to Batchawana)

Dec 6, 2017 @ 07:15 At 1:23 a.m. OPP confirmed this road closure with a media release. The highway remains closed at this time. Dec 5, 2017 @ 21:30 According to a tweet from OPP (BATCHAWANA BAY to Wawa) is closed in both directions due to poor weather conditions.

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Coffee & Culture features Glen Gould

Dec 5, 2017 @ 09:18 The Wawa Public Library is holding a Coffee & Culture event this evening from 6 – 8 p.m. Special host is Johanna Rowe who will be speaking about Glen Gould, the famous pianist. Although many are familiar with Glen Gould, not all are aware of the connection he had to Wawa. This connection with Wawa ...

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Men’s Curling Standings – December 5

Dec 5, 2017 @ 08:58 Team Rank Wins GP TERRIS, Tom 1 5 5 LESCHISHIN, Mark 2 3 4 DERESKI, Louis 3 2 5 ECOLE ST. JOSEPH 3 2 5 HOFFMANN, Jim 3 2 5 McCOY, Joe 3 2 5 MOORE, Bruce 7 2 5 GAMES SCHEDULE – December 11, 2017 Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 Leschishin ...

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Tuesday Morning News – December 5

Dec 5, 2017 @ 07:53 Weather – All night the temperature has been hovering around 10.5 and 9.5, with rain, thunder and lightning and high, gusty winds. About an hour ago the temperatures dropped to 2C and it is snowing. Take care today if travelling. Environment Canada – Periods of rain or drizzle ending early this morning then cloudy with ...

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EC – Rainfall Warning Ended

Dec 5, 2017 @ 4:12 Rainfall warning ended at 3:37 a.m. Dec 4, 2017 @ 12:05 11:22 AM EST Monday 04 December 2017 Rainfall warning in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Agawa – Lake Superior Park Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Rain, heavy at times is expected. The frozen ...

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Hwy 101 OPEN (between Matheson and Timmins)

Dec 4, 2017 @ 11:20 The highway has been reopened. Dec 4, 2017 @ 18:47 South Porcupine Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police that Highway 101 between Matheson and Timmins has been closed for public safety due to deteriorating weather conditions.

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Monday Morning News – December 4

Dec 4, 2017 @ 09:01 Weather – Periods of rain. Snow inland early this morning. Amount 15 to 25 mm. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h this morning. High 6. Tonight will see periods of rain changing to flurries before morning. Risk of a thunderstorm this evening and overnight. Rainfall amount 10 to 15 mm. Wind southeast 20 km/h gusting to ...

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Sunday Morning News – Dec 3

Dec 3, 2017 @ 10:04 Weather – Mainly cloudy. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High plus 3. It will become cloudy. Periods of rain beginning after midnight. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h after midnight. Temperature steady near plus 2. Marine – Wind light becoming southwest 15 knots early this morning then backing to south 15 near noon. Wind increasing to south ...

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Saturday Morning News – December 2

Weather – Flurries or a few rain showers ending near noon then cloudy with 60 percent chance of rain showers. Local snowfall amount 2 cm. Temperature steady near plus 3. Tonight will be mainly cloudy with a low minus 2. Marine – Wind southwest 20 knots diminishing to southwest 15 early this morning and to northwest 10 near noon. Wind backing to ...

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Picture of the Day – #MissTheSun

It seems to be so dreary right now. Mother Nature is undecided whether we should have Fall or Winter. Even the other day it felt much more like spring than anything else. The one thing though is that I miss the sun. On Tuesday, those who were up for sunrise may have seen the very brief, tantalizing glimpse of the ...

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November is Falls Prevention Month

Nov 30, 2017 @ 09:42 November is Falls Prevention Month which means that individuals and organizations across Canada are encouraged to work together to coordinate falls prevention efforts. Approximately one in three older adults over the age of 65 will fall at least once each year. Despite the majority of falls being predictable and preventable, falls are the leading cause ...

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