Author Archives: Brenda Stockton

Friday Morning News – April 12

Weather: Today – Periods of rain mixed with snow ending this afternoon then mainly cloudy. Wind north 30 km/h gusting to 50. High 6. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Increasing cloudiness this evening. Wind north 30 km/h gusting to 60. Low -3. Wind chill -8 overnight. News Tidbits: The forest fire season began April 1st, and Wawa began ...

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Thursday Morning News – April 11th

Weather: xx News Tidbits: Iris Place is holding a Books to Inmates book drive from April 3rd to May 3rd. All books donated will be brought to the Algoma Treatment & Remand Centre in SSM. Michelle notes that, “scceptable books include soft cover self help books, sci-fi, historical fiction, dictionaries, fiction/non-fiction, memoirs/biographies, mystery, thrillers/suspense, word search/crosswords and coloring books. Please ...

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Wednesday Morning News – April 10th

Weather:  Cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers or drizzle in the morning then a mix of sun and cloud. Fog patches dissipating in the morning. High 10. UV index 4 or moderate. Night – Clear. Becoming partly cloudy near midnight. Fog patches developing near midnight. Low +2. News Tidbits:

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Tuesday Morning News – April 9th

Weather: Today – Mainly cloudy with 40% chance of showers or drizzle this morning. A few showers beginning near noon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 8 with temperature falling to +5 this afternoon. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Cloudy with 40% chance of showers or drizzle. Low +1. News Tidbits:

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Monday Morning News – April 8

Weather: Today – Mainly cloudy. 30% chance of showers early this morning. 40 percent chance of showers late this afternoon. High 13. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Cloudy with 60% chance of showers. Low plus 3. News Tidbits: The Ontario government is investing more than $5 million to connect over 16,000 people to primary care teams in Northwestern ...

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Saturday Morning News – April 6

Weather: Today – Sunny. Wind becoming north 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 9. Wind chill -7 this morning. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Clear. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -5. Wind chill -9 overnight. News Tidbits: Congratulations to Larry Carruthers of Elliot Lake who was struck by the LIGHTNING LOTTO jackpot on March 3, ...

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Friday Morning News – April 5th

Weather: Today – Mainly sunny. Wind becoming north 30 km/h gusting to 50 this morning. High +5. Wind chill -7 this morning. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Clearing this evening. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low -3. Wind chill -7 overnight. News Tidbits: SSM PUC Services Inc. (PUC) has been recognized as ...

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Thursday Morning News – April 4th

Weather: Today – Periods of light snow ending this morning then cloudy with 60% chance of flurries late this morning and early this afternoon then 60% chance of rain showers or flurries this afternoon. Wind northeast 30 km/h gusting to 50. High +4. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 60% chance of flurries. Wind northeast 20 ...

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Hwy 144 (Gogama – Timmins) OPEN

Apr 4, 2024 at 07:02 At 5:36 a.m. Highway 144 was reopened. Apr 3, 2024 at 21:05 Highway 144 remains closed at this time. Apr 3, 2024 at 12:30 Weather conditions and several CMV’s stuck on Hwy 144 has closed the highway between Gogama and Timmins. The highway closed at 12:30 p.m.  

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Hwy 101 (Wawa to Timmins)

Apr 4, 2024 at 07:01 At 1:44 a.m. ON511 updated that the highway was open. Apr 3, 2024 at 22:55 The barricade blocking access to Hwy 101 at Wawa has been removed. ON511 is still showing Hwy 101 closed from Wawa to Timmins. Apr 3, 2024 at 21:04 Highway 144 remains closed at this time. Apr 3, 2024 at 07:34 ...

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Hwy 129 (Chapleau – Thessalon) OPEN

Apr 3, 2024 at 16:42 The highway has been reopened. Apr 3, 2024 at 07:42 Weather conditions on Hwy 129 has closed the highway between Chapleau and Thessalon). The highway closed at 7:38 a.m.  

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Hwy 17 (Wawa to Batchawana) OPEN

Apr 3, 2024 at 12:08 Highway 17 has been reopened. Apr 3, 2024 at 06:26 Highway 17 between Wawa and Batchawana has been closed due to poor weather conditions. The highway was closed at 4 a.m.

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Wednesday Morning News – April 3rd

Weather: Today – Cloudy. Periods of snow beginning early this morning. Local amount 5 cm. Wind northeast 40 km/h gusting to 80. High +1. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Periods of snow ending overnight then cloudy. Local amount 2 cm. Wind northeast 40 km/h gusting to 60. Low +1. News Tidbits: The Ontario Government and the Association of ...

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Tuesday Morning News – April 2

Weather: Today – Sunny. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud near noon. Wind becoming east 30 km/h gusting to 50 this morning. High 6. Wind chill -9 this morning. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Becoming cloudy late this evening. 40% chance of snow overnight. Wind northeast 40 km/h gusting to 70. Low -2. News Tidbits: Congratulations to ...

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WFD called to building fire Easter Sunday Evening

Wawa Firefighters were called to a building fire on Mackey Street, Easter Sunday at 11:00 p.m. The building is vacant without power or water. An utility truck did come and physically cut the wires from the pole to ensure that there was no power. The firefighters were on scene for about two hours, but were called back to the scene ...

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