Author Archives: Brenda Stockton

Thursday Morning News – January 11

Weather Today Periods of drizzle changing to rain this morning. Snow at times heavy over western sections. Local blowing snow late this afternoon. Fog patches. Snowfall amount 15 cm over western sections. Wind becoming north 30 km/h gusting to 50 this afternoon. High plus 4 with temperature falling to minus 9 this afternoon. Tonight Snow and local blowing snow ending ...

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January Thaw and then Hard Freeze with Snow

9:37 PM EST Wednesday 10 January 2018 Special weather statement in effect for: Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Significant January thaw with fog and rain Thursday. Rain changing to snow Thursday night with a hard freeze. With the mild temperatures over the existing snowpack, dense fog patches are likely across ...

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Father Goose, Bill Lishman Dies

Jan 10, 2018 @ 11:53     On December 30, 2017, Father Goose, Bill Lishman, a talented sculpter, innovator, and flight instructor to Canada Geese and other migratory birds; died at his home on Dec. 30, just 10 days after he was diagnosed with leukemia. He was 78. Mr. Lishman leaves his wife, Paula, their three children, Aaron, Geordie and Carmen, three ...

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Wednesday Morning News – January 10

Jan 10, 2018 @ 08:32 Weather Today Cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries early this morning. A few flurries and ice pellets beginning early this afternoon. Local snow and ice pellet amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind south 30 km/h gusting to 50. High zero. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight A few flurries and ice pellets changing to rain ...

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Planning to Travel late Wednesday?

If you have travel plans you may wish to keep an eye on the weather tomorrow. Environment Canada is warning of the potential for ‘significant’ snowfall Wednesday night into Thursday with gusty northeast winds creating local blowing snow. For Wawa is the concern that this may begin as rain or freezing rain before it turns to snow. “At this point, ...

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Monday Morning News – January 8

Jan 8, 2018 @ 07:57 Weather: Today A few flurries ending this afternoon then cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Amount 2 cm. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this morning. Temperature steady near minus 3. Tonight Cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries this evening. Clearing before morning. Low minus 14. Roads 2018-01-08 – early ...

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Hwy 17 OPEN UPDATE

Jan 7, 2018 @ 19:56 At 7:55 OPP Communications tweeted   Jan 7, 2018 @ 19:33 Jan 7, 2018 @ 18:57 Jan 7, 2018 @ 15:33 The snow squall warning for Marathon to Schreiber has ended at 3:30. The snow squall warnings continue for Pukaskwa Park – Wawa, Agawa – Lake Superior Park Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana ...

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Snow Squalls from Schreiber to Searchmont today

Jan 7, 2018 @ 05:42 Temperatures have warmed up significantly, and the snow has begun to fall. The winds have also picked up and with the falling snow is creating snow squall conditions. At 5:17 a.m. Environment Canada issued a snow squall warning from Schreiber to Searchmont. Environment Canada warns that “under the snow squall bands, visibilities will be significantly ...

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It’s slowly warming up out there – EC Cancels Extreme Cold Warning

Jan 6, 2018 @ 14:35 At a quarter after 11 this morning, Environment Canada cancelled the Extreme Cold Warning for Wawa, White River, Marathon, Montreal River Harbour, Lake Superior Provincial Park, Hornepayne and Sault Ste. Marie. At 2:30 the Extreme Cold Warning was lifted for Chapleau, Kapuskasing, Hearst, Timmins, Cochrane, Greater Sudbury and Vicinity, Gogama, Kirkland Lake, New Liskeard, Temagami, ...

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Friday Morning News – January 5

Jan 5, 2018 @ 07:54 Weaather Today Mainly sunny. Wind becoming north 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High minus 23. Wind chill minus 43. Tonight A few clouds. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light before morning. Low minus 33. Wind chill minus 46.   Roads 2018-01-05 – early morning report 101 Timmins to Highway 144 ...

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SSM OPP respond to barricaded male in Goulais

On January 2, 2018 at approximately 8:50 p.m. members from the Sault Ste. Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the OPP North East Emergency Response and Canine Unit responded to a report of a barricaded person in a residence on Kirby Road . A lone male was taken into custody at approximately 4:00 a.m. on January 3, 2018 ...

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Wednesday Morning News – January 3

Jan 3, 2018 @ 07:57 Weather: Today – Periods of snow ending early this morning then a mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent chance of flurries. Local amount 2 cm. Wind northeast 30 km/h gusting to 50. Temperature falling to minus 22 this afternoon. Wind chill minus 36. Tonight – A few clouds. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting ...

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Tuesday Morning News – January 2

Weather: Today – Flurries ending this morning then mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. Periods of light snow beginning late this afternoon. Local blowing snow early this morning. Wind west 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light this afternoon. High minus 7 with temperature falling to minus 12 this afternoon. Tonight – Periods of snow. Local amount 2 ...

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