Author Archives: Brenda Stockton

The Mixing Spoon to hold first cooking session

May 30, 2018 @ 09:02 The Mixing Spoon  is ready to hold their first cooking session. It will be held June 13th at 6:30 PM at Michipicoten High School. The Mixing Spoon is a space where members of the community can come together and prepare a meal, regardless of socioeconomic status or cooking abilities. Our goal is to provide both ...

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Michipicoten Rod and Gun Club Annual Blackfly Shoot

On May 27th the Michipicoten Rod and Gun Club held its 24th Annual Blackfly Shoot. This year saw 7 five-person teams enter the shoot. Of note was a team from Wawa made up of local youth ages 15 to 17, who’s entry fee was covered by Home Building Centre Wawa. With t-shirts and hats supplied by the Canadian Coalition for ...

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Wednesday Morning News – May 30

Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. High 25. Humidex 28. UV index 8 or very high. Marine – Wind southeast 15 knots diminishing to west 10 Thursday morning then becoming light Thursday evening. Waves one half to one metre subsiding to one half metre or less Thursday morning. News Tidbits – Today is the first day of the Wawa Wood Heat ...

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Tuesday Morning – May 29

May 29, 2018 @ 07:45 Weather – Mainly sunny. High 24. Humidex 26. UV index 8 or very high. Marine – Strong wind warning in effect.Wind northeast 15 knots increasing to southeast 20 this morning. Wind southeast 20 tonight and Wednesday. Waves one half metre or less building to one near noon. Forest Fire – There is one active forest fire in the Northeast ...

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Rock Island Presents – Dinner & Lindsey Walker

May 28, 2018 @ 18:30 Lindsey Walker is embarking on her most ambitious solo tour to date – 15 dates, 19 days, over 11,ooo kms playing in Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec. Tuesday night she will play at the Gore Street Cafe in Sault Ste. Marie, and Wednesday night you can enjoy a lovely dinner and concert with Lindsey at Rock Island Lodge. ...

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Hwy 631 CLOSED (White River to Hornepayne) 18:45

May 26, 2018 @ 18:45 Highway 631 has been reopened.   May 25, 2018 @ 11:30 Highway 631 remains closed from White River to Hornepayne.   May 25, 2018 @ 06:53 Highway 631 remains closed. There has been no information from OPP or ON511 as to when it may open. Michael Mantha’s editorial stated, “My team has been in contact ...

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Friday Morning News – May 25

May 25, 2018 @ 06:56 Weather – Mainly cloudy with 70 percent chance of showers and risk of a thunderstorm. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 20. UV index 5 or moderate. Marine – Wind southwest 15 knots backing to south 15 early this morning then diminishing to southeast 10 this afternoon. Wind increasing to south 15 this evening then diminishing to ...

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Shaw Internet is down? (UPDATE 11:41)

May 24, 2018 @ 11:41 Shaw Internet service has been restored. May 24, 2018 @ 11:05 From Shaw, “ crews are on site and working still. Looks to be some trouble with the entire network hub that feeds the area around it they have to repair.  When asked how long might this take,” the response was, “In my experience it should be ...

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Thursday Morning News – May 24

May 24, 2018 @ 06:56 Weather – Sunny early this morning then a mix of sun and cloud with 40 percent chance of showers late this afternoon. Risk of a thunderstorm late this afternoon. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h this afternoon. High 23 except 16 near Lake Superior. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight will be Mainly cloudy with 60 ...

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Radar Patrol observes Stunt Driving – Driver Charged +50km/hr

May 23, 2018 @ 13:24 On Monday May 21, 2018 at approximately 3:40 pm members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East (Wawa) Detachment were conducting radar patrols on Highway 17, Bailloquet Township, District of Algoma. At this time a South-bound vehicle was observed travelling at a high rate of speed. The vehicle was stopped for “Stunt driving – excessive speed, greater than 50 ...

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Wednesday Morning News – May 23

Weather – Mainly sunny. High 21. UV index 7 or high. Marine – Wind light becoming south 10 knots near midnight then veering to southwest 10 near noon Thursday. Wind increasing to southeast 15 Thursday evening. Waves one half metre or less building to one Thursday evening.

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Council Meeting Tonight – May 22 (UPDATED Time Change)

May 22, 2018 @ 12:02 Please note that this meeting will be held at 4 p.m. May 22, 2018 @ 08:02 Council is holding a Special Council meeting tonight in Council Chambers at 6 p.m. Agenda (1) CALL TO ORDER & NOTE MEMBERS PRESENT (2) PRESENTATIONS (3) REVIEW OF ADDENDUM & APPROVAL OF AGENDA 3.1 Approval of the Agenda (4) ANNOUNCEMENTS, ...

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Tuesday Morning News – May 22

Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. Clearing near noon. High 21 except 15 near Lake Superior. UV index 7 or high. News Tidbits – At 10:30 a.m., Michael Mantha (Algoma-Manitoulin) and Michele McCleave-Kennedy (Sault Ste. Marie) make announcement egarding the Huron Central Railway

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Frost Advisory

May 20, 2018 @ 10:57 It’s hard not to buy plants in the spring and make our gardens look beautiful. Canadian Tire and ValuMart both offer a variety of plants, but one has to remember the saying not to plant until after the first full moon in June. If you do plant, you may wish to consider covering them up ...

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