Author Archives: Brenda Stockton

Monday Morning News – March 5

Mar 5, 2018 @ 07:52 Weather Today Sunny. High minus 3. Tonight A few clouds. Low minus 16.   Roads – bare and dry road   News Tidbits – The Fifth Estate has found that a report by the Office of the Independent Police Review Director (OIPRD) into the investigation of the death of Stacy DeBungee, 41 in the fall of ...

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Winners of the Firefighters Cash Draw!

Mar 4, 2018 @ 20:51     This is the 16th or 17th Annual Michipicoten Volunteer Firefighters Association Cash Draw. This year by 1 p.m. the firefighters had sold out their tickets. They will be back later this year with tickets for the 2017/18 Cash Draw. Proceeds from this go to the firefighters Equipment Fund.  

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Wawa Emergency Services Make Donation to ‘Lift for the Legion’

Mar 4, 2018 @ 11:17   Rob Sanderson and  Sam Rowe presented Maryanne Pearson and Albert Nichols with a cheque representing the funds that were raised during the Annual Wawa Emergency Services Hockey Game. $1,850 was raised and will help the Legion in their ‘Lift for the Legion’ accessibility fundraising campaign.

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Picture of the Day

  This snowmobiler is one of two that passed by the Goose as I was wondering if there would be a sunset to photograph. The sun disappeared behind the clouds and what appeared to be fog, just as the snowmobiles went by.

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Friday Morning news – March 2

Mar 2, 2018 @ 07:42 Weather Today Mainly sunny. High minus 2. Tonight A few clouds. Low minus 15.   Roads 101 Timmins to Highway 144 bare and dry road 2018-03-02 6:26 101 Highway 144 to Shawmere River bare and dry road 2018-03-02 6:26 101 Shawmere River to Highway 651 partly snow packed with bare and dry road, bare and ...

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Thursday Morning News – March 1

Weather Today Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. High minus 2. Tonight Partly cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries this evening. Low minus 16. Roads 101 Timmins to Highway 144 bare and dry road with bare and wet road sections. 2018-03-01 2:50 101 Highway 144 to Shawmere River bare and dry road with bare and wet road sections. ...

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Species Still at Risk – Lake Superior Woodland Caribou

Feb 28, 2018 @ 17:13 Extirpate – to destroy or remove (something) completely.   It has been a story of frustration and dogged determination to save the Lake Superior Woodland Caribou on Michipicoten Island from extirpation. The Woodland Caribou that live on the shores of Lake Superior have been harder and harder to find. In fact, Woodland Caribou are considered ...

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Tuesday Morning News – February 27

Feb 27, 2018 @ 07:58 Weather Today Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries this morning. Clearing near noon. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h this morning. High plus 2. Tonight Increasing cloudiness early this evening. Low minus 4.   Roads 101 Timmins to Highway 144 bare and dry road with bare and wet road sections. 2018-02-27 2:22 101 Highway ...

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Digging Out

Feb 26, 2018 @ 19:01   We have been so spoiled with the lack of snow this year. So much that this snowfall caught everyone off guard. With the snow and blowing snow – many residents had to shovel themselves out this morning just to get to work or kids to school. At least it wasn’t -25C this morning, so ...

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Wesdome Increases Eagle River Underground Mine Mineral Reserves

Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. announces increased Mineral Reserves at its operating Eagle River Underground Mine located west of Wawa, Ontario. Mineral Reserves and Resources are updated as at December 31, 2017. Through a tightly spaced drilling program to define, Duncan Middlemiss, President and CEO commented, “In 2017, we successfully increased reserves net of depletion, and significantly improved the grade and ...

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Heavy snowfall causing travel difficulties

Feb 25, 2018 @ 08:04 Environment Canada’s warnings of 10-20 centimetres seems to have been a little on the light side. Snow has begun to fall, with at least half of what was expected today, has already fallen. If you are traveling be prepared for the probability of road closures.  Hwy 17 is already closed west of Marathon due to ...

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