Rock Island is presenting a house concert on June 9th featuring Catriona Sturton & Alex Charbonneau from 7:30 – 9:30, Catriona Sturton is a Canadian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She is a unique talent who straddles genres from pop to blues to her own ethereal style. 10” single We Bloom At Night b/w Mongoose Moan and Take a Walk, featuring ...
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Morning News – June 6
Jun 6, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Clearing this morning. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 early this morning. High 22. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – Clear. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low 7. North East Forest Fire Update: Wawa 3 remains at 6,810 hectares and is ...
Read More »Morning News – June 5
Jun 5, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Sunny. Hazy. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h late this morning. High 24. Humidex 27. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – Clear. Wind northeast 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low 13. North East Forest Fire Update: Wawa 3 remains at 6,810 hectares and is not yet under control. An ...
Read More »Morning News – June 3
Jun 3, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud. Hazy. High 28. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Becoming clear this evening. Hazy. Low 9. North East Forest Fire Update: Wawa 2, which began on May 26, remains at 105 hectares and is being held. Wawa 3, which began on ...
Read More »Power Outage Affects Wawa & Area – RESTORED
Jun 2, 2023 at 22:52 The Lower Mission now has power (10:52 p.m.) At 10:49 – Algoma Power tweeted that power has been restored to all customers that were affected. Jun 2, 2023 at 22:36 Wawa has had power restored at 10:25 p.m. Jun 2, 2023 at 22:32 Wawa-news has been told that power has been restored to the Upper ...
Read More »Heavy Rainfall & Thunderstorms (Wawa – White River – Pukaskwa)
11:10 a.m. EDT Friday 2 June 2023 Wawa – White River – Pukaskwa Showers and thunderstorms will develop this afternoon. These thunderstorms will be very slow-moving and could produce very localized heavy rainfall with 30 to 60mm possible if they remain in place over one area. Rainfall warnings may be issued as thunderstorms develop. Localized flooding in low-lying areas is ...
Read More »Morning News – June 2
Jun 2, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers changing to 70 percent chance of showers this afternoon. Risk of a thunderstorm this afternoon. Local smoke. High 29. Humidex 34. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 70 percent chance of showers early this evening and risk of a thunderstorm. ...
Read More »Heat Warning (Chapleau – Gogama) CONTINUES
Jun 2, 2023 at 06:06 Daytime high temperatures are expected to be near 30 degrees Celsius again today. Temperatures will fall below heat criteria tonight with lows in the 13 to 15 degrees Celsius range. Jun 1, 2023 at 08:03 5:17 AM EDT Thursday 1 June 2023 The heat event is expected to persist through Friday and might continue ...
Read More »Travel and use Restrictions in the Northeast Region – MNRF Chapleau-Wawa District:
Under the Emergency Area Order EAO-2023-01 declared on May 31, 2023, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Chapleau-Wawa District has put in an Implementation Order for the WAW003 fire to protect public safety and to facilitate effective fire suppression. The following restrictions listed below and as outlined on the Implementation Order map, are now in effect until further notice. ...
Read More »Heat Warning (White River – Dubreuilville) CONTINUES
Jun 1, 2023 at 08:08 5:17 AM EDT Thursday 1 June 2023 The heat event is expected to persist through Friday and might continue into Saturday in some locales, with maximum 29 to 32 degrees Celsius. May 31, 2023 at 07:32 4:54 AM EDT Wednesday 31 May 2023 The heat event is expected to persist through Friday and might ...
Read More »Heat Warning (Manitouwadge – Hornepayne) CONTINUES
Jun 1, 2023 at 08:06 5:17 AM EDT Thursday 1 June 2023 The heat event is expected to persist today, and may continue into Saturday in some locales with max temperatures of 29 to 32 degrees Celsius. May 31, 2023 at 07:35 4:54 AM EDT Wednesday 31 May 2023 The Heat Warning remains in effect for: Geraldton – Manitouwadge – ...
Read More »Morning News – June 1
Jun 1, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud. 30 percent chance of showers early this morning with risk of a thunderstorm. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 27. Humidex 30. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – A few clouds. Local smoke overnight. Low 13. North East Forest Fire Update: Wawa 2, ...
Read More »Forest Fire closes Hwy 631 (White River to Hornepayne) – OPEN
May 31, 2023 at 09:18 At 8:17 a.m. the highway was reopened. May 31, 2023 at 06:15 the highway was closed at 23:00 and remains closed at this time. May 30, 2023 at 21:44 The highway was reopened at 9:44 p.m. The fire that has been closing the highway, Wawa 3 began the afternoon of May 27, and is ...
Read More »Wawa 003 Continues to Grow
Wawa003 continues to grow with the dry weather and high temperatures. The map above shows an outline of the fire with a 3km grid overlaid. The fire has consumed an area that is just just over 12 kms long and 6km wide. It has completely burned over the Kakakiwibik Esker Conservation Reserve. It was regulated as a conservation reserve ...
Read More »Morning News – May 31
May 31, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Sunny. High 26. Humidex 29. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – Clear. Fog patches developing near midnight. Low 13. North East Forest Fire Update: Wawa 2 began the afternoon of May 26, located south of Highway 17, south of Crocker’s Lake, 5.5 kilometers west of White River. The 105 ...
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