Author Archives: Brenda Stockton

Tuesday Morning News – August 5

Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud. 30% chance of showers this afternoon with risk of a thunderstorm. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Local smoke late this morning and this afternoon. High 23. Humidex 28. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Partly cloudy with 30% chance of showers early this evening then clear. Risk of a thunderstorm ...

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Monday Morning News – August 4th

Weather: Today Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm this afternoon. Local smoke. High 22. Humidex 27. UV index 6 or high. Tonight Partly cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers early this evening with risk of a thunderstorm. Local smoke this evening and after midnight. Fog patches before morning. Low 15. Tuesday – A mix ...

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Saturday Morning News – August 2nd

Weather: Today Clearing. Local smoke. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h late this morning. High 21. Humidex 26. UV index 7 or high. Tonight Clear. Local smoke. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low 14. Sunday – Sunny in the morning and early in the afternoon then a mix of sun and cloud with 30% chance of showers in ...

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Friday Morning News – August 1

Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud. 30 percent chance of showers early this morning and late this afternoon. Local smoke. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 19. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Partly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Local smoke. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light this evening. ...

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Thursday Morning News – July 31st

Weather: Today  – Sunny. High 20. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Clear. Local smoke. Low 9. Friday -Sunny. Local smoke. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h in the morning. High 20. UV index 1 or low. Friday Night – Clear. Low 12. News Tidbits: If you are headed to enjoy a weekend in the Soo, and are planning to ...

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Collision Closes 101 at Tik Road – UPDATE

Jul 30, 2025 at 16:58 The highway has been reopened. Jul 30, 2025 at 16:12 15:48 – (FB OPP – North East Region) ROAD CLOSURE: #Hwy101 closed in both directions at Tik Road east of Wawa due to a vehicle collision. One person has been taken to hospital with injuries. Expect traffic delay. Updates to follow. Jul 30, 2025 at ...

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Wednesday Morning News – July 30

Weather: Today – Sunny. Increasing cloudiness this morning. Local smoke. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h late this morning. High 22. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Clearing this evening. Low 10. Thursday – Sunny. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud late in the morning. High 21. UV index 7 or high. Thursday Night – Clear. Low 10. News ...

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Tuesday Morning News – July 29

Weather: Today – Mainly cloudy with 40% chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm early this morning. Local smoke. High 21. Humidex 25. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Local smoke. Low 12. Wednesday – Sunny. Increasing cloudiness late in the morning. Local smoke. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h late in the morning. High 21. UV index ...

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Wawa to Lose Beer Store September 28th

Jul 28, 2025 at 17:46 The Beer Store has been selling beer in Ontario for more than 90 years, and in Wawa, since probably when the highway opened. I remember the beautiful print of the Wawa Go0se hanging there. But since the province expanded the sale of beer and ready-to-drink alcohol sales to corner stores… Beer Stores have been closing, ...

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Monday Morning News – July 28

Weather: Today – Cloudy. 30% chance of showers early this morning. Hazy early this morning. High 24. Humidex 30. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 40% chance of showers overnight with risk of a thunderstorm. Low 15. Tuesday –  Mainly cloudy. 40% chance of showers in the morning with risk of a thunderstorm. Hazy. Temperature steady near ...

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OLLSON, Rodney Henry

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Rodney Henry Olsson on the 14th of July 2025. Rod was born in Bertrand Spur, 18 miles west of White River, Ontario where his father was employed by Austin, Nicholson Lumber Company at a small sawmill located there. A few weeks later, Rod’s Father, Sid, went to White River ...

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Saturday Morning News – July 26th

Weather: Today – Mainly sunny. Local smoke. High 24. Humidex 29. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – Clear this evening then partly cloudy with 40% chance of showers overnight. Risk of a thunderstorm overnight. Local smoke this evening. Fog patches overnight. Low 17. Sunday – l A mix of sun and cloud. 40% chance of showers early in ...

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Hwy 17 (Wawa to Agawa Bay LSPP) Contruction Zone

Jul 25, 2025 at 14:08 ON511 is advising that a stretch of Highway 17 (2.7 kilometres north of Orphan Lake Trail to 2.4 kilometres north of Mijinemunshing Road) for 22.0 kilometres is a construction zone and motorists can expect delays up to 15 minutes. There will be single lane closures of 2000 metres max. Advisory speed reduction at operation locations. ...

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Rock Island House Concert with Pete Eastmure – Saturday, July 26th

Pete Eastmure a truly authentic Americana/Canadiana voice not unlike Gordon Lightfoot / Hank Williams. His latest album, Devil’s Taxi; takes the listener on a journey into the spirit of Canada from gorgeous Lake Superior, to Moose Jaw SK, the historical Klondike Gold Rush of 1896 Dawson City, Yukon, and the rural landscape around Southern Ontario’s Devil’s Glen and the Mad ...

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