Author Archives: Brenda Stockton

What3Words – Important addition to your outdoor equipment

May 13, 2025 at 16:57 The weather is beautiful, and everyone is anxious to go outside and enjoy the outdoors! However, there are some precautions one should take: file a ‘flight plan’, be sure to tell someone the “exact location and duration” of your outing, and update them of your current location have some kind of communication device, and test ...

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Hwy 144 (Watershed – Timmins) OPEN

At 16:18 the highway was reopened. May 13, 2025 at 15:29 Hwy 144 from The Watershed to Timmins has been closed due to a Forest Fire that has jumped the highway. Motorists who use the Sultan Road may wish to confirm that they can travel on it, as Wawa-news is not able to confirm the location of the forest fire ...

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Tuesday Morning News – May 13

Weather: Today – Sunny. High 24. Humidex 26. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – Clear this evening and after midnight then partly cloudy with 30% chance of showers or drizzle overnight. Fog patches developing overnight. Low 13. Wednesday – A mix of sun and cloud with 30% chance of showers or drizzle. Fog patches dissipating in the morning. ...

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WFD attend Downed Power Line on Mckinley

May 12, 2025 at 15:41 Members of the Wawa Fire Department were called to Mckinley Avenue to extinguish a small grass fire that started because of a downed power line. Fans were used to ventilate the residence. OPP conducted traffic control for the area. Algoma Power is reporting that there are 15 customers without power at this time – with ...

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Monday Morning News – May 12

Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud. There is a 30% chance of showers early this morning with risk of a thunderstorm, clearing this afternoon. High +22. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – Clear. Low +11. Tuesday – Sunny. High +23. UV index 8 or very high. Tuesday Night – Clear. Low +9. News Tidbits: Great ...

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Blaze in White River – UPDATED

May 11, 2025 at 07:56 Wawa-news has a correction. “The fire in White River did not engolf a home but some outbuildings on the property.” May 11, 2025 at 17:34 The fire has been put out. May 11, 2025 at 15:51 Wawa-news has been told that there is a fire in White River that has engulfed one home, threatens another, ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – May 10

There are currently no active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. No new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northeast Region yesterday. The fire hazard is mostly low to moderate in the Northeast Region this afternoon, except for areas located east of Parry Sound and west of Powassan; as well as areas along the North Shore of Lake Huron and ...

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Saturday Morning News – May 10

Weather: Today – Mainly cloudy. Clearing near noon. Wind northeast 30 km/h gusting to 50. High 12. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Clear. Becoming partly cloudy after midnight. Low zero. Sunday – Sunny. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud in the morning. Wind becoming south 20 km/h late in the afternoon. High 14. UV index 7 or ...

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Friday Morning News – May 9

Weather: Today – Sunny this morning and early this afternoon then a mix of sun and cloud with a 30% chance of showers late this afternoon. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h late this morning. High +11. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 30% chance of showers early this evening. Wind becoming northeast 30 km/h gusting to 50 ...

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Hwy 17 (Wawa to SSM ) Lane Closure at Fenton Lake – UPDATED

May 8, 2025 at 14:58 The vehicles have been removed. May 8, 2025 at 12:25 A collision on Hwy 17 at Fenton Lake (approximately 18kms south of Wawa) between a pickup and CMV has closed the eastbound lane and shoulder. Algoma EMS did attend the scene, however there is no word on injuries. There may be minor delays as the ...

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Spring is Here

May 8, 2025 at 11:30 Finally Spring is here. The Fire Department truck was out being used to wash down the sidewalks on Broadway, and were also flushing the hydrants. The ice on Wawa Lake looked like it was out Tuesday, but there was still ice at the east end. Wednesday morning the wind shifted and broke the remaining ice ...

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Thursday Morning News – May 8th

Weather: Today – Sunny. Wind northeast 20 km/h becoming light late this morning. High +14. Wind chill -8 this morning. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Clear. Low -1. Friday –  Sunny. Increasing cloudiness late in the afternoon. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h late in the morning. High +11. UV index 7 or high. Friday Evening – Cloudy periods ...

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Red Dress Day

May 7, 2025 at 08:00 On Monday, May 5th, Red Dress Day was marked with a gathering at the Drill Rig on Wawa Lake. They stood, drummed and sang – with a marking of faces with a red hand across the mouth. Red Dress Day is a day of remembrance and action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and ...

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Wednesday Morning News – May 7th

Weather: Today – Cloudy. 30% chance of showers or drizzle early this morning. Clearing near noon. Wind northeast 30 km/h gusting to 50. High 10. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Clear. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light late this evening. Wind becoming northeast 20 before morning. Low -1. Thursday – Sunny. Wind northeast 20 km/h ...

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