Author Archives: Brenda Stockton

Wednesday Morning News – December 6

Buses – The website says that all buses are running. Wawa-news doesn’t believe that the Hawk Junction bus is running as 101 is closed from 17 to 144 and Highway 547 is closed. Weather – Snow Squall Warning remains in effect. Flurries. Local snow squalls this morning. Local blowing snow. Local amount 2 cm. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to ...

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Kenora OPP Close Highways due to deteriorating road conditions – UPDATED

Dec 5, 2017 @ 09:06 At 9 a.m. OPP reopened Highway 17. Dec 4, 2017 @ 18:04 Members of the Kenora Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police have closed Highway 17 from the Manitoba Border to Vermilion Bay and Highway 71 between Kenora and Fort Frances due to deteriorating road conditions. Travel is not recommended on other highways in the area. ...

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Hwy 17 OPEN (White River to Marathon)

Dec2, 2017 @ 11:55 The highway has been reopened.   Dec 2, 2017 @ 09:31 Highway 17 is closed between Marathon east through to White River due to icy road conditions. Traffic control is in place. Please use caution in the area. As weather conditions fluctuate around 0C please be aware of changing road conditions and drive safely.

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Thursday Morning News – November 30

Nov 30, 2017 @ 07:54 Weather – Periods of snow ending this afternoon then cloudy. Snow at times mixed with rain early this morning. Local snowfall amount 2 cm. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming northwest 20 gusting to 40 early this afternoon. Temperature falling to minus 4 this afternoon. Clearing this evening. Low minus 8 with temperature ...

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Minor traffic delays south of Wawa (Gamitigama Road)

Nov 25, 2017 @ 12:54   At about 12:30 Superior East OPP responded to a single commercial motor vehicle collision south of Wawa. The collision site is just south of the Gamitigama road, about 45km south of Wawa. This northbound transport left the roadway taking out at least 20 guardposts before coming to rest facing south on the embankment.   ...

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Friday Morning News – November 24

Nov 24, 2017 @ 04:43 It’s an early morning report today – rain, freezing rain, slushy rain and snow has been falling throughout the area. It is freezing rain in Wawa as I begin my day. If you are traveling please give yourself more time to get to your destination. At 4 am, Schreiber Fire Department reported that there is very ...

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Thursday Morning News – November 23

Weather – Today will be mainly cloudy. 60 percent chance of flurries this morning. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming northwest 20 early this morning then light near noon. High plus 1 with temperature falling to minus 6 this afternoon. Tonight remains mainly cloudy. Periods of snow beginning late this evening then changing to periods of rain before ...

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Strike to End and Classes to Resume

Nov 19, 2017 @ 15:12 Ontario has passed legislation to end the college labour dispute and return Ontario college students to the classroom. The Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology Labour Dispute Resolution Act, 2017 governs the labour dispute between the College Employer Council and the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) college academic unit. All outstanding issues are to ...

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Colleges welcome passage of return to work legislation

Nov 19, 2017 @ 14:56 Ontario colleges welcomed today’s passage of Bill 178 that has ended the college faculty strike and will let faculty and students return to class. “The strike has been incredibly disruptive to students and we needed to end it,” said Sonia Del Missier, Chair, Colleges’ Bargaining Team. “The colleges will be working with all faculty to ...

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Game Schedule for Lori Johnson Memorial Hockey Tournament

Friday, November 17 7:00 p.m. Moose Two vs Camo Monkeys 8:00 p.m. Moose on the Loose vs One Period Away 9:00 p.m. Stick Figures vs Zeor Pucks Given 10:00 p.m. Loafers 2.0 vs Goal Diggers Saturday, November 18 9:00 a.m. Moose on the Loose vs Loafers 2.0 10:00 a.m. Moose Two vs Stick Figures 11:00 a.m. Goal Diggers vs One ...

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Friday Morning News – November 17

Nov 17, 2017 @ 07:35 Weather – Today will be Cloudy. Periods of snow beginning early this morning except periods of rain along the lakeshore late this afternoon. Amount 5 cm. Wind becoming south 30 km/h gusting to 50 this morning. High plus 1. Tonight, periods of snow except periods of rain along the lakeshore. Fog patches developing this evening. ...

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Thursday Morning News – November 16

Nov 16, 2017 @ 07:29 Weather –  Today – Periods of snow ending this morning then a mix of sun and cloud. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 50. Temperature steady near minus 6. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Becoming cloudy after midnight. Wind north 20 km/h becoming southeast 20 near midnight. Low minus 10. Marine – Gale warning in effect.Wind north 35 ...

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From the Branch – November 15

Nov 15, 2017 @ 08:15 Yes, the wind was cold and the snow came down but a contingent of Veterans, Legion Members, Firemen and Police marched to the Cenotaph on November 11th and wreaths were laid. Then they marched to MHS and a nice ceremony was held and some more wreaths were placed by the small cenotaph. Our faithful piper ...

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Wednesday Morning News – November 15th

Nov 15, 2017 @ 07:49 Weather Fog advisory in effect for: Atikokan – Upsala – Quetico – City of Thunder Bay – Dryden – Ignace – Fort Frances – Rainy Lake – Geraldton – Manitouwadge – Hornepayne – Kapuskasing – Hearst – Lake Nipigon – Wabakimi – Nipigon – Marathon – Superior North – Sioux Lookout – Savant Lake – Superior West – Wawa – White River – Pukaskwa Near zero ...

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Wawa Remembers – Remembrance Day 2017

Blowy and snowy, the parade made its way down Broadway Avenue, Mission and Magpie Road to the Cenotaph. All the while they were piped by Scott McGillvary and escorted by officers from the Superior East Ontario Provincial Police Detachment.   There at Centoaph, wreaths were laid for Canada, the Province of Ontario, Silver Cross Mother, Municipality of Wawa, Legion Branch ...

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