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Morning News – January 12

Jan 12, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Cloudy with 60% chance of flurries. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High -4. Wind chill -14 this morning and -9 this afternoon. Tonight – Cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries this evening. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40. Low -18. Wind chill -13 this evening and ...

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NDP MPPs in Kenora fighting for faster winter road maintenance

While in town as part of the government’s 2023 pre-budget consultations, Ontario NDP Finance critic Catherine Fife (Waterloo), Economic Development critic Terence Kernaghan (London North Centre), and deputy leader Sol Mamakwa ( Kiiwentinoong) held a press conference on January 9th, 2023 calling on the Ford government to implement better winter maintenance standards for Highways 11 and 17. “Northern Ontarians are ...

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Area Road Conditions – January 12

Jan 12, 2023 at 06:27 Here are the road conditions for the Wawa area as posted by ON511. If you are headed to Sault Ste. Marie there is a disabled vehicle in the Gargantua area, and the highway is reduced to one lane. At Dead Otter Lake, the eastbound lane and shoulder has been closed since 3:04 a.m. closed due ...

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Spotting A Comet

What better way to open the new year than by spotting a hopefully bright comet? It is referred to as comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) and it could be putting on a decent show in northern skies throughout January. This will be a great chance to test that new set of binoculars or telescope you may have received for Christmas.   ...

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Wawa Ladies Curling Standings – January 10

RANK WINS G.P. LESCHISHIN, Barb 1 5 6 BONITZKE, Wendy 2 4 6 SPENCER, Diane 2 4 7 BUSSINEAU, Denise 4 3 4 CHIUPKA, Lorna 4 3 7 PARSONS, Rochelle 4 3 7 AMOS, Tracy 7 2 6 MATHIAS, Danette 8 1 7 Game Schedule for January 17th Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 AMOS PARSONS BONITZKE BUSSINEAU ...

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Housing to be built to support Veterans and Indigenous Peoples

The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion, alongside Terry Sheehan, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour and Member of Parliament Sault Ste. Marie, Ross Romano, Member of Provincial Parliament for Sault Ste. Marie, Mayor Matthew Shoemaker, Justin Marchand, Chief Executive Officer, Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services, and Helen Stewart, President, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 25 – ...

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$31.5 million in Investments to be made in Huron Central Railway

Yesterday in Sault Ste. Marie, the federal Minister of Transport, the Honourable Omar Alghabra, and federal Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour, Terry Sheehan, announced an investment of up to $10.5 million under the National Trade Corridors Fund to the Huron Central Railway Inc. for infrastructure investment in Northern Ontario. Matching donations were announced by Ross Romano, SSM MPP ...

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Morning News – January 11

Jan 11, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Snow. Amount 5 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. High -3. Wind chill -14 this morning and -5 this afternoon. Tonight – Snow ending late this evening then mainly cloudy with 60% chance of flurries. Fog patches developing after midnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -11. Wind chill -5 this evening ...

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Area Road Conditions – January 11

Jan 11, 2023 at 07:00 Here are the road conditions for the Wawa area as posted by ON511. Primary Condition Secondary Condition visibility drifting Highway 101 From Highway 144 to Shawmere River Bare and dry road Good No 23-1-11 5:09 AM Highway 101 From Shawmere River to Highway 651 Bare and wet road Bare and dry road Good No 23-1-11 ...

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Michipicoten Golf Club AGM

I trust everyone had a safe and happy holiday season! I know it is cold out and the thought of golfing is at the height of winter hibernation, but we are busy preparing for the upcoming season with all the excitement that the 2023 golf year will have to offer. As a matter of fact, one of the things being ...

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Men’s Curling Standings – January 9

Team Rank Wins GP FAHRER, Tom 1 6 8 McCOY, Joe 1 6 8 TERRIS, Tom 1 6 8 MITRIKAS, Erik 4 3 8 HALE, Ron 5 2 8 MORRIS, Lucas 6 1 8 Game Schedule for January 16th, 2023: Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 MITIKAS FAHRER MORRIS McCOY HALE TERRIS

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Kindergarten registration at French Catholic schools in Chapleau, Wawa, Dubreuilville and Hornepayne

Parents wishing to register their child in a full-time French-language Kindergarten program are invited to come to discover Conseil scolaire Catholique Nouvelon’s elementary schools in Chapleau, Wawa, Dubreuilville and Hornepayne during its Kindergarten Registration event from Monday, January 16, to Friday, January 20. This event will be of interest to parents of children born in 2019 who will be attending ...

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East Algoma OPP – Arrest Made in Theft

On January 5, 2023, at approximately 7:00 p.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to a retail store on Ontario Avenue in Elliot Lake regarding a theft that had just occurred. The complainant reported a person at the cash causing a disturbance. The person had tried to use a stolen credit card and then jumped over the counter ...

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Morning News – January 10

Jan 10, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Mainly cloudy. Wind east 20 km/h becoming light late this morning. High minus 7. Wind chill -24 this morning and -12 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy. Periods of light snow beginning after midnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -12. Wind chill near -15. News Tidbits:  Minister ...

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Area Road Conditions – January 10

Jan 10, 2023 at 07:36 Here are the road conditions for the Wawa area as posted by ON511. This posting is much later than usual due to Wawa-news waiting for some road conditions to be updated. The bolded sections have not had the road conditions updated since 9:39 last night.   Primary Condition Secondary Condition visibility drifting Highway 101 From ...

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