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Area Road Conditions – December 12

Dec 12, 2022 at 06:31 Here are the road conditions for the Wawa area as posted by ON511: Primary Condition Secondary Condition visibility drifting Date & Time Highway 101 From Highway 144 to Shawmere River Bare and dry road Good No 22-12-12 5:08 AM Highway 101 From Shawmere River to Highway 651 Bare and dry road Bare and wet road ...

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Hwy 17 (Wawa to White River) OPEN

Dec 10, 2022 at 18:42 At 6:34 p.m. Highway 17 was reopened. Dec 10, 2022 at 16:12 Hwy 17 has been closed from Wawa to White River due to a tractor trailer rollover south of White River, with both lanes blocked. The highway was closed at 4:07 p.m. There is no further information at this time.

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First Nations Reject Ontario’s Plan to Manage Endangered Caribou Herd

At a time when recognition of First Nations’ importance in ecological stewardship is being increasingly recognized around the world, including at the ongoing COP15 conference on Conservation of Biodiversity in Montreal, Ontario is going in the opposite direction. Two First Nations are calling on Ontario to withdraw a controversial effort to contract out the development of a plan for the ...

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Morning News – December 10

Dec 10, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Sunny. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud this afternoon. Wind up to 15 km/h. High -4. Wind chill -20 this morning and -8 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Becoming cloudy this evening. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -11. Wind chill -8 this evening and ...

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Mixed Curling Standings – December 8

Team Rank Wins G.P. McCOY, Joe 1 5 5 FAHRER, Tom 2 4 5 TERRIS, Tom 2 4 5 BUCKELL, Chris 4 2 5 STOYCHEFF, Peter 4 2 4 HALL, Dave 6 1 4 SWITZER, Anya 6 1 5 SMIT, Brandon 8 0 5 There are no games scheduled for December 15th. It will be Christmas fun curling.  

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Morning News – December 9

Dec 9, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Cloudy. 60% chance of flurries this morning and early this afternoon with risk of freezing drizzle. Wind up to 15 km/h. High -3. Wind chill -16 this morning and minus 8 this afternoon. Tonight – Clearing. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -14. Wind chill near -20. News Tidbits: For fans of ...

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East Algoma OPP – Driver charged ‘Drive while under Suspension’

On December 6, 2022, members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting patrol duties on Water Street in the Town of Thessalon. At approximately 8:00 p.m., police observed a black pick-up truck travelling northbound on Water Street. The vehicle began to travel at a high rate of speed, turned down Barber Street and entered a ...

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Argonaut Gold Appoints New CEO

Argonaut Gold Inc. (TSX: AR) (the “Company”, “Argonaut Gold” or “Argonaut”) announces that Larry Radford will step down as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective immediately for personal health reasons. The Board of Directors has appointed Richard Young as President and CEO and Director of the Board of the Company.  Mr. Radford will stay on at Argonaut as a ...

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Morning News – December 8

Dec 8, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Mainly cloudy with 40% chance of flurries. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 5. Wind chill -25 this morning and -8 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy with 60% chance of flurries and risk of freezing drizzle. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -8. Wind chill -7 ...

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PRUD’HOMME, Paul

Passed away at the Lady Dunn Health Centre on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at the age of 62 years. Beloved husband of Tonya Brain. Loving father of Christine (Corey) and Todd. Proud grandfather of 4. Dear son of Lucille and the late Laurient Prud’Homme. Dear brother of Lorraine, Mona, Victor, Diaz and the late Norman. Son-in-law of John Miller and ...

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Argonaut Gold (Magino) to Sell Anna Paula Project to Heliostar

Argonaut Gold will sell its Ana Paula gold project in Guerrero State, Mexico for $30 million in cash and shares to Heliostar. Heliostar (Vancouver based) will pay $10 million upfront; $5 million in shares upon renewing the open-pit mining permit or obtaining a new underground mining permit; $2 million upon completion of a feasibility study or July 1, 2024 (whichever ...

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The Mars Show

  Some three billion years ago, Mars was believed to have been a water world just like earth. It possessed great oceans and was most likely on its way to forming life in one form or another. Water is made up of hydrogen, the most common element in the universe and oxygen, the third most common element. Water is extremely ...

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Men’s Curling Standings – December 6

Rank Wins GP TERRIS, Tom 1 4 4 McCoy, Joe 2 3 4 MITRIKAS, Erik 2 3 4 FAHRER, Tom 4 2 4 HALE, Ron 5 0 4 MORRIS, Lucas 5 0 4 Game Schedule for December 12, 2022. Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 TERRIS HALE FAHRER MITRIKAS MORRIS McCOY  

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Between the Covers – December 7

L’École Publique L’Escalade visited the Wawa Public Library. The library staff was thrilled to have students and teachers from L’Escalade come and visit the library. It was wonderful to show everyone our amazing new Interactive Game table and all the uses of a 3D Printer. The students were all very captivated by the new technology in the library. It was ...

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