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Area Road Conditions – Nov. 23 at 06:01

Nov 20, 2021 at 06:01 All buses are running. updated at: 5:23 a.m. Primary Conditions Secondary Conditions Visibility Hwy 17 West/North 50km From Wawa to Paint Lake Rd, Wawa bare and dry bare and wet good 70km From Paint Lake Rd, Wawa to Mobert bare and dry good 101 63km From Wawa to Hwy 651 (Missinabi Corners) bare and wet ...

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New stamp honours trailblazing singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie

  Canada Post has unveiled a stamp paying tribute to one of Canada’s most successful singer-songwriters – Buffy Sainte-Marie, C.C. Believed to have been born on the Piapot First Nation in Saskatchewan in 1941, Sainte-Marie is internationally renowned for her unique vibrato vocals and emotionally charged songs, which have been covered by hundreds of artists, from Elvis Presley and Neil ...

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Wawa’s New Landfill Site?

Has the former Davidson fuels location become the new Wawa landfill site? When the Algoma Ore Division closed its doors, the rail line at the end of Government Road was torn up and created a beautiful trail for family walks, pet walking to ATV enthusiasts. A few years later, Davidson Fuels relocated its fuel operations and offices to Pinewood Drive ...

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Harte Gold Announces Additional Funding Commitment of US$2 million

Harte Gold announces that it has obtained an additional funding commitment of US$2 million from BNP Paribas (“BNPP”) pursuant to an amendment of its existing Revolving Credit Facility with BNPP which allows Harte Gold to continue operating while efforts to secure a transaction in its Strategic Review Process continue. The Strategic Review Process has not yet resulted in any binding ...

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Mixed Curling Standings – November 14

Mixed Curling welcomes two (2) new Teams – teams Danny Merce and Sarah Corley. Team Rank Wins G.P. BUCKELL, Chris 1 2 2 TERRIS, Tom 1 2 2 FAHRER, Tom 3 1 2 HALL, Dave 3 1 1 MERCER, Danny 3 1 2 CORLEY, Sarah 6 0 1 McCoy, Joe 6 0 2   Game Schedule for November 25th Ice ...

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Morning News – November 19

Nov 19, 2021 at 07:56 Weather: There are no weather alerts this morning. Today – Mainly sunny. Increasing cloudiness this afternoon. Wind up to 15 km/h. High zero. Wind chill minus 8 this morning. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40 late this evening. Temperature rising to plus 3 by morning. ...

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Area Road Conditions – Nov. 19 at 07:15

Nov 19, 2021 at 07:15 Buses are running as scheduled. Hwy 17 is reduced to one lane in the Mom/Dad/Baby Lake – Trapper’s Trail due to environmental clean up. updated at: 5:22/5:26 a.m. Primary Conditions Secondary Conditions Visibility Hwy 17 West/North 50km From Wawa to Paint Lake Rd, Wawa bare and dry bare and wet good 70km From Paint Lake ...

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Happenings at Wawa First United – November 18

In-Person Worship Services will continue on November 21, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. Reign of Christ Sunday, All are Welcome. Covid-19 protocols will be followed. Sat. Nov. 20   PRAYER  SHAWL 3 p.m.    . The U.C.W. request  that all donations for the next Thrift Shop be held at home as no date has been set yet.

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APH: 24 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 (#768 – #791)

Algoma Public Health has reported 24 new cases­­ of COVID-19 (#768 – #791), all from Sault Ste. Marie and area. There are 234 cases in the Algoma District, and 15 in hospital. There have been cases reported in Sault Ste. Marie and area, and in East Algoma.   Details of the confirmed cases:   Case Number Exposure Category Status Tested ...

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Snow Squall Warning (Montreal River – Searchmont)

Nov 18, 2021 at 18:29 6:17 PM EST Thursday 18 November 2021 Snow squall warning in effect for: Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Snow squalls are expected. Under the snow squall bands, visibilities will be significantly reduced due to the heavy snow, and snow will quickly accumulate. Lake effect snow off Lake Superior is expected to continue ...

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Winter weather travel advisory (Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake) ENDED

Nov 18, 2021 at 18:12 Winter weather travel advisory (Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake) ended at 4:50 p.m. Nov 18, 2021 at 13:02 12:40 PM EST Thursday 18 November 2021 Weather advisory in effect for: Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake Winter weather travel advisory in effect. Lake effect snow off of lake Superior will continue over the southern section this afternoon. A ...

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L’Ontario améliore le dépistage de la COVID 19 pour l’hiver

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Le gouvernement de l’Ontario améliore le dépistage de la COVID-19 en augmentant le nombre de lieux de dépistage et en rendant plus pratique l’accès au dépistage financé par les fonds publics pour les personnes qui en ont besoin. Ces nouvelles options de dépistage sont déployées alors que de plus en plus de personnes se réfugient à l’intérieur et participent à ...

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Ontario Enhancing COVID-19 Winter Testing

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The Ontario government is enhancing COVID-19 testing by expanding the number of testing locations and making it more convenient to access publicly funded testing for those who need it. These new testing options are being deployed as more people head indoors and attend family gatherings during the colder winter months. “While vaccination remains the best way to protect against COVID-19, ...

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Snow Squall Watch (Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake) ENDED

Nov 18, 2021 at 13:02 12:50 AM EST Thursday 18 November 2021 Snow squall conditions are no longer expected. This snow squall watch has been replaced by a winter travel advisory. Nov 18, 2021 at 09:17 8:53 AM EST Thursday 18 November 2021 Snow squall watch in effect for: Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake Snow squalls are expected to develop. Under ...

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