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January 25, 2022 at 07:57 Weather: Extreme Cold Warning in Effect Today – Sunny. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 20. Wind chill minus 38 this morning and minus 24 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Clear. Becoming partly cloudy overnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 34. Wind chill minus 32 ...

Jan 26, 2022 at 07:48 Road conditions from ON511 as of this morning’s reports (4:30 –  5:30). Primary Conditions Secondary Conditions Visibility Hwy 17 West/North 50km From Wawa to Paint Lake Rd, Wawa bare and dry snow packed good 70km From Paint Lake Rd, Wawa to Mobert bare and dry partly snow packed good 101 63km From Wawa to Hwy ...

Jan 25, 2022 at 07:48 Road conditions from ON511 as of this morning’s reports (4:30 –  5:30). Primary Conditions Secondary Conditions Visibility Hwy 17 West/North 50km From Wawa to Paint Lake Rd, Wawa bare and wet snow packed good 70km From Paint Lake Rd, Wawa to Mobert bare and dry partly snow packed good 101 63km From Wawa to Hwy ...

Jan 25, 2022 at 07:23 The Algoma & Huron-Superior Transportation Consortium has advised that “Due to the extremely cold temperatures in Hornepayne, all school related transportation is cancelled today for all Boards.  Schools will remain open.”

L’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa) est fière de l’accomplissement de tous ses élèves qui ont participé au concours des affiches de la Légion. Félicitations aux élèves suivants : Affiches en couleurs : Cédric Hardy, 3e année, 3e place; Lauryn Bumstead, 5e année, 2eplace; Adriana Casavant, 7e année, 1re place ; Ella Stewart, 8e année, 3e place. Affiches en noir et blanc : Tanner Robinson, 5e année, ...

École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) takes great pride in the accomplishments of all of its students who participated in the Legion Poster Contest. Congratulations to the following students: Colour posters: Cédric Hardy, grade 3, 3rd place; Lauryn Bumstead, grade 5, 2nd place; Adriana Casavant, grade 7, 1st place; Ella Stewart, grade 8, 3rd place. Black and white posters: Tanner Robinson, grade 5, ...

Jan 24, 2022 at 12:06 Tbe snow squall warning ended for Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay (ended at 11:15 a.m.) Jan 24, 2022 at 10:06 Tbe snow squall warning ended for Agawa – Lake Superior Park (ended at 9:45 a.m.) Jan 24, 2022 at 07:14 7:50 AM EST Monday 24 January 2022 Snow squall warning in effect ...

Amanda Paine did it again! She organized another fundraiser for Wawa’s Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Program. Her beautiful ornaments, customized each and every one of them, were sold to all her friends, family and anyone wanting a unique Christmas Gift.   We can’t thank her enough for her hard work and the donation to help support Wawa’s Imagination Library. We ...

Lately, I’ve heard or read the idiom Flying by the seat of his pants” quite a lot. This idiom was born in 1938 when an adventurous pilot’s flight plan to cross the Atlantic in his plane of dubious mechanical repute was rejected. So, he resubmitted one to fly from New York to California instead. But on July 19, 1938, he ...

Dernièrement, j’ai beaucoup entendu ou lu l’idiome “Voler par le siège de son pantalon“. Cet idiome est né en 1938 lorsque le plan de vol d’un pilote aventureux pour traverser l’Atlantique dans son avion à la réputation mécanique douteuse a été rejeté. Alors, il en a resoumis un pour voler de New York à la Californie à la place. Mais ...

January 24, 2022 at 07:57 Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud with 40 percent chance of flurries early this morning. Clearing this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 17. Wind chill minus 24 this morning and minus 29 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – A few clouds. Wind up ...

Jan 24, 2022 at 07:23 Road conditions from ON511 as of this morning’s reports (4:30 –  5:30). Primary Conditions Secondary Conditions Visibility Hwy 17 West/North 50km From Wawa to Paint Lake Rd, Wawa partly snow covered good 70km From Paint Lake Rd, Wawa to Mobert bare and dry partly snow packed good 101 63km From Wawa to Hwy 651 (Missinabi ...

Jan 23, 2022 at 18:22 The Snow Squall Watch has ended at 5:58 p.m. Jan 23, 2022 at 08:53 5:31 AM EST Sunday 23 January 2022 Snow squall watch in effect for: Agawa – Lake Superior Park Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Snow squalls are expected to develop this afternoon. Hazard: Local snowfall accumulations of 10 to ...

January 23, 2022 at 07:57 Weather: Today – Sunny. Increasing cloudiness late this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 15. Wind chill minus 34 this morning and minus 19 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries overnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 21. Wind ...

Jan 22, 2022 at 22:38 Highway 17 between Wawa and Batchawana Bay has been reopened. It was reopened at 22:18. Jan 22, 2022 at 11:58 Highway 17 remains closed between Wawa and Batchawana Bay due to poor weather conditions. Jan 22, 2022 at 06:21 Highway 17 from Wawa to Batchawana is closed due to poor weather conditions. The highway was ...