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Great Weekend for Ice Fishing – Wawa tops Town Points

Ontario’s COVID-safe ice fishing tournament is well underway now. Wawa has 130 anglers with 227 fish caught since the tournament began. Wawa is currently #1 provincially in ‘town points’! Right now (Sunday night) Mayson Geldart is in the lead for Wawa and for the province with his walleye of 73.7cm or 29 inches. If Maysen can hold on to the ...

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News from the Park – Trivia Time

Okay folks, trivia time.  Can you name the longest running daytime gameshow on network television?  I’ll give you a hint by asking, “Where were you in 72?”  That was the year of the first episode.  I was just a babe in arms back then…. What do you mean, “Ya, right?!’  Okay maybe I was a lad.  Anyway, if you guessed ...

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News from the Park – c’est l’heure des devinettes!

Ok tout le monde, c’est l’heure des devinettes! Pouvez-vous nommer la plus longue émission de jeux diffusée sur la télévision en réseau? Je vais vous donner un indice en vous demandant: « Où étiez-vous en 1972? » C’était l’année du premier épisode. J’étais juste un bébé à l’époque…. Que voulez-vous dire, « Ouais, non ?! » Ok, peut-être que j’étais un garçon. Quoi qu’il ...

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Algoma Moves into Yellow – Protect today

As of February 16, Algoma will enter the Yellow – Protect zone of the provincial framework that allows certain businesses to open with strict preventive measures in place.   In Algoma, cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the past 14 days across the district, with evidence of community spread.   “Due to ongoing risk of transmission, and especially the ...

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Morning News – February 16th

Weather: Sunny. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 13. Wind chill minus 39 this morning and minus 16 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Clear this evening then partly cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries overnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 27. Wind chill minus 20 this evening and minus ...

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APH – reporting region’s third COVID-19 related death

It is with great sadness that today we are reporting the region’s third death related to COVID-19.   Out of respect for the family, no further information is being shared.   “This loss of life affects all of us deeply,” said Dr. Jennifer Loo, Medical Officer of Health. “On behalf of Algoma Public Health, we offer our most sincere condolences ...

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So Thankful to live in Wawa

So thankful to live in Wawa. We would like to express a huge thank you to everyone who helped us after our car accident. Our OPP are great. They were quick to respond, professional yet personable and so very patient with us while asking all the pertinent questions. We were in shock and were not responding as normal. Thanks for ...

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Morning News – February 15th

Happy Family Day to everyone! In Manitoba, it is Louis Riel Day.   Weather: Sunny. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 17. Wind chill minus 32 this morning and minus 21 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Clear. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 30. Wind chill minus 23 this evening and ...

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Marathon OPP – Victim identified in collision

On Saturday, February 13, 2021, approximately 07:21 pm, officers of the Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) detachment responded to a report of a motor vehicle collision (MVC), involving a pickup truck and tractor-trailer unit (TTU) on Highway 17, approximately 30km west of Marathon near the Little Pic River Bridge. Officers arrived on the scene to find a blue TTU in ...

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Highway 17 – (Marathon to Terrace Bay) OPEN

Feb 14, 2021 at 09:30 At 8:52 a.m. the highway was opened.   Feb 14, 2021 at 08:30 Ontario511 says that the highway remains closed:   Feb 14, 2021 at 07:15 At 7:00 a.m. OPP tweeted, Hwy 17 Marathon to Terrace Bay was opened to one lane. Ontario511 still shows it closed.       Feb 14, 2021 at 06:02 ...

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Wawa Leaderboard – Ontario Ice Fishing Challenge

127 anglers are registered to fish in the Wawa portion, with 43 fish brought in yesterday. Wawa anglers brought in more fish than any other town in the competition. Congratulations to Roger Lord who won the Early Registration Prize (Canadian Tire – Wawa). He won an gas ice auger. Good luck to all the anglers, stay safe, watch changing weather ...

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Morning News – February 14th

Happy Valentine’s Day to everyone!   Weather: Flurries ending this morning then mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Local amount 2 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 12. Wind chill minus 22 this morning and minus 17 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Partly cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries this evening. Wind ...

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Morning News – February 13th

Weather: Flurries. Snow squalls over western sections. Local amount 2 to 4 cm except 20 cm over western sections. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 13. Wind chill minus 33 this morning and minus 19 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. Tonight – Flurries. Snow squalls over western sections. Local amount 2 to 4 cm except 10 cm over western ...

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APH – 3 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 (#191 – #193)

Algoma Public Health (APH) is reporting 3 new cases of COVID-19.  One is from Central and East Algoma, one is from North Algoma, and the other from Elliot Lake and area and is associated with the ongoing cluster investigation at 100 Warsaw Place. Through contact tracing, Algoma Public Health notifies all close contacts directly. If you are not contacted by Algoma ...

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Highway Closures & the ups and downs of trucking…

Today was a shitty yet amazing day. I woke up this morning and started my day. It was storming pretty hard. Got on top of Montreal River Hill and started losing all my air and it wasn’t building back up. Made it to the next pull-out. Little to no cell service. I get out, start checking things out. I’m not ...

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