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5:15 AM EDT Wednesday 11 August 2021 Fog advisory in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park (ended 9:13 a.m.) Marathon – Schreiber (ended 9:13 a.m.) Near zero visibility in fog is expected or occurring. Fog will persist this morning. Visibility may be significantly and suddenly reduced to near zero. Travel is expected to be hazardous due to reduced visibility. If ...

Weather – Fog Advisory Mainly cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind becoming southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 this morning. High 26. Humidex 30. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers early this evening. Clearing late this evening. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light near midnight. ...

There is a corporate planning meeting tonight in Council Chambers at 6:30 p.m. Tonight’s meeting will feature a presentation from Ms. Beverly Boyd, who will present the Community Safety and Well-Being Plan. In addition, Director Alex Patterson will present his report for the months of June and July 2021, and the August update for the MMCC Reopening. The committee will ...

March 22, 1968 – August 7, 2021 Passed away suddenly at the Lady Dunn Health Centre. Loving husband of Shelley (nee Knee). Welcoming Marc into heaven is his late father, Lionel. Marc is survived by his mother Isabelle (Raymond) and his brother Luc (Manon). Marc is also survived by his mother-in-law Judy (late Rodger White), sisters-in-law Tracey (Robert) and Tammy ...

Fog advisory in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park (ended 13:33) Near zero visibility in fog is expected or occurring. Fog is occurring causing near zero visibilities. Conditions are expected to improve later this morning. Visibility may be significantly and suddenly reduced to near zero. Travel is expected to be hazardous due to reduced visibility in some locations. If visibility ...

Weather Overcast. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 22. Humidex 30. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers late this evening and overnight. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 late this eveniareng then light overnight. Low 16. Satus of COVID-19 cases in Algoma There are two active cases of COVID-19 in ...

Algoma Public Health (APH) has reported 1 new case of COVID-19 (#408), from Sault Ste. Marie and area. The individual was tested yesterday, Sunday, August 8th, 2021, and is of close contact. The individual is now self-isolating. Through contact tracing, all close contacts have been notified.

Aug 9, 2021 at 15:30 – updated, Fog Advisory ended for Wawa – Schreiber. Aug 9, 2021 at 14:12 – updated, Fog Advisory ended for Nipigon – Rossport. Aug 9, 2021 at 06:22 5:24 AM EDT Monday 09 August 2021 Fog advisory in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park (ended at 14:38) Marathon – Schreiber (ended at 14:38) Nipigon – ...

Those readers of a particular age will readily remember a movie called Rocky.  One would be hard-pressed to find many who don’t know the movie because, with eight sequels to follow the first, it is pretty hard to ignore.  For those unfamiliar with the series, in a nutshell, the world-famous boxer Rocky Balboa’s success in the ring sends his popularity ...

Les lecteurs d’un certain âge se souviendront facilement d’un film intitulé Rocky. On aurait du mal à trouver le film, car avec huit suites à suivre, il est assez difficile d’ignorer. Pour ceux qui ne connaissent pas la série, le succès du boxeur Américain, de renommée mondiale Rocky Balboa, dans le «ring» envoie sa popularité vers les étoiles. Ensuite, la ...

(111 Players) 1st FLIGHT: 1st : Michel Lemoyne, Jared Saunders, Dominic Jean – 31 2nd : Francis Dechamplain, Marcel Poulin, Spare – 31 3rd : Vic Sillanpaa, Tony Thomas, Paul Bernath – 32 2nd FLIGHT: 1st : Gilbert Bouchard, Dave Castonguay, Marcel Poulin – 33 2nd : Rob Vernier, Bill Carruthers, Karl Benstead – 33 3rd : Brandon Case, Brad ...

Weather Cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm this afternoon. Fog dissipating this morning. High 23. Humidex 30. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm this evening. Fog patches developing this evening. Low 17.   Status of COVID-19 cases in Algoma There one active ...

Aug 7, 2021 at 20:03 – The vehicle has been removed, and Ferrovial is cleaning the lanes. Both lanes will be open momentarily.   Aug 7, 2021 at 18:45   One lane is closed at this time due to a single vehicle collision just past the Magpie River Bridge (2km north of Wawa). Multiple guard posts have been broken, and ...

(11 Players) 1st PLACE: Diane Spencer, Paul Bernath – 2nd PLACE: Luan Buckell, Victor Sillanpaa – 3rd PLACE: Cliff Ingham, Louise Moran, Linda Sillanpaa – LEAST AMOUNT OF PUTTS: Erik Mitrikas, Lise Bernath CLOSEST TO THE PIN #3: Victor Sillanpaa CLOSEST TO THE PIN #7: Erik Mitrikas   DRAW WINNERS: Canadian Tire – Victor Sillanpaa Club House Voucher – Linda ...

Mid-afternoon Friday, Algoma Public Health reported 1 new case of COVID-19 (#407), from Central and East Algoma. The individual was tested on August 5th, is of close contact exposure and is self-isolating. Through contact tracing, all close contacts have been notified.