Local & Area News

Morning News – November 22

Nov 22, 2021 at 07:56 Weather: Cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Wind northwest 20 km/h. High minus 5. Wind chill minus 17 this morning and minus 10 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries this evening. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 14. Wind chill minus 10 this evening ...

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Bus Cancellations

Due to the Highway 17 N closure between Wawa and White River, Routes N001, N002, N006, N009 servicing Wawa and White River Schools will be cancelled today. This cancellation affects students who attend Sir James Dunn Public School, Michipicoten High School, St. Augustine, École Saint Joseph, and St. Basil (White River). Due to the closure of Highway 17, Route N6 bringing ...

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Weather Warnings (Sault Ste. Marie – Superior East)

Nov 22, 2021 at 05:40 5:36 AM EST Monday 22 November 2021 Snow squall warning in effect for: Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Persons in or near this area should be on the lookout for adverse weather conditions and take necessary safety precautions. Watch for updated statements.   Nov 22, ...

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Weather Warnings (Chapleau – Gogama)

Nov 22, 2021 at 05:16 5:01 AM EST Monday 22 November 2021 Weather advisory ended for: Gogama – Foleyet 5:00 AM EST Monday 22 November 2021 Weather advisory ended for: Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake Nov 21, 2021 at 23:15 10:27 PM EST Sunday 21 November 2021 Weather advisory in effect for: Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake Winter weather travel advisory in ...

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Weather Warnings (Wawa – White River – Pukaskwa)

Nov 22, 2021 at 05:14 05:13 EST Monday 22 November 2021 No Alerts in effect. Nov 21, 2021 at 21:45 9:32 PM EST Sunday 21 November 2021 Weather advisory in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Winter weather travel advisory in effect for tonight. A sharp cold front is moving east through the region, and has ...

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Weather Warnings (Geraldton – Manitouwadge – Hornepayne)

Nov 22, 2021 at 05:13 05:11 EST Monday 22 November 2021 No Alerts in effect. Nov 21, 2021 at 21:45 9:32 PM EST Sunday 21 November 2021 Weather advisory in effect for: Manitouwadge – Hornepayne Winter weather travel advisory in effect for tonight. A sharp cold front is moving east through the region, and has a burst of heavy snow ...

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APH: 41 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and two potential public exposures

Algoma Public Health is reporting forty-one new cases of COVID-19 (#818 -#858): 39 – Sault Ste. Marie and Area 2 – Central & East Algoma Algoma Public Health has requested assistance from provincial case and contact managers and from other health units. They state, “If you are a case or a high-risk contact, you may receive a call from a ...

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Morning News – November 20

Nov 20, 2021 at 07:56 Weather: Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries or rain showers. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. Temperature steady near plus 2. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Clearing this evening. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light early this evening. Low minus 7. Wind chill minus 12 overnight. Status of COVID-19 cases ...

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Area Road Conditions – Nov. 20 at 07:27

Nov 20, 2021 at 07:27 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 a.m. Primary Conditions Secondary Conditions Visibility Hwy 17 West/North 50km From Wawa to Paint Lake Rd, Wawa bare and dry good 70km From Paint Lake Rd, Wawa to Mobert bare and wet good ...

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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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