Weather: Today – Sunny. Increasing cloudiness late this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 19. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 40% chance of showers overnight. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h before morning. Low 11. Northeast Forest Fire Region Update: Cochrane 9 remains a 6022 hectare fire that is not yet under control. This fire is ...
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Frost Advisory
Just after midnight, Environment Canada issued a Frost Advisory for a large swath of Northern Ontario: Wawa – Dubreuilville – White River – Pukaskwa Marathon – Schreiber Manitouwadge – Hornepayne Agawa – Lake Superior Park, and areas shown in grey EC warns that some plants may be damaged or even destroyed by frost. Temperatures are expected to drop to or ...
Read More »Thunder Bay OPP – Search underway for Overdue Canoeist in Quetico Provincial Park – UPDATE
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have located the body of a missing canoeist on Saganagons Lake. On June 9, 2024, just before 4:00 p.m., the OPP Underwater Search and Recovery Unit located the body of the 25-year-old male from Indianapolis, Indiana, who had gone missing after a canoe capsized on Saganagons Lake in Quetico Provincial Park. The individual had been ...
Read More »LDHC Foundation Hosting Charity Golf Tournament
June 22 is the date for the 2nd Annual LDHCF golf tournament. All monies go to purchase, maintain and update equipment to support services provided by the Lady Dunn Health Centre. The Foundation is still raising money for items from the Wish Campaign. This list includes 2 industrial washing machines, bladder scanner, and lots of “cool” things – walk in ...
Read More »Monday Morning News – June 10
Weather: Today – Sunny. Wind becoming north 20 km/h gusting to 40 early this morning. High 18. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Clear. Low plus 3 with risk of frost. Northeast Forest Fire Update: Cochrane 9 – 6022 hectare fire that is not under control. This fire is located about 3 kilometres east of Parson Lake and 8 ...
Read More »Wawa Fire responds to Commercial Vehicle Collision South of Wawa
Jun 8, 2024 at 13:32 At 11:47 a.m. ON511 reported that both lanes were open. Jun 8, 2024 at 08:17 Wawa Fire, OPP responded to a commercial vehicle collision just south of Wawa just before 8 a.m. It looks like both northbound lanes were closed on the straight stretch just before the hill before Backcountry Motorsports & Marine. There were ...
Read More »Men’s Night Golf- June 6th
144 Golfers – Mixed day 13*C 1st Flight Winners 1st – Dylan Buckell, Noah Asselin, Anders Morden – 32 2nd – Chris Buckell, Blair Mills, Dave Hall – 32 3rd – Dylan Buckell, Brandon Case, Bradley Case – 33 2nd Flight Winners 1st – Jeff Lamon, James Morden, Chris Morrison – 34 2nd – Brandon Case, Bradley Case, Michael Fell ...
Read More »Saturday Morning News – June 8
Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud. 40 percent chance of showers this afternoon with risk of a thunderstorm. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h late this morning. High 17. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low 7. Northeast Forest Fire Region: ...
Read More »Nipissing West OPP – Charges laid after single vehicle collision on Hwy 144
Police arrested and charged the driver with impaired driving charges after investigating a single motor vehicle collision. On June 6, 2024, shortly after 9:00 a.m., members from the Nipissing West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), responded to a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 144, Unincorporated Territory, north of the City of Greater Sudbury. No injuries were reported, ...
Read More »Schreiber OPP – Charges laid after traffic complaint
A traffic complaint has led to drug charges being laid. On June 6, 2024, shortly before 10:00 p.m., members of the Schreiber Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint at a local gas station of a suspected impaired driver. Through investigation, officers located illicit substances believed to be crack cocaine. The driver was subsequently placed ...
Read More »Cambrian College Hosts High School Business Case Competition Featuring Wawa
It was mostly work and some play as more than 60 students from nine high schools across Greater Sudbury entered the ‘dragon’s den’ at Cambrian College this week for the 2nd Annual High School Business Case Study Competition. During the competition, students worked in teams to analyze a complex business case and then problem-solved to develop creative solutions. The ...
Read More »Friday Morning News – June 7
Weather: Today – Cloudy with 60% chance of showers or drizzle. Fog patches dissipating near noon. High 14. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 30% chance of showers early this evening. Clearing before morning. Low 7. Northeast Forest Fire Region Update: There are five forest fires in the Northeast Forest Fire Region. Cochrane 9 is a 2572 ...
Read More »Angus Gold Announces $2.5 Million Brokered Private Placement
Angus Gold, is pleased to announce it has entered into an agreement with Beacon Securities Limited to act as sole lead agent and bookrunner, on behalf of a syndicate of agents, in connection with a private placement offering of 3,125,000 flow-through units at a price of $0.80 per FT Unit for gross proceeds to the Company of $2,500,000 or such ...
Read More »Happenings at Wawa First United – Third Sunday after Pentecost
Are you keeping the Sabbath Holy? The message was about Jesus and his disciples picking grain for a snack and healing a persons hand on the Sabbath. The Pharisees confronted Jesus hoping to put a wedge between him and his followers. Jesus said, “God created the Sabbath for people not people for the Sabbath.” There is much discussion on whether ...
Read More »Thursday Morning News – June 6
Weather: xx Northeast Region Forest Fire Update: There are 5 forest fires in the Northeast Region. The largest is Cochrane 9 (2572ha) that is not yet under control. This fire is located about 3 kilometres east of Parson Lake and 8 kilometres west of the Quebec border. Five crews are committed to this fire. The fire hazard varies from moderate ...
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