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Weather – Mainly cloudy. Flurries beginning early this morning. Amount 2 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 1. Wind chill minus 16 in the morning and minus 5 in the afternoon. Tonight, flurries in the amount of 2 cm is expected. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 8. Wind chill minus 4 in the evening and minus ...

Luke Lesperance of Grande Prairie must be a very happy person today. The very lucky ticket that his mom and dad purchased in the WFD Cash Draw series was the first one to be drawn yesterday. He will receive $1,000 and his ticket will be returned to the drum, where it could be successful in the next cash draws and ...

Weather – A few flurries ending late this morning then a mix of sun and cloud. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 3. Wind chill minus 18 in the morning and minus 8 in the afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight is expected to be mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Wind up to 15 km/h. ...

Dec 8, 2018 @ 08:09   It was really difficult to imagine ice on Wawa Lake this year. With the temperatures bouncing below and above freezing, it looked as if there would be no ice for Christmas. Mother Nature had other plans though, and two nights in a row with temps well below freezing… et voila, we have ice! Several ...

12:52 PM EST Friday 07 December 2018 Snow squall warning in effect for: Agawa – Lake Superior Park Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Snow squalls are expected today into tonight. Snow squalls bands have developed over Lake Superior and are affecting areas near Agawa Bay including Montreal River. These bands are expected to track north towards Lake ...

9 a.m. Provost vs Browns 10 a.m. Ladies Ladies 11 a.m. Buckell Morden 12 p.m. Dom Jean Carruthers 1 p.m. RenTech Provost 2 p.m. Ladies Ladies 3 p.m. Buckell Dom Jean 4 p.m. Carruthers Morden Remember that the Beer Gardens will be open at the MMCC. Come support the Wawa Minor Hockey Association.  

Team Rank Wins G.P. TERRIS, Tom 1 5 5 LESCHISHIN, Mark 2 4 5 McCOY, Joe 3 3 4 BUCKELL, Chris 4 2 4 HALL, Dave 4 2 4 KLOCKARS, Anna-Lise 4 2 4 SPENCER, Diane 7 1 4 BOYD, Katherine 7 1 5 HOFFMANN, Jim 9 0 5 Schedule for Thursday – December 13, 2018 Ice 1 Ice 2 ...

5:02 AM EST Friday 07 December 2018 Snow squall watch in effect for: Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Snow squalls are expected to develop. Under the snow squall bands, visibilities will be significantly reduced due to the heavy snow, and snow will quickly accumulate. Snow squalls are possible this afternoon into Saturday morning. Lake effect snow is ...

Weather – Today will see increasing cloudiness. A few flurries beginning this morning. Local amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 11. Wind chill minus 35 in the morning and minus 14 in the afternoon. Risk of frostbite. A few flurries ending this evening then mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Wind up ...

  Only over the past few days has the ice begun forming on Wawa Lake. This photograph was taken at 3:50 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. Soggy around the edges and patchy towards the depths of the lake – it really did look pretty; the fresh snow on the ice and the dark snow squally skies. Not an hour later I got ...

Algoma Manitoulin NDP MPP Michael Mantha said that the short operating hours of Service Ontario and Drive Test locations throughout the north are making it difficult for families and businesses to get the services that they need.   “The Service Ontario location in the town of Wawa, Ontario, is only open four hours a day, four days a week,” said ...

Each year, bird lovers welcome winter by joining a Christmas Bird Count. It’s a great way to explore nature while helping our feathered friends and is a part of many families’ holiday traditions. The Christmas Bird Count began in 1900, and today it is North America’s longest-running wildlife census. The one-day bird census is conducted by volunteers of all ages ...

Weather – Today will be cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries this morning then a mix of sun and cloud. Wind up to 15 km/h. Temperature falling to minus 14 this afternoon. Wind chill minus 17 in the morning and minus 23 in the afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight, a few clouds are expected. Wind up to ...

Dec 5, 2018 @ 23:14 Poor visibility and road conditions have been reported from Montreal River Harbour to the Agawa Hill. Earlier this evening (10:30) a number of transports were stuck on the Agawa Hill. Currently, very poor visibility has been reported in the Montreal River Harbour/Alona Bay area. This snow squall warning ended at 12:21 a.m. 11:12 PM EST ...