Local & Area News

Wednesday Morning News – June 13

Jun 13, 2018 @ 07:57 Weather – Showers. A few thunderstorms early this morning. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 this afternoon. High 16. UV index 3 or moderate. Marine – Strong wind warning in effect.Wind light increasing to west 15 knots early this morning and to northwest 20 late this morning. Wind increasing to ...

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Wawa EDC Hosts Wawa Wood Heat Trade Show

Jun 12, 2018 @ 11:41 The EDC of Wawa hosted a two day trade show on the Curling Rink surface at the Michipicoten Memorial Community Centre featuring a variety of ways to heat with the renewable energy source of wood. This trade show offered residents and businesses an opportunity to investigate upgrade possibilities by talking to providers in person. Home Building Centre ...

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Cedar Waxwings have an appetite

Jun 12, 2018 @ 11:14 The crabapples are in bloom! Although they bloom only for a few days, then drop their petals – crabapples are beautiful.   That also means that the cedar waxwings are waiting, anxiously for that 2-3 day buffet of all you can eat, while you can! Friday, the waxwings were eating the white crabapple blossoms from ...

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Corporate Planning Committee Meeting Agenda

Municipal Council is holding a Corporate Planning Committee Meeting tonight, Tuesday, June 12, 2018 in Council Chambers at 6:00 p.m. The public is invited to attend. Agenda CALL TO ORDER & NOTE MEMBERS PRESENT REVIEW OF ADDENDUM & APPROVAL OF AGENDA Approval of Agenda ANNOUNCEMENTS / DEPUTATIONS DECLARATION OF PECUNIARY INTEREST AND THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approval ...

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Tuesday Morning News – June 12

Weather – Increasing cloudiness. 60 percent chance of showers this afternoon. High 19. UV index 7 or high. Marine – Strong wind warning in effect.Wind southeast 15 knots diminishing to light this afternoon then becoming west 10 this evening. Wind increasing to northwest 15 overnight and to northwest 20 near noon Wednesday. Wind diminishing to northwest 15 Wednesday evening. Waves one metre subsiding ...

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Wawa Community Food Bank – Your support is appreciated as need increases

Jun 11, 2018 @ 11:10 Although warmer weather has arrived and life should be easier for everyone after our long winter, Wawa Community Food Bank has experienced a disturbing increase in client need over the spring and early summer. As many as 76 individuals have been served in one week and the number of households requiring assistance, many of which ...

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Men’s Night Golf – June 7th

1st FLIGHT: Jesse Dechamplain, Francis Dechamplain-5 under par 31 2nd FLIGHT: Len Gauthier, Paul Weaver, Kevin Sabourin- 2 under par 34 3rdFLIGHT: Jeff Lamon, James Morden, Paul Asselin-1 under par 35 4th FLIGHT: Butch Terris, Tom Terris, Luke Morden-even par 36 5th FLIGHT: Peter Russ, Tim Lesarge-1 over par 37 6th FLIGHT: Gilles Cyr, Mark Szekely, Kevin Auger- 4 over ...

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Monday Morning News – June 11

Weather – Sunny. High 23. UV index 9 or very high. Marine – Wind southeast 10 knots increasing to southeast 15 this morning then diminishing to light Tuesday afternoon. Wind becoming west 15 Tuesday evening. Waves less than one half metre building to one near noon then subsiding to one half metre Tuesday evening. News Tidbits – The Dubreuilville Magpie Rod & Gun Club ...

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OPP investigate collision between OPP cruiser and civilian motor vehicle

Jun 9, 2018 @ 13:21 On June 8, 2018 at approximately 7:30 p.m., members from the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), were called to investigate a collision involving an OPP cruiser and a civilian motor vehicle on Highway 17, at Hammer Lake, Ontario. As a result of the collision two people were transported to the hospital ...

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GoFundMe Launched for Dusan Kusic & Family

Jun 9, 2018 @ 00:57 From the GoFundMe page: “On June 3rd, 2018, Dusan Kusic was involved in a serious head-on auto collision that has left him with very serious injuries. One day short of his 22nd birthday, Dusan sustained injuries of a concussion, broken nose, cracked sternum, multiple cracked ribs, fractured pelvis and a broken ankle, as well as ...

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Cementation Announces Partnership Agreement with Missanabie Cree First Nation

  Cementation Canada and the Missanabie Cree First Nation community have signed a partnership agreement at the Mining Expo in Timmins, Ontario announcing Missanabie Cementation Inc. “We are excited about our latest partnership with Cementation and combined we feel the groups can bring value to future mining projects here in northern Ontario throughout the traditional territory of the Missanabie Cree ...

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