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Weather – Mainly sunny. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 21. UV index 7 or high. Marine Weather – Strong wind warning in effect.Wind west 15 knots increasing to southwest 20 this morning then diminishing to southwest 15 this afternoon. Wind backing to south 15 Friday morning then to southeast 15 Friday ...

On the afternoon of August 22, there are 31 active forest fires across the Northeast. All of these fires are either being held, under control or being observed. No new fire were confirmed today, at the time of this update. Parry Sound 33 This fire is being held at 11,362 hectares. To find an updated map of current travel restrictions ...

Aug 22, 2018 @ 17:19 On Sunday August 19, 2018 at approximately 10:19 p.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Superior East (Wawa) Detachment, responded to a fatal motor vehicle collision on Highway 17 approximately 15 kilometres south of Wawa in Lendrum Township, Ontario. Preliminary investigation has revealed that a southbound vehicle struck a moose then crossed into the ...

The 2018 Wawa Salmon Derby had 101 teams entered and fishing hard to catch the largest Salmon and largest Lake Trout. Anglers began early Friday evening and fished until Sunday afternoon. The weather was beautiful on the lake, with a breeze that created a few larger waves at the western limits of the fishing area.   There was something very ...

  The weather was absolutely spectacular for the annual Wawa Drag Races. The rumble of the racing could be heard throughout the town. There was some excitement in the pits as a car caught fire. Racers dropped what they were doing and ran with their fire extinguishers to put the small blaze out. More excitement was out on the main ...

Red Pine Exploration Inc. announces that its Board of Directors has granted an aggregate of 2,650,000 stock options to directors, employees and consultants of the Company.  Each stock option is exercisable into one common share of the Company at a price of $0.06 per common share, vests immediately upon grant, and expires 5 years from the date of grant. About ...

Weather – Sunny early this morning then a mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent chance of showers this afternoon. High 21. UV index 6 or high. Marine Weather – Strong wind warning in effect.Wind northwest 15 knots backing to west 15 this afternoon then increasing to west 20 Thursday morning. Wind diminishing to southwest 15 Thursday afternoon. Waves one half ...

On the afternoon of August 21, there are 35 active forest fires across the Northeast. Of these, only 1 fire is not yet under control. The remaining 34 fires are either being held, under control or being observed. One new fire was confirmed today, at the time of this update: Sudbury 117 covers 0.1 of a hectare and is located ...

On Tuesday, NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong) wrote the Minister of Education calling for Indigenous curriculum development to resume immediately. Last month, the Ford government abruptly cancelled writing sessions intended to make final revisions to a reconciliation curriculum and develop a curriculum to introduce children to Indigenous languages.   Aug. 21, 2018  The Hon. Lisa Thompson Minister of Education Mowat ...

Doug Ford has been doing an excellent job cleaning up Ontario after 15 years of disastrous Liberal rule. Lets start with the cancellation of the Green Energy Act , as we paid 37 billion dollars more for our hydro between 2006 – 2014 in global adjustment fees and by 2032 an additional 133 billion dollars more will paid out in ...

Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East (Wawa) Detachment are currently investigating a mischief incident that occurred sometime between August 16 and August 17, 2018. Investigation has revealed that unknown person(s) damaged a business advertising sign along Mission Road Wawa. The incident is still under investigation. Any person with information regarding the person(s) responsible for this incident should ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm early this morning. Fog patches dissipating early this morning. High 18. UV index 6 or high. Marine Weather – Strong wind warning in effect.Wind light except north 15 knots over western sections. Wind becoming north 15 early this morning then increasing to north 20 near noon. Wind diminishing ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers this afternoon with risk of a thunderstorm. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 20. UV index 6 or high. News Tidbits – A collision late last night has closed Highway 17, just south of Wawa (Line Lake). There is no word from OPP as to when the highway might reopen.     ...

A few weeks ago, right after the Legislature was called to sit for a summer session following the June election, in my weekly column I wrote, “Fasten your seatbelts. We better hang on for a wild ride.” Admittedly it didn’t take a fortune teller to help me reach that conclusion. For conservatives who enjoy sharp turns and falling drop-offs, clearly ...

On the afternoon of August 19, there are 38 active forest fires across the Northeast. Of these, 3 fires are not yet under control. The remaining 35 fires are either being held, under control or being observed. There were three new fires confirmed today, at the time of this update. One of these has already been declared out. The remaining ...