Local & Area News

Tuesday Morning News – January 14

Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park. Today..Periods of light snow ending this morning then a mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent chance of flurries. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this afternoon. High -8. Wind chill -22 this morning and -14 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight..Partly cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low ...

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Schreiber OPP – Barricaded Individual Safely taken into Custody UPDATE #2

Jan 13, 2025 at 17:39 On January 12, 2024 at approximately 1:20 a.m., the OPP received a report of an armed individual who had barricaded themselves inside a residence in Terrace Bay. This situation involving a barricaded individual in Terrace Bay was safely resolved. As a result of this incident, a 38-year-old male from Terrace Bay has been charged under ...

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Bourgoin-Galesloot, Shawnassie-Lynn

Cancer Sucks! Do not remember me for having had cancer, remember me for how I lived! March 30, 1986 to January 13, 2025 Loving Wife, Mother, Daughter, Sister, Niece, Great-Niece, Cousin, and Friend. She is survived by and will be sadly missed by the love of her life, husband Steve Bourgoin, her handsome prince, stepson Brayden Nordstom, and fur baby ...

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First United Church News – January 13

On Sunday, January 12th, the topic was the Baptism of the Lord (Luke 3:15-17, 21-22). How do you know whose family you are a part of? You might think it is sharing a home, a name or favourite activities; we have a chosen family; we have the same laugh; and so on. How do you know you are a part ...

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Ford’s Ministers Just Got’a Dance

In recent years, there have been several popular TV shows that feature dancers who are trying to break into the entertainment industry. Some of them pair amateurs with famous celebrities. While I am not a fan of such programming, I admit that I have been known to draw a fair amount of attention at pow-wows occasionally. Judging from the smiles ...

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Les ministres du Premier Ford traite les questions comme la musique, et les évitent est leur danse

Ces dernières années, il y a eu plusieurs émissions télévisées populaires où des danseurs essaient de percer dans l’industrie du divertissement. Certaines de ces émissions jumellent des amateurs à des célébrités. Bien que je ne sois pas un grand fan de ce genre de programme, je dois avouer qu’il m’arrive parfois d’attirer l’attention lors des pow-wows. D’après les sourires et ...

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Big Bear – GoFundMe Launched: Goal Reached!

Jan 13, 2025 at 08:00 Wawa-news had the opportunity to tour the renovations to the Big Bear and speak with Ken Saturday evening after a delightful dinner.  The GofundMe has been disabled. With all the donations, and a special private donation; Ken feels confident that with that help he will be able to conplete the requirements that the fire marshall’s ...

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Monday Morning News – January 13

Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Tonight – Snow. Local amount 5 to 10 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. Temperature steady near -5. Wind chill near -9. Monday – Snow. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h late in the afternoon. Temperature falling to -9 in the afternoon. Wind chill -7 in the morning and -16 in ...

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Saturday Morning News – January 11

Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Today – Cloudy with 30% chance of flurries. Wind northeast 20 km/h becoming light early this morning. High -8. Wind chill -16 this morning and -11 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 30% chance of flurries. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -10. Wind chill near -15. Sunday – ...

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Mixed Curling Standings – January 9

Team Rank Wins G.P. TERRIS, Tom 1 7 7 BUCKELL, Chris 2 5 6 McCoy, Joe 2 5 6 FAHRER, Tom 4 3 6 LESCHISHIN, Barb 4 3 6 SWITZER, Terry 4 3 7 DUGGAN, Sarah 7 2 7 GLOVER, Justine 7 2 7 HALL, Dave 7 2 6 HALL, Spencer 7 2 6 RAINVILLE, Heather 7 2 6 STOYCHOFF, ...

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Friday Morning News – January 10

Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Today – Snow and local blowing snow. Amount 5 to 10 cm. Wind south 20 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light near noon. High -3. Wind chill -14 this morning and -5 this afternoon. Tonight – A few flurries ending near midnight then cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Local amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind becoming north ...

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Ladies Curling Standings – January 7

RANK WINS G.P. BUSSINEAU, Denise 1 7 8 LESCHISHIN, Barb 1 7 8 MATHIAS, Danette 1 7 8 SWITZER, Anya 4 6 7 TAVELLA, Debbie 5 5 7 CHIUPKA, Lorna 6 4 7 TREMBLAY, Cheryl 6 4 8 AMOS, Tracy 8 3 8 PARSONS, Rochelle 8 3 7 BONITZKE, Wendy 10 2 8 SPENCER, Diane 10 2 7 SZEKELY, Annik ...

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Thursday Morning News – January 9

Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Today – Mainly cloudy with 40% chance of flurries. Wind becoming southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 early this afternoon. High -4. Wind chill -31 this morning and -11 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 40% chance of flurries this evening. Flurries beginning near midnight. Risk of ...

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Men’s Curling Standings – January 7

Team Rank Wins GP TERRIS, Tom 1 7 8 FAHRER, Tom 2 5 8 BUMSTEAD, Aaron 3 4 8 HALE, Ron 3 4 8 McCOY, Joe 3 4 8 MITRIKAS, Eric 6 3 8 TERRIS, Spencer 6 3 8 LESCHISHIN, Mark 8 2 8 Game Schedule: Monday, January 13, 2025 Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 LESCHISHIN T.TERRIS ...

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Wednesday Morning News – January 8

Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Today – Mainly sunny. Wind northeast 20 km/h becoming light this morning. High -17. Wind chill -38 this morning and -21 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – A few clouds. Increasing cloudiness before morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -27. Wind chill -24 this evening and -34 overnight. Risk of frostbite. Thursday ...

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