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Weather – Sunny. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 15. UV index 6 or high. Marine – Strong wind warning in effect.Wind light becoming south 10 knots this morning then increasing to south 15 this afternoon. Wind increasing to south 20 this evening and to southwest 30 near noon Saturday. Wind diminishing to southwest 15 Saturday evening. Waves one half metre building to ...

Aug 31, 2017 @ 08:30 The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Golden Helmets Precision Motorcycle Team was formed in 1963. Each year they tour the Province of Ontario giving exhibitions of superb riding skills at fairs, festivals and parades.   The 20-member team, comprised of OPP officers on regular patrol duties, consists of the Ride Master, Commentator, the motorcycle technician and ...

Aug 31, 2017 @ 07:55 Weather – Mainly sunny. High 16. UV index 6 or high. Marine – Wind northeast 15 knots diminishing to north 10 near noon then backing to northwest 10 early this evening. Wind becoming light near midnight then becoming south 10 Friday morning. Wind increasing to southeast 15 Friday evening. Waves one metre subsiding to one half metre this ...

Ontario is helping people across the province save money and fight climate change through the Green Ontario Fund – a new not-for-profit provincial agency that will deliver programs and rebates to help reduce energy costs in homes and businesses. The agency is part of Ontario’s Climate Change Action Plan and is funded by proceeds from the province’s cap on pollution ...

  Aug 30, 2017 @ 16:2 It is back to school time and Sault College will be officially welcoming more than 1250 new students to campus at its upcoming 2017 Orientation! With activities beginning Friday, September 1, our orientation week will kick-off the new academic year and offer our newest students a week of exciting activities to help introduce them ...

Aug 30, 2017 @ 08:21 The Wawa Figure Skating Club is gearing up for the 2017-2018 skating season and we can’t wait to see what our skaters will achieve this season! Last year the club ran several different programs and trained skaters of many ages and abilities. From CanSkate, which is Skate Canada’s “learn to skate program”, all the way up to ...

Aug 30, 2017 @ 08:06 The Congregation welcomes everyone to worship at First United Church. Services are held on Sundays at 11 a.m. If anyone has a question or concern please leave a message on the answering machine at the Church 705 – 856 – 2926. We have enjoyed sharing Morning Worship with  the Congregation of St. Paul’s during the months of July ...

Aug 28, 2017 @ 10:32 – The transport has been removed. Highway is now open. The highway had been closed for 2 1/2 hours.   Aug 28, 2017 @ 09:36 – Updated with photos, courtesy of Stéphanie Ouellet.     Aug 28, 2017 @ 08:51 Just after 8 a.m. a transport tried to turn around on the highway and ended up ...

Aug 28, 2017 @ 08:08 Well folks, in the last few days I have found some parents looking longingly at the calendar and I know I hear faint whispers of, “Yes! We’re almost there…” You can see them tasting the anticipated freedom on their lips. We all know what freedom they are dreaming of. The kids head back to school ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. High 21. UV index 5 or moderate. Marine – Wind southeast 15 knots diminishing to southeast 10 near noon then becoming light near midnight. Wind becoming southwest 10 Tuesday evening. Waves one metre subsiding to one half metre or less this afternoon. News Tidbits – Business is almost back to normal after a ...

Aug 27, 2017 @ 09:45 At 9:11 a.m. another update to the situation at John’s ValuMart was posted to FB. Johns Valumart is open for business today. We ask the public to please be patient as there is limited access to the produce area. We are working as quickly as possible to restore the produce department back to normal. Please ...

Une voiture qui fonce sur des contre-manifestants antiracistes dans un rassemblement de militants pour la suprématie blanche à Charlottesville, en Caroline du Nord, montre bien à quel point les tensions raciales s’intensifient au sud de la frontière. La réaction du président Trump — qui a blâmé les deux côtés — n’a rien fait pour apaiser la situation. Les propos du ...

The car attack on counter-protesters at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, North Carolina highlights the rising temperature in race relations that is taking place south of the border.  The response from President Trump – assigning blame to both sides – did little to calm the situation.  Instead, the President only ratchetted up the idea that America is increasingly divided ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers this afternoon. High 20. UV index 5 or moderate. Marine – Strong wind warning in effect.Wind southeast 10 knots increasing to southeast 15 early this morning and to southeast 20 early this evening. Wind diminishing to east 15 overnight. Wind east 15 Monday.

  The Great Trail is a trail that goes from one end of Canada to the other, and we are lucky that here in Wawa, Ontario, we have a section of the trail that passes through us. There are land and water trails, and our section is a beautiful water trail that goes from Naturally Superior Adventures (NSA) to Buck’s ...