Jun 19, 2018 @ 08:02   It is almost exactly one year ago that Members of the Superior East OPP Detachments and the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service (SSMPS) held the Wawa Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Ontario in Wawa.   The Ontario Law Enforcement Torch Run® (LETR) is the largest public awareness vehicle and grass-roots fundraiser for Special ...

Jun 19, 2018 @ 07:52 Weather – Sunny. High 22. UV index 9 or very high. Marine – Wind northeast 10 knots becoming light early this morning then becoming northwest 10 Wednesday evening. Waves less than one half metre building to one half metre Wednesday evening. News Tidbits – Rock Island will be hosting a Dinner and a Concert this Saturday. MD Dunn ...

Jun 18, 2018 @ 15:21   Michipicoten First Nation, in partnership with the Anishinabek/Ontario Fisheries Resource Centre (A/OFRC), will be conducting a Juvenile Coregonine Seining Assessment in Quota Zone 11, around Lizard Islands, Leach Island, and Gargantua Harbour, and Quota Zone 09 off of Michipicoten White Sands beach.   The project will begin the last week of June and continue ...

Jun 18, 2018 @ 15:12 Summer is almost upon us and so is the annual summer wine tasting hosted by the LDHC Foundation.  Board members and staff have been busy planning a great event featuring 5 wines from around the world and 2 Northern Ontario craft beers.  Of course, there will also be tasty morsels to complement each beverage.   ...

Jun 18, 2018 @ 15:10 Doug Ford’s anti-environment crusade will put Ontario’s air, water and land at risk – and cost people and the province billions. Ford announced Friday he’ll remove the cap on how much industrial operations are allowed to pollute, despite having no plan for a replacement climate change strategy. “Does Doug Ford not believe in climate change, ...

Jun 18, 2018 @ 14:02 D’un océan à l’autre, la nature est au cœur même de l’identité nationale du Canada. Nos rivières, nos montagnes, nos lacs et nos océans, de même que les espèces sauvages qui ont besoin de ces milieux pour subvenir à leurs besoins, sont un patrimoine naturel que tous les Canadiens peuvent découvrir, chérir et préserver. Le ...

Jun 18, 2018 @ 13:56 From coast to coast to coast, nature is at the heart of Canada’s national identity. Our rivers, mountains, lakes, and oceans—along with the wildlife species that depend on them—are a natural legacy for all Canadians to discover, enjoy, and preserve.   The Government of Canada has recently put in place new protections for 13 species at ...

Jun 18, 2018 @ 13:41 CarePartners, a home care service provider to Ontario’s Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) and an Ontario-based community health care agency, has become the victim of a cyber-attack by sophisticated actors. The cyber-attack breached CarePartners’ computer system and as a result, patient and employee information held in that system, including personal health and financial information, has ...

(95 Players) 1st FLIGHT: Bill Carruthers, Scott Carruthers, Nick Alexopoulos-5 under par 31 2nd FLIGHT: Darren Miller, John Tait, Jules Anglehart- 2 under par 34 3rdFLIGHT: Peter Russ, Tim Lesarge, Wayne Rahn-even par 36 4th FLIGHT: Joe McCoy, Glen Williams, Gary Mercier-even par 36 5th FLIGHT: Noah Asselin, Brad Case, Cameron Moore-2 over par 38 6th FLIGHT: Jarret Ralph, Cain ...

Jun 18, 2018 @ 12:25 On June 17, 2018, at approximately 9:45 a.m., Hearst officers of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), as well as the Cochrane District Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a motor vehicle collision where the driver of the passenger vehicle had died. The deceased has been identified as Shawn GRONDIN, 19 years of age, of Schumacher, ...

Jun 18, 2018 @ 12:03 Members of the North Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with North Bay Fire Department and the North Bay Ambulance Service responded to a float plane crash on June 16, 2018 at approximately 1:31 p.m. The incident occurred on Lake Nipissing in North Bay, Ontario, when the 55-year-old male pilot from Sturgeon ...

On June 17, 2018 at approximately 6:35p.m. officers of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon detachment received a report regarding a disturbance at the 10 Hemlo apartments in the town of Marathon. Officers patrolled the area and located one of the individuals involved in the disturbance, parked in a parking lot of a local business. After further investigation it was ...

Jun 18, 2018 @ 07:25 Weather – A few showers ending early this morning then a mix of sun and cloud. Fog patches dissipating early this morning. High 22. UV index 9 or very high.   Marine – Wind northwest 15 knots diminishing to northeast 10 this evening then becoming light near midnight. Wind light Tuesday. Waves one metre subsiding to less ...

Jun 17, 2018 @ 14:48 Fog advisory in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Near zero visibility in fog is expected or occurring. Local dense fog is expected to continue this afternoon and this evening. Visibility may be significantly and suddenly reduced to near zero. If travelling, be prepared for areas of near-zero visibility. Fog advisories are issued when near ...

Jun 17, 2018 @ 12:01 Severe thunderstorm watch in effect for: Agawa – Lake Superior Park Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Thunderstorms will develop this afternoon and early this evening. Some of these storms might become severe. The main threat is the ...