Dec 19, 2019 at 21:50

The Ontario government is taking action to help protect wildlife populations and ensure continued hunting opportunities in the province. The government has passed legislation and developed a plan to allow the Province to act quickly if wildlife diseases such as Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) – a progressive, fatal brain disorder that mostly affects deer and elk – is discovered in ...

A Reminder for everyone from the 2019 Christmas Hamper. Everyone who applied for a Christmas Hamper, you can pick them up at the Michipicoten Memorial Community Centre anytime between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Thursday December 19 th, 2019. Merry Christmas!

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Schreiber Detachment issued a public alert in relation to a theft of gas incident that occurred on December 16, 2019 in Terrace Bay, Ontario. The suspect vehicle was located in a ditch; down a side road near the community of Pays Plat. The two suspects had fled into the bush area nearby. The OPP Canine Unit ...

On December 17, 2019 at 6:04 p.m. the James Bay Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to investigate a two vehicle collision involving a snow plow and a passenger vehicle on Highway 11, near Tremblay Road in Val Rita, Ontario.   The driver of the passenger vehicle was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries.   ...

Northern Lights Festival Boréal has announced that Ottawa-based DJ duo, A Tribe Called Red (ATCR), will be headlining BLOOM 2 on March 6, 2020 at the Grand in downtown Sudbury. The 2019 edition of the festival was a huge success, with amazing performances by Bombino, Shad, Kobo Town, Pierre Kwenders, Chippy Nonstop and more. With the announcement of ATCR, BLOOM ...

Weather – Periods of snow ending near noon then mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Local amount 5 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 6. Wind chill minus 24 this morning and minus 10 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – A few clouds. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 17. Wind chill ...

Hornepayne Lumber and Hornepayne Power (Hornepayne) welcome the Government of Ontario’s release of the draft Forestry Sector Strategy that aims to ensure sustainable management of forest resources, while also supporting job creation, promoting economic growth, and reducing unnecessary burden and costs for businesses in the industry. “The values of job creation, truly sustainable forests, regional economic growth, and innovation are core to our ...

Batchewana First Nation (BFN) chief and council are proud to announce the purchase of the Salzburger Hof Lakeshore Resort. BFN will repurpose and operate the facility as an opiates-focussed residential mental health and addictions treatment centre to combat the rampant opiate drug abuse plaguing our communities. The facility is located approximately 75 kilometres north of Sault Ste. Marie on the ...

Yes, it is almost Christmas and 2019 is only 2 weeks long so we at the Legion wish all our Comrades all the best for 2020. Please be careful during the Holydays when at home or traveling. We also want to say a Thank You to all our friends who have been supporting Branch 429 and hope to see you all in ...

  Les élèves de la maternelle et du Jardin de l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa), avec l’appui de leurs enseignantes Mme Jenny Bouffard et Mme Monique Gendron, ainsi que de leurs éducatrices Mme Sherry Comtois et Mme Marie-France Gagnon, ont organisé une belle célébration de Noël pour leurs parents. Lors de cette activité familiale, les élèves et les parents ont participé à ...

  Kindergarten and Junior Kindergarten students at École Saint-Joseph (Wawa), with the support of their teachers, Ms. Jenny Bouffard and Ms. Monique Gendron, as well as their educators, Ms. Sherry Comtois and Mrs. Marie-France Gagnon, organized a memorable Christmas celebration for their parents. As part of activities, children and parents took part in arts-and-craft activities, sand songs and had the ...

The congregation welcomes everyone to Worship at First United Church.  Services are held on Sunday at 11:00 a.m.  If anyone has a question or concern please leave a message on the answering machine at the Church by calling  705-856-2926. It is time to renew your magazine subscription to Broadview/Observer for $25.00/year  Please make cheques payable to First United Church & give to Kaireen ...

The Canadian Coast Guard’s annual icebreaking season on the Great Lakes is underway. On the Great Lakes, icebreaking services are provided by the Canadian Coast Guard and the United States Coast Guard working together as one team. Last season alone, both Coast Guards directly assisted 522 ship transits on the Great Lakes. These services are critical to keeping the Canadian ...

The Hon. Todd Smith has broken his promise to create a needs-based autism program by April 2020 that would implement all of the recommendations of the Autism Advisory Panel. In his press conference, he stated families may have to wait until 2021 to access core therapies that are needs-based. Families are devastated. The announcement that the Ford government will continue ...