Author Archives: Brenda Stockton

Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – August 25th

There were two new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of August 24. Sudbury 42 (SUD042) was 0.1 hectares in size and on the south shore of Dollars Lake. This fire is now out. Chapleau 13 (CHA013) is 0.1 hectares in size and is located on an island on Puswawa Lake. This fire is under control. ...

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Monday Morning News – August 25th

Weather: Today Cloudy. 40% chance of showers this morning and early this afternoon. Wind northwest 20 km/h. High 16. UV index 2 or low. Tonight Clearing. Low 6. Tuesday – A mix of sun and cloud. High 18. UV index 6 or high. Tuesday Night – Clear. Low 8. News Tidbits: Very sad to hear that the search for Steffen ...

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Hwy 17 (Goulais River Bridge & Heyden) OPEN

At 22:12, the highway was reopened. Aug 24, 2025 at 20:32 Aug 24, 2025 at 19:40 Highway 17 is closed between the Goulais River Bridge and Heyden due to a collision. Social media sites are reporting that this was a head on collision, and that the closure may be lengthy.

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – August 23rd

There was one new wildland fire confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of August 22. Sudbury 39 (SUD039) is 1.7 hectares in size and is located approximately 1 kilometre southwest of Onwatin Lake near Hanmer. This fire is not under control. Initial attack on the fire was carried out using aerial suppression from two CL-415 waterbombers and helicopters, ...

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Saturday Morning News – August 23rd

Weather: Today – Cloudy with 60% chance of showers and risk of a thunderstorm. Fog patches dissipating near noon. Wind becoming west 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 19. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 40% chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm this evening. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light ...

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Collision on Beck and Churchill Last Night

SE OPP and Algoma Paramedic Service were called to a collision just before 11 p.m. last night at the intersection of Beck and Hillcrest. A vehicle was headed towards Churchill Avenue when it struck a parked car, moving the parked car a good 20-25 feet, and looking at the damage to the roof, had rolled. All airbags were deployed. The ...

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Ladies Night Golf – August 20

108 Golfers Thank you once again to our sponsors, players, and volunteers! Sign up sheet for the Ladies 3 Person Scramble Event happening September 6, 2025, is now available at the Pro Shop and filling fast! This is a 3-person event so please ensure you have a 3rd golfer on your teams. 1st Flight: 1st – Suzanne Lacasse, Charlee Simon, ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – August 22nd

There was one new wildland fire confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of August 21. Sudbury 37 (SUD037) was 0.1 hectares in size and is out. The fire was located on a peninsula east of Parisien Island in French River Provincial Park. There are 14 active fires in the Northeast region;  1 is being held, 2 are under ...

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Friday Morning News – August 22nd

Weather: Today – A few showers ending this morning then cloudy. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light this afternoon. High 20. Humidex 26. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – Cloudy. 40% chance of showers this evening and after midnight with risk of a thunderstorm. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light late this evening. Low 13. Saturday – Cloudy. Becoming ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – August 21st

There were three new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of August 20. Sudbury 35 (SUD035) is 0.1 hectares in size and is not under control. The fire was located on the north shore of Long Lake, southwest of Greater Sudbury. North Bay 11 (NOR011) is 0.1 hectares and located on the southern shore of Diamond ...

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Hwy 101 OPEN

Aug 20, 2025 at 19:14 Edit The highway has been reopened. <divider> Aug 20, 2025 at 17:44 Highway 101 is closed at this time at the Tic Road (just east of the Michipicoten River Bridge) due to a vehicle fire. SE OPP and Wawa Fire are on scene.

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – August 20th

There were two new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of August 19. Haliburton 24 (HAL024) was 0.1 hectares in size and is now out. The fire was located 200 metres from the western shore of Frank Lake in Algonquin Provincial Park. Wawa 7 (WAW007) is 0.5 hectares and located midway between Ruthie and Danny lakes. ...

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Thursday Morning News – August 21

Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 24. Humidex 28. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – Increasing cloudiness early this evening. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h before morning. Low 13. Friday – Cloudy with 40% chance of showers. High 20. Humidex 25. UV index 4 or moderate. Friday Night – ...

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Wednesday Morning News – August 20

Weather: Today – Cloudy. 30% chance of showers or drizzle early this morning. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 23. Humidex 27. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Clearing this evening. Fog patches developing after midnight. Low 11. Thursday –  Mainly sunny. Fog patches dissipating in the morning. High 24. Humidex 28. UV index 8 or very high. Thursday ...

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Traffic Delays in Heyden Area – UPDATED

Aug 19, 2025 at 09:05 The collision has been removed. However, constrution delays are still occurring. Please drive with care <divider> Aug 19, 2025 at 08:10 In addition to the traffic delays due to construction between Goulais River and the Soo. ON511 is advising “Hwy 17 reduced to one lane in the Heyden area due to a collision”.The collision is ...

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