On August 12, 2020 at 9:30 p.m., members of the Nipissing West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of an overdue fisherman on Thistle Lake, in the Municipality of West Nipissing (Field). The 90-year-old male, from Waterloo, left his rental cottage at 11:30 a.m. to go fishing and was reported missing after he failed ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario a entrepris des consultations visant à améliorer les lois de la province en matière de protection de la vie privée. Les personnes et les entreprises provenant d’un vaste éventail de secteurs, notamment la technologie, les finances et les services, ainsi que le Commissaire à l’information et à la protection de la vie privée de l’Ontario, auront ...

The Ontario government has launched consultations to improve the province’s privacy protection laws. People and businesses from a wide range of sectors, including technology, financial and service, and the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, will have the opportunity to contribute to strengthening transparency and accountability concerning the collection, use and safeguarding of personal information online. “Our government continually hears ...

Northern Credit Union has announced the winners of the 2020 CU Succeed Youth Bursary. This bursary is offered to Northern Credit Union members in partnership with the Ontario Credit Union Foundation.  In total, the program will award $10,000. The bursary was open to post-secondary students in Ontario who have applied for academic, vocational, or technical programs with winning applications demonstrating ...

Weather – Sunny. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud this afternoon. High 27. Humidex 34. UV index 9 or very high. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Becoming clear this evening. Low 16.   Statistics from Algoma Public Health  – August 13, 2020 (8:30 a.m.) Algoma regions where residents have tested positive for COVID-19 include the following: Sault Ste. Marie & ...

all lanes are open. Aug 13, 2020 at 21:52 Wawa-news has been told that Hwy 17 is now open to one lane. Please exercise caution in the area as emergency services and OPP are still at scene. Aug 13, 2020 at 18:06 Highway 17 is closed at this time at Rabbit Blanket due to a transport trailer rollover. Reports from ...

Aug 13, 2020 at 13:46 The OPP are alternating traffic through the collision site (about 3km south of Chippewa River). There was a two vehicle collison, a minivan collided with a Volkswagen Van.   Aug 13, 2020 at 13:06 Traffic is backed up south of the Chippewa River Bridge to Jones Landing – about a 5km lineup. There is some ...

If you are anything like me – cooking meals for years on end, you have no idea of what to cook next. Here is a dish that I enjoy, you may as well. It is summer time, and the tomatoes are ripe. There are many ways to eat them, but my most favourite way is in a peameal bacon & ...

Harte Gold has restarted milling operations at its Sugar Zone mine in Ontario, Canada and confirmed filing financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2020. Sam Coetzer, President and Chief Executive Officer of Harte Gold, commented, “We are encouraged by the positive restart of milling operations at the Sugar Zone mine. We suspended operations at the Sugar Zone mine ...

Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 26. Humidex 30. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – A few clouds. Low 14.   Statistics from Algoma Public Health  – August 12, 2020 (8:30 a.m.) Algoma regions where residents have tested positive for COVID-19 include the following: Sault Ste. Marie & Area Central ...

Minister Greg Rickford (Energy, Northern Development and Mines, and Minister of Indigenous Affairs) made an announcement yesterday on behalf of Monte McNaughton, Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development. He announced that the Ontario government is investing $280,500 to help Nokiiwin Tribal Council provide culturally-appropriate training and programs. “We are committed to supporting workers, students and families living in First ...

Weather – Sunny. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 23. Humidex 27. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – Clear. Fog patches developing overnight. Low 13.   Statistics from Algoma Public Health  – August 10, 2020 (9:00 a.m.) Algoma regions where residents have tested positive for COVID-19 include the following: Sault Ste. Marie & Area Central & East Algoma ...

The Wawa Fire Department was called out to a residence on Broadway Avenue. Smoke was observed coming out the door. Firefighters were seen venting the building, and unconfirmed reports are that it was a small kitchen fire. Firefighters were on scene for about an hour.

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario a annoncé qu’un nouveau foyer de soins de longue durée sera construit à l’emplacement de Finch de l’Hôpital Humber River, en quelques mois seulement, plutôt qu’en plusieurs années. Ce projet s’inscrit dans le cadre du Programme pilote d’accélération de la construction de la province. En collaboration avec l’Hôpital Humber River et Infrastructure Ontario, la province entend ...

The Ontario government announced that a new long-term care home will be built at Humber River Hospital’s Finch site in months, not years. The project is part of the province’s Accelerated Build Pilot Program. By working with Humber River Hospital and Infrastructure Ontario, the province intends to build up to 320 new long-term care beds at this site by the ...