Timmins received funding in an announcement yesterday for improvements to their public transit infrastructure. Terry Sheehan, Member of Parliament for Sault Ste. Marie, on behalf of the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities; the Honourable Dave Smith, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines and Indigenous Affairs and Member of Provincial Parliament for Peterborough-Kawartha ...

Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. announced its gold production results for the second quarter of 2020. Mr. Duncan Middlemiss, President and CEO commented, “First and foremost I would like to thank our employees, contractors, and suppliers, without whose dedication and perseverance we would not succeed during these unprecedented times. Our second quarter production of 25,142 ounces brings total H1 production to ...

Alamos Gold is planning to expand their operations at the Island Gold Mine. They are proceeding with an expansion of the operation to 2,000 tonnes per day after exploring five different options to expand: Ramp 1,200 tpd (current base case operation with no paste plant); Ramp 1,200 tpd (R1200); Ramp Expansion to 1,600 tpd (R1600); Shaft Expansion to 1,600 tpd ...

Weather – Mainly sunny. Fog patches near Lake Superior early this morning. High 22. Humidex 27. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – Clear early this evening then partly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers overnight. Risk of a thunderstorm overnight. Low 14. Marine Forecast – Wind south 15 knots veering to southwest 15 overnight then diminishing to ...

Jul 15, 2020 at 14:19 Algoma Public Health is advising of the 26th case of COVID-19 in the Algoma District. The avenue of exposure is unknown, and the individual is self-isolating. The individual was tested July 13, 2020. Close contacts have been notified. Unknown exposure is evidence of ongoing community spread in Sault Ste. Marie & Area and/or Southern Ontario. ...

Jul 15, 2020 at 13:56 At 1:31 SE OPP tweeted “The pair have been located and arrested. Both are facing numerous criminal charges. The OPP would like to thank the public for their attention in this matter!”   Jul 15, 2020 at 07:35 Superior East OPP have tweeted that they are continuing the search for two people that fled from ...

Jul 15, 2020 at 11:21 At 11:00 this morning the highway was reopened.   Jul 14, 2020 at 21:23 – 129 remains closed at this time.   Jul 14, 2020 at 18:03 Hwy 129 is closed in Chapleau area due to Hydro lines being down down. Ontario511 states “Debris on HWY 129 Both Directions between N JCT HWY 101-FOLEYET RD ...

Weather – Cloudy. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud this morning. Fog patches near Lake Superior early this morning. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this morning. High 22. Humidex 27. UV index 9 or very high. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Fog patches near Lake Superior overnight. Low 12. Marine Forecast – Wind west 15 knots ...

The Ontario Government is modernizing the Ontario Energy Board (OEB). Part of this process is the appointment new leadership team. The new CEO will be Susanna Zagar, and Lynne Anderson as the Chief Commissioner. This change will take place in Fall 2020 upon proclamation of the amendments under Schedule 2 of the Fixing the Hydro Mess Act, 2019. Minister of ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers late this morning and this afternoon. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40 near noon. High 22. Humidex 25. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – Showers. Fog patches near Lake Superior overnight. Local amount 15 to 25 mm. Wind south 20 km/h becoming light late this evening. Low ...

  The Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation has launched an online auction (via facebook). This auction is to support the fundraising campaign for a washer/disinfector and sterilizer for the Medical Device Reprocessing Department. The campaign is $30,000 away from reaching its goal of $125,000. The auction began Friday, July 10th and continues until 12 noon, Friday, June 17th. Bidders are ...

    Wawa-news received the following video last week. It portrays a fire between the now closed Wawa Handy Store and the apartment building on the corner. That vacant lot is now the home for Dr. Bowyer’s traveling clinic. This film was recorded by the late Aatto Kulha in the 1960’s. His great-nephew David contacted me and said, “This was ...

Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. High 23. Humidex 25. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – A few clouds. Low 12. Marine Forecast – Strong Wind Warning – ‘Strong’ winds of 20 to 33 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details and ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy. High 23. Humidex 25. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Low 12. There are no weather alerts in Northern Ontario today. Statistics from Algoma Public Health  – July 11, 2020 (8:30 a.m.) Algoma regions where residents have tested positive for COVID-19 include the following: Sault Ste. Marie & Area Central & East Algoma ...

Weather – Sunny. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud near noon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 25. Humidex 30. UV index 9 or very high. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Low 13. Marine Forecast –  Strong wind warning in effect. Wind northwest 10 knots increasing to northwest 15 near noon and to northwest 20 this afternoon. Wind diminishing to ...