Weather – Mainly sunny. Wind up to 15 km/h. High 6. Wind chill minus 10 this morning. UV index 6 or high. Tonight Partly cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 7. Wind chill minus 10 overnight. Statistics (midnight April 4) – Country, Total New Total New Total Active Serious, Tot Cases/ Deaths/ Other Cases Cases Deaths Deaths Recovered Cases ...
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Saturday Morning News – April 4
Weather – Cloudy. Rain beginning this morning then changing to snow near noon and ending this afternoon. Risk of freezing rain late this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High plus 3. Wind chill minus 5 this afternoon. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Clearing this evening. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 7. Wind chill minus 5 ...
Read More »Pleiades and Venus Conjunction tonight
Tonight skywatchers will be treated to a rare conjunction. Venus and the Pleiades are having a rare conjunction, with Venus inside the Pleiades. Space weather.com reports “There won’t be another Venus-Pleiades conjunction this good for 8 years–so don’t miss it!“
Read More »Ontario Releases COVID-19 Model
If you haven’t been taking social distancing precautions seriously , you may want to have a read of the COVID -19 data modeling. This is an unprecedented situation for our towns, provinces, country and world to try and get a grasp on. Take this serious, and take precautions to protect yourself, your family and friends.
Read More »Alamos extends temporary shutdown – goes to care and maintenance
Alamos Gold Inc. is extending the suspension of operations at Island Gold for an additional two-week period that was announced on March 24, 2020. The suspension has been extended by 14 days with the operation to remain on care and maintenance until April 22, 2020. “The health and safety of our employees, their families, and the communities in which we operate remain ...
Read More »Friday Morning News – April 3
Weather – Sunny. Wind up to 15 km/h. High 11. Wind chill minus 8 this morning. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – Clear. Increasing cloudiness after midnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 1. Wind chill near minus 5. Statistics (midnight April 2) – Country, Total New Total New Total Active Serious, Tot Cases/ Deaths/ Other Cases Cases ...
Read More »Sixth resident to test positive for COVID-19 in Algoma District
Algoma Public Health has confirmed a sixth resident has tested positive for COVID-19. Case #6 is a male in his 50’s who was in close contact with someone with COVID-19. The individual has been self-isolating. He was tested March 28th, 2020.
Read More »Ontario Government Reaches Tentative Agreement with AEFO
Yesterday, March 31st, Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, issued a statement announcing a tentative agreement with the Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens (AEFO) and the Association des conseils scolaires des écoles publiques de l’Ontario (ACÉPO) and the Association franco-ontarienne des conseils scolaires catholiques (AFOCSC): “Our Government is pleased to announce a tentative deal has been reached between the ...
Read More »Municipality of Wawa Closes all Municipal Parks
Today, March 31st, the Municipality of Wawa made public a notice stating that “until further notice, all Municipal Parks are closed to the public. This is in compliance with new Provincial Orders under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act announced on March 30th.” The public notice explained that the Province has announced new orders to close outdoor recreational amenities ...
Read More »Tuesday Morning News – March 31
Weather – Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High plus 3. Wind chill minus 7 this morning. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Low minus 1. Statistics (midnight March 30) Country Total New Total New Total Active Serious, Tot Cases/ Deaths/ Reported Cases Cases Deaths Deaths Recovered Cases Critical 1M ...
Read More »Agenda for Tonight’s Special Council Meeting Released
Council is holding a Special Meeting tonight at 6 p.m. In respect to the precautions for COVID-19, this meeting is not open to the public. Instead the public may participate in this meeting via conference call by dialing 1-866-602-6731, entering ID- 2479648# and muting their phones. On the Agenda released at 1:54 p.m. there are a few items: Council will ...
Read More »Special Council Meeting – Monday, March 30
Municipal Council is holding a special meeting tonight at 6:00 p.m. In respect to the precautions for COVID-19, this meeting is not open to the public. Instead the public may participate in this meeting via conference call by dialing 1-866-602-6731, entering ID- 2479648# and muting their phones. A recording of the Council Meeting will be made available to the public ...
Read More »Monday Morning News – March 30
Weather – Mainly cloudy. 60 percent chance of flurries this morning. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40. High plus 1. Wind chill minus 9 this morning. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Wind north 20 km/h becoming light near midnight. Low minus 2. Wind chill near minus 8. Statistics (Midnight March 29) – Country, Other Total Cases ...
Read More »Sunday Morning News – March 29
Weather – Periods of rain or snow. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40. High plus 3. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Periods of snow. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind north 30 km/h gusting to 50. Low minus 3. Wind chill minus 10 overnight. Statistics Midnight – March 28 Canada 5,655 total cases +898 New cases 60 ...
Read More »Saturday Morning News – March 28
Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. Wind up to 15 km/h. High 11. Wind chill minus 10 this morning. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – Cloudy. Periods of rain beginning after midnight. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 after midnight. Low plus 1.
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