On Thursday, April 4th, students from Michipicoten High School joined students throughout Ontario in an afternoon walkout to protest the Ontario Government’s changes to the education system. Some of the changes include: increasing class sizes for students in Grades 4 to 12, mandatory online courses for high school students, a ban on cellphones in class except for instructional purposes. ...

Bowling Banquet Will be held on May 25, 2019 at the Legion Hall for the following leagues: Tuesday Night Mixed, Thursday Night Men’s Friday Night Mixed. Cocktails will be at 6:00 pm, a dinner will be at 7:00 pm featuring roast beef, perogies and lasagna with potatoes & Caesar Salad. Please check with your respective Executive members for more details.

Weather – Periods of snow ending late this afternoon then cloudy. Risk of freezing drizzle this morning. Wind becoming north 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High zero. Wind chill minus 8 in the morning. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Clearing this evening. Wind northeast 20 km/h becoming light late this evening. Low minus 9. Wind chill ...

Harte Gold has announced the results of their feasibility study for the Sugar Zone Mine located just north of White River. This study declares reserves of  3.9 million tonnes at 7.1 g/t Au, net of mining dilution of 38%, containing 890,000 ounces of gold. A base case scenario forecasts a 14 year mine life producing 61,000 ounces of gold annually, ...

Weather – Rain ending early this morning then cloudy with 60 percent chance of drizzle. Fog patches. High plus 3 with temperature falling to minus 1 this afternoon. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Fog patches dissipating this evening. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 4. Wind chill minus 3 in ...

On behalf of the Lamontagne, Geldart and Campbell families we would like to thank everyone for their generosity, kindness and support during a very difficult time. Thank you to the EMS team and to the OPP for their compassion shown and the comfort they provided.  Special thank you to Valerie Kerry from Kerry Funeral Home who was there every step ...

Weather – Periods of snow. Amount 2 cm. Wind south 20 km/h becoming light this morning. High plus 3. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy. 60 percent chance of flurries early this evening. Risk of freezing drizzle late this evening and overnight. Fog patches developing near midnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 1. Wind chill minus ...

Since his election in June 2018, Doug Ford’s government has anounced a number of cuts to public education. On March 15th, the most recent cuts were announced. These include: An overall loss of $1.4 billion for public education Loss of $986.8 million in education jobs funding Loss of an estimated 18,000 Grade 4-12 teaching jobs 27% increase to class sizes: ...

  Every year, that Ladies Curling Bonspiel have a ‘themed’ bonspiel, with competitors dressing their team up to match the theme. This year’s theme was “Game Night”. Here are the participants. They were judged within three catagories, Creativity, Effort and Humour. Gisele Lyons, Carol Dersch and Sandi Lowe had to make some hard choices. The three winners were: 1.  Team Bussineau ...

  Yesterday, April 3rd was closed for a short time, then closed with one lane open (Ontario511) for a number of hours due to a collision. Algoma EMS was visible in a video tweet from Superior East OPP at 1:37 p.m. The collision was between a snowmachine and a car at the intersection of the MSV trail off of Wawa ...

Weather – Sunny. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 1. Wind chill minus 17 in the morning and minus 5 in the afternoon. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – A few clouds. Increasing cloudiness after midnight then periods of snow. Wind becoming south 20 km/h overnight. Low minus 6. Wind chill minus 5 in the evening and minus ...

Weather – A mix of sun and cloud with 40 percent chance of flurries. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40. High minus 1. Wind chill minus 14 in the morning and minus 7 in the afternoon. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Partly cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries early this evening. Clearing near midnight. Wind northwest 20 ...

Council is holding a regular council meeting tonight in Council Chambers at 6:30 tonight, April 2nd, 2019. CALL TO ORDER & NOTE MEMBERS PRESENT PRESENTATIONS REVIEW OF ADDENDUM & APPROVAL OF AGENDA 3.1 Approval of the Agenda (resolution) ANNOUNCEMENTS, GIVING OF NOTICE AND SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS Corporate Planning Committee Meeting – Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at 6:30 p.m., Council Chambers ...

Council is holding a special council meeting this morning at 9 a.m. There is only one item on the agenda, an “In-Camera Session” regarding a Legal Issue (1 Item): Sale of Land – a trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial, financial or labour relations information, supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board, which, if disclosed, could reasonably be ...

Weather – Periods of snow ending this morning then mainly cloudy. Flurries and rain showers beginning this afternoon. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h this afternoon. High plus 3. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Flurries. Rain showers early this evening. Snowfall amount 5 cm. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Wind becoming northwest 20 gusting to 40 ...