Mar 11, 2018 @ 20:00     At a special series of assemblies Friday morning, the students of Sir James Dunn gathered to watch a video message and photographs that Colton Liddle had sent from Pyeonchang. Colton is currently competing in the Paralympics in Pyeonchang. His sport is snowboarding. Colton’s video message was very inspirational for the students, and parents may find ...

Mar 10, 2018 @ 07:56 Weather – Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries this morning. High minus 3. News Tidbits – Today is the Hawk Ice Fishing Derby! Good luck to all the anglers. Don’t forget to turn your clocks ahead tonight. It’s time to spring forward! The Ontario PC party will have a new leader Saturday as judge rejects ...

Mar 9, 2018 @ 14:05     Forty-some volunteers spent Tuesday and Wednesday, March 6th and 7th, 2018 stocking 22 lakes in the Wawa area with Brook Trout, Splake, and Lake Trout. This year, eleven lakes received 13,000 Brook Trout, 10 lakes received 12,000 Splake and one lake received 2,000 Lake Trout, for a total of 27,000 fish (fingerlings). This ...

Mar 9, 2018 @ 13:24 The Michipcoten Volunteer Firefighter’s Association made more happy faces this week. Andre Thibodeau was the winner of the Valentine’s Day Draw of $1,000.     Ashley Omolida was the winner of one the $1,000 prizes that were drawn as part of the closing ceremonies for the 2018 Wawa Ice Fishing Derby.

Mar 9, 2018 @ 11:07   The Wawa BIA held their annual general meeting February 28th. After the minutes were accepted, Mayor Ron Rody (Council representative on the board) gave a short report on municipal happenings. He touched on the KPMG Water Report, and advised that the rates for consumption would be set shortly. Council will be conducting interviews from ...

Mar 9, 2018 @ 07:57 Weather Today Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. High minus 4. Tonight Mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 12.   Roads 101 Timmins to Highway 144 bare and wet road with partly snow covered sections. 2018-03-09 2:25 101 Highway 144 to Shawmere River bare and wet road with partly snow ...

Mar 8, 2018 @ 07:57 Weather Today Flurries. High minus 2. Tonight Cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 11.   Roads 101 Timmins to Highway 144 bare and wet road with partly snow covered sections. 2018-03-08 2:27 101 Highway 144 to Shawmere River partly snow covered with snow covered sections. 2018-03-08 2:28 101 Shawmere River to Highway ...

Mar 7, 2018 @ 08:32 The congregation welcomes everyone to Worship at First United Church. Services are held on Sunday at 11:00 a.m. If anyone has a question or concern please leave a message on the answering machine at the Church 705-856-2926 CHURCH OFFICE HOURS – Thurs. 1 -3 p.m Roberta requests that an appointment be made. Please call 705-856-2926 ...

Mar 7, 2018 @ 08:13 Weather Today Periods of snow ending near noon then cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Amount 2 cm. Wind northeast 20 km/h. High minus 2. Tonight Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 10.   Roads 101 Timmins to Highway 144 partly snow covered with snow covered sections. 2018-03-07 2:27 101 Highway ...

Mar 6, 2018 @ 14:48     Missanabie Cree First Nation (MCFN) and Lafarge Canada Inc. announced today the signing of an important agreement. The signing ceremony took place in Mississauga in the presence of MCFN Chief Jason Gauthier, MCFN Deputy Chief Cory McLeod, and Lafarge Eastern Canada Vice-President John McCabe.   “Lafarge has a history of meaningful engagement with ...

Mar 6, 2018 @ 07:57 Weather – Today will be cloudy with a 40 percent chance of flurries this afternoon. Wind northeast 20 km/h. High minus 5. Wind chill minus 25 this morning. Tonight will see periods of snow. Amount 2 cm. Low minus 13. Roads – The warm weather over the weekend and Monday has made all the roads bare ...

Mar 5, 2018 @ 14:41 NDP Health critic MPP France Gélinas again took Kathleen Wynne’s Liberal government to task this morning about the hospital overcrowding and hallway medicine crisis – this time taking aim at the capacity issues at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO).   Last week CHEO announced historic overcrowding, saying that the hospital ran over 100 ...

Mar 5, 2018 @ 07:52 Weather Today Sunny. High minus 3. Tonight A few clouds. Low minus 16.   Roads – bare and dry road   News Tidbits – The Fifth Estate has found that a report by the Office of the Independent Police Review Director (OIPRD) into the investigation of the death of Stacy DeBungee, 41 in the fall of ...

Mar 4, 2018 @ 20:51     This is the 16th or 17th Annual Michipicoten Volunteer Firefighters Association Cash Draw. This year by 1 p.m. the firefighters had sold out their tickets. They will be back later this year with tickets for the 2017/18 Cash Draw. Proceeds from this go to the firefighters Equipment Fund.  

Mar 4, 2018 @ 11:29     The Michipicoten Volunteer Firefighters Association made a donation yesterday. Rob Sanderson and  Sam Rowe presented Maryanne Pearson and Albert Nichols with a cheque for $2,000 that will help the Legion in their ‘Lift for the Legion’ accessibility fundraising campaign.