Last night’s Candidates Night was well attended. Maury O’Neill was the moderator for the evening with all candidates and members of the public abiding by the rules. A number of issues were brought up by candidates and public via their questions: Water and water meters, recycling, question period at council meetings/attendance, and evaluating management at the Municipality. Readers are ...

Weather – Cloudy. Rain beginning early this morning. Risk of a thunderstorm. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Amount 15 to 25 mm. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40 this afternoon. High 14. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Rain ending overnight then partly cloudy. Risk of a thunderstorm this evening and after midnight. Amount 15 to 25 ...

Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 10. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Fog patches developing near midnight. Low plus 1. Marine Weather – Strong wind warning in effect. Wind southeast 10 knots becoming light early this morning then becoming south 10 near midnight. Wind increasing to south 15 ...

Weather – Increasing cloudiness. 30 percent chance of showers late this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 6. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers early this evening. Low zero. Marine Weather – Wind northeast 10 knots increasing to southeast 15 early this morning then diminishing to southeast 10 early this evening. ...

2018 Orange Shirt Day falls on Sunday, September 30th, but most are celebrating it today. Orange Shirt Day is a legacy of the St. Joseph Mission (SJM) residential school commemoration event held in Williams Lake, BC, Canada, in the spring of 2013.  It grew out of Phyllis’ story of having her shiny new orange shirt taken away on her first ...

11:53 a.m. – We are on for daytime skating & pick-up hockey next week. Sprinkler upgrades will be coming up this season so there will be an interruption of about 3 weeks for daytime programming. We will relay the information as we get confirmation. Thank you!   9:40 a.m. – The MMCC will be cancelling all Sunday evening ice until after Thanksgiving. ...

Weather – Cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers this morning and early this afternoon. Wind becoming north 20 km/h this morning. High 8. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 70 percent chance of rain showers or wet flurries late this evening and overnight. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h overnight. Low plus 1. Marine Weather – Strong wind ...

Sep 27, 2018 @ 07:55 Weather – Periods of rain. Amount 10 to 15 mm. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 10. UV index 1 or low. Tonight, a few showers ending after midnight then cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Amount 5 to 10 mm. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light overnight. Low ...

Just after 4 p.m. Highway 17 was closed about 5km south of the Junction of Highways 17 & 519 because of a tractor-trailer that was on its side. The contents of the tractor’s trailer were spilling out the roof onto the shoulder and ditch. Wawa-news was able to see Algoma EMS, Wawa Firefighters, and SE OPP officers assisting in removing a ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers this morning. High 9. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight will be mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers this evening. Periods of rain beginning before morning. Low plus 4. Marine Weather – Strong wind warning in effect. Wind northwest 20 knots diminishing to northwest 15 early this morning then backing ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy. Showers ending this morning. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Amount 5 mm. High 16. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Cloudy. Rain beginning this evening. Risk of a thunderstorm this evening. Amount 15 to 25 mm. Low plus 4. Marine Weather – Wind south 15 knots becoming northwest 15 this morning then diminishing to west ...

There will be a Special Council Meeting today, Tuesday, September 25, 2018 in Council Chambers at 12 Noon. Council will appoint a Deputy Mayor for the September 25, 2018 Special Council Meeting. There is nothing else on the agenda until the by-laws. Council is expected to pass By-Law No. 3148-18 – to appoint a Joint Compliance Audit Committee. BL 3148-18 ...

Weather – A few showers ending this morning then clearing. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 17. UV index 3 or moderate. Marine Weather – Strong wind warning in effect. Wind southeast 25 knots veering to south 20 this evening then diminishing to south 15 overnight. Wind becoming northwest 15 Tuesday morning then diminishing to west 10 Tuesday ...

Sep 21, 2018 @ 07:57 Weather – Rain. Risk of a thunderstorm this morning. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming northwest 30 gusting to 60 this afternoon. High 16 with the temperature falling to 6 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Rain ending this evening then clearing. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to 60 becoming light ...

Sep 20, 2018 @ 09:56   The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) and its partners have announced the creation of a new 3,170-hectare (7,835-acre) protected area in northwestern Ontario.   Black Bay area includes more than 1,300 hectares (approximately 3,200 acres) of coastal wetlands and almost 1,900 hectares (approximately 4,700 acres) of coastal forest on both the Black Bay and ...