Jul 20, 2017 @ 17:17 On Sunday, July 16, 2017 at approximately 8:40 am, officers from the Greenstone Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with Greenstone Fire Service and Superior North Emergency Medical Service (EMS) responded to a motor vehicle collision between a car and a motorcycle on Highway 11 at Kenogamisis Dam Road. During this investigation the ...

Jul 20, 2017 @ 16:47 Ontario NDP Energy Critic Peter Tabuns issued the following statement: “The announcement by Hydro One to acquire and merge with American utility giant Avista should raise red flags for every Ontarian who is struggling to pay their unaffordable hydro bills. This move to create a huge multinational utility means less control over our province’s electricity ...

Jul 20, 2017 @ 16:47 The Ontario Provincial government has appointed Dr. Gordon Cleveland to lead a study that will create a child care system that makes child care universally accessible and affordable to all Ontario families. “I’m honoured to be part of Ontario’s plan to transform its early years and child care system – including this study, which will look ...

Jul 20, 2017 @ 16:39 Statement from Ontario PC Leader Patrick Brown on Hydro One’s purchase of Avista: “The purchase of Avista by Hydro One is the direct result of Kathleen Wynne’s fire sale. Hydro One is gouging ratepayers while using our money to buy up foreign companies. In the end, Ontario families will be left paying even more for ...

Jul 20, 2017 @ 20:51 3:15 PM EDT Thursday 20 July 2017 Severe thunderstorm warning in effect for: Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake (ended 7:29) Timmins – Cochrane – Iroquois Falls (ended 8:44) Persons in or near this area should be on the lookout for adverse weather conditions and take necessary safety precautions. Watch for updated statements. Please refer to the ...

Jul 20, 2017 @ 08:11 Watch the video to FEEL THE RUMBLE and see what ‘My Way’ can do! Want to see ‘My Way’ and other one of a kind speedboats up close. (Not work safe.)   Poker Runs America Hall of Famer Bill Tomlinson and his crew from Manotick, ON, are bringing big power to the Second Annual Sault Ste. ...

Jul 20, 2017 @ 07:58 Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. 30 percent chance of showers early this morning. High 23. Humidex 26. UV index 8 or very high. News Tidbits – There are 252 personnel from Ontario in British Columbia. Ontario is scheduling to send another resource deployment of close to 100 personnel to British Columbia today. HydroOne ...

Jul 19, 2017 @ 17:53 Glenn Thibeault, Minister of Energy, issued the following statement today in response to Hydro One’s announcement that the utility has agreed to acquire Avista, a utility company in the northwest United States: “Ontario is pleased to see today’s announcement of the proposed acquisition of Avista by Hydro One, as it is expected to deliver clear benefits ...

Jul 19, 2017 @ 08:45   In 1993, Alex Andrechuk took the newly finished model of the Battleship Bismark out for a sail on Wawa Lake.They carried it along Highway 101 before putting it into the water. Unfortunately, this 2 foot long vessel began to take on water about 60 feet off shore. Sadly he says, “it was spring, and sank ...

Jul 19, 2017 @ 08:38 Ontario Conservation Officer of the Year for 2017 has been named. Tim Rochette, a provincial investigator with the Special Investigations Services Unit has demonstrated his strong commitment to protecting natural resources, ensuring public safety, and mentoring fellow officers through his years of outstanding service and extensive community involvement. Some of his notable accomplishments include: Leading and executing many ...

Jul 19, 2017 @ 08:24 Earlier this spring, the Superior East CFDC in partnership with the Northern Ontario Youth Entrepreneurship Initiative delivered two youth entrepreneurship programs called “Create a Logo” and “Market Your Thoughts”. The programs are designed for students in grades 3 to 8 to help promote entrepreneurship. The Create a Logo program asks students in grades 3 to ...

Jul 19, 2017 @ 08:21   Au printemps dernier, la SADC Supérieur Est ainsi que l’Initiative Entreprenariat Jeunesse du Nord ont à nouveau présenté deux programmes d’entreprenariat intitulés ‘‘Créez un logo’’ et ‘‘Vendez vos idées’’.   Ces programmes sont conçus pour les élèves de la 3e à la 8e année à faire un lien à l’entreprenariat. Le programme Créez un ...

Jul 19, 2017 @ 08:11 The Ontario Government wants your opinion on how to approach the legislation of Cannabis. They are looking for feedback in five key areas: setting a minimum age for having, using and buying cannabis deciding where people can use cannabis keeping our roads safe regulating cannabis sales planning public education In April 2017, the federal government introduced ...

Jul 19, 2017 @ 07:52 Weather – Clearing this morning. Fog patches dissipating early this morning. High 23. UV index 8 or very high. News Tidbits – Lake Superior Provincial Park – Agawa Tourist Information Centre is screening “The Canoe” tonight at 8 p.m. “This film captures the human connection and bond created by Canada’s well-known craft and symbol, the canoe. ...

Jul 18, 2017 @ 20:12 A particularly tragic weekend had the Ontario Provincial Police responding to four fatal collisions, which claimed the lives of seven people, including three motorcyclists.   In a triple-fatality incident on Saturday, a pick-up truck collided with a commercial truck in northwestern Ontario, killing all three occupants of the pick-up truck. Speed was a factor in the collision. The commercial truck driver ...