1st FLIGHT: Francis Dechamplain, Jessy Dechamplain, Joey Dechamplain-6 under par 30 2nd FLIGHT: Paul Weaver, Kevin Sabourin, Len Gauthier-2 under par 34 3rd FLIGHT: Eric Levesque, Dimitri Levesque, Luc Belanger-1 under par 35 4th FLIGHT: Jeff Lamon, Al MacDonald, James Morden-4 under par 32 5th FLIGHT: Kyle Wood, Bob McCoy, Craig Onier-1 under par 35 6th FLIGHT: Paul Bernath, Trevor ...

Jul 7, 2017 @ 18:35 Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating an incident that occurred on July 3, 2017 at approximately 12:30 pm on Highway 17 West (of Sault Ste. Marie). A female driver, travelling alone noticed a dark blue vehicle, possibly a Dodge Charger or Dodge Challenger pull in behind her with a red rotating light activated in ...

Jul 7, 2017 @ 18:26 At approximately 12:00 p.m. on July 7, 2017, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested an individual in relation to an ongoing homicide investigation. The individual was taken into custody without incident in the Town of Spanish and remains in custody awaiting a court appearance. The victim, 68 year old George Chapman, was found unresponsive ...

Jul 7, 2017 @ 08:29 With forest fire season well underway in Ontario, the province has increased the maximum fines for individuals and corporations for starting forest fires. If found responsible, individuals can now be fined up to $25,000 for starting a forest fire, with fines for corporations that start a forest fire going up to $500,000. These increased maximum ...

Jul 7, 2017 @ 07:52 MacDonald Mines Exploration Ltd. announces that it has completed a surface Max-Min EM survey on its Wawa-Holdsworth Project. The survey was conducted to map the extent of the gold-bearing Oxide Sands. The Company has begun exposing the Oxide Sands for sampling at different locations along strike identified by the EM survey. Quentin Yarie, MacDonald’s President ...

Jul 7, 2017 @ 07:45 Weather – Mainly sunny. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 20. UV index 8 or very high. News tidbits – The death of a man in Spanish has now been classified as a homicide.  

Jul 7, 2017 @ 07:40 On July 4, 2017, shortly after 12:00 p.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) from East Algoma Detachment, as well as the OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT), the OPP East Algoma Crime Unit and Forensic Identification Services (FIS) responded to an unresponsive male located outside a residence in the Town of Spanish.   On ...

Jul 6, 2017 @ 13:14 12:55 PM EDT Thursday 06 July 2017 Severe thunderstorm warning in effect for: Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay At 12:55 p.m. EDT, Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm capable of producing very strong wind gusts, up to nickel size hail and heavy rain. ...

Jul 6, 2017 @ 11:51 Six Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario (CSCNO) students will wear Ontario colours at the upcoming Jeux de la francophonie canadienne (Canadian Francophone Games). Some 1,200 students from the 13 Canadian provinces and territories will compete in the Games that are being held in Moncton (New Brunswick) from July 11 to 15. The Canadian Francophone Games are among the largest ...

Jul 6, 2017 @ 11:41 Le Réseau local d’intégration de services de santé (RLISS) du Nord-Est invite les résidents du nord-est de l’Ontario à siéger au Comité consultatif des patients et des familles qui sera bientôt mis sur pied. En donnant aux résidents du Nord la possibilité de participer davantage à l’amélioration de l’expérience des patients, le Comité consultatif des patients ...

Jul 6, 2017 @ 11:30 The North East Local Health Integration Network (North East LHIN) is inviting people living across Northeastern Ontario to sit on a soon-to-be established Patient and Family Advisory Committee. With a long-standing tradition of engaging with Northerners on priorities needed to strengthen the system of care in Northeastern Ontario, this Patient and Family Advisory Committee is a ...

Jul 6, 2017 @ 11:18 11:13 AM EDT Thursday 06 July 2017 Severe thunderstorm watch in effect for: Agawa – Lake Superior Park Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake Gogama – Foleyet Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Conditions are favourable for the development of dangerous thunderstorms that may be capable of producing ...

Jul 6, 2017 @ 10:59 Members of the Kenora Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Kenora Detachment Marine and Trails Unit (MTU) are investigating a missing boater on Lake of the Woods. On Tuesday, July 4, 2017, OPP were notified that a 67-year-old California man was missing on Lake of the Woods. Police learned that two men from ...

UPDATE 11:12 a.m. Originally posted Jul 6, 2017 @ 09:07 issued at 8:30 AM EDT Thursday 06 July 2017 Fog advisory in effect for: Marathon – Schreiber (ended 11:12 a.m.) Wawa – Pukaskwa Park (ended 11:12 a.m.) White River – Dubreuilville (ended 10:07 a.m.) Agawa – Lake Superior Park (ended 9:20 a.m.) Near zero visibility in fog is expected or occurring. ...

Jul 6, 2017 @ 08:14 Weather – Increasing cloudiness this morning. 60 percent chance of showers this afternoon with risk of a thunderstorm. Fog dissipating near noon. High 19. UV index 6 or high.   News tidbits – OPP from Mantoulin & East Algoma Detachments,  as the OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) responded to an unresponsive male, located outside a residence in ...