Jul 12, 2026 at 18:50 The White River Fire Department has a caution for travellers passing between White River and Wawa. “Please use caution east of White River. There is another forest fire in the O’Brien area, but the MNR are on it with a crew and helicopters and a water bomber. We were out there earlier as MNR came ...
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TREMBLAY, Nicol
Entouré de sa famille, Nicol s’est éteint paisiblement à la Résidence Bignucolo des Services de santé de Chapleau, le jeudi 9 juillet 2026, à l’âge de 82 ans. Époux bien-aimé de feu Liliane. Il laisse dans le deuil ses fils dévoués, Eric (Lynne) et Jacques (Isabelle). Cher grand-papa de Heidi (Nick), Jeffrey (Amy), Jessica, Alex (Katrine) et Nicholas, il était ...
Read More »HydroOne – Notice of herbicide application
Hydro One foresters will be in your community from JUNE TO SEPTEMBER to trim brush, tree branches and remove trees or vegetation that may grow into overhead powerlines. This work helps us continue to provide reliable power to homes and businesses in your area and makes it safe for our crews to access lines for maintenance or emergency repairs. How we manage ...
Read More »Hwy 11/17 (East of Thunder Bay) Open
Jul 11, 2026 at 19:24 CLEARED (6:00 p.m.): Highway 11-17 all lanes have reopened near Highway 527 following a collision. ^pia ~ SITUATION NORMALE (18 h) : Toutes les voies de l’autoroute 11-17 ont été rouvertes à la circulation près de l’autoroute 527 à la suite d’un accident. Jul 11, 2026 at 16:24 UPDATE (4:13 p.m.): Highway 11-17 has reopened ...
Read More »Extreme Forest Fire Dangers in NE Region
The warm/hot and dry weather has created pockets of extreme forest fire risk in the region as show by the red in the map to the right. Lake Superior Park is entirely in a pocket, and the other extends from around White River to Hornepayne. The White River Fire Department asks, “Our forest fire rating has increased to extreme. Please ...
Read More »Celebrating a New Record Number of Indigenous Grade 8 Grads with Carolyn Harrington Award
With summer just beginning and school ending, Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services (OAHS) is happy to celebrate Algoma’s Grade 8 graduates with the “Carolyn Harrington Award,” which acknowledges the excellence of Indigenous students who are beginning their journey to high school. This year, we received 39 nominations from 20 schools across the Algoma region. Nominated by school faculty members, the awards of ‘Best Student’ and ‘Most Improved Student’ were awarded with a ...
Read More »Saturday Morning News – July 11
Weather: Today – Sunny. High 25. Humidex 26. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – Clear. Low 11. News Tidbits: Sad to hear that Randolph Mantooth has died at the age of 80. He was best know for his role as Johnny Gage, a paramedic in the TV series Emergency! for six years (1972-78) with a audience that averaged ...
Read More »Friday Morning News – July 10
Weather: Today – Mainly sunny. High 24. Humidex 26. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Clearing after midnight. Low 11. News Tidbits: Planning is underway for a Mixed Beach Volleyball League, contact the MMCC if you are interested.
Read More »Thursday Morning News – July 9
Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud. 30% chance of showers late this afternoon with risk of a thunderstorm. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 24 with temperature falling to 16 this afternoon. Humidex 26. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – Partly cloudy. 30% chance of showers early this evening with risk of a thunderstorm. Low ...
Read More »Wednesday Morning News – July 8
Weather: Today – Cloudy with 60% chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 20. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Partly cloudy. 30% chance of showers this evening with risk of a thunderstorm. Fog patches developing this evening. Low 10. News Tidbits: Hooray for strawberries! Strawberry spoon cake, strawberry ice cream, ...
Read More »Tuesday Morning News – July 7th
Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud with 40 percent chance of showers and risk of a thunderstorm. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h this afternoon. High 22. Humidex 25. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – Partly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm this evening. Fog patches developing this evening. Wind southwest ...
Read More »Rock Island House Concert – Chris Lowry
Tomorrow evening, Tuesday July 7th, Chris Lowry will be playing live at Rock Island Lodge. A talented artist, not only a musician but a gifted author. His music features songs by John Fogarty, Steve Goodman, Jimmy Webb, Emmylou Harris, Warren Zevon, Leonard Cohen, Stan Rogers, James Taylor, John Prine, JesseWinchester, Gillian Welch, Neil Young and more. The concert will begin ...
Read More »Monday Morning News – July 6th
Weather: Today – Sunny. High 24. Humidex 25. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – Clear. Low 9. News Tidbits: The Northern Lights were spectacular mid-summer storm early Saturday morning, extending over the border with photos showing a pinkish aurora from as far south as Texas, Nevada and Arizona. Construction signs are in place now between Ghost Lake and ...
Read More »Saturday Morning News – July 4th
Weather: Today – Sunny. High 26. Humidex 27. Tonight – Clear. Low 11. News Tidbits: Sad to hear that Tommy Hunter has passed away at the age of 89. He hosted The Tommy Hunter Show, which debuted as a radio show before transitioning to television for 27 years, being suddenly cancelled by CBC in 1992. The last show of his ...
Read More »Hwy 17 (Beaumont Park Road, Heyden) OPEN
Jul 4, 2026 at 04:52 The collision has been cleared and all lanes are open. Jul 4, 2026 at 04:08 ON511 is reporting that a collision on Hwy at Beaumont Park Road (near Heyden) has closed both lanes.
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