We are pleased to announce the appointment of the Honourable Harry S. LaForme to lead the Oce of Mizhinawe for the Robinson Huron Treaty First Nations in the ongoing annuities litigation. Justice LaForme is Anishinaabe from the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, Ontario, where he was born and raised and where some of his family continue to reside and ...
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Morning News – April 27
Apr 27, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Cloudy. Snow beginning this morning and ending this afternoon then 40% chance of drizzle or rain showers late this afternoon. Snowfall amount 5 cm except 10 cm over higher terrain. Wind becoming south 30 km/h gusting to 50 late this morning. High +4. Wind chill -5 this morning. UV index 2 or ...
Read More »Morning News – April 26
Apr 26, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Cloudy with 30% chance of flurries early this morning then a mix of sun and cloud. High +4. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – A few clouds. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -5. Wind chill -7 overnight. News Tidbits: Disappointing to read that staffing shortages have delayed some surgeries at ...
Read More »Morning News – April 25
Apr 25, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Cloudy with 40% chance of flurries. Wind north 20 km/h becoming light this afternoon. High +3. Wind chill -8 this morning. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Cloudy with 30% chance of flurries. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -3. Wind chill -5 overnight. News Tidbits: The Wawa Goose Bar & ...
Read More »WFD Called to two incidents today
Late this afternoon, the Wawa Fire Department was called to an incident at the playset behind the Cenotaph in Queen’s Park. A firefighter could be seen carrying an extrication tool ‘jaws of life’ to one of the playsets. It appeared as if a child was possibly entangled in a piece of one of the playsets. There didn’t appear to be ...
Read More »Morning News – April 24
Apr 24, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – A few flurries ending near noon then cloudy with 40% chance of flurries. Wind northeast 20 km/h becoming light this morning. High +2. Wind chill -7 this morning. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Cloudy with 40% chance of flurries. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -2. Wind chill -6 overnight. ...
Read More »Marathon OPP – Traffic Complaint finds Impaired Driver
One individual is facing numerous Criminal Code and Highway Traffic Act charges following a traffic complaint. On April 20, 2023, shortly before 3:30 p.m., members of the Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment responded to a traffic complaint of a motor vehicle driving erratically and travelling at high rates of speed on Highway 17. Officers subsequently located the vehicle and ...
Read More »Morning News – April 22
Apr 22, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Cloudy with 60% chance of flurries this morning. Periods of rain mixed with snow beginning near noon. Risk of freezing drizzle this morning. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High +4. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Periods of snow. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -2. ...
Read More »Significant Snowfall Possible – (White River – Dubreuilville)
5:15 AM EDT Saturday 22 April 2023 Special Weather Statement in effect for: White River – Dubreuilville Widespread precipitation associated with an approaching low-pressure system is expected to move into portions of northern Ontario beginning late this afternoon or evening and continuing into Sunday morning. Over northeastern Ontario, the precipitation will likely begin as rain and change to snow this ...
Read More »Significant Snowfall Possible – (Manitouwadge – Hornepayne)
5:15 AM EDT Saturday 22 April 2023 Special Weather Statement in effect for: Manitouwadge – Hornepayne Widespread precipitation associated with an approaching low-pressure system is expected to move into portions of northern Ontario beginning late this afternoon or evening and continuing into Sunday morning. Over northeastern Ontario, the precipitation will likely begin as rain and change to snow this evening ...
Read More »Significant Snowfall Possible – (Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake)
5:15 AM EDT Saturday 22 April 2023 Special Weather Statement in effect for: Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake Widespread precipitation associated with an approaching low-pressure system is expected to move into portions of northern Ontario beginning late this afternoon or evening and continuing into Sunday morning. Over northeastern Ontario, the precipitation will likely begin as rain and change to snow this ...
Read More »Morning News – April 20
Apr 20, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud. Becoming cloudy this morning. Snow or rain mixed with ice pellets beginning this afternoon. Wind east 30 km/h gusting to 50. High +2. Wind chill -10 this morning. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Rain or ice pellets. Risk of freezing rain overnight. Wind east ...
Read More »NPI Celebrates 10 Years of Impact
Tomorrow, April 20th in Thunder Bay, Northern Policy Institute, Northern Ontario’s home grown think tank, will hold the second of two galas celebrating its first decade of difference-making. Founded in late 2012 and beginning operations in 2013 with just three staff, the Institute now has three permanent offices in Kirkland Lake, Sudbury, and Thunder Bay. Florence MacLean, current Chair ...
Read More »Morning News – April 19
Apr 19, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Clearing this morning. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming light this morning. High +5. Wind chill -8 this morning. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Clear. Increasing cloudiness after midnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -4. Wind chill -9 overnight. News Tidbits: At 5:46 p.m. it was tweeted that Hwy 129 ...
Read More »Morning News – April 18
Apr 18, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Flurries. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h early this morning. High minus 1. Wind chill -12 this morning and -5 this afternoon. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Cloudy. 40% chance of flurries this evening. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -5. Wind chill near -7. News Tidbits: Hwy 129 remains closed ...
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