5:20 AM EST Friday 27 December 2019 Special weather statement in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Agawa – Lake Superior Park Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for a large swath of Northern Ontario. A major winter storm is expected for Sunday into Monday. An intense low pressure system is expected to bring a ...
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Special Weather Statement for Sunday-Monday
4:04 PM EST Thursday 26 December 2019 Special weather statement in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Agawa – Lake Superior Park Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake Gogama – Foleyet Elliot Lake – Ranger Lake Manitouwadge – Hornepayne Significant mixed precipitation Sunday into Monday. An intense low pressure system is expected to bring a significant mix of ...
Read More »Freezing Rain Advisories and Warnings Continue
Dec 26, 2019 at 15:55 3:47 PM EST Thursday 26 December 2019 Freezing drizzle advisory in effect for: White River – Dubreuilville Areas of freezing drizzle are expected or occurring. Patchy freezing drizzle or light freezing rain is expected tonight across portions of northeastern Ontario and north of Lake Superior. Amounts should not be overly significant. However, locally slippery conditions ...
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7:47 AM EST Thursday 26 December 2019 Freezing drizzle advisory in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Agawa – Lake Superior Park Blind River – Thessalon Espanola – Killarney Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake Gogama – Foleyet Greater Sudbury and vicinity North Bay – Powassan – Mattawa West Nipissing – French River Geraldton – Longlac – Caramat ...
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Statement by the Prime Minister on Christmas
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on Christmas: “Merry Christmas, Canada! “Today, our family joins Christians across the country and around the world to celebrate the birth of Christ. “Whether you are sharing a meal with friends, keeping the kids entertained in the snow, or spending time gathered around the Christmas tree, this season is full ...
Read More »Holiday Wishes from MPP Ross Romano
December 25, 2019 Sault Ste. Marie – I believe the most wonderful thing about this time of year is the spirit of peace, generosity, and community. Whether we are seeking ways to bestow blessings on others, or simply taking a moment to be grateful for our own, this time of year reminds us to be our absolute best. As ...
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Freezing drizzle advisory in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Freezing drizzle this morning. Freezing drizzle continues this morning across portions of northern Ontario. The freezing drizzle should become more patchy later this morning. Dense fog patches are also possible in some areas this morning. Travel may be affected due to icy roads and reduced visibilities ...
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9:19 PM EST Tuesday 24 December 2019 Freezing drizzle advisory in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Freezing drizzle expected tonight. Freezing drizzle continues to develop this evening across portions of northern Ontario and should persist into Christmas morning. Patches of dense fog may also develop tonight and remain through Christmas morning. Travel may be affected ...
Read More »Shadows of the Mind to Screen Brotherhood
The 21st Annual Shadows of the Mind Film Festival is set to run Feb. 24 to March 1, 2020 in Sault Ste. Marie with a gala film and after party planned for Saturday, Feb. 22. The Festival committee is pleased to announce this kickoff event will be in partnership with the Sault Ste. Marie Museum and that the film Arab Blues ...
Read More »In Our Father’s Footsteps – Commemorate Canada’s liberation of the Netherlands 75 years ago
From Guelph to Kitchener, Burlington, Woodstock, London, Mississauga, Brampton, Bradford, Barrie, Orillia, Collingwood, Newmarket, Cornwall, North Bay… the news is spreading across Ontario (and Canada) about In Our Fathers’ Footsteps, a one-time, first-of-its-kind remembrance event inspired by a WWII memoir written by a Canadian veteran and given to his daughter on his 80th birthday. News of the event has received ...
Read More »Thank You – DMD’s Gnome Tree Fundraiser
On behalf of Defined Movement Dance Competitive Team and Parents we would like to thank everyone who participated in our Gnome Tree Fundraiser. A special thank you to Heidi McLaren of Olive Branch Floral Design for her guidance, organizing and instructing of this great event. We would also like to thank John’s Value Mart, Wawa Canadian Tire, and Wawa Home ...
Read More »Ford paying to tear down yet another wind farm
The Official Opposition NDP is demanding to know how much Doug Ford’s war on the environment will cost this time, as Ford rips wind turbines out of the ground at the Nation Rise Wind Farm in North Stormont leaving Ontarians on the hook for hundreds of millions of dollars in cancellation costs, yet again. “Doug Ford declared his war ...
Read More »Batchewana First Nation Asserts Jurisdiction, Oppose Ferrochrome Development
After months of discussions the Chief and Council of Batchewana First Nation has reached a decision not to endorse the proposed Ferrochrome development. The decision did not come lightly and was reached in accordance with Anishnabek law, inherent jurisdiction, culture and traditions. The Council feels as the caretakers of the land and waterways that they must prohibit the construction of ...
Read More »Algoma Steel hangs Algoma Steel Star with Steel Speed Crane Rentals
In honour of the season, Algoma Steel Inc. is pleased to announce they have partnered with Steel Speed Crane Rentals Inc. to erect the Christmas star. Crafted back in the 1980s by members of Algoma’s Central Trades group, the Algoma Steel star has bestowed goodwill and best wishes to the residents of Sault Ste. Marie for decades. Measuring 29 feet ...
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