Dec 28, 2017 @ 08:56 Extreme Cold Warning in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville A period of very cold wind chills continues. Extreme wind chill values of minus 40 or below are occurring this morning. Wind chills will moderate during daytime hours today. However, wind chill values near minus 40 or below are expected in ...

Dec 27, 2017 @ 09:25 Donald Bretzlaff is an older adult who’s been living with Type 2 Diabetes for nearly two decades. He lost his leg to the disease, and it left him blind in one eye. He has also developed nerve damage which causes him pain.   For the last four years, Mr. Bretzlaff has been attending Diabetes Care ...

Dec 25, 2017 @ 11:06 11:00 AM EST Monday 25 December 2017 Extreme Cold Warning in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake Manitouwadge – Hornepayne – Geraldton Nipigon – Marathon – Superior North Lake Nipigon – Wabakimi Atikokan – Upsala – Quetico Superior West A period of very cold wind chills is ...

Dec 25, 2017 @ 11:03 7:38 AM EST Monday 25 December 2017 Snow squall warning in effect for: Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Developing snow squalls are about to move into the Sault Ste. Marie and Batchawana Bay area. They will likely persist into tonight. There is a potential for ...

9:30 AM EST Sunday 24 December 2017 Snow squall warning in effect for: Agawa – Lake Superior Park Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Snow squalls are expected. Under the snow squall bands, visibilities will be significantly reduced due to the heavy snow, and snow will quickly accumulate. An intense snow squall is affecting Highway 17 through Lake ...

Dec 23, 2017 @ 09:39 The Northern Ontario Party applauds, Mike Mantha for his impassionate plea to help the Michipocoten Island Caribou. Unfortunately, this plea by Mr. Mantha comes just before the winter break where most MPPs are focused on their own Christmas plans than wanting to hear about the plight of these caribou. The Northern Ontario Party understands the ...

Dec 23, 2017 @ 09:25 On December 15, 2017, the subsidiary of the Company that owns the Atikokan Facility entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with 2607043 Ontario Inc., an affiliate of True North Timber, a forest resources company, for the going-concern purchase of substantially all of the assets of the Atikokan operations. The Wawa Facility located in Wawa, Ontario ...

Dec 22, 2017 @ 10:32 NDP MPP Michael Mantha has sent a video appeal to Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry Kathryn McGarry, calling on the Wynne Liberals to speed up a plan to relocate a herd of caribou at risk of being wiped out.   This last herd of caribou in the Superior Lake region is on Michipocoten Island, ...

Dec 22, 2017 @ 08:32 Team Rank Wins G.P. TERRIS, Tom 1 6 6 LESCHISHIN, Mark 2 5 6 BOYD, Katherine 3 4 7 HOFFMANN, Jim 3 4 6 HALL, Jennifer 5 3 7 SZEKELY, Marc 6 2 6 McCOY, Joe 7 1 7 SPENCER, Reg 7 1 7 Schedule for Thursday -January 11, 2018 Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice ...

Dec 21, 2017 @ 09:22 The Northeastern Ontario Rail Network (NEORN) is delighted that the government has announced that bus service will be improved in Northern Ontario. However, reinstatement of passenger rail should also be a priority. An integrated transportation system means a truly multimodal strategy, where travel by road, rail, and air all have their role. What we have ...

Dec 21, 2017 @ 08:40 Building a more patient-centred healthcare system is easier when people come together one pledge at a time to make positive health system changes. This year, more than 130 Northerners took part in Change Day Ontario and made pledges to help build a stronger system of care as individual health care workers, health teams, and members ...

NDP Economic Development critic Catherine Fife said that while an in-depth review of Ontario’s Energy Board is urgently needed, Ontarians don’t have faith in the Wynne Liberals to follow through on much needed reform to the province’s hydro system.   “By announcing this review, Kathleen Wynne is acknowledging what Ontarians have been saying for years: Ontario’s energy system is broken, ...

Dec 20, 2017 @ 08:28 The congregation welcomes everyone to Worship at First United Church.  Services are held on Sunday at 11:00 a.m. If anyone has a question or concern please leave a message on the answering machine at the Church 705-856-2926 CHURCH OFFICE HOURS – Thurs. 1 -3 p.m, Roberta requests that an appointment be made. Please call 705-856-2926 & ...

Dec 20, 2017 @ 08:18 So now it is about Christmas and our thoughts go to peace and love while some of our dads, sons, and daughters far away from home to keep the peace. Some of them are in quite dangerous places. So let us think about them as we celebrate the Holidays.  Those who are lucky enough to ...

Dec 19, 2017 @ 10:48   Il a fait froid le 12 décembre : -31 pendant la journée. Les élèves de l’école Saint-Joseph se sont bien amusés à l’intérieur ! Ils ont dansé sur plusieurs chants de « Just Dance ».   Les élèves et les membres du personnel se sont bien réchauffés et ont profité de cette belle journée froide!