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I don’t think that it will come as a shock to most readers, but none of us are perfect. Granted, some may think and behave to the contrary, but I can assure you that such self-indulging confidence is misplaced. For any person to believe they are perfect is, quite simply, proof of their imperfect sensibility. In the eyes of the ...

The Wawa Public Library was very pleased to welcome author and retired Judge Norm Douglas to Wawa.  Norm was born in Hawk Junction and was excited to come back and visit and promote his book “You Be the Judge”! Norm’s book is an interactive book that puts the reader in the Judge’s seat to decide someone’s innocence or guilt! It ...

A traffic complaint has resulted in one individual facing multiple charges including both impaired and stunt driving. On April 2, 2024, at approximately 11:30 a.m., members of the Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment received a traffic complaint regarding an erratic driver travelling along Highway 17 near Terrace Bay. Officers observed the vehicle to be travelling at 146 Kilometers per ...

Rob Flack, Associate Minister of Housing, announced Ontario will be providing Sault Ste. Marie with $600,000 in funding through the Building Faster Fund as the city exceeded its 2023 housing target, breaking ground on a total of 213 new housing units last year. “Our government is making historic investments in infrastructure to give municipalities the tools they need to ensure ...

“It has been an exceptional honour representing the people of Algoma-ManitoulinKapuskasing for the past 16 years,” said Hughes. “I got into politics to try and make a positive difference in people’s lives. I’ve always attempted to take a pragmatic approach to this job and reach across party lines to get things done, but I and my NDP colleagues never wavered ...

It was a busy Easter long weekend for the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) as they conducted a province-wide seatbelt campaign and worked hard to keep people safe on roads. Over the four-day campaign, the OPP laid close to 1,200 seatbelt charges against drivers and passengers who chose to receive fines (and demerit points for drivers), rather than take a few ...

On March 28, 2024, shortly before 10:00 a.m., the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a serious two-vehicle collision on Highway 17 approximately 30 kilometres south of Wawa. One person was confirmed deceased as a result of the collision. During the investigation, one of the vehicle occupants was found to be in possession of a ...

Increases in impaired driving occurrences are prompting the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) to enhance its impaired driving enforcement efforts, with the aim of saving more lives on our roads.   Tragically, 385 people lost their lives in impaired driving-related collisions on OPP-patrolled roads between 2018 and the end of 2023. During the same period, impaired driving-related collisions have steadily climbed, ...

Ontario’s wildland fire season officially began April 1 and this year the Ontario government is adding new firefighting positions to ensure the people and resources are in place to protect communities. The province is also offering a payment incentive for fire rangers and critical support staff this season and has purchased new equipment to help manage forest fires. “Throughout the ...

La saison 2024 des incendies de végétation en Ontario a officiellement commencé le 1er avril et, cette année, le gouvernement de l’Ontario crée de nouveaux postes de sapeur(se)s-pompier(ère)s pour veiller à ce que nous disposions des personnes et des ressources pour protéger les collectivités. Cette saison, la province accorde aussi une prime incitative aux garde-feu et au personnel de soutien ...

On March 31, 2024, the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested a person in relation to a previous stolen vehicle investigation that occurred on Bennett Drive in Elliot Lake. On February 7, 2024, at approximately 10:20 a.m. while on general patrol, officers observed a known person exit a residence on Bennett Drive and leave in a white car that ...

Les lecteurs se souviendront peut-être de ma chronique de la semaine dernière sur les tentatives du gouvernement Ford de mettre une nouvelle couche de peinture sur un navire qui fuit quand il s’agit de l’éducation. Il essaie de prolonger le nombre de jours que les enseignants à la retraite peuvent travailler dans une année. Une situation semblable se prépare dans ...

Readers may remember my column last week on the Ford government’s attempts to put a new coat of paint on a leaky ship when it comes to education by trying to extend the number of days that retired teachers can work in a year. A similar situation is brewing in another education sector, that is, at the post-secondary level. The ...

An Elliot Lake resident was arrested and charged after a vehicle stop on in Elliot Lake.   On March 31, 2024, at approximately 12:15 a.m., the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were on general patrol on Chalmers Crescent. Police stopped a grey pickup truck in order to check the sobriety of the driver. Open cans of alcohol were observed inside the ...

A Sudbury driver was arrested and charged after report of erratic behaviour on Highway 17, Serpent River First Nation.   On March 29, 2024, at approximately 8:00 a.m., the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) attended an assist call at a residence when a driver of a brown Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) yelled at police and displayed very bizarre behaviour.  Because ...