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Yesterday wasn’t a great day all around. After such a beautiful weekend, there was heavy rain and freezing rain on Monday, and then colder temperatures brought the snow back. As temperatures dropped, gas prices rose just before Easter Weekend. At 4 p.m. gas was 119.9, By 4:30 it had risen to 121.9. In the Sault you may be able to ...

  Last night at 8 p.m. Algoma EMS and the Wawa Fire Department were called to a collision just past the Ghost Lake ‘s’ curve. Two vehicles had collided, sending one into the westbound ditch, and the other remained resting on the eastbound shoulder. Wawa firefighters assisted with removing what appeared to be the driver from the vehicle, placing him ...

Weather – Clearing this morning. High 7. Roads – Road in our area vary from bare and wet road with partly snow covered sections, to bare and wet road with bare and dry road sections.Remember to drive according to the road conditions.

Apr 12, 2017 @ 07:22 The Congregation welcomes everyone to worship at First United Church. Services are held on Sunday at 11 a.m. If anyone has a question or concern please leave a message on the answering machine at the Church  705-856-2926. The Easter Cross of Lights was lit last Sunday, April 9, Palm Sunday – the sixth Sunday in Lent. It commemorated ...

Apr 11, 2017 @ 09:12 The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are reporting a 20-year low and a steady decrease in seat belt-related deaths as they get set to conduct their Seat Belt Campaign over the Easter Long Weekend.   A total of 45 seat belt-related road fatalities occurred on OPP-patrolled roads in 2016, marking the lowest number on record in the last 20 ...

Apr 11, 2017 @ 08:30   The Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation would like to thank Terry Beckerton for organizing a successful “Subway Day” fundraiser held on Saturday, April 8, 2017.  For every foot long sandwich purchased a $2 donation was made to the Foundation and for every 6 inch sandwich purchased a $1 donation was made. Thank you to ...

Apr 11, 2017 @ 06:03 Weather – It is still pretty gusty this morning. Environment Canada says that there is a 40% chance of flurries, and a high of +2. Freezing rain warnings continue again in a swath stretching from Montreal River Harbour to Kirkland Lake. Be careful if you are travelling. Roads – highways are bare and wet with ...

Manitou Gold inc.  a annoncé aujourd’hui la nomination de Monsieur Patrice Dubreuil au poste de Président de la Société.   Monsieur Dubreuil, MBA, est un entrepreneur ayant de l’expérience exhaustive dans le secteur des ressources naturelles. En 2016, il a été nommé entrepreneur de l’année dans le cadre des Northern Ontario Business Awards. Monsieur Dubreuil est présentement Directeur, Recherche et ...

Apr 10, 2017 @ 07:30 The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), students and members of the community helped The Push for Change mark a milestone as Joe Roberts prepares to leave Ontario during his 9,000 km trek across Canada to end youth homelessness.   Hundreds of students and community members cheered and walked with Joe as he pushed his shopping cart ...

Apr 10, 2017 @ 05:37 Weather – Freezing rain mixed with ice pellets changing to snow near noon and ending in the afternoon then cloudy. Local snow and ice pellet amount 2 cm. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 increasing to 40 gusting to 60 in the morning. High minus 1. There are freezing rain alerts still active for today. ...

Apr 9, 2017 @ 08:22 To all parents and teachers in Chapleau please speak to your children about staying away from the tracks. This evening at around 2100 I received a call advising me that several children(ages 11-14) were playing on the mainline from the station to the fuel stand and then across the yard towards the “big tank”. These ...

Apr 9, 2017 @ 07:32 Weather – Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers early this morning. High 12. Freezing Warning in effect.  

Apr 8, 2017 @ 08:47 Weather – Despite the frost this morning, today is going to be clear with a high of +12. Local – Don’t forget to go get a sub at Subway today. This is Subway Day! For every Foot Long purchased, Subway – Wawa will donate $2 to the LDHC Foundation, and for every 6″, $1 will ...

Apr 6, 2017 @ 08:34 Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. Clearing this afternoon. Wind north 30 km/h gusting to 50. High plus 5. Local – The Men’s Curling Bonspiel is this weekend. This is the last event with ice in the MMCC. The ice will be removed from the MMCC after this weekend. Get your team ready for ...

Apr 6, 2017 @ 08:03 It isn’t new news; the Municipal Offices need extensive repairs, and much work to make them accessible to all residents of community – at a pretty large cost, estimated at well over $1 million to correct identified deficiencies such as mould abetment, asbestos abetment and work to both the interior and exterior, including a new HVAC ...