While travelling for my regular constituency clinics, I was invited by a friend to join her and her husband in enjoying her mouthwatering maple salmon, which she knows is one of my favourite meals. I noted that her process differed from mine while the ingredients were practically the same as my recipe. But the bottom line is that hers was ...
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St. Monica’s Church – 3rd Sunday of Scrutiny
MEDITATION by Father Duolomane (Joe) Meditation He 5.7-9 The letter to the Hebrews tells us that Jesus experienced suffering and anguish in the face of death. Faced with persecution, he prayed and begged God who could save him from death. Jesus’ prayer was answered. How was Jesus’ prayer answered when he died? Jesus was not praying for deliverance from death, ...
Read More »NELEMANS, Cornelius Peter ‘Neil’
On February 27, 1944, Cornelius Peter Nelemans was born as the third child of Jacob and Joan Nelemans. Born in the village of Breda, North Brabant Netherlands. By the 50s, their family of five settled in the Milverton Listowel area as farmers. In 1962, Neil began his carpentry career assisting in the building of Midwestern Childrens Centre by Palmerston. On ...
Read More »Stella Dorrance (nee Piaskoski)
It is with great sorrow that her sons announce Stella’s passing on March 10, 2024, peacefully at Waterford Retirement Residence in Kingston, in her 97th year. Loving wife of the late Don Dorrance; cherished mother of Tom (Nancy Dorrance), Bob (Gail Drummond), Jim (Mary Lou Hagan) and Rod. Dear sister-in-law of David (Ashley Miller) and aunt of Kathy deGast (John ...
Read More »OPP – How fraudsters want you to send money
It is important to be able to recognize and understand the ways fraudsters try to steal your funds today, compared to 20 years ago. Awareness can play a key role in preventing potential victims from losing their hard-earned money. With the use of cryptocurrency, online banking, and the internet readily available on mobile phones, fraudsters have many avenues to access ...
Read More »East Algoma OPP – Two arrested for drug offences after highway traffic stop
Two people have been arrested and charged for drug offences following a traffic stop on Highway 17. On March 12, 2024, shortly after 11:00 a.m., the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the North East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) conducted a traffic stop for a Highway Traffic Act violation on Highway 17 in Blind River. Upon speaking ...
Read More »SE OPP Wawa – Charges laid after Disturbance on Hwy 101
A verbal dispute has resulted in a criminal charge for a local individual. On March 12, 2024, shortly before 11:00 a.m., the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were notified of a disturbance on Highway 101, east of Wawa. As a result of the investigation, a 43-year-old person from Wawa was arrested and charged with Uttering Threats ...
Read More »One Year Later, Police Still Seek Information for Missing Person
The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service and Garden River First Nation are partnering to enhance efforts to locate missing 39-year-old Jake Corbiere. Jake has not been seen or spoken with family or friends since March 12, 2023. Garden River First Nation is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for anyone who provides information that leads to finding Jake. “Jake’s ...
Read More »SSM OPP – Charges laid after dispute
On March 5, 2024, shortly after 5 pm, the Sault Ste Marie Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a call in Goulais River on Mission Road. The accused and the victim were engaged in a verbal argument over damage to the victim’s property. Subsequently, this led to the property owner being physically assaulted. As a result of the investigation, Robert ...
Read More »Nipigon OPP – Traffic Complaint leads to Impaired charges
One individual is facing impaired charges following a traffic complaint. On March 8, 2024, at approximately 5:00 p.m., members of the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint of a motor vehicle driving erratically through a construction zone on Highway 11 in Ledger Township. Officers located the vehicle and initiated a traffic stop. Through ...
Read More »Nipigon OPP – Traffic Complaint leads to Impaired charges
A traffic complaint has led to one individual being arrested and charged with impaired operation. On March 10, 2024, just before 7:00 p.m., members of the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint of an erratic and suspected impaired driver on Highway 11/17 near Hurkett Loop Road. Officers located the vehicle and initiated a ...
Read More »East Algoma OPP – Arrest made in Arson Investigation
One person has been arrested and charged in an arson investigation in Elliot Lake. On March 6, 2024, shortly after 1:00 a.m., the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Elliot Lake Fire Department responded to a suspicious fire on College Place in Elliot Lake where multiple camper trailers were destroyed. As a result of the investigation, Jacob PEART, ...
Read More »Les Ontariennes et Ontariens deviennent-ils complaisants en mode crise ?
Je sais que cela va sembler étrange, mais je demande aux lecteurs de supporter avec moi un moment. Personne ne veut avoir de problèmes dans la vie. La plupart des gens seraient d’accord pour dire que les problèmes sont totalement négatifs. Mais je me prie de ne pas être d’accord, du moins dans une certaine mesure. Je peux voir un ...
Read More »Are Ontarians becoming complacent living life in crisis mode?
I know this is going to sound very strange, but I ask readers to bear with me a moment. No one wants to have problems in life. Most everyone would agree that problems are a total negative. But I beg to differ, at least to some degree. I can see a limited upside because problems challenge us to use our ...
Read More »SSM OPP – Numerous Charges Laid after domestic disturbance on Havilland Shores Drive
One person is facing numerous charges after a domestic disturbance at a seasonal residence north of Sault Ste. Marie. On March 10, 2024, shortly before 6:00 a.m., the Sault Ste. Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of an assault on Havilland Shores Drive in Havilland Township. Sault Ste. Marie OPP was assisted by the ...
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