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The Robinson Huron First Nations will hold a ceremony and media event on September 9 – the final day of 2023 Robinson Huron Treaty Gathering – to commemorate the signing of the Robinson Huron Treaty of 1850.   Representatives of the Robinson Huron Treaty Litigation Fund will speak about the importance of the Treaty, the Restoule case and the proposed ...

MPP Michael Mantha (Algoma-Manitoulin) issued the following statement in light of the news that the Domtar Corporation will be idling operations at its Espanola, Ontario facility indefinitely: “It is devastating to hear that Domtar will be idling operations by early November this year. It is heavy news for the workers, their families and the community who will be impacted by ...

New Books on the 7-Shelf his week are; “Happiness” by Danielle Steel, Must Love Flowers” by Debbie Macomber, “The Paris Agent” by Rhys Bowen and “Tangled Vines: Power, Privilege, and the Murdaugh Family Murders” by John Glatt. En Français, nous avons “Au Nom de nos Soeurs” par Christina Alger.   Staff Pick of the Week is “Blind Tiger” by Sandra ...

On September 3, 2023, at approximately 9:30 p.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to a motor vehicle collision on Richard’s Street, St. Joseph’s Township . The small green car was travelling southbound on Richard’s Street and lost control, ran off the road, and rolled onto the roof. Police attended the scene a short time later and identified ...

On September 4, 2023, at approximately 4:30 p.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call regarding a person presently on a Lakeside Drive property when they were on conditions not to. Police were familiar with the person and knew of the prior court ordered conditions. A subsequent arrest was made and additionally the person threatened police officers. Mark ...

Aimez-le ou détestez-le, nous avons besoin du gouvernement. Avant 500 av. J.-C., le but du gouvernement était de servir les intérêts des dirigeants de l’époque, qu’ils soient des monarques, des dictateurs, des aristocrates ou une classe dirigeante privilégiée. Nous avons les Grecs à remercier d’avoir réorienté la cible des intérêts gouvernants. Les Grecs ont proposé le concept qu’une terre devrait ...

Love it or hate it, we need government. Before 500 BC, the purpose of government was to serve the interests of the rulers of the day, whether they were monarchs, dictators, aristocrats or some privileged ruling class. We have the Greeks to thank for redirecting the target of governing interests. The Greeks first proposed the concept that a land should ...

An individual has been charged with stunt driving after being caught travelling at 172 Kilometers per hour in a posted 90-kilometer per hour zone.   On September 1, 2023, at approximately 7:00 p.m., members of the Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police Detachment were conducting radar enforcement on Highway 11-17 near the Town of Nipigon.   Officers using a stationary radar device ...

A traffic complaint In the Town of Terrace Bay regarding a possible impaired drivers has an individual from Red Rock facing charges of impaired operation.   On August 27, 2023, at approximately 4:50 a.m., members of the Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment were dispatched to a traffic complaint in the area of Southridge Crescent, in the Town of Terrace ...

  Walkers converged in Ignace today, joining Head walker Darlene Necan in her peaceful walk to raise awareness about plans to construct a series of  caverns deep underground in the heart of Treaty 3 territory, to be filled with all of Canada’s high level nuclear waste. The fourth annual Walk Against Nuclear Waste left the plaza in front of the Nuclear Waste ...

Peacefully at the Sault Area Hospital, with his family at his side on Thursday, August 31, 2023 at the age of 76. Beloved husband of Pamela MacDonald. Loving father of Derek and Christopher. Son of the late Roland and Verna MacDonald. Dear brother of Judy MacDonald (Paul). Roland will be sadly missed by his niece Shannon Love (Ray) and their ...

With scores of families and other people heading out on roads for the last long weekend before the start of school, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is counting on all motorists to be exemplary drivers this weekend and commit to doing so throughout the year. With 239 lives already lost on OPP-patrolled roads this year, now is as critical a ...

The governments of Ontario and Quebec are supporting a new 600 megawatt (MW) trade agreement between Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) and Hydro-Québec that will optimize the use of existing electricity generation capacity in both provinces. During the Energy and Mines Ministers’ Conference on August 30th, 2023, Ontario Minister of Energy Todd Smith and Quebec Minister of Economy, Innovation ...

Criminal charges have been laid following a domestic dispute in White River. On August 27, 2023, shortly after 8:00 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a domestic dispute on Winnipeg Street in White River. As a result of the investigation, a 24-year-old person from White River was arrested ...

AUGUST 30TH – HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD/GRANDPA THE BIG 90 – YAHOO WISHING YOU THE BIRDIE OF ALL BIRTHDAYS IT’S BEEN A CHALLENGING YEAR BUT YOU MADE IT TO THE GOLF COURSE GREATEST DAD BY PAR Judy – Toby – Tyler – Mario 💜