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Apr 13, 2018 @ 11:35 Sault College Adventure Recreation and Parks students and the Algoma Highlands Conservancy proudly present the Waterwalker Film Festival in Essar Hall, Sault College room M1030 on Friday, April 13, 2018, at 7:15 p.m. Paddle Canada’s Waterwalker Film Festival is a tribute to the late Bill Mason, the great conservationist, canoeist, and filmmaker. It is a ...

The Northeastern Ontario Passenger Rail Summit’s keynote guest speakers will be Bruce Budd, President of Transport Action Canada; Ken Bitten, a 40-year career railroader and entrepreneur, and Sylvan Gervais, Bombardier’s Director of Operations and Maintenance for Canada. Our special guest speaker will be Corina Moore, President and CEO Ontario Northland Transportation Corporation. Bruce Budd, President of Transport Action Canada – ...

Apr 10, 2018 @ 17:13 The Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre (CBHC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dan Ingram to the position of executive director of the centre. Dan has a history of local involvement. Dan leaves the position of area manager of the Heart and Stroke Foundation, a position he has held since 2000. His accomplishments there are ...

Apr 6, 2018 @ 13:53 On Wednesday April 4, 2018 at approximately 11:20 pm members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East (Chapleau) Detachment responded to a local Chapleau address regarding a report of a male kicking a door.  At the scene police observed damage to the rear door frame. As a result Andrew PORTELANCE (28) of Chapleau, Ontario ...

  Apr 6, 2018 @ 08:25 The R.C.L. Branch 374 Maple Syrup Festival, featuring the ‘all you can eat’ pancakes and sausages topped with local maple syrup, is a very popular and anticipated event on St. Joseph Island. The magnitude of this festival is but one of the activities that illustrate the positive relationship the Legion has built in the ...

Apr 5, 2018 @ 16:05 Shortly after 8:00 a.m., members from the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a two vehicle motor vehicle collision involving a school bus and a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) on Highway 17 near the village of Spragge within the Township of the North Shore.   At 12:51 p.m., Highway 17 re-opened to two ...

Apr 3, 2018 @ 09:57 On Saturday, April 1st, 2018, at approximately 02:00 am an officer of the Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting patrol on Highway 17 east of Marathon when he observed a motor vehicle traveling westbound at a high rate of speed. The officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the vehicle but it continued ...

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Mar 26, 2018 @ 12:38 On Saturday, March 24, 2018, at approximately 4:37 p.m., an officer from the Manitoulin-Espanola Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting traffic enforcement on Highway 17 in Nairn-Hyman Township, Ontario. Police observed a traffic violation and conducted a traffic stop. An investigation revealed that the driver was operating the motor vehicle without insurance. As ...

Mar 22, 2018 @ 10:58 On March 16, 2018, shortly after 2:00 a.m., members from the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a break and enter at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 576 located on Brennan Harbour Road in the Town of Spanish.   Police attended the scene and found the apparent point of entry and exit for ...

Mar 19, 2018 @ 09:54 On Saturday March 17, 2018, at approximately 8:05 p.m., officers from the Superior East (Hornepayne) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on a motorized snow vehicle in the town of Hornepayne, Ontario. After speaking with the male driver, officers detected an odour of alcohol on his breath. As a result ...

Mar 8, 2018 @ 11:28 International Women’s Day, celebrated every March 8th, has a long history with roots in the suffrage movement and socialist politics.   It is fair to say that in the hundred plus years the day has been observed, the circumstances of a great many women have improved, but the celebration of these social, economic, cultural and political ...

Mar 6, 2018 @ 08:21 On April 7, 8, 14 and 15, 2018, the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 374, St. Joseph Island is proudly hosting the 51st Annual Maple Syrup Festival. This renowned event is frequented by thousands of people of St. Joseph Island, of the North Shore and down the line. Guests from Wawa to Sudbury and as far ...

Mar 4, 2018 @ 12:30 Canadian Orebodies Inc. is pleased to announce results from the Company’s fall 2017 Black Raven prospecting program and the discovery of multiple high-grade gold bearing vein structures that represent a significant new discovery in the Hemlo camp. Initial prospecting and sampling carried out on the Black Raven Project uncovered new gold-bearing veins either in outcrop ...

Mar 2, 2018 @ 11:58 Rector Machine Works Ltd is pleased to announce that they have received the CWB certification for aluminum fabrication (W47.2). “This is a big step for us, since we’re the only shop in the Algoma Area  that is certified,” said Walter Barbon, Welding/Fabricating Supervisor. “Aluminum work can now come to us and is completed onsite.” “The ...