Local & Area News

Team Rank Wins GP LESCHISHIN, Mark 1 9 11 TERRIS, Tom 1 9 11 FAHRER, Tom 3 7 11 MITRIKAS, Eric 4 6 11 McCOY, Joe 4 6 11 HALE, Ron 6 5 11 TERRIS, Spencer 7 2 11 REID, Michael 8 0 11 Game Schedule for February 5th: Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 T.TERRIS LESCHISHIN MITRIKAS ...

Know a local person or business who went the extra mile to help protect the environment in Sault Ste. Marie/Algoma District in 2023? Then consider nominating them for a Clean North Award. Individuals/businesses can also nominate themselves. Deadline for nominations is noon on March 22, 2024.  Nomination forms are at cleannorth.org/clean-north-awards. Nominees/applicants should be those who best exemplify service to ...

Weather: Today – Flurries ending this morning then cloudy with 40% chance of flurries. High plus Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Temperature steady near zero. News Tidbits: SSM Municipal Council has officially re-stated their opposition to the possible merger of the Algoma Health Unit and the Sudbury Health Unit. The AHU includes the communities of Wawa, White River, Dubreuilville, Thessalon, Huron ...

Michael Mantha, MPP for Algoma-Manitoulin, released the following statement in light of the news that the Group Health Centre in Sault Ste. Marie will need to cut loose 10,000 patients at the end of May. “I am extremely troubled to hear that the Group Health Centre has been forced to explore last-resort options to cope with the ongoing healthcare crisis ...

Peacefully at the F. J. Davey Home in Sault Ste. Marie on Thursday, January 25, 2024, at the age of 91. Predeceased by his loving wife Verna Eileen Matheson. Father of Helen, Patty (Brian), Laurie (Rick), the late Jimmy, Karen, Kathy (Richard), Johnny (Natalie) and Billy. Grandfather of eighteen, great-grandfather of twenty four and great-great-great-grandfather of two. Son of the ...

Anti-bullying Q & A: The 1st Wawa Scouts, in partnership with the OPP and the Wawa Public Library presented a Question and Answer session about bullying! Constable Ashley Nickle was present to talk to the cub scouts about what bullying is, how it hurts people and how to deal with bullies. Bullying is not ok and anyone who is being ...

On January 24, grade 12 students at École secondaire catholique Trillium (Chapleau) registered in the technology course and interested in pursuing a career in the mining sector enjoyed a great field trip. The students were offered a visit of the Borden Gold Mine near Chapleau. As part of this tour of Goldcorp’s operations, the students had the chance to ask ...

Le 24 janvier, des élèves de 12e année de l’École secondaire catholique Trillium (Chapleau) inscrits dans le cours de technologie et intéressés à poursuivre une carrière dans le secteur minier ont profité d’une superbe sortie scolaire. En effet, les élèves ont eu droit à une tournée de la mine d’or Borden située près de Chapleau. Dans le cadre de cette ...

Weather: Today – Cloudy with 30% chance of flurries this morning and early this afternoon. A few flurries beginning this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this afternoon. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light early this afternoon. Temperature steady near +1. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Flurries. Local amount 2 to 4 cm. Temperature steady near zero. News Tidbits: Once ...

Weather: Today – Cloudy. 30% chance of flurries changing to 30 percent chance of drizzle this morning. Risk of freezing drizzle this morning. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High +1. Wind chill -5 this morning. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries this evening and after midnight with ...

Since January 1, 2024, the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has responded to 13 fraud/scam related occurrences where victims have lost over $19000. The frauds/scams that are targeting the public in the area are: bitcoin, cryptocurrency, business, financial scams and just recently one Emergency (Grandparent) scam. On January 23, 2024, shortly after 10:00 a.m., the complainant ...

Weather: Today – Cloudy. 30% chance of drizzle this afternoon. Risk of freezing drizzle this morning. Fog patches. Wind up to 15 km/h. High +3. Wind chill -3 this morning. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy. 30% chance of drizzle early this evening. Risk of freezing drizzle this evening and overnight. Fog patches. Wind up to 15 km/h. ...

Murielle Éliza (née Chiasson) Benoit, a beacon of love and kindness, passed away peacefully on January 22, 2024, in Woodstock, Ontario, at the age of 77. Born on September 16, 1946, in Allardville, New Brunswick, Canada, Murielle’s life was a testament to the power of nurturing and devotion. Murielle’s early years in New Brunswick were filled with the warmth of ...

  On January 20th, 2024, the 3rd Annual Doubles Curling Funspiel was held at the Michipicoten Memorial Community Centre. 16 teams were registered with the first Draw at Noon and the second Draw at 1:15.   You may have seen Mixed Doubles Curling on television.  The game has become very popular due to the speed of the game and the ...

RANK WINS G.P. TAVELLA, Debbie 1 7 7 PARSONS, Rochelle 2 5 7 BLANCHET, Emma 3 4 8 BURGOYNE, Teri-Lyne 3 4 7 BUSSINEAU, Denise 3 4 6 LESCHISHIN, Barb 3 4 6 BONITZKE, Wendy 7 3 7 KLOCKARS, Anna-Lisa 7 3 8 LOWE, Cheri 7 3 7 MATHIAS, Danette 7 3 8 SPENCER, Diane 7 3 7 TREMBLAY, Cheryl ...