Local & Area News

On December 10, 2023, shortly after 2:30 a.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Algoma Paramedic Services responded to an unresponsive person call at a residence on Eli Street in the community of Mississauga First Nation. A 49-year-old person from Whitby was found to be deceased at that location prior to emergency services ...

Dec 10, 2023 at 08:26 ON511 is now showing that the road has been cleared. Dec 10, 2023 at 08:00 A notification from ON511 is advising that Highway 17 from Wawa to White River is closed due to a collision. “Collision on HWY 17 Both Directions at Hammer Lake, Algoma, ALGOMA. All lanes closed.”  

6:10 PM EST Saturday 9 December 2023 Winter weather travel advisory in effect for tonight. Hazard: Snow, at times heavy. Total snowfall amounts of 10 to 15 cm. Peak snowfall rates of 1 to 3 cm per hour. Timing: Tonight. Discussion: Periods of rain will transition to snow this evening. Snow will fall heavily at times before tapering to light ...

The eagerly awaited Joan’s Annual Cookie Walk is at the Legion Hall (upstairs) today from 11 – 1 p.m. Line up early to make sure you can get your choice of homemade cookies as there are no early birds or pre-sales. The cookies are set up on tables, and you walk from one end to another making your selection. The ...

Weather: Today – Cloudy. 60 percent chance of drizzle in the morning. Periods of rain or snow beginning near noon changing to periods of snow in the afternoon. Fog patches dissipating in the morning. Snowfall amount 2 to 4 cm. Temperature steady near plus 3. Night – Periods of snow except periods of rain near Lake Superior in the evening. ...

Team Rank Wins G.P. TERRIS, Tom 1 5 5 BUCKELL, Chris 2 4 5 FAHRER, Tom 2 4 5 HALL, Dave 2 4 4 McCoy, Joe 5 3 4 LESCHISHIN, Barb 6 2 5 GLOVER, Justine 7 1 4 RAINVILLE, Heather 7 1 5 SWITZER, Anya 7 1 4 CORLEY, Sarah 7 0 5 STOYCHOFF, Peter 10 0 4 Game ...

The Ontario government is investing close to $9 million to help junior mining companies finance early exploration projects to find critical minerals used in electric vehicles, smart phones, laptops, medical equipment and renewable energy. The funding is being delivered through the Ontario Junior Exploration Program(OJEP), which helps boost growth and job creation in the province, particularly in northern and Indigenous ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario investit près de 9 millions de dollars afin d’aider des petites sociétés d’exploration minière à financer des projets d’exploration préliminaire dont le but est de détecter des minéraux critiques utilisés dans les véhicules électriques, les téléphones intelligents, les ordinateurs portables, l’équipement médical et les énergies renouvelables. Le financement provient du Programme ontarien d’aide aux petites sociétés ...

  Motivated to make a difference in the Chapleau community, students from École secondaire catholique Trillium (Chapleau) recently lent a hand to the people in charge of the Chapleau Food Bank.   With the Christmas holidays just around the corner, Pastor Dan and his team of volunteers were overstretched and really appreciated the support they received to prepare, assemble, and ...

  Motivés à faire une différence dans la communauté de Chapleau, des élèves de l’école secondaire catholique Trillium (Chapleau) ont tout récemment prêté main forte aux personnes responsables de la banque alimentaire de Chapleau.   À l’approche du congé de Noël, Pastor Dan et son équipe de bénévoles sont débordés. Ils ont grandement apprécié cet appui pour préparer, rassembler et ...

RANK WINS G.P. TAVELLA, Debbie 1 4 4 BONITZKE, Wendy 2 3 5 LESCHISHIN, Barb 2 3 3 SPENCER, Diane 2 3 5 BLANCHET, Emma 5 2 5 BUSSINEAU, Denise 5 2 3 KLOCKARS, Anna-Lisa 5 2 4 LOWE, Cheri 5 2 5 MATHIAS, Danette 5 2 5 PARSONS, Rochelle 5 2 4 BURGOYNE, Teri-Lyne 11 1 3 TREMBLAY, Cheryl ...

Weather: Today – Cloudy with 60% chance of drizzle. Risk of freezing drizzle this morning. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 4. Tonight Cloudy with 60% chance of drizzle. Fog patches developing overnight. Wind south 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low 1. News Tidbits: Congratulations to Preston Plante. His new album Ambitions is now available on music streaming services ...

Members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police are investigating the death of an infant. On December 2, 2023, shortly after 6:45 p.m., officers were called to a hospital in Wawa where an infant with no vital signs had been brought in by family members. A postmortem took place in Toronto on December 5, 2023. The investigation ...

Two people have been arrested and charged following a traffic stop on Highway 17. On December 6, 2023, shortly after 4:00 p.m., the Blind River Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint of an erratic driver on Highway 17 in Huron Shores. Police located the vehicle on Maple Ridge Road and conducted a traffic stop. ...

An individual is facing a Stunt Driving charge after being caught travelling more than double the speed limit in the Town of Schreiber.   On December 6, 2023, at approximately 3:00 p.m., members of the Schreiber OPP on general patrol, located a vehicle travelling through Schreiber at 133 Kilometers per hour in a posted 60 Kilometer per hour zone. A ...