Local & Area News

Passed away peacefully at the Lady Dunn Health Centre on Saturday, October 7, 2023 at the age of 78 years. Son of the late Loraine and Robert Boomhower. Dear brother of Donna Archambeault (late Andre). Loving uncle of Laura (Sean), late Eugene, Leonard Archambeault, Trina (Matt), Wayne (Marianne), Nicole (Frank) and Andrea. Arnold will be remembered by his great-nieces and ...

Passed away tragically as a result of a motorcycle accident on Tuesday, October 3, 2023, at the age of 68 years. Beloved husband and best friend of Joyce for 37 years. Dear son of the late Linda and Norman Taylor. Loving brother of Terri-Lynne Garner (Gary). Dear son-in-law of the late Helen and Roy Bois. Loving brother-in-law of Kerry Milne ...

On October 8, 2023, members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were on patrol duties in the Town of Blind River. Shortly after 9:30 a.m., police observed an eastbound minivan travelling at a high rate of speed and initiated a traffic stop. While speaking to the driver the officer detected a strong odour of cannabis marihuana ...

Police have arrested and charged one person in connection with a death in Sagamok First Nation. On September 24, 2023, shortly before 6:00 a.m., members of the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to an assault with a weapon on Sagamok Road in Sagamok First Nation. Upon arrival, police learned that one person received life-threatening injuries from ...

Members from the East Algoma OPP Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing person.   On Wednesday October 12, 2023, shortly after 4:00 a.m., the East Algoma OPP received a report of a missing person from the Town of Spanish.   Investigation determined Marc, 34-years-old, was last seen going for a ...

The Wawa Curling Club is holding registration at the MMCC on Monday, October 16th and Tuesday, October 17th from 6:30 to 8:00 pm. New curlers and spares are welcome. Curling training will be available. Trainers from Soo Curlers will be in Wawa on November 24th (student training) and November 25th (adult training). There will be limited availability for both sessions. ...

Weather: Today – Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers or drizzle this morning. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h late this afternoon. High 12. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers or drizzle overnight. Fog patches developing after midnight. Low plus 4. News Tidbits: Amazing news for skaters ...

We are now having the three lay leaders take the Sunday Service at First United. We are also sharing a service with Marathon, once a month by internet.   This coming Sunday is the Twentieth after Pentecost and the Scriptures are: Exodus 32:1-14; Worshipping the golden calf; Isaiah  25: 1-9 God provides a feast on the mountain; Philippians 4:1-9; Rejoice ...

Thank You: Thank you to Dr. A. Oberai and the LDGH nursing staff for their care. Thanks to Dr. Marni La Fleur for helping me get back on my feet. Thanks to all who sent cards and well wishes, prayers and treats. A special thanks to the Staff and Students at SJD for the card and food gift. You all ...

Oct 11, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. High 9. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers or drizzle. Fog patches developing after midnight. Low plus 2. Northeast Forest Fire Update: There have been no new fires since the last report on October 5. There ...

On October 8, 2023, shortly after 10:00 p.m., members from the Sault Ste Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a weapons call at a residence on Superior Street in Fisher Township (Batchewana Bay area) where a person sustained a gunshot wound and was transported to local hospital in Sault Ste Marie with non-life-threatening injuries. The suspect ...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in Canadian women.  It is the second leading cause of death, with one in eight women being diagnosed with Breast Cancer in their lifetime.   “We all know someone who has been affected by cancer in some way” says Wawa Firefighter Ray Renaud, who organized the ...

L’autre jour, je me suis arrêté pour aider un ami à construire des fermes pour un hangar de jardin qu’il construisait. Il a demandé un coup de main parce qu’il savait qu’il était tard pour que le hangar soit en place avant l’arrivée de l’hiver. Il avait quelques-unes des pièces coupées et prêtes à être assemblées. Je m’attendais à ce ...

The other day, I stopped by to help a friend construct some trusses for a garden shed he was building. He asked for a hand because he knew it was getting late to have the shed in place before winter set in. He had some of the pieces cut and ready to assemble. I had expected him to use spikes ...

New Books on the 7- Day Shelf this week are: “Payback in Death” by J.D. Robb, “Vince Flynn Code Red”, a Mitch Rapp novel by Kyle Mills, “The Longmire Defense” by Craig Johnson and Clive Cussler Condor’s Fury” by Graham Brown! En Français, nous avons “Ellipses” par Philippe Chagnon et Louise Gros.   Staff Pick of the Week is “Next ...