Local & Area News

New Books on the 7- Day Shelf this week are: “Out of Nowhere” by Sandra Brown, “The Keeper of Hidden Books” by Madeline Martin, “Gone Tonight” by Sarah Pekkanen and “The Book Binder” by Pip Williams! En Français, nous avons “Une Belle Vie” par Virginie Grimaldi. Staff Pick of the Week is “The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood. From the ...

On August 28, 2023, shortly after 4:00 p.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and a Scenes of Crime Officer (SOCO) responded to an incident of animal cruelty in the Iron Bridge area within the Municipality of Huron Shores. Police attended a side road off the Red Rock Dam Road north of Iron Bridge ...

Aug 30, 2023 at 07:58 Weather: Today – Sunny. Wind becoming west 20 km/h late this morning. High 16. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Clear. Becoming partly cloudy near midnight. Fog patches developing after midnight. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light early this evening. Low 7.   Forest Fire Update: There are 35 (35 yesterday) active wildland fires ...

129 players 1st FLIGHT: 1st: Shane Bukowski, Anders Dereski, Spare – 30 2nd: Paul Asselin, Jarett Asselin, Brad Case – 31 3rd: John Simon, Shane Bukowski, Paul Bernath – 31 2nd FLIGHT: 1st: Jeff Amos, Chris Simon, Devon Spooner – 32 2nd: Mark Szekely, Dan Szekely, Kevin Auger – 32 3rd: Ron Hale, Ray McGregor, Marc Beland – 33 3rd ...

    With the heavy rain of the past few days, Wawa-news has been getting some calls again about the orangey water that is in the puddles, and small streams headed into Wawa Lake at the east end.   Trucks have been carrying loads of crushed rock from the old Sir James Dunn Pit area, and as they leave that ...

Aug 29, 2023 at 07:58 Weather: Today – Cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers this morning and early this afternoon. Risk of a thunderstorm early this morning. Wind becoming northeast 30 km/h gusting to 50 this morning. High 15. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Clearing near midnight. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light ...

A traffic complaint from a concerned citizen has resulted in numerous charges for one individual. On August 27, 2023, shortly after 4:00 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a possible impaired driver on Highway 101 near Chapleau. When officers located the suspect vehicle, the driver initially refused to stop ...

Aug 28, 2023 at 07:58 Weather: Today – Sunny. Increasing cloudiness this morning then 60 percent chance of showers late this morning and this afternoon. Risk of a thunderstorm late this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h this morning. High 17. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. ...

Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, issued the following statement: “My ongoing commitment to Ontario families is to use every available tool and pursue every path that keeps students in school. Doing so will mean students are in classrooms learning what matters most: reading, writing and math skills. I am very pleased to announce that we have reached a tentative four-year ...

Aug 26, 2023 at 07:58 Weather: Today – Clearing. Wind northeast 20 km/h becoming light near noon. High 19. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Clear. Low plus 3 with risk of frost. Forest Fire Update: There are 35 (35 yesterday) active wildland fires in the Northeast Region, 1 is being held, 5 are under control and 29 are ...

93 Players 1st FLIGHT: 1st: Lise Noel, Toni Rutland, Spare – 37 2nd: Suzanne Lacasse, Charlee Simon, Guylaine Domich – 37 3rd: Marcie DLF, Cassee Provost, Spare – 39 2nd FLIGHT: 1st: Anya Switzer, Natalie Bryar, Jacinda Belisle – 42 2nd: Anjali Oberai, Ateeya Vawda, Lise Noel – 42 3rd: Jan Gagnon, Ashley Omolida, Diedre Dupuis – 42 3rd FLIGHT: ...

The Apprends-P’tit program recently offered this summer at École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) was a great success! Every day, the little friends arrived at school smiling and excited to meet their new friends and future classmates. Together, they took part in a variety of learning activities enabling them to become more familiar with letters, numbers, and colours, as well as developing their ...

Aug 25, 2023 at 07:58 Weather: Today – Cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers this morning. A few showers beginning late this morning. Risk of a thunderstorm this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating late this morning. High 19. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – A few showers ending this evening then cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Risk of ...

On August 23, 2023, shortly after 3:30 p.m., the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Johnson Township Fire Department, and Algoma Paramedic Services responded to a single All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) collision on Boyer Drive, Johnson Township. Investigation determined an ATV slid down an embankment and rolled on top of one of the occupants. The youth was transported to hospital in Richards ...

At 3:40 this morning the highway was reopened. Aug 24, 2023 at 20:42 Highway 17 is currently closed between Highway 626 and Highway 631 due to a two-motor vehicle collision.   On August 24, 2023, at approximately 6:30 p.m., members of the Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with Superior North Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Marathon Fire responded to ...