Local & Area News

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 ...

Oct 10, 2023 at 07:59 Weather: Today – Showers. High 9. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Showers. Low plus 3. News Tidbits: The Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra has launched a province-wide 50/50 draw to raise funds for their performing and education activities. The TBSO is not moving away from their traditional fundraising, rather they are looking to appeal ...

Graydon Smith, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry, and Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, issued the following statement regarding this week’s North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) panel ruling on Canada’s challenge to anti-dumping duties imposed by the U.S. Department of Commerce (DoC): “The Ontario government strongly supports its forest industry and firmly believes that ...

Graydon Smith, ministre des Richesses naturelles et des Forêts, ainsi que Vic Fedeli, ministre du Développement économique, de la Création d’emplois et du Commerce ont fait la déclaration suivante en réaction à la décision du panel de l’Accord de libre-échange nord-américain (ALÉNA) cette semaine concernant la contestation du Canada face à l’imposition de droits antidumping par le département du commerce ...

Wawa Fire Department is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association, for Fire Prevention Week, October 8–14, 2023. This year’s focus is “Cooking Safety Starts with YOU” and we encourage everyone to take simple but important actions to keep yourself and those around you safe from home fires. Cooking is the leading cause of home fires, with nearly half ...

At the LDHCF High Tea last Sunday, the painting created by Darlene Jordan was unveiled. The 2′ x 3′ painting of Katherines Cove is simply gorgeous! Tickets are $10 (only 500 tickets available) with proceeds going to the Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation. You can purchase your tickets in the Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation office located in the lower ...

Weather: Today – A few showers ending near noon then cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40. High 6. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy with 30 percent chance of rain showers or flurries. Wind becoming north 20 km/h gusting to 40 before morning. Low plus 2.