Local & Area News

Weather: Today – Sunny. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind becoming south 30 km/h gusting to 50 this morning. High 17. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Increasing cloudiness. Showers beginning near midnight. Risk of a thunderstorm overnight. Amount 10 to 20 mm. Wind south 30 km/h gusting to 50 except gusting to 70 near Lake Superior this evening ...

Each year, Wawa schools organize a Terry Fox run and raise funds for cancer research. This year, we had a different idea. All five schools-St. Augustine French Immersion, Sir James Dunn Public School, Ecole publique l’Escalade, Ecole St-Joseph and Michipicoten High School came together at the Michipicoten Memorial Community Centre track, along with friends and family to show their support ...

The Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon is proud to announce the appointment of Ms. Amélie Cyr as Director of Communications and External Relations. Ms. Cyr brings her educational training and relevant experience in the field of communications and marketing to the position, which she will take up on September 1, 2024. Amélie Cyr began her career at CSC Nouvelon in 2018 ...

Le Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon est fier d’annoncer la nomination de Mme Amélie Cyr au poste de direction du Service des communications et des relations externes. Une gestionnaire qui se démarque par sa formation et son expérience pertinente dans le domaine des communications et de la promotion, Mme Cyr entreprendra ses nouvelles fonctions à compter du 1er septembre 2024. Amélie ...

Invasive Species Centre Executive Director Sarah Rang was awarded the Leadership Achievement Award at the 32nd North American Invasive Species Management Association (NAISMA) Annual Conference in Missoula, Montana. As highlighted in the conference, invasive species have a global cost of more than $400 billion each year. In Ontario, invasive species have impacts on agriculture, fisheries, forestry, healthcare, tourism, and recreation ...

Weather: Today – Mainly sunny. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 early this afternoon. High 13. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Clear. Becoming partly cloudy near midnight. Low plus 3. Northeast Forest Fire Region Update: There are 9 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region: 1 is under control, and 8 are being observed. The fire ...

Mark 9:38-50 Consider how we may approach the violent language of Jesus, such as. “ If your hand causes you to sin cut it off, …..  and of your foot causes you to sin, cut it off ……..And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out…… Theses words of Jesus alert us that we need to take the ...

On October 1, 2024, the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to an assist call on Beckett Boulevard in the City of Elliot Lake.  At approximately 8:00 p.m., police attended the residence and were met by an individual who was requesting a ride to southern Ontario. Investigation determined the individual had outstanding warrants and was subsequently ...

One person is facing criminal charges after an incident involving a firearm in Hornepayne. On October 1, 2024 at approximately 8:24 p.m., the Superior East Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a weapons call at a business on Becker Road. Witnesses reported an individual attending the business with a firearm. As a result of the investigation, John FORT, 45 years-of-age, ...

Red Pine Exploration Inc. is pleased to announce that it has closed its previously announced “bought deal” private placement offering for gross proceeds of C$11,000,358, including the exercise in full of the Underwriters’ Option (as defined in the press release of the Company dated September 5, 2024). The Offering consisted of 33,336,000 common shares of the Company at a price ...

Weather: Today – Sunny. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud near noon. Wind becoming southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 late this morning. High 15. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light early this evening. Low plus 3. Northeast Forest Fire Region Update: There are 11 active wildland ...

photos by Luc Berthiaume On Monday, September 30th, residents of Michipicoten First Nation and Wawa joined together to remember the significance of wearing an orange shirt on National Truth & Reconciliation Day with a Solidarity Walk. After opening words from band members, and Mayor Melanie Pilon everyone joined together for a walk down Broadway Avenue.  

Weather: Today – Mainly sunny. Wind becoming southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 this afternoon. High 16. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light after midnight. Low plus 4. Northeast Forest Fire Region Update: There are 15 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region:  3 are under control, 1 ...

On September 28th,2024 at approximately 8:47 p.m., officers from the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to a report of a vehicle that had left the road and become stuck in the ditch. Investigation revealed that the driver had been consuming alcoholic beverages, the driver was placed under arrest & returned to the detachment for further ...

On September 28, 2024, at approximately 3:45 p.m., the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a single motor vehicle collision involving a black car in a ditch on Highway 17 near Garden Bay Road in Plummer Additional Township (east of the Town of Bruce Mines). While speaking to the driver police determined alcohol had been ...