Local & Area News

  As temperatures start to climb this time of year, the Ontario government is encouraging people across the province to take precautions to prevent tick bites and reduce the risk of contracting Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases, when enjoying the outdoors. Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases can cause potentially serious infections if you’re bitten by an infected black-legged ...

  Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon schools will celebrate Catholic Education Week under the theme “We Are Called to Love.” From May 6 to 10, school boards across the province will promote the added value of a Catholic education and the overall excellence of French-language Catholic schools.   As part of the Week, students and staff in all CSC Nouvelon schools ...

  C’est sous le thème « Appelés à aimer » que les écoles du Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon célèbreront la Semaine de l’éducation catholique. Du 6 au 10 mai, les conseils catholiques de la province auront l’occasion de faire connaître davantage la valeur ajoutée de l’éducation catholique et l’excellence de nos écoles francophones.   Dans le cadre de la Semaine, ...

There is truth to the statement, “breakfast is the most important meal of the day”. To learn to our full potential, our basic needs must be met. Here at Michipicoten High School, we are excited to say that with the help of Alamos Island Gold Corporation and funding from the Student Nutrition Program, we now offer a hot breakfast option ...

Weather: Today – Showers ending this afternoon then clearing. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning then light this afternoon. High 12. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – Clear. Low plus 1. News Tidbits: There is 1 active wildland fire in the Northeast Region, Cochrane 2 at 30ha. The fire hazard is low in areas of ...

Red Pine Exploration Inc. reports that it has discovered inconsistencies in certain assay results from the Wawa Gold Project which were previously publicly announced by way of press releases and which may also have been disclosed or used in certain other disclosure documents, such as the National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report for the Wawa Gold Project dated June 21, 2023. ...

With great sadness, we announce the loss of our beloved father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, Gary Richard James, on April 15, 2024, in Victoria, B.C. at the age of 83. Gary was born on November 12, 1940, in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario to Dora and Cecil and was raised in Wawa, Ontario. He had many interests growing up including hockey, curling, ...

With 370 motorcyclists losing their lives in Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) jurisdictions in the past 10 years, the OPP is casting light on causal factors and other relevant data, with the aim of helping motorcyclists and other drivers recognize how they can avoid contributing further to these preventable deaths. Between 2014 and 2023, excessive speed, failing to yield right of ...

As impaired driving occurrences continue to increase in Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) jurisdictions, the OPP is taking its strongest measures yet to detect, investigate and remove impaired drivers from our roads. Impaired driving collisions and charges are up close to 30 per cent when compared to the previous five-year average. In OPP Highway Safety Division Greater Toronto Area (GTA) jurisdictions, ...

Weather: Today – Cloudy. 40% chance of showers or drizzle this morning. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 15. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – Cloudy. Showers beginning early this evening. Amount 5 to 10 mm. Low 9.    

May 1, 2024 at 14:11 The 70th Reunion for Michipicoten High School scheduled for July 5th, 6th, and 7th, 2024 is now facing cancellation due to a lack of registered participants. With the deadline looming, May 15th, there is now an urgent request for all those wishing to attend to register before the deadline. Many have professed their intention to ...

Last Sunday we shared our service with Marathon United Church. The Sunday message was on accepting people as they are, they will change when they are ready. Marathon experienced this first hand. They had a fellow show up at church one Sunday in the winter and asked if there was a place for him to put his tent. They were ...

NDP MP Charlie Angus (Timmins – James Bay) is calling on the Liberals to explain their cuts in homeless funding for Northern Ontario. Angus delivered a statement in Parliament asking why the government is telling municipalities to get set for dramatic cuts in the Reaching Home program. At the same time, Budget 2024 is bragging about more investments for homelessness. ...

Le député néo-démocrate Charlie Angus (Timmins–Baie James) demande aux libéraux de s’expliquer au sujet de leurs coupes sombres dans le financement de la lutte contre l’itinérance dans le Nord de l’Ontario. M. Angus a fait une déclaration au Parlement pour demander pourquoi le gouvernement dit aux municipalités de se préparer à des coupes sombres dans le programme Vers un chez-soi. En même temps, ...

Weather: Today – Cloudy. 60% chance of showers or drizzle early this morning. Periods of rain beginning this morning. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Amount 10 to 15 mm. High 8. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Periods of rain ending this evening then cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers or drizzle. Fog patches developing this evening. Low ...