Local & Area News

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 ...

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 ...