Local & Area News

5:21 AM EST Saturday 25 February 2023 Snow squall warning in effect for: Agawa – Lake Superior Park Lake effect snow squalls today. Hazard: Heavy snow with local accumulations of 15 to 30 cm. Reduced visibility in heavy snow. Slippery surfaces due to accumulating snow. Timing: This morning through tonight. Discussion: Snow squalls have developed this morning. Snow squalls may ...

Feb 25, 2023 at 05:56 Primary Condition Secondary Condition visibility drifting Updated Highway 101 From Opishing River Br to Shawmere River Bare and dry road Partly snow covered Good No 23-2-25 5:28 AM Highway 101 From Shawmere River to Highway 651 Partly snow packed Partly snow covered Good No 23-2-25 5:32 AM Highway 101 From Highway 651 to Wawa Snow ...

The Ontario government is providing more than $379.5 million to help 107 municipalities operate and improve local transit. The funding is being delivered through the gas tax program and can be used to extend service hours, buy transit vehicles, add routes, improve accessibility or upgrade infrastructure. Wawa and Chapleau are part of the 107 municipalities that will receive provincial funding ...

Plato Gold Corp. is pleased to report the final results from its Phase 1 exploration program completed in November 2022 on the Pic River PGE-Cu Project. The property is located 30 km northwest of Marathon, Ontario and contiguous to the western boundary of Generation Mining Limited’s Marathon Palladium-Copper Project. In November of 2022, Generation Mining received the final environmental approvals ...

Team Rank Wins G.P. McCOY, Joe 1 4 4 BUCKELL, Chris 2 3 4 TERRIS, Tom 2 3 4 FAHRER, Tom 4 2 4 HALL, Dave 4 2 4 SWITZER, Anya 6 1 4 SMIT, Brandon 7 0 3 STOYCHEFF, Peter 7 0 3 Game schedule for March 2, 2023 Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 SWITZER TERRIS ...

Feb 24, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud. 30% chance of flurries this afternoon. Wind up to 15 km/h. High -12. Wind chill -31 this morning and -16 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Cloudy. 30% chance of flurries this evening. Flurries beginning near midnight. Amount 5 cm. ...

Feb 24, 2023 at 06:48 Primary Condition Secondary Condition visibility drifting Updated Highway 101 From Opishing River Br to Shawmere River Partly snow covered Partly snow packed Good No 23-2-24 5:13 AM Highway 101 From Shawmere River to Highway 651 Partly snow packed Good No 23-2-24 5:23 AM Highway 101 From Highway 651 to Wawa Partly snow packed Bare and ...

Feb 23, 2023 at 14:15 ON511 is reporting that Hwy 17 reduced to one lane in the Goulais River area due to a collision.

Feb 23, 2023 at 17:18 At 5:00 p.m. OPP reported that the highway was open to two lanes of travel. Feb 23, 2023 at 12:18 Hwy 17 Reduced to one lane in the Batchawana Bay area due to a collision. Feb 23, 2023 at 09:48 ON511 is reporting that Hwy 17 is closed in the Batchawana Bay area due to ...

  A group of 10 competitors from Dubreuilville, coached by Gord Bonitzke from Superior Archery participated on Jan 29th in the Archery Ontario’s indoor competition – International Field Archery Association.   Five archers took home 5 medals.  The championships were held from Saturday, Jan. 21 to Sunday, Jan 29, in various locations across the province to maximize participation. Le Club ...

Canada’s NDP has put forward a motion in the House of Commons it says is critical for Northern Ontario: hire more doctors and nurses in Northern hospitals, or allow privatization to lure them away? According to the Ontario Medical Association, Northern Ontario is short of at least 300 doctors, and emergency rooms are consistently closed due to staffing shortages. Experts ...

“You’re never too old to learn!”

Team Rank Wins GP FAHRER, Tom 1 11 14 TERRIS, Tom 1 11 14 McCOY, Joe 3 8 14 MITRIKAS, Eric 4 6 14 HALE, Ron 5 4 14 MORRIS, Lucas 6 2 14 Game schedule for Monday, February 27th, 2023. Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 TERRIS NORRIS FAHRER MITRIKAS HALE McCOY  

Feb 23, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Cloudy. Snow beginning this morning. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind northeast 30 km/h gusting to 50. High -18. Wind chill -34 this morning and -29 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Light snow ending this evening then mainly cloudy. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to ...

Feb 23, 2023 at 06:38 Primary Condition Secondary Condition visibility drifting Updated Highway 101 From Opishing River Br to Shawmere River Bare and dry road Good No 23-2-23 5:09 AM Highway 101 From Shawmere River to Highway 651 Bare and dry road Bare and wet road Good No 23-2-23 5:25 AM Highway 101 From Highway 651 to Wawa Bare and ...