Local & Area News

In loving memory of a dear mother, grandmother and great-grandmother (Baba) who passed away October 25, 2005.   We hold you close within our hearts And there you shall remain, To walk with us throughout our lives Until we meet again.   Love:   Lynn and Tina Julie, Kaitlin and Cassandra Dave, Tracy, Alley and Matthew Rodney, Cheryl, Mason, McKenna ...

Weather: Today – Cloudy with 30 percent chance of drizzle. High 10. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers this evening. Periods of rain beginning late this evening. Low plus 5 with temperature rising to 13 by morning. News Tidbits: Sault Area Hospital has declared a COVID-19 outbreak on its surgical unit (3A). Visitors ...

5:17 AM EDT Wednesday 25 October 2023 Special Weather Statement in effect for: Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Rain, heavy at times, is expected to continue today. Additional rainfall amounts of 10 to 20 mm possible, continuing into this afternoon. Rain along a frontal boundary is expected to continue before ...

Two people have died and three people have been injured as a result of a two-vehicle collision on Highway 17. On October 24, 2023, shortly before 1:00 a.m., members of the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Manitoulin-Sudbury Paramedic Services, and Sables-Spanish Rivers Fire Department responded to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 17 in Sables-Spanish Rivers Township. Upon ...

Criminal charges have been laid following a domestic dispute. On October 21, 2023, shortly before 9:00 a.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a disturbance on Broadway Avenue in Wawa. As a result of the investigation, a 33-year-old person from Wawa was arrested and charged with the following: Mischief Under $5,000 Failure ...

Maamwesying North Shore Community Health Services Inc., as a core partner of the Maamwesying Ontario Health Team and Health Sciences North, announced the signing of a collaboration agreement Monday aimed at transforming health care for Indigenous peoples by embracing their unique cultural knowledge, traditional practices, medicines and improving access and awareness of Indigenous Health Services available in the North East ...

The Wawa Community Food Bank wishes to thank the many individuals, organizations and businesses in our generous little town that have made donations during the summer and early fall months. In the month of October, Northern Lights Ford is organizing a Let’s Scare Hunger campaign to support the food bank. Non-perishable food items/donations can be dropped off at the dealership ...

Weather: Today – Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm this afternoon. High 11. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers early this evening. Periods of rain beginning this evening. Risk of a thunderstorm early this evening. Local amount 10 to 15 mm. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h after midnight. ...

February 18, 1944 – October 22, 2023 Kathryn Ann Funk (nee Zwozdesky) passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 22, 2023, with her husband, Herbert, by her side, holding her hand. Mom was born at home on the farm in Parkerview, Sask. on February 18, 1944, rumour has it, it was a stormy night. Her family moved a few times within ...

Each year around Thanksgiving, Northerners bite the bullet and grudgingly go about closing down camp for the winter so it is all set to go as soon as in spiring arrives. When spring rolls around, we want to be able to jump into our boats or onto our quads, ready to rock. It is so disappointing if we fail to ...

Chaque année autour de l’Action de grâce, les gens commencent la fermeture du camp pour l’hiver afin qu’il soit prêt pour le printemps. Lorsque le printemps arrive, nous voulons pouvoir sauter dans nos bateaux ou sur nos quatre roux, prêts à basculer. C’est tellement décevant si nous ne l’avons pas fait avant le printemps et devons maintenant attendre. Comme le ...

The night of October 5-6, 1923, forever changed the way astronomers saw and studied the cosmos. It was believed the Milky Way we see on clear moonless nights was the ‘universe’. Little did they know a simple 45-minute photograph would throw them a curve. It was long suspected a small patch of light located in the constellation of Andromeda was ...

Weather: Today – Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers late this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind becoming southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 near noon. High 10. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Wind south 20 km/h gusting to 40. Low 6. News Tidbits: Hornepayne readers – Route ...

  The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) want to ensure drivers stay safe during the upcoming snowy season while traveling on the roads. A key part of road safety is making sure your vehicle has proper road surface traction in the winter. All-season tires don’t work the same on snow, ice or cold pavement. The stopping distance of a car with ...

The Wawa Fire Department was called to a small structure fire at the Wawa trailer park just before 9:30 a.m. The fire was put out in minutes and the building was ventilated, to clear out any smoke. The firefighters left about 45 minutes later.