Local & Area News

The Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board is currently recovering from a cyber-incident that first came to our attention this morning. Upon our discovery, we immediately took steps to secure our network and retained expert assistance. We are in the process of investigating and understanding the full impact of this incident.   Since our communications systems in schools such as telephones ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a Garden River First Nation resident following an investigation into allegations of financial wrongdoing. At the request of the Acting Chief of the Anishinabek Police Service in April 2022, members of the OPP Anti-Rackets Branch Economic Crime and Corruption Unit – London began investigating allegations of fraud involving funds acquired in 2019 and ...

RANK WINS G.P. LESCHISHIN, Barb 1 4 5 BUSSINEAU, Denise 2 3 3 BONITZKE, Wendy 2 3 4 CHIUPKA, Lorna 4 2 5 SPENCER, Diane 4 2 5 AMOS, Tracy 4 2 5 MATHIAS, Danette 7 1 5 PARSONS, Rochelle 7 1 4 Ladies Curling will resume on January 3rd, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. Have a great holiday! Ice 1 ...

Dec 15, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Increasing cloudiness. Periods of snow and local blowing snow beginning this morning. Risk of freezing drizzle late this afternoon. Amount 5 cm. Wind east 30 km/h gusting to 50. High zero. Wind chill -18 this morning. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 60% chance of flurries and risk of freezing drizzle. Wind east ...

At 4:48 this morning Environment Canada issued a Winter Weather Travel Advisory for Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Winter weather travel advisory in effect for today. Snow and blowing snow is expected to begin this morning and continue into this evening with snowfall accumulations of 5 to 10 cm of snow expected with rates of 1 to 3 ...

Dec 15, 2022 at 06:23 Here are the road conditions for the Wawa area as posted by ON511:   Primary Condition Secondary Condition visibility drifting Date & Time Highway 101 From Highway 144 to Shawmere River Bare and dry road Good No 22-12-15 5:09 AM Highway 101 From Shawmere River to Highway 651 Bare and dry road Good No 22-12-15 ...

On December 9, 2022, at approximately 10:00 a.m., the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to a threats incident at an apartment complex on Mississauga Avenue in Elliot Lake. The complainant reported just being threatened by a known person in the building. Police attended and viewed the hallway video surveillance. The verbal dispute progressed to one person threatening the other ...

On December 9, 2022, at approximately 3:10 a.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a car in the ditch on Hwy 108, north of Elliot Lake. Police attended the location and observed the car on its side in the ditch. The driver exhibited signs of intoxication. They were subsequently arrested and the vehicle was towed and impounded. ...

Dec 14, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Mainly sunny. Wind east 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light early this afternoon. Wind becoming east 20 late this afternoon. High -3. Wind chill -19 this morning and -7 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Wind east 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Wind becoming northeast ...

At 4:33 this morning Environment Canada issued a special weather statement for Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island. A strong low-pressure system is expected to bring strong southeasterly wind gusts up to 80km/g, snow and blowing snow with accumulations of 10 – 15 cm beginning early Thursday morning and continuing into Thursday night. The strongest wind gusts are expected ...

Peacefully at London Health Sciences Centre, Victoria Hospital on December 10, 2022, Constantino “Joe” Sebastiano in his 92nd year.  Loving husband of Wladyslawa Halucha for 19 years.  Dear step-father of Les Halucha (Caroline), Henryka Anderson (John), and Jim Halucha (Laura).  Father of Pietro Sebastiano.  Cherished grandfather of 8 grandchildren and several great grandchildren.  Predeceased by his first wife Desolina (1997). ...

Dec 14, 2022 at 06:31 Here are the road conditions for the Wawa area as posted by ON511: Primary Condition Secondary Condition visibility drifting Date & Time Highway 101 From Highway 144 to Shawmere River Bare and dry road Good No 22-12-14 5:10 AM Highway 101 From Shawmere River to Highway 651 Bare and dry road Good No 22-12-14 5:20 ...

The Wawa Public Library will be closed for the holidays beginning Saturday, December 24, 2022, and will reopen on Tuesday, January 3rd, 2023. The Wawa Public Library will be hosting their first ever SILENT AUCTION.  All items will be on display at the Wawa Public Library where your bids can be made. The Auction begins on Tuesday, December 6th and ...

Team Rank Wins GP TERRIS, Tom 1 5 5 FAHRER, Tom 2 3 5 McCoy, Joe 2 3 5 MITRIKAS, Erik 2 3 5 HALE, Ron 5 1 5 MORRIS, Lucas 6 0 5 Game Schedule – December 19th, 2022. Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 TERRIS McCOY MITRIKAS FAHRER HALE MORRIS  

Indigenous groups have voiced the need for safe, culturally relevant spaces as a key component of moving forward on self-determination. This need was also identified in the Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, which called for all Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQI+ people to be provided with safe, barrier-free, permanent, and meaningful access ...