Argonaut Gold will sell its Ana Paula gold project in Guerrero State, Mexico for $30 million in cash and shares to Heliostar. Heliostar (Vancouver based) will pay $10 million upfront; $5 million in shares upon renewing the open-pit mining permit or obtaining a new underground mining permit; $2 million upon completion of a feasibility study or July 1, 2024 (whichever ...
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The Mars Show
Some three billion years ago, Mars was believed to have been a water world just like earth. It possessed great oceans and was most likely on its way to forming life in one form or another. Water is made up of hydrogen, the most common element in the universe and oxygen, the third most common element. Water is extremely ...
Read More »Men’s Curling Standings – December 6
Rank Wins GP TERRIS, Tom 1 4 4 McCoy, Joe 2 3 4 MITRIKAS, Erik 2 3 4 FAHRER, Tom 4 2 4 HALE, Ron 5 0 4 MORRIS, Lucas 5 0 4 Game Schedule for December 12, 2022. Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 TERRIS HALE FAHRER MITRIKAS MORRIS McCOY
Read More »Between the Covers – December 7
L’École Publique L’Escalade visited the Wawa Public Library. The library staff was thrilled to have students and teachers from L’Escalade come and visit the library. It was wonderful to show everyone our amazing new Interactive Game table and all the uses of a 3D Printer. The students were all very captivated by the new technology in the library. It was ...
Read More »Morning News – December 7
Dec 7, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Flurries ending this morning then cloudy with periods of snow beginning near noon. Amount 5 cm. Wind becoming north 20 km/h early this morning. Temperature falling to minus 11 this afternoon. Wind chill -4 this morning and -19 this afternoon. Tonight – Periods of snow ending early this evening then partly cloudy. ...
Read More »East Algoma OPP – Multiple Charges laid after RIDE Check Evasion
On December 3, 2022, members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E.) check on Water Street and Francis Street in the Town of Thessalon. At approximately 2:15 p.m., police observed a southbound black car being operated by a person known to them come to a stop on Water ...
Read More »École Sacré-Coeur students have fun reading !
During the month of November, students from École Sacré-Coeur (Chapleau) took part with much enthusiasm in a reading challenge. As part of this activity, each student had to keep track of the time spent reading various books in order to accumulate as many reading minutes as possible for their class. At the end of the month, the class and the ...
Read More »Un concours qui suscite le plaisir de la lecture parmi les élèves de Sacré-Coeur
Au cours du mois de novembre, les élèves de l’école Sacré-Coeur (Chapleau) ont participé avec enthousiasme à un défi de lecture. Chaque élève devait comptabiliser le temps accordé à la lecture de divers livres afin d’accumuler le plus de minutes de lecture possible pour sa classe. À la fin du mois, la classe et les élèves ayant accumulé le plus ...
Read More »Morning News – December 6
Dec 6, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud. 30% chance of flurries late this afternoon. Wind northeast 20 km/h becoming light this morning. High -5. Wind chill -26 this morning and -9 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 30% chance of flurries this evening. Flurries beginning late this evening. ...
Read More »Area Road Conditions – December 6
Dec 6, 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 wet road Partly snow covered Good No 22-12-6 5:29 AM Highway 101 From Shawmere River to Highway 651 Bare and wet road ...
Read More »Winter weather travel advisory (Agawa – LSPP) ENDED
Dec 5, 2022 at 22:36 At 10:21 p.m. this Winter Weather Travel Advisory ended. Dec 5, 2022 at 10:55 At 10:49 a.m. Environment Canada issued a Winter Weather Travel Advisory for: Agawa – Lake Superior Park A heavy band of lake-enhanced snow from Lake Superior is impacting areas near Marathon this morning. This band of snow will move eastward this ...
Read More »Hwy 631 (White River to Hwy 11 Jct) OPEN
Dec 5, 2022 at 21:42 Highway 631 is now open. Dec 5, 2022 at 15:52 Hwy 631 from White River to the Hwy 11 Jct is closed at this time due to poor weather and road conditions. In addition, Highway 11 from Hearst and Greenstone and from Hwy 625 Jct to Hearst is closed due to poor road and weather ...
Read More »Winter weather travel advisory (Pukaskwa Park – Wawa) ENDED
Dec 5, 2022 at 21:12 At 8:23 p.m. this Winter Weather Travel Advisory ended. Dec 5, 2022 at 10:55 At 10:49 a.m. Environment Canada issued a Winter Weather Travel Advisory for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville A heavy band of lake-enhanced snow from Lake Superior is impacting areas near Marathon this morning. This band of snow will ...
Read More »Investigation into November 29th Fatal Collison east of Nipigon – UPDATED
Dec 5, 2022 at 13:41 Nipigon OPP along with Nipigon Fire and Superior EMS responded to the report of a serious two-vehicle collision on Highway 17 approximately 25 kilometres east of Nipigon on November 29th at approximately 2:51 p.m. The collision involved a passenger motor vehicle and a commercial motor vehicle (CMV). Nipigon OPP confirm that two people in the ...
Read More »SE OPP Chapleau – Investigation Continues into Fatal Collision on Hwy 129
On December 4, 2022 at approximately 4:12 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a serious single-vehicle collision near the intersection of Highway 129 and Highway 667, approximately 40 kilometres south of Chapleau. One person has been confirmed deceased as a result of the collision. The investigation is ongoing and more information ...
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