Local & Area News

Mar 18, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Snow ending this afternoon then mainly cloudy with 60% chance of flurries. Amount 2 cm. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40. High -11. Wind chill -25 this morning and -19 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 60% chance of flurries this evening and after midnight. ...

Mar 18, 2023 at 07:10 5:47 AM EDT Saturday 18 March 2023 Winter storm warning in effect for: Manitouwadge – Hornepayne Winter storm continues today. Hazards: Additional snowfall amounts of 5 to 10 cm resulting in total snowfall amounts of 30 to 50 cm. Locally higher amounts are possible. Gusty northeasterly winds resulting in blowing snow which could reduce visibility ...

  Mar 18, 2023 at 07:04 The Winter Storm Warning ended at 5:21 a.m. 5:27 AM EDT Friday 17 March 2023 Winter storm warning in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Major winter storm continues into Saturday. Dangerous travel conditions are expected. Hazards: Snow, heavy at times, with total snowfall amounts of 30 to 50 cm. ...

Mar 18, 2023 at 07:04 The Winter Storm Warning ended at 3:31 a.m.   5:27 AM EDT Friday 17 March 2023 Winter storm warning in effect for: Agawa – Lake Superior Park Major winter storm continues into Saturday. Dangerous travel conditions are expected. Hazards: Snow, heavy at times, with total snowfall amounts of 30 to 50 cm. Locally higher amounts ...

  Mar 18, 2023 at 07:04 The Winter Storm Warning ended at 5:21 a.m. 5:27 AM EDT Friday 17 March 2023 Winter storm warning in effect for: Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake Gogama – Foleyet Major winter storm continues into Saturday. Dangerous travel conditions are expected. Hazards: Snow, heavy at times, with total snowfall amounts of 30 to 50 cm. Locally ...

The North East Region (NER) of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has now installed and activated the Automated Licence Plate Recognition (ALPR) and In-Car-Camera (ICC) systems in all patrol vehicles. This initiative supports the OPP’s commitment to increasing transparency and accountability in the policing of our communities, and to leverage technologies that will enhance community and officer safety. These technologies ...

Years have passed but the mark my mother, Jackie Boudreau left on this world will never fade. Today we mark the tenth anniversary of her passing—and we celebrate the love and memories she gave us.  Mom, Today is the anniversary Of the day that we lost you And for a time, it felt as though Our lives had ended too. ...

Mar 17, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Winter Storm Warning Today – Snow at times heavy and blowing snow. Amount 10 to 20 cm. Wind northeast 30 km/h gusting to 50. High -4. Wind chill near -14. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Snow at times heavy. Blowing snow this evening. Amount 5 to 10 cm. Wind north 30 km/h ...

On511 is warning that Hwy 17, west of Rossport, that lanes may be blocked due to disabled transports. Traffic control in place. Please use caution in the area. Schreiber Fire also warned at 4 a.m. today that at KM 726 ‘Rossport Hill’, several TTUs stuck in WB lane. Hwy 17, From Dryden to Shabaqua is closed due to a collision. ...

Mar 16, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Winter Storm Warning Today – Flurries. Risk of freezing drizzle this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Local amount 5 cm. Wind becoming northeast 20km/h this afternoon. High -1. Wind chill -7 this afternoon. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Snow at times heavy. Blowing snow overnight. Amount 10 to 15 cm. Wind ...

Mar 16, 2023 at 06:26 Primary Condition Secondary Condition visibility drifting Updated Highway 101 From Opishing River Br to Shawmere River Bare and dry road Good No 23-3-16 5:07 AM Highway 101 From Shawmere River to Highway 651 Bare and wet road Good No 23-3-16 5:22 AM Highway 101 From Highway 651 to Wawa Bare and wet road Good No ...

Mar 16, 2023 at 04:54 The highway was opened at 12:30 a.m. Mar 18, 2023 at 17:15 Highway 631 from White River to Hornepayne was opened at 4:46 p.m. The highway remains closed from Hornepayne to the Highway 11 Junction. Mar 18, 2023 at 07:06 Edit Hwy 631 remains closed from White River to Nagagami due to poor weather conditions. ...

The Ontario government is supporting the protection of boreal caribou and their habitat through a $29 million investment over four years. The funding – the largest single investment dedicated to caribou in Ontario’s history – will support on-the-ground habitat restoration, protection and other conservation activities, including monitoring, science and research. “Today’s historic investment demonstrates our government’s continued action towards protecting ...

New books on the 7-Day Shelf are: “Don’t Open the Door” by Allison Brennan, “Love, Clancy” by W. Bruce Cameron, “Exiles” by Jane Harper and “Walk the Blue Line” by James Patterson. New Movies this week are “The Crown -Season 3” starring John Lithgow, “Where the Crawdad Sings” starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, “Violent Night”  starring David Harbour and “Puss in Boots” ...

Tony passed peacefully in his 94th year, with his family by his side on Saturday, March 11, 2023. He leaves behind his beloved wife Mary, loving children Rudy (Lise) and Susan Johnson (Rob); grandsons Matt Vorlicek (Erin), Nick Vorlicek (Lauren) and Jesse Johnson; and great-grandchildren Lucas, Elena, Brooke, Brianna and Bailey. Tony arrived in Canada as a refugee from Czechoslovakia ...