Local & Area News

  The Kindergarten students at Sir James Dunn Public School are learning about community helpers.  Last week two chefs made a visit and this week they were lucky to have Miss Senecal, a dental hygienist visit. The little ones now know that they have 20 teeth when they are younger and they could have up to 32 teeth when they ...

Feb 21, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Snow ending early this morning then a mix of sun and cloud with 40% chance of flurries. Wind becoming north 20 km/h late this morning. High -9. Wind chill -22 this morning and -14 this afternoon. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Becoming clear after midnight. Wind up to ...

Feb 21, 2023 at 06:33 Primary Condition Secondary Condition visibility drifting Updated Highway 101 From Opishing River Br to Shawmere River Snow covered Fair Yes 23-2-21 5:33 AM Highway 101 From Shawmere River to Highway 651 Partly snow covered Snow covered Fair Yes 23-2-21 5:43 AM Highway 101 From Highway 651 to Wawa Snow covered Poor Yes 23-2-21 5:43 AM ...

A driver was arrested after refusing to provide a breath sample. On February 15, 2023, shortly after 6:00 p.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), responded to a red car in a ditch on Duff Road in the Plummer Additional Township. Police arrived a short time later and while speaking to the driver police ...

Feb 20, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Becoming a mix of sun and cloud this morning. 40% chance of flurries this afternoon. Wind up to 15 km/h. High -9. Wind chill -25 this morning and -12 this afternoon. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Snow. Local blowing snow overnight. Local amount 10 to 15 cm. Wind becoming north ...

Feb 20, 2023 at 06:28 Primary Condition Secondary Condition visibility drifting Highway 101 From Opishing River Br to Shawmere River Partly snow covered Bare and wet road Good No 23-2-20 5:14 AM Highway 101 From Shawmere River to Highway 651 Bare and wet road Partly snow covered Good No 23-2-20 5:23 AM Highway 101 From Highway 651 to Wawa Bare ...

Team Rank Wins G.P. McCOY, Joe 1 3 3 TERRIS, Tom 1 3 3 BUCKELL, Chris 3 2 3 FAHRER, Tom 3 2 3 HALL, Dave 5 1 3 SMIT, Brandon 6 0 2 STOYCHEFF, Peter 6 0 2 SWITZER, Anya 6 0 3 Game Schedule for February 23rd: Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 SWITZER TERRIS McCOY ...

Feb 18, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Periods of snow ending this morning then cloudy with 40% chance of flurries. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High -2. Wind chill near -10. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Flurries ending near midnight then cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -5. Wind chill -4 ...

Feb 18, 2023 at 06:28 Primary Condition Secondary Condition visibility drifting Highway 101 From Opishing River Br to Shawmere River Snow covered Fair Yes 23-2-18 5:25 AM Highway 101 From Shawmere River to Highway 651 Bare and dry road Bare and wet road Good No 23-2-18 5:29 AM Highway 101 From Highway 651 to Wawa Snow packed Bare and wet ...

Red Pine Exploration Inc. reported new drill results from its continuing exploration program. The results demonstrate the pervasiveness of gold mineralization over broad areas surrounding the Surluga resource, including significant intersections in the hanging wall of the Jubilee Shear Zone at the 100%-owned Wawa project, northern Ontario. Significant intersections in the Minto B/Jubilee Triangle confirm the presence and continuity of ...

Students at École secondaire catholique Trillium (Chapleau) displayed great school spirit and creativity during the theme day “ANYTHING but a hat”! Several students and staff members went to school wearing various funny objects as hats, including a colander, a lampshade, a box or even a sloth. Who would have believed it!

Les Coyotes de l’École secondaire catholique Trillium (Chapleau) ont fait preuve d’un bel esprit d’école et d’une grande créativité lors de la journée thématique «TOUT sauf un chapeau»! Plusieurs élèves et membres du personnel sont allés à l’école en portant divers objets rigolos en guise de chapeau, dont une passoire, un abat-jour, une boîte ou encore un paresseux. Qui l’aurait ...

Feb 17, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Sunny. Increasing cloudiness this afternoon. Wind up to 15 km/h. High -7. Wind chill -28 this morning and -14 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Cloudy. Periods of snow beginning this evening. Local amount 5 to 10 cm. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 60. Temperature ...

Feb 17, 2023 at 06:18   Primary Condition Secondary Condition visibility drifting Highway 101 From Opishing River Br to Shawmere River Bare and dry road Bare and wet road, partly snow covered Good No 23-2-17 5:10 AM Highway 101 From Shawmere River to Highway 651 Bare and wet road Bare and dry road, partly snow covered Good No 23-2-17 5:10 ...

We hope you all get out and enjoy our Wawa Winter Carnival happening this coming weekend! There are many events for everyone to participate in and fun!! Don’t forget to stop in at the library on Saturday! We will have a Sock Snowman craft for everyone as well as free hot chocolate (while supplies last).   New Books on the ...