Local & Area News

On August 9, 2022, shortly after 12:15 a.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a motor vehicle collision involving an SUV and a pedestrian on Hillside Drive South in the City of Elliot Lake. Investigation determined a pedestrian was on a longboard skateboard travelling eastbound on Hillside Drive South. When the skateboarder ...

Northern Ontario communities are experiencing a homelessness, addiction, and mental health crisis. In Northern Policy Institute’s latest paper, More than Just a Number: Addressing the Homelessness, Addiction, and Mental Health Crisis in the North, author Holly Parsons explores current realities and eight policy strategies to help move Northern Ontario communities forward.   The paper was completed in partnership with the ...

Les communautés du Nord de l’Ontario connaissent une crise de l’itinérance, de l’addition et de la santé mentale. Dans le dernier document de l’Institut des politiques du Nord, Plus qu’un simple chiffre : Résoudre la crise de l’itinérance, de la toxicomanie et de la santé mentale dans le Nord, l’auteure Holly Parsons explore les réalités actuelles et huit stratégies politiques ...

Generation Mining Limited announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Generation PGM Inc., which is developing the Marathon Palladium Copper Project near Marathon, Ontario, has entered into an agreement with Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation for the purchase of an unused, surplus SAG mill and ball mill currently stored in Nevada and Texas, USA for US$12,000,000, of which US$500,000 is due on signing, ...

Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud. 30 percent chance of showers late this afternoon. High 22. Humidex 25. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers this evening. Clearing overnight. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low 10. COVID ...

John Maxime Mishibinijima Simon, better known as ‘Max,’ began his spirit journey on August 5, 2022, at the age of 90 surrounded by his loving family.   Max will be missed immensely by his devoted wife, Margaret, of 70 years and their 10 children–Dan, John, Gordon, Theresa, Rudy (predeceased), Barry (predeceased), Gina, Gary ‘Sandy’, Donna, and Darlene. In addition, he ...

(120 Players) 1st FLIGHT: 1st: Eben Leadbetter, Caleb Boylan, Logan Dunham – 31 2nd: Jeff Amos, Garth Wheatley, John Scott – 32 3rd: Jarett Asselin, Noah Asselin, Spare – 33 2nd FLIGHT: 1st: Rob Vernier, Karl Benstead, Bill Carruthers – 34 2nd: Jeremiah Lefebvre, Jarret Ralph, Jesse Delavelle – 34 3rd: Anders Dereski. Zack White, Derek Hardy – 34 3rd ...

Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Sunny. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h near noon. High 19. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – Clear early this evening then partly cloudy with 30% chance of showers late this evening and after midnight. Low 12. COVID Statistics: Algoma Public Health states that there ...

On August 8, 2022, members from the East Algoma Thessalon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a theft of a snowmobile trailer that was stolen sometime between 12:00 p.m. on Thursday August 4, 2022, and 3:00 p.m. on Sunday August 7, 2022, while parked at Highway 129 and Rapid River parking area in Sturgeon Township (approximately 20 ...

On August 4, 2022, members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a complaint of an assault on Mississauga Avenue in the City of Elliot Lake. Investigation determined at approximately 3:00 a.m., on July 29, 2022, a resident of a local retirement home on Mississauga Avenue was physically assaulted by an employee. As a ...

On August 5, 2022, members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were on patrol duties on Highway 108. At approximately 6:30 p.m., police observed a northbound black car travelling at an excessive high rate of speed on Highway 108 near Depot Lake. Police located the car at a local gas station in the City of Elliot ...

On August 6, 2022, shortly after 1:30 a.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint of a pick-up truck in a ditch on Highway 17 in the Township of the North Shore. A short time later, the pick-up truck drove out of the ditch into a private driveway. While police ...

(photos courtesy of Luc Berthiaume) The Canadian Coasters were in Wawa yesterday, thrilling many vintage car enthusiasts at the Michipicoten Memorial Community Centre. 35+ vehicles ranging in vintage from 1929 to 1997. Participants vehicles must be at least 25 years old. Since 1967, the Canadian Coasters, a travelling vintage car group, have driven from coast to coast once every 10 ...

Ontario has committed nearly $4 billion to bring high-speed internet access to every corner of the province by the end of 2025. The Ontario government is bringing high-speed internet access to up to 266,000 unserved and underserved homes and businesses, marking another milestone in its plan to help connect every corner of the province by the end of 2025. “Our ...

Monday, August 8, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Today – A few showers ending near noon then cloudy. High 18. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – Clearing this evening. Low 9. COVID Statistics: Algoma Public Health states that there are 299 cases reported of COVID-19 in the North Algoma region of the Algoma District (August 4, 2022, 2:30 PM). Forest ...