Local & Area News

4:57 AM EDT Monday 1 May 2023 Snowfall Warning in effect for: Geraldton – Manitouwadge – Hornepayne Light rain or snow with a risk of freezing rain will affect areas north of Lake Superior today. Any rain should transition to snow as the day progresses and become heavier later this afternoon or early evening. Environment Canada warns that the wet ...

4:38 a.m. EDT Monday 1 May 2023 Environment Canada warns that strong northerly wind gusts of 70 to 80 km/h are expected to develop this morning. These wind gusts are expected to diminish later tonight or Tuesday morning.   Gale warning in effect on Lake Superior. Wind north 35 knots diminishing to north 30 Tuesday morning and to north 20 ...

Apr 29, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Mainly cloudy. 40% chance of showers this morning. Periods of rain beginning this morning. Wind becoming east 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 10. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Periods of rain ending this evening then cloudy with 40% chance of showers late this evening and after midnight. ...

Every year on this day we honour the memory of lives lost due to workplace deaths, and acknowledge lives forever altered by illness and injury caused by workplace conditions. Despite gains made the past few decades, deaths have not stopped. On-the-job injuries and debilitating work-related illnesses occur all too frequently. The theme of this year’s Day of Mourning is Know ...

Ontario has announced the finalization of agreements totalling more than $2.3 billion for nearly 200 high-speed internet and cellular projects across the province. As part of these agreements, the Ontario government is announcing the internet service providers for 14 high-speed internet projects that will receive over $8.4 million in provincial funding through the Improving Connectivity for Ontario (ICON) program. Locally, ...

Apr 28, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Cloudy. 30% chance of flurries changing to 30% chance of rain showers this morning. Risk of freezing drizzle early this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High 10. Wind chill -4 this morning. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Periods of rain. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h after midnight. Low 6. ...

representatives from Sault College showcased their most recent applied research project to Boniferro Mill Works General Manager Nathaniel Boniferro and Journeyman Electrician Brian Flinn. The goal of the collaboration project with Boniferro Mill Works was to simplify the complicated job of sorting saw logs. Sault College’s applied research team developed an automated system that was demonstrated on both a computer ...

Michael Mantha, MPP for Algoma-Manitoulin pressed Health Minister Sylvia Jones on the critical shortage of family physicians and specialists in Northern Ontario during Wednesday, April 26th’s Question Period.   “Rural and Northern communities are especially struggling to ensure residents have access to a physician and primary care,” said Mantha. “My office is constantly hearing from individuals and families who are ...

We are pleased to announce the appointment of the Honourable Harry S. LaForme to lead the Oce of Mizhinawe for the Robinson Huron Treaty First Nations in the ongoing annuities litigation. Justice LaForme is Anishinaabe from the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, Ontario, where he was born and raised and where some of his family continue to reside and ...

On April 25, 2023, at approximately 6:20 p.m., the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to the landfill site off Scott Road in Elliot Lake regarding a person trespassing. The complainant had reported a man was on the property collecting material and refusing to leave at closing time. The property manager and police spoke to the male at length, ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Algoma Crime Unit is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying a driver/owner of a vehicle that may have been travelling on Highway 17 in the Bruce Mines area on January 20, 2023. On that date, shortly after 9:00 p.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment responded to a fatal collision in which 36-year-old Alicia ...

Apr 27, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Cloudy. Snow beginning this morning and ending this afternoon then 40% chance of drizzle or rain showers late this afternoon. Snowfall amount 5 cm except 10 cm over higher terrain. Wind becoming south 30 km/h gusting to 50 late this morning. High +4. Wind chill -5 this morning. UV index 2 or ...

Congratulations to Parker, who was the winner of the Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt! Thank you to all who participated! Follow us on social media or come visit us at the library to find out what other fun activities we are planning! Earth Day was April 22nd! Come visit the library and check out our display of Earth Day books. Help ...

Peacefully passed away at the Lady Dunn Health Centre (Wawa) with Paula at his side on Friday, April 21, 2023, at the age of 58 years. Cherished son of Sandra-Lea and the late Bob Jackson. David will be missed by the love of his life and best friend Paula and by her daughter Samantha (Josh Murphy). Adored grumpa of Paisley ...

Apr 26, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Cloudy with 30% chance of flurries early this morning then a mix of sun and cloud. High +4. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – A few clouds. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -5. Wind chill -7 overnight. News Tidbits: Disappointing to read that staffing shortages have delayed some surgeries at ...