Local & Area News

The annual Bridge Building Competition is happening Friday, March 10, 2023! Sault College, in partnership with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO), is excited to once again offer an experiential learning opportunity in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) for elementary and high school students from Grades 4 to 12. Students will design, create, and submit the balsa wood bridge of their choice and compete ...

RANK WINS G.P. LESCHISHIN, Barb 1 7 8 BUSSINEAU, Denise 1 7 9 BONITZKE, Wendy 3 6 9 SPENCER, Diane 4 5 10 PARSONS, Rochelle 4 5 10 CHIUPKA, Lorna 6 4 10 AMOS, Tracy 7 2 10 MATHIAS, Danette 7 2 10 Game Schedule for February 7th, 2023. Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 SPENCER LESCHISHIN BUSSINEAU ...

Feb 1, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Flurries and a few local snow squalls ending early this morning then mainly cloudy with 30% chance of flurries. Wind becoming west 20 km/h gusting to 40 early this afternoon. High -9. Wind chill near -19. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 40% chance of flurries this evening ...

On January 28th, 2023, the 2nd Annual Doubles Curling Funspiel was held at the Michipicoten Municipal Community Centre. 16 teams were registered with the first Draw at Noon and the second Draw at 1:15.   You may have seen Mixed Doubles Curling on television.  The game has become very popular due to the speed of the game and the skills ...

Team Rank Wins GP FAHRER, Tom 1 8 11 TERRIS, Tom 1 8 11 McCOY, Joe 3 7 11 MITRIKAS, Erik 4 5 11 HALE, Ron 5 3 11 MORRIS, Lucas 6 2 11 Game Schedule for February 6, 2023. Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 HALE FAHRER McCOY MITRIKAS MORRIS TERRIS

Jan 31, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Flurries and local snow squalls. Local blowing snow. Local amount 10 to 15 cm. Wind becoming southwest 30 km/h gusting to 60 early this morning. High -8. Wind chill -27 this morning and -15 this afternoon. Tonight – Flurries and local snow squalls. Local amount 5 to 10 cm. Wind southwest 20 ...

Jan 31, 2023 at 06:47 Here are the road conditions for the Wawa area as posted by ON511. Primary Condition Secondary Condition visibility drifting Highway 101 From Highway 144 to Shawmere River Bare and dry road Partly snow covered Good No 23-1-31 5:11 AM Highway 101 From Shawmere River to Highway 651 Bare and wet road Bare and dry road ...

Due to driver shortages, Route N01 servicing Hornepayne Public, Holy Name of Jesus, and Ecole Saint Nom de Jesus will be cancelled today, Tuesday, January 31st.

On January 28, 2023, at approximately 10:27 a.m., members of the Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment, Terrace Bay Fire Services, and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a report of a serious two-vehicle collision on Highway 17, west of the Steel River Bridge. The collision involved a passenger motor vehicle and a commercial motor vehicle (CMV). A 64-year-old individual ...

At 8:22 Environment Canada issued a snow squall watch for Lake Superior Provincial Park to Searchmont. Snow squalls are expected to move back into the region later in the day and may last through Tuesday morning. Snowfall accumulations of 15 to 25 cm are expected. Environment Canada warns “Travel may be hazardous due to sudden changes in the weather. Visibility ...

Readers may have to search their childhood memories to recall this movie quotation. It is a line from the 1939 classic children’s movie The Wizard of Oz. The line comes from the scene where Dorothy, Lion, Scarecrow, and Tin Man have an audience with the powerful-looking, giant floating head. The foursome felt dwarfed and overwhelmed speaking to the all-wise and ...

Les lecteurs se souviennent peut-être d’enfance avec cette citation du film classique de 1939 Le Magicien d’Oz. La ligne vient de la scène où Dorothy, Lion, Scarecrow et Tin Man ont un commun avec la tête flottante géante d’apparence puissante. Le groupe s’est senti éclipsé et dépassé en parlant au sorcier tout sage et puissant. Ils étaient si craintifs et ...

Jan 30, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud. 40% chance of flurries early this morning. A few flurries beginning this afternoon. Local amount 2 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. High -17. Wind chill -34 this morning and -21 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Flurries. Local amount ...

Jan 30, 2023 at 06:43 Here are the road conditions for the Wawa area as posted by ON511. Primary Condition Secondary Condition visibility drifting Highway 101 From Highway 144 to Shawmere River Bare and wet road Partly snow covered Good No 23-1-30 5:13 AM Highway 101 From Shawmere River to Highway 651 Partly snow covered Partly snow packed Good No ...

Due to driver shortages, Route N01 servicing Hornepayne Public, Holy Name of Jesus, and Ecole Saint Nom de Jesus will be cancelled for Monday, January 30th, and Tuesday, January 31st.