Local & Area News

With high winds and heavy snowfall/rain forecasted throughout North West Region, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is reminding drivers to monitor alerts from Environment Canada and avoid non-essential travel. Weather conditions are expected to cause major delays and dangerous conditions on roads. Regardless of the weather, wearing a seatbelt should be a top priority. North West Region has seen a ...

Northern Ontario has the highest rates of cannabis dependence in high-school students across the province, according to the study Drug use among Ontario Students, published by the Canadian Mental Health Association in 2020. When a group of fourth-year medical students at NOSM University learned these statistics, they felt compelled to educate preteens and teenagers ages 12-18 as part of their unique advocacy curriculum. ...

Apr 14, 2022 at 08:01 Congratulations to Elizabeth Lewis, winner of Week 42 of the Foundation’s Catch the Ace Lottery! The envelope (#33) that was selected contained the Ten of Hearts, winning $2,177. There are 10 cards left to draw from. Monies from the Catch the Ace are used to enhance health care services at the Lady Dunn Health Centre. ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is continuing efforts to locate a young Nipigon woman two years after she had been reported missing. Alyssa Turnbull was last seen in Nipigon between March 23 and 25, 2020. The 26-year-old was reported missing by her mother on April 14, 2020. Since that time, an investigative team under the direction of the Criminal Investigation ...

Apr 14, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: – Rainfall Warning Today – Periods of rain changing to flurries this morning. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Local snowfall amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 50 increasing to 40 gusting to 70 this morning. Temperature steady near zero. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Flurries. Local amount ...

Due to the inclement weather and freezing rain in Hornepayne, all school related transportation is cancelled today for all Boards.  Schools will remain open.

Apr 14, 2022 at 06:04 5:36 AM EDT Thursday 14 April 2022 Rainfall warning in effect for: Agawa – Lake Superior Park Rain, heavy at times, is expected. Hazards: Rainfall totals of 20 to 30 mm. Timing: Continuing through midday. Discussion: Periods of rain will continue until midday. The frozen ground has a reduced ability to absorb this rainfall. Flurries ...

Apr 14, 2022 at 06:04 5:36 AM EDT Thursday 14 April 2022 Rainfall warning in effect for: Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake Gogama – Foleyet Rain, heavy at times, is expected. Hazards: Rainfall totals of 20 to 30 mm. Timing: Continuing through midday. Discussion: Periods of rain will continue until midday. The frozen ground has a reduced ability to absorb this ...

Apr 14, 2022 at 05:59 5:36 AM EDT Thursday 14 April 2022 Rainfall warning in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Rain, heavy at times, is expected. Hazards: Rainfall totals of 20 to 30 mm. Timing: Continuing through midday. Discussion: Periods of rain will continue until midday. The frozen ground has a reduced ability to absorb ...

Apr 13, 2022 at 13:00 Highway 101 has been reopened. Apr 13, 2022 at 10:33 Hwy 101 is closed from Wawa to Chapleau due to poor weather conditions.

  The Kensington Conservancy is pleased to launch our Bat Monitoring and Education Program!   Beginning this spring and summer, The Kensington Conservancy will be surveying for bats on our nature preserves using automated bat detection devices. These devices remotely monitor bat activity by detecting high frequency ultrasonic vocalizations (echolocation) from nearby bats.   The Kensington Conservancy will be setting ...

As part of its efforts to encourage and ensure equity, respect and inclusion in its school communities, the Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon, in collaboration with its Parents’ Participation Committee, will produce a series of four videos. This project seeks to raise awareness within the board’s school communities and provide a better appreciation of the different cultures that surround them, and ...

Dans le cadre de ses efforts à encourager et assurer l’équité, le respect et l’inclusion dans ses communautés scolaires, le Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon, en collaboration avec le Comité de participation des parents du Conseil, produira une série de quatre capsules vidéo ayant pour but de sensibiliser ses communautés scolaires et d’offrir une meilleure appréciation des différentes cultures qui les ...

The Ontario government is launching the first-ever review of the province’s occupational illness system. Conducted by the MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, an independent research centre with expertise in studying complex community health issues, the review will evaluate how occupational illnesses in Ontario are identified, monitored, and prevented. The review will deliver lasting ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario œuvre pour les travailleuses et les travailleurs en lançant le tout premier examen du système de reconnaissance des maladies professionnelles de la province. Mené par le Centre MAP pour des solutions de santé urbaine de l’Hôpital St. Michael de Toronto, un centre de recherche indépendant possédant une expertise dans l’étude de problèmes complexes de santé communautaire, ...