Local & Area News

The congregation welcomes everyone to Worship at First United Church.  Services are held on Sunday at 11:00 a.m. If anyone has a question or concern please leave a message on the answering machine at the Church 705-856-2926 Minhyuk Hwang (MIN) our Student Minister wishes to announce 2022 Lent Meditation Gatherings with Lectio Divina  and Centering Prayer, all are welcome to ...

Apr 6, 2022 at 07:56 – Weather Statement “Heavy snowfall expected beginning this afternoon” Weather: Today – Increasing cloudiness. Rain beginning near noon. Wind east 30 km/h gusting to 60. High 6. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Rain or snow changing to periods of snow near midnight. Periods of rain near Lake Superior. Snowfall amount 5 cm. Wind ...

5:04 AM EDT Wednesday 06 April 2022 Rainfall warning in effect for: Agawa – Lake Superior Park Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay A significant rainfall is expected beginning this afternoon. Hazards: Rainfall amounts of 20 to 30 mm that may lead to localized flooding in low-lying areas. The frozen ground ...

5:06 AM EDT Wednesday 06 April 2022 Special weather statement in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Marathon – Hornepayne Heavy snowfall expected beginning this afternoon. Hazards: Total snowfall amounts of 10 to 15 cm, with locally higher amounts possible. Significantly reduced visibility in heavy snow at times. Timing: Beginning this afternoon and continuing into Thursday. ...

5:01 AM EDT Wednesday 06 April 2022 Special weather statement in effect for: Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake Heavy snowfall expected tonight into Thursday morning. Hazards: Total snowfall amounts of 8 to 15 cm, with locally higher amounts possible. Significantly reduced visibility in heavy snow at times. Timing: Tonight into Thursday morning. Impacts: Possibly hazardous travel due to rapidly accumulating snow. ...

Tuesday, April 5, 2022 – 9:43 p.m. The Municipality of Wawa is advising users of an incident that had occurred at the water treatment plant which resulted in elevated chlorine levels throughout the distribution system. The Municipality through collaboration with Algoma Public Health is advising users that due to the elevated chlorine levels, the water may smell or taste different ...

Apr 5, 2022 at 20:56 At tonight’s Council Meeting, Mayor and Council were apprised that about dinner time tonight some excess chlorine (over the normal amount) was added to the water supply. Since then Municipal Staff have been working with the Ministry of the Environment and Algoma Public Health. The situation is being monitored. The amount of chlorine in the ...

National Wildlife Week is April 10 to 16 this year.  The purpose of the week is to draw attention to wildlife conservation issues.  This article is about the conservation and restoration of the Lake Superior caribou.  These caribou are one of several isolated pockets of woodland caribou along the southern edge of their range in Canada that are in immediate ...

Apr 5, 2022 at 07:56 – Snowfall expected Wednesday Weather: Today – Cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries this morning with risk of freezing drizzle. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h late this afternoon. High 6. Wind chill minus 3 this morning. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Clearing this evening. Low plus 1. COVID ...

10:43 PM EDT Monday 04 April 2022 Special weather statement in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Snowfall expected from Wednesday afternoon. Hazards: Total snowfall amounts of 7 to 15 cm, with locally higher amounts possible. Significantly reduced visibility in heavy snow at times. Timing: Beginning Wednesday afternoon and continuing into Thursday. Discussion: A low pressure ...

A new podcast has launched that explores the resilience of Northerners in a rapidly changing world, The Packsack Project. It brings together people, businesses, and organizations who are adapting to change in ways that are reflective of Northern Ontario’s culture and geography. The podcast is a collaboration between NORDIK Institute, a community-based research hub affiliated with Algoma University, and the ...

The League promoted curling for the season. The previous season was disappointing with very stringent COVID 19 guidelines, a shortened season and all Bonspiels and championship games cancelled.   This Season the Mixed Club had a few new players and two (2) new team – CORLEY and MERCER and the Men’s Club are pleased to add an all Hawk Junction ...

What to do – no Curling Bonspiels in (3) years and COVID still imposing restrictions?  The three Curling Leagues joined forces and organized a Local Bonspiel that was restricted to local curlers who curled in the Regular Season and who were all fully vaccinated as required for admittance to the MMCC. Teams could consist of players from any of the ...

Recently, Grant, one of my team members, and I had to attend some meetings in the Sault area. So, I took advantage of the opportunity to make some calls while I had a driver and free hands. It was also an excellent opportunity for us to review my schedule and discuss many items at length outside of the concentrated, high-pressure ...

Récemment, Grant, un des membres de mon équipe, et moi avons dû assister à des réunions dans la région du Sault Ste. Marie. J’en ai donc profité pour passer quelques appels alors que j’avais un chauffeur et les mains libres. Ce fut également une excellente occasion pour nous de revoir mon emploi du temps et de discuter longuement de nombreux ...