Local & Area News

Winter Road Conditions – Thursday, November 13th

Nov 13, 2025 at 06:12 Primary Conditions Secondary Conditions Visibility Drifting Last Updated Region Hwy 101 From Opishing River Br to Shawmere River Bare and wet road Partly snow covered Good No 2025-11-13 05:06 NER – Foleyet – 47 A From Shawmere River to Highway 651 Bare and wet road Partly snow packed Good No 2025-11-13 05:22 NER – Chapleau ...

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Schreiber OPP – Charges laid after Break & Enter

A home invasion in Terrace Bay has led to multiple charges following an investigation by members of the Schreiber Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). On Friday, October 31, 2025, at approximately 10:48 a.m., officers responded to a report of a break and enter at a residence in Terrace Bay. As a result of the incident, Dwayne FERRIS, age ...

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Men’s Curling Standings – November 11

Rank Wins GP Tom Terris 1 2 2 Aaron Bumstead 2 1 2 Mark Leschishin 2 1 2 Matthew Morrison 2 1 2 Spencer Terris 2 1 2 Ron Hale 6 0 2 Game Schedule for Monday, November 10th Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 Terris vs Bumstead S. Terrris vs Morrison Hale vs Leschishin

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Red Pine Uncovers High-Grade Gold in Cooper Area

Red Pine Exploration Inc. is pleased to announce gold assay results from its Wawa Gold Project, Ontario. The new assay results are from two (2) drill holes totaling 1,487 metres (“m”) completed as part of the exploration drilling program finished in July 2025. The holes were drilled to follow up on High-Grade surface sampling results of 75.90 g/t and 47.80 ...

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Wednesday Morning News – November 12

Weather: Today – Cloudy with 40% chance of flurries or rain showers. Wind up to 15 km/h. High 2. Wind chill -5 this morning. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 40% chance of flurries or rain showers. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h this evening. Low -4. Wind chill -7 overnight. News Tidbits: Last night, the Northern ...

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Winter Road Conditions – Wednesday, November 12th

Nov 12, 2025 at 06:00 Primary Conditions Secondary Conditions Visibility Drifting Last Updated Highway 101 From Opishing River Br to Shawmere River Bare and wet road Partly snow covered Good No 2025-11-12 05:09 Highway 101 From Shawmere River to Highway 651 Partly snow packed Bare and wet road Good No 2025-11-12 05:25 Highway 129 From Thessalon to Hinckler Lake Bare ...

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Drive Careful Tonight

Nov 11, 2025 at 22:30 22:30  – CLEARED Hwy 17 (Wawa to Sault Ste. Marie) A disabled dehicle at Mica Bay, Algoma, Algoma. Westbound lane and shoulder closed. Nov 11, 2025 at 22:23 22:18 – CLEARED Hwy 17 (Wawa to Sault Ste. Marie) Collision on at Rabbit Blanket Lake Road (LSPP) Eastbound lane and shoulder closed Nov 11, 2025 at ...

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Tuesday Morning News – November 11

Weather: Today – Mainly cloudy. Periods of light snow beginning late this morning. Local amount 2 cm. Wind becoming south 30 km/h gusting to 50 this morning. High 1. Wind chill -13 this morning. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Periods of snow ending after midnight then cloudy with 40% chance of flurries. Local amount 2 to 4 cm. ...

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Winter Road Conditions – Tuesday, November 11th

Nov 11, 2025 at 07:20 Highway 101 From Opishing River Br to Shawmere River Partly ice covered Bare and wet road Good No 2025-11-11 05:12 Highway 101 From Highway 651 to Wawa Bare and wet road Bare and dry road, Partly snow packed Good No 2025-11-11 05:23 Highway 129 From Thessalon to Hinckler Lake Bare and dry road Good No ...

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50 years ago – The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

Many today are thinking about the Edmund Fitzgerald that disappeared from the radar between 7:10 and 7:30 tonight, 50 years ago.  The Edmund Fitzgerald was making her way across Lake Superior loaded with iron ore pellets when a huge November storm hit and the crew of the Fitz had to battle through 70 knot winds and 30 foot waves.  Just ...

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Monday Morning News – November 10

Weather: Today – Mainly cloudy with 60% chance of snow. Wind becoming north 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High -1. Wind chill -12 this morning and -7 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy. 30% chance of flurries early this evening. Wind north 20 km/h becoming light early this evening. Low -7. Wind chill near ...

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Winter Road Conditions – Monday, November 10th

Nov 10, 2025 at 06:20   Primary Conditions Secondary Conditions Visibility Drifting Last Updated Region Highway 101 From Shawmere River to Highway 651 Bare and wet road Bare and dry road Partly snow packed Good No 2025-11-10 05:23 NER – Chapleau – 87 From Highway 651 to Wawa Good No 2025-11-10 05:23 NER – Wawa – 85 Highway 129 From ...

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Hwy 17 (Montreal River Area) Lane Closed UPDATED

Nov 8, 2025 at 21:55 Using the ‘Track My Plow” feature on ON511, one can see that there are two plows that are working Montreal River at this time. It is a great feature, and when combined with the webcams, can give a good look at the road conditions when preparing to travel or while on the road (but not ...

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Hwy 631 (White River to Hornepayne) OPEN

Nov 8, 2025 at 12:59 Hwy 631 has been reopened. Nov 8, 2025 at 12:10 The highway remains closed. Nov 8, 2025 at 05:34 ON511 is reporting that Hwy 631 is closed at White River due to a single vehicle collision involving a tractor trailer. The collision occurred approx 58 km north of White River. The highway was closed at ...

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Weekend Hockey U11 & U13

Saturday 3:00 p.m. U11 Wawa Travellers vs Cochrane Chargers 4:30  p.m. U13 Wawa Travellers vs Cochrane Chargers 6:00 p.m. U11 Wawa Travellers vs Cochrane Chargers 7:30 p.m. U13 Wawa Travellers vs Cochrane Chargers Sundau 9:00 a.m. U11 Wawa Travellers vs Cochrane Chargers 10:30 a.m. U13 Wawa Travellers vs Cochrane Chargers

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