Local & Area News

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario lance son tout premier Plan d’action en matière de biomasse forestière, une initiative visant à stimuler la croissance économique et à renforcer le dynamisme du secteur forestier pour les prochaines générations. Le Plan vise à développer les possibilités économiques d’utilisation de la biomasse forestière, un résidu de bois de faible qualité résultant des activités des usines ...

Mar 29, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Significant snow and risk of freezing rain possible Wednesday and Thursday. Today – Sunny. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High plus 1. Wind chill minus 24 this morning. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries changing to 70 ...

At 5:34 a.m. Enviornment Canada issued a special weather statement for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Agawa – Lake Superior Park Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake Gogama – Foleyet, all areas shown in grey in the graphic shown. There is a significant snowfall in the amounts of 15-25cm and risk of freezing rain possible Wednesday and Thursday. Snow ...

On March 27, 2022, at approximately 8:00 p.m., members from the Sault Ste Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Sault Ste Marie Paramedic Services and Batchewana Fire Rescue responded to a motor vehicle collision involving a car and an SUV on Highway 17 at Sawpit Bay in Ryan Township (north of Pancake Provincial Park). Investigation determined a car ...

When we hear the word ‘education’ it generally first brings to mind our own experiences and achievement in elementary, secondary and postsecondary school.  We tend to limit our understanding of education to what occurs within the classroom setting, lab or lecture hall.  Most often our understanding of education starts and stops there.  However, if we try to expand our definition ...

Lorsque nous entendons le mot « éducation », cela nous fait généralement penser à nos propres expériences et réalisations à l’école primaire, secondaire et postsecondaire. Nous avons tendance à limiter notre compréhension de l’éducation à ce qui se passe dans la salle de classe, le laboratoire ou l’amphithéâtre. Le plus souvent, notre compréhension de l’éducation commence et s’arrête là. Cependant, si nous ...

Christian Synnett, a grade 12 student at École secondaire catholique Trillium (Chapleau), had the opportunity to join fellow students Anik and Brielle from ÉSC Champlain (Chelmsford) and participate in Level 1 of the credited dual recognition program as “Electrician (Construction and Maintenance)” offered at Collège Boréal. The Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP) allows students to complete apprenticeship training while in ...

Christian Synnett, élève de 12e année à l’École secondaire catholique Trillium (Chapleau), a eu l’occasion de se joindre à ses collègues Anik et Brielle de l’ÉSC Champlain (Chelmsford) afin de participer au Niveau 1 du programme à double reconnaissance de crédit “Électricien/ Électricienne (Construction et entretien)” offert au Collège Boréal.   Le Programme d’apprentissage pour les jeunes de l’Ontario (PAJO) ...

The Ontario government has provided $1 million through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) to support two local tourism projects in Sault Ste. Marie. The funding helped enhance the Algoma Conservatory of Music by improving their facilities and expanding their cultural experiences, as well as assist FutureSSM in their tourism marketing and services. This investment in the arts, culture and entertainment industries is ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario a accordé par l’entremise de la Société de gestion du Fonds du patrimoine du Nord de l’Ontario (SGFPNO) un million de dollars pour appuyer deux projets touristiques locaux à Sault Ste. Marie. Le financement a aidé à moderniser le conservatoire de musique d’Algoma en améliorant ses installations et en élargissant ses expériences culturelles, en plus d’aider FutureSSM ...

On March 25, 2022, at approximately 4:30 p.m. members of the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to mischief related occurrence at an apartment building on Dunn Road in Elliot Lake. The complainant reported a known person proceeded smash windows in the building with a hammer. Prior to this call, police had attended and dealt with the same person ...

Mar 28, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Sunny. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming light late this morning. High minus 5. Wind chill -29 this morning and =7 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Clear. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -20. Wind chill -9 this evening and -24 overnight. COVID-19 Statistics: Current Previous ...

Mar 28, 2022 at 03:27 The highway was reopened just after 3 a.m. Mar 27, 2022 at 20:37 Highway 17 between Wawa and Batchawana Bay is closed due to a collision. The highway was closed at 8:17 p.m.

On March 16, 2022, shortly after 7:30 a.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a disturbance call on Youngfox Road in the Town of Blind River. Information gleaned during the investigation led to a warrant being executed at the residence with the assistance of the OPP’s East Algoma Crime Unit, Canine Unit ...

The Ontario government is providing funding to a number of Northern Ontario communities through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation. More than $6.4 million to 21 economic development projects to purchase equipment and upgrade facilities in the Temiskaming Shores area, including: $540,000 for Tri Town Ski and Snowboard Village to upgrade its facilities and become a year-round outdoor recreation destination ...