Local & Area News

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Mar 25, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Today  – Sunny. Wind up to 15 km/h. High plus 3. Wind chill minus 13 this morning. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Becoming cloudy overnight with 70 percent chance of light snow. Wind becoming north 20 km/h before morning. Low minus 8. Wind chill minus 16 overnight. COVID-19 Statistics: Current ...

Algoma Steel Group Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTL; TSX: ASTL) (“Algoma” or “the Company”), a leading Canadian producer of hot and cold rolled steel sheet and plate products, today provided guidance for its fiscal fourth quarter 2022. Fiscal fourth quarter 2022 shipments are expected to be in a range of 540,000 to 550,000 tons, and Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be in ...

Mar 24, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Mainly cloudy. Wind northeast 20 km/h becoming light this afternoon. High plus 3. Wind chill minus 7 this morning. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 3. Wind chill near minus 3. COVID-19 Statistics: Current Previous Change from previous report Tested 246,859 246,576 ...

The Ontario government is investing more than $550,000 in initiatives that will help keep kids safe in class and online. The funding will support programs that combat sex-trafficking, violence against women, bullying and cyberbullying. According to the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 23 per cent of Ontario students reported being bullied at school and 22 per cent of Ontario ...

The Ontario government is launching the Digital Dealership Registration (DDR) to make it easier, faster, and more convenient for Ontarians to buy a car and enjoy their new vehicle almost immediately after purchase by enabling car dealerships to register vehicles online and issue permits and licence plates directly to purchasers. At full implementation, the new DDR process will, for the ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario lance l’Immatriculation en ligne pour les concessionnaires (IELC) pour qu’il soit plus facile, plus rapide et plus pratique pour les Ontariens d’acheter une voiture et de profiter de leur nouveau véhicule presque immédiatement après l’achat, en permettant aux concessionnaires d’enregistrer les véhicules en ligne et de délivrer les permis et les plaques d’immatriculation directement aux acheteurs. ...

  The Northern Neighbours Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic (NNNPLC) in collaboration with the Township of White River, White River Economic Development Committee, and Superior East Community Futures Development Corporation to coordinate an event for the White River Winter Carnival.  The NNNPLC chose to coordinate the Snow Sculpture Contest, the theme was simply animals. Our aim was to coordinate an event that ...

Mar 23, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of snow. Wind becoming east 30 km/h gusting to 50 early this morning. High plus 2. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries this evening. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light after midnight. Low minus 2. Wind ...

On March 17, 2022, at approximately 1:34 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a domestic dispute on Hillcrest Avenue in Wawa. As a result of the investigation, a 26-year-old person, from Wawa, was arrested and charged with the following: Assault – Spousal, contrary to section 266 of the Criminal Code (CC), ...

On March 15, 2022 at approximately 2:39 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a Reduced Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) checkpoint on Highway 17 in Vasiloff Township near White River. At approximately 2:51 p.m., a sport utility vehicle (SUV) entered the checkpoint. Officers detected the odour of cannabis emanating from the vehicle ...

NEW BOOKS ON THE 7 DAY SHELF this week are; “The Paris Apartment” by Lucy Foley, “Nothing to Lose” by J.A. Jance, “Until Leaves Fall in Paris” by Sarah Sundin and “The Magnolia Palace” by Fiona Davis. STAFF PICK OF THE WEEK is “Finding Ashley” by Danielle Steel. From book jacket: Melissa Henderson is leading a quiet life. Once a ...