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Dec 20, 2021 at 07:56 Weather: Flurries ending near noon then cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Local blowing snow this morning. Local amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind southwest 40 km/h gusting to 70 becoming west 20 gusting to 40 late this afternoon. Temperature falling to minus 9 this afternoon. Wind chill minus 15 this afternoon. Tonight – ...

Sunday, Dec 18, 2021 Algoma Public Health reported fifteen (15) new cases of COVID-19: fourteen (14) – Sault Ste. Marie & Area, and one (i) – Central and East Algoma. There are currently 242 active cases in the Algoma District. Low-Risk Exposure: Porter Flight (PD683) from Toronto to Sault Ste. Marie on Thursday, December 16, 2021, from 9:30 a.m. – ...

At this time (6:00 a.m.) Highway 17 is closed from Batchawana Bay to White River/Mobert. A winter weather travel advisory is in effect (Pukaskwa Park to Searchmont). Snowfall accumulations of 7 to 14 centimetres are expected. Wind gusts up to 60km/h will create reduced visibility and poor travel conditions.   Hwy 17 West/North 50km From Wawa to Paint Lake Rd, ...

At 1:52 a.m. Highway 101 was closed from Wawa to Chapleau due to weather.

Passed away peacefully at the F.J. Davey Home on Saturday, December 18, 2021, at the age of 88 years. Beloved wife of Oscar Roy for 65 years. Loving mother of Linda Gerrior (Allen) and Alain Roy (Penny). Proud grandmother of Shannon, Cindy and Alishia. Great grandmother of Kesha, Terrance, Riley and Cambrien. Dear daughter of the late Emile and the ...

Donald James Dickson, age 80, of Collingwood, ON, passed away on December 16, 2021, at the Collingwood Nursing Home surrounded by his family. Don is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Sandy; along with his two sons Darren and James (Wendy); five grandchildren, Daniel, Cole, Matthew, Connor, and Emmett; and siblings Janice and Ross. Born January 27, 1941, ...

  On Wednesday, December 15th, 2021 Wesdome Gold Mine Inc. presented the Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation with a generous donation of $25,000.   Wesdome Gold Mines Inc.’s donation to the Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation demonstrates its commitment to health care at the Lady Dunn Health Centre and the communities it serves.  Since 2010, the mining company has contributed ...

Dec 18, 2021 at 07:56 Weather: A mix of sun and cloud. 30 percent chance of flurries this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 9. Wind chill minus 18 this morning and minus 13 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Partly cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus ...

Algoma Public Health has reported twenty-four (24) new cases of COVID-19: nineteen (19) in Sault Ste. Marie & Area and five (5) in Central and East Algoma. There are now 257 cases of COVID-19 in the Algoma District. Algoma Public Health has also reported “It is with great sadness that today we are reporting the region’s 18th death related to ...

The weather yesterday was crazy. At midnight there was snow on the ground, but as the temperature rose to 13C at 6 a.m. most of the snow was gone. 12 hours later the freeze was back on, it was 0C. Throughout this, the wind was blowing with a recorded gust of 79 km/h around 8 a.m. and a second high ...

It is a pleasure to announce that Hornepayne Hotel Investment Corporation will be building a Studio 6 Extended Stay Suites Hotel on Becker Road in Hornepayne adjacent to the R.W. Anderson Outdoor Recreational Park and Hornepayne’s beloved Three Bears Monument. Hotel construction is scheduled to start in the spring, with completion by Christmas 2022. This Hotel will be pivotal for ...

To help ensure First Nation and urban Indigenous communities have the necessary tools to continue protecting our progress in the fight against COVID-19 and the Omicron variant, the Ontario government is investing $30 million in specialized vaccine supports. The funding will support the administration of third and booster doses and the vaccination of Indigenous children aged 5 to 11, in ...

Afin de s’assurer que les communautés autochtones des Premières Nations et en milieu urbain disposent des outils nécessaires pour continuer à protéger notre progrès dans la lutte contre la COVID-19 et le variant Omicron, le gouvernement de l’Ontario investit 30 millions de dollars dans des soutiens spécialisés pour la vaccination. Le financement appuiera l’administration de la troisième dose et de ...

Dec 17, 2021 at 09:47 9:03 AM EST Friday 17 December 2021 Weather advisory in effect for: Agawa – Lake Superior Park Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Winter weather travel advisory in effect for this morning. This winter weather travel advisory is replacing the snow squall warning that was previously in effect. Lake effect flurries off of ...

Dec 17, 2021 at 09:45 The snow squall warning ended at 9:11 a.m. Dec 17, 2021 at 07:08 5:16 AM EST Friday 17 December 2021 Snow squall warning in effect for: Agawa – Lake Superior Park Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Local snow squalls continue this morning. Locally heavy flurries and snow squalls off of Lake Superior ...