Local & Area News

May 2, 2025 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Periods of rain or drizzle ending near noon then cloudy with 40% chance of showers. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 6. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Cloudy with 40% chance of showers or drizzle. A few showers and periods of drizzle beginning before morning. Fog patches developing this evening. ...

Well, it is finally back.  The Spring By Hand Festival will be held on Saturday, April 30th at the Michipicoten Memorial Community Centre.  Due to Covid, it has been absent for the past two years. For those of you not familiar with the By Hand Festival here is a little history.  The By Hand Festival began in the mid 1980’s.  ...

  Miller Technology is pleased to announce the first sale of its new battery electric utility vehicle for mining to the Young-Davidson Mine of Canadian mining company Alamos Gold Inc. “This is a great day for Miller, for North Bay, for Northern Ontario and for Canada,” said Dan Bachand, the CEO of Miller. Also joining the press conference at Miller ...

Apr 30, 2025 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Mainly sunny. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 15. Wind chill -4 this morning. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – A few clouds. Increasing cloudiness overnight. Wind east 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Wind becoming east 20 before morning. Low plus 2. ...

Grade 7 and 8 students at École Saint-Joseph in Wawa stand out as true leaders. During a two-week period, under the direction of teacher Ms. Ashley Hunt-Robinson, students invested a great deal of energy in their classroom project to create board games. As part of this school project, they used the material at their disposal, added attractive colours, took the ...

Les élèves de la 7e et la 8e année de l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa) se sont démarqués en tant que vrais leaders. Pendant plus de deux semaines, sous la direction de l’enseignante Mme Ashley Hunt-Robinson, les élèves ont créé en salle de classe des jeux de société. Pour ce faire, ils ont utilisé le matériel à leur disposition, ajouté des couleurs ...

Manitou Gold Inc. is pleased to provide an exploration update on its winter drill program at the Baltimore deformation zone (the “BDZ”) grid within the Goudreau Project, northeastern Ontario. The objective of the winter drill program was to test several targets within a key geological/structural setting, supported by coincident geophysical and geochemical anomalies. This unique structural setting is located within ...

September 13, 1960 – April 27, 2022 Passed away peacefully at the Lady Dunn Health Centre surrounded by his family. Denis will be missed by his children Lindsey (Billy) and Randy. Grandpa to Hailey, Ashlyn, Leigha, Brylee, and Adaleigh. Denis will also be missed by his mom Jeanette, as well as his brother, sisters, nieces, nephews, cousins and the friends ...

Apr 29, 2025 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Sunny. Wind south 20 km/h becoming light late this morning. High 10. Wind chill -13 this morning. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Clear. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -5. Wind chill -9 overnight. COVID Statistics: Current Previous Change from previous report Tested 258,255 258,008 247 Confirmed Cases 7,925 7,882 ...

Apr 28, 2022 at 08:00 Today is Canada’s National Day of Mourning. It was established in 1984, by the Canadian Labour Congress to remember and honour those who have died, been injured or suffered illness in the workplace. This date coincided with the 70th anniversary of the day the first Ontario Worker’s Compensation Act was approved by the government (1914). ...

NDP MPP Jamie West is asking for an official statement of apology from the Government of Ontario to the 25,000 miners who were forced to breathe in harmful aluminum dust or lose their jobs, between 1943 and 1980. Many miners suffered immediate and long-term health effects as a result. West held a press conference on Tuesday with former miners and ...

Apr 28, 2025 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Sunny. Wind up to 15 km/h. High 11. Wind chill -19 this morning. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – Clear. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -8. Wind chill -11 overnight. COVID Statistics: Current Previous Change from previous report Tested 258,008 257,679 329 Confirmed Cases 7,882 7,842 40 Confirmed Cases in ...

(1933-2022) Peacefully after a very short stay at the Queensway Carleton Hospital in Ottawa on April 25th, 2022. Following his dear wife of 66 years, Elizabeth who recently passed away on March 11 of this year. Loving father to David (Karen) and Stephen (Cindy). Cherished grandfather to the late Justin (Natalie), the late Lisa (Cale), Natalie (Chris) and Michael.   Great ...

First United Church first welcomed its student minister Minhyuk (Min) Hwang and his wife Sena Kim (pronounced Senna) to our pulpit the first week of December 2021.  This past Sunday 24th April we sealed that welcome with a Covenanting Service  held at 3 p.m.  It was a joyous occasion, well-attended by the congregation with members of other churches joining us. Min and Sena ...

Apr 27, 2025 at 07:56 Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud. Becoming sunny near noon. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40. High plus 5. Wind chill minus 17 this morning. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Clear. Wind north 20 km/h becoming light early this evening. Low minus 10. Wind chill minus 13 overnight. COVID ...