Local & Area News

Cooler temperatures are surely to be appreciated after some of the heat – but are we ready for this? The first Frost Advisory of the… fall. At 11:30 this morning Environment Canada has issued a Frost Advisory for a large swath of Northern Ontario. Frost is expected tonight, and possibly tomorrow night. Chapleau was 3C this morning, so it is ...

The long-awaited reunion between the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra and its patrons is scheduled for October 21, 2021. Tickets for the first five concerts of Season 60 will be on sale starting Monday, September 13th.   Thanks to the generous support of our sponsors, donors, and patrons, the 2021/22 season will launch with Having a Lark, featuring the return of ...

Northern Credit Union (Northern) is committed to supporting our communities through the observance of the National Day For Truth and Reconciliation.   The Government of Canada recently passed legislation to make September 30th, a federal statutory holiday called the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This is an important step in the reconciliation process and provides an opportunity to honour ...

Although we cannot meet for Worship you may like to read the Scriptures for September 5, 2021 – Fifteenth after Pentecost Proverbs 22: 1-2, 8-9, 22-23    A good name rather than riches. Psalm 125                                 Do good, O God, to those who are good. James 2: 1-10, (11-13), 14-17   Faith without works is dead. Mark 7: 24-37        The Syrophoenician women’s faith ...

Come on in!  Masks must be worn covering mouth, nose and chin. Everyone must sanitize their hands before entering the library.  Patrons are free to browse the collections without time limits and computer use is available. Social distancing must be respected. Be smart, stay six feet apart. All returned materials must be placed in the Drop Box for quarantine and ...

So September is here and I hope you all had a good summer with or without Covid19 restrictions. It is good to see the lounge open again even with distancing and masking. So there should be a membership meeting on September 9th. And we hope to see a good turnout as many important decisions will have to be made for ...

Sept 1, 2021 at 07:56 Weather Sunny. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 21. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Clear. Fog patches developing overnight. Low 7. Status of COVID-19 cases in Algoma There are sixteen active cases of COVID-19 in the Algoma District today. Immunization Uptake and Coverage in Algoma (4:15 PM, August 30, 2021) # of people ...

Sep 1, 2021 at 07:45 About 12:30 this morning, Wawa Fire Department Firefighters responded to a residential building fire at Third/Mackey. It took about half an hour for the fire to be brought under control according to a person at the scene. Firefighters remained on scene until about 2 a.m. A Wawa-news reader has corrected my information. There have actually ...

On August 31st, 2021, at approximately 12:42 a.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a suspicious persons in a vehicle complaint at a gas station on Highway 108 in the City of Elliot Lake.   At approximately 12:48 p.m., police observed the suspect vehicle on Hillside Drive South and initiated a traffic ...

On August 27th, 2021, members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint of a possible impaired driver in the City of Elliot Lake. Shortly after 2:15 p.m., police observed the suspect vehicle traveling northbound on Highway 108 (south of Mountain Road) and initiated a traffic stop. While speaking to the driver police ...

This was originally published on February 4th, 2017. At the time of the original writing the author asked that the name be withheld, but with the continuing rise of addiction / addiction-related deaths and the unveiling of the Memorial Wall in the Soo today it is appropriate to repost this International Overdose Awareness Day with her name. Feb 4, 2017 ...

Today is International Overdose Awareness Day. Opioid overdoses are claiming the lives of thousands of people across Ontario and are steadily increasing. The statistics and numbers related to overdoses do not capture the profound distress being felt by those impacted. Observers may hesitate to call 911 in fear of police involvement. To encourage people to seek life-saving assistance the East Algoma Ontario ...

Aug 31, 2021 at 07:56 Weather Sunny. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 20. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Clear. Fog patches developing after midnight. Low 7. Status of COVID-19 cases in Algoma There are sixteen active cases of COVID-19 in the Algoma District today. Immunization Uptake and Coverage in Algoma (4:15 PM, August 30, 2021) # of ...

(105 Players) 1st FLIGHT: 1st : Joel Dechamplain, Darcy Polin, Steff Bouchard – 32 2nd : Shane Bukowski, Sheldon Lacroix, John Simon – 33 3rd : Max Houde, Steph Bouchard, Darcy Polin – 34   2nd FLIGHT: 1st : Jules Anglehart, Andrea Champagne, Spare – 34 2nd : Chris Buckell, Ron Rody, Gilles Pelletier – 35 3rd : Gary Mercier, ...

Algoma Public Health has reported 3 new cases of COVID-19 (#431 – #433), all from Sault Ste. Marie and area. One case is of unknown exposure (tested August 29th), and the remaining two are of close contact (tested August 30). All cases are self-isolating and all close contacts have been notified by APH’s contact tracing.   In addition, Algoma Public ...