Local & Area News

1936-2022 Passed away peacefully with her family by her side at the Sault Area Hospital on Monday March 14, 2022. Gerry Bryan beloved wife of Todd for 65 years, mother of the late Gordon, Robbie (Louise), Brenda Pelletier (Gilles), cherished grandmother of Randi (Peter), Tyler (Kaili), Brett (Alexandra) and Tanner, great-grandmother of Braden, Kaley, Carter, Riley and Livia. Gerry was ...

On March 10, 2022 members of the Hornepayne Detachment of the Superior East Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a call of two overdue snowmobilers on Saunders Lake, located 40 km north of White River, near Highway 631. Officers located the riders, whose snowmobiles had been stuck in deep slush for several hours. Police assisted with removing their machines from ...

Official Opposition Leader Andrea Horwath is in Sault Ste. Marie Monday committing to fix the chronic shortage of doctors, nurses and other health care professionals in the North. “Northerners are waiting too long and travelling too far to get the health care they need. Without enough doctors, nurses and specialists, people wait hours and hours in the ER, they wait ...

Mar 15, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Increasing cloudiness. Flurries beginning near noon. Local amount 2 cm. Wind becoming southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 late this morning. High zero. Wind chill minus 23 this morning. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Partly cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries early this evening. Freezing rain or ice pellets beginning ...

On March 8, 2022 at approximately 12:08 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a suspicious person call on Broadway Avenue in Wawa. Police located the individual and, as a result of the investigation, Angie NESHAWABIN, 39 years-of-age, of Brunswick House First Nation was arrested and charged with the following: Possession of ...

On March 7, 2022 at approximately 10:09 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to an unwanted person call at a motel located on Highway 17 south of Wawa. Police located the individual and, as a result of the investigation, William PAIBOMSAI-LESAGE, 24 years-of-age, of Sudbury was arrested and charged with the following: ...

Recently I had the pleasure of leaving all of the hubbub of daily life and incessant noise of politics behind me for a few minutes when I was in a friend’s home while their grandchild was visiting. That weekend they were celebrating the baby’s first birthday. The little girl was clearly already working on her skills used to charm people. ...

Récemment, j’ai eu le plaisir de laisser derrière moi tout le brouhaha de la vie quotidienne et le bruit incessant de la politique pendant quelques minutes lorsque j’étais chez un ami pendant que leur petit-fils était en visite. Ce week-end, ils fêtaient le premier anniversaire du bébé. La petite fille travaillait clairement déjà sur ses compétences utilisées pour charmer les ...

The National Parks of Lake Superior Foundation (NPLSF) has partnered with the Cane-Bridge Foundation to bring lessons of the predator-prey restoration at a United States Park to Spanish-speaking students. Cane-Bridge (Puentes de Caña in Spanish) and the NPLSF announced the release of Spanish educational lesson plans and a new documentary film: “The Return of Wolves: Lessons from the Wilderness.” From ...

Confederation College along with Safe Campus and Student Union of Confederation College Inc. (SUCCI) is proud to announce an engagement titled Isolation Nation: Supporting Mental Health through COVID-19 with Michael Landsbergto be held on Wednesday, March 16th at 12:30 EST at  facebook.com/confederation or facebook.com/succiofficial.   Hosted by the founder of the Sick Not Weak Charitable Foundation, this event strives to end ...

Mar 14, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h late this morning. High minus 3. Wind chill minus 26 this morning and minus 9 this afternoon. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Clear. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 16. Wind chill minus 9 this evening and minus ...

Letter to the Editor, lnternational Women’s Day was last week. For years people have with or without dogs walked the trails around the old garbage dump. lt is close to town, sheltered and a piece of pure nature. ln the winter, it is the snow dump with trucks and plows using the main road to dump loads of snow over ...

1932 – 2022 Peacefully after a short stay at the Queensway Carleton Hospital in Ottawa on March 11, 2022. Dear wife of Bernard for 66 years. Loving mother to David (Karen) and Stephen (Cindy). Cherished grandmother to Justin (Natalie), the late Lisa (Cale), Natalie (Chris) and Michael. Great grandmother to Parker and Kylie.  Betty immigrated to Wawa in December 1964 ...

NDP Finance Critic Daniel Blaikie and NDP Critic for Innovation, Science and Industry Brian Masse, spoke to media about the rising price of gas and the toll it’s taking on Canadian families. New Democrats are calling an excess profit tax on oil companies who are making billions of dollars in profits. The proposal would allow for the tax revenue to ...

Le porte-parole du NPD en matière de Finances, Daniel Blaikie, et le porte-parole du NPD en matière d’Innovation, de Science et d’Industrie, Brian Masse, ont parlé aux médias de l’augmentation du prix de l’essence et des conséquences pour les familles canadiennes. Les néo-démocrates réclament une taxe sur les profits excessifs des compagnies pétrolières qui réalisent des milliards de dollars de ...