Local & Area News

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario prend des mesures pour aider à remédier à la surreprésentation des enfants et des jeunes autochtones pris en charge par les sociétés d’aide à l’enfance. Les modifications apportées à la Loi sur les services à l’enfance, à la jeunesse et à la famille de l’Ontario amélioreront l’accès aux accords de soins conformes aux traditions pour que ...

CanAge, Canada’s National Seniors’ Advocacy Organization, is calling on community groups and organizations across Alberta to share information that will be used to make critical improvements to seniors’ transportation in the province. Many seniors, especially those living with disabilities, rely on transportation services for daily necessities like groceries, filling prescriptions and visiting their doctor–yet nearly half of Canadian seniors report ...

Mar 10, 2022 at 07:56 – Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h this morning. High minus 9. Wind chill minus 28 this morning and minus 14 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Flurries beginning near midnight. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40 ...

École secondaire Saint-Joseph in Wawa recently took the opportunity to highlight the successes of its students during the 2020-2021 school year! Congratulations to all the recipients of the merit awards at the Gala!

The St. Augustine Grade 6/7/8 students are hosting their Bottle Drive on Wednesday, March 9, 2022, starting at 5:00 pm.  Students will be knocking on doors to collect any empty liquor, wine, beer or Circle K (Mac’s) milk jugs. Please start saving your bottles now and on Wednesday, someone will stop by to pick them up.  You can also leave the empty ...

New books on the 7-Day Shelf are “The Overnight Guest” by Heather Gudenkauf, “City of the Dead” by Jonathan Kellerman, “The Good Son” by Jacquelyn Mitchard and “Abandoned in Death” by J.D. Robb. The Staff Pick of the Week is “Dark Roads” by Chevy Stevens. From the book jacket: The Cold Creek Highway stretches close to five hundred miles through ...

After a 2 year hiatus due to Covid, the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 374 returns this year with our 53rd year tradition of hosting the Annual Maple Syrup Festival on April 2, 3, 9 and 10, 2022. For many friends and family it is a custom to travel many hours and fill up on fluffy pancakes, perfectly fried sausages covered ...

Mar 9, 2022 at 07:56 – Weather: Today – Periods of snow. Amount 2 cm. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light early this morning. Wind becoming southwest 20 gusting to 40 late this morning. High minus 3. Wind chill minus 15 this morning and minus 9 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Periods of snow ending late ...

In recognition of International Woman’s Day, Algoma Family Services is pleased to announce effective April 1st, it will make available free menstrual products to female clients. Following the lead of the Ontario Ministry of Education in the announcement of free menstrual products to female students through a program with Shopper’s Drug Mart, AFS, in turn, wishes to remove a barrier ...

Passed away peacefully at the Lady Dunn Health Centre on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at the age of 70 years. Predeceased by his wife Liette (nee Bouchard). Gary is survived by his common-law partner Linda Moldovan. Loving father of Lorianne (Alin), Danny (Nikki) and step-father of Melissa (Brian) and Stephen (Sunny). Proud grandfather of Jenna, Brooklynn, Maddie, McKenna and Jaxson. ...

Members from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to remind everyone that you have to do your homework prior to giving any personal information, money or sending prepaid ITunes cards to anyone.  Every year thousands of Canadians are victimized and millions of dollars are lost through many forms of fraud.   Emergency/Grandparent Scam   In a typical “emergency” scam, the ...

On Saturday, March 5, 2022, at approximately 12:50 a.m., members from the Sault Ste Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a motor vehicle collision involving two vehicles on Highway 17 in Aweres Township.   Investigation determined a pick-up truck was travelling on Highway 17 at approximately 12:10 a.m. when it collided with an older model SUV ...

The recent attack by the Russians upon the people of Ukraine cannot help but make us recoil at the horrendous suffering and needless deaths that are taking place. There is no doubt around the world that the unprovoked attack is the act of Russian leadership without conscience or moral fortitude. Canadians are witnessing on the news, thousands of women and ...

La récente attaque des Russes contre le peuple ukrainien ne peut que nous faire reculer devant les souffrances atroces et les morts inutiles qui se produisent. Il ne fait aucun doute dans le monde entier que l’attaque non provoquée est l’acte des dirigeants russes sans conscience ni force morale. Aux nouvelles, les Canadiens voient des milliers de femmes et d’enfants, ...

Manitou Gold Inc. is pleased to announce that it has entered into a binding agreement to sell a 100% interest in its Dryden properties located in northwestern Ontario to Dryden Gold Corp. Dryden Gold is a private company, controlled by the founders and management of Ely Gold Royalties Inc., a public company that was sold in 2021 to Gold Royalty ...