Local & Area News

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 ...

In response to the devastating and ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Northern Credit Union is donating $5,000 to the Canada-Ukraine Foundation Humanitarian Appeal, a non-profit organization established to support humanitarian projects focused on Ukraine. Donations help to provide and distribute food packages, medicine, and shelter to Ukrainian refugees who are seeking safety from the developing Russian invasions.   Canada ...

  Sault College, in partnership with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO), marked the return of the annual Bridge Building Competition on Friday, March 11, 2022. The competition was open for all students in grades 4-12, as well as younger and older entries through the open category. Nearly 400 balsa wood bridges were entered this year where students competed against their fellow ...

The Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to warn the public about the dangers of illicit drug use. This warning is due to the detection of a non-fentanyl synthetic opioid (NSO) in a pill that was seized from a crime scene in the autumn of 2021. The pills in question appeared to be legitimate Percocet pills ...

The Ontario government is improving public safety and supports for people in crisis by investing more than $4 million over two years to expand Mobile Crisis Response Teams. Police services in 28 communities will receive grant funding to increase their capacity to respond to calls from individuals experiencing a mental health or addictions crisis. The investment will enable police services ...

The importance youth play in fostering sustainable, prosperous Northern Ontario communities cannot be understated. However, out-migration of young individuals continues to be a reality. Just how big is this issue and what are the reasons for leaving? A Reason to Stay: Retaining Youth in Northern Ontario, the latest paper by Société Économique de l’Ontario (SÉO) and Northern Policy Institute (NPI), ...

Mar 11, 2022 at 08:15 Congratulations to Melanie Coe, winner of Week 37 of the Foundation’s Catch the Ace Lottery! The envelope (#3) that was selected contained the Threee of Diamonds, winning $1,440. There are 15 cards left to draw from, with the progressive pot next week is estimated at $31,282. Monies from the Catch the Ace are used to ...

The Ford government’s decision to drastically limit colonoscopies for the early detection of colorectal cancer is putting the lives of Ontarians at risk, said NDP MPP Gilles Bisson (Timmins) during question period on Thursday. “Early detection of colon cancer saves lives,” said Bisson. “By interfering with the work of physicians and specialists, and not allowing enough regular colonoscopies, this government ...

March 8, 1949 ~ March 7, 2022 Passed away peacefully on Monday, March 7, 2022, at Andy’s House Hospice in Port Carling, a day shy of her 73rd birthday. Born on March 8, 1949, to parents Harold and Josephine. Tina will be sadly missed by her children Mary Jo Pedersen (Steve Kingshott) and Bo Pedersen. She was the cherished grandmother ...

Mar 11, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Flurries at times heavy. Local blowing snow this afternoon. Amount 5 cm. Wind south 30 km/h gusting to 60 becoming west 20 gusting to 40 this afternoon. High minus 7. Wind chill minus 19 this morning and minus 14 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Partly cloudy with 60 ...

Red Pine Exploration Inc. is pleased to provide an update on its 2022 Phase 1 drilling campaign which is progressing faster and with greater efficiency than planned. In the first two months of this year, the program has completed over 7,680 meters of drilling, or approximately 30% of the 25,000 meters planned from period January to July 2022. Drilling has ...

Manitou Gold Inc. is pleased to announce the completion of the first five drill holes at the Baltimore Deformation zone (the “BDZ”) grid within the Goudreau Project, northeastern Ontario. The objective of the winter drill program is to test several distinct targets located within a key geological/structural setting and supported by coincident geophysical and geochemical anomalies. This unique structural setting ...