Local & Area News

Le 31 décembre 2021 Ottawa (Ontario) Le premier ministre Justin Trudeau a fait aujourd’hui la déclaration suivante à l’occasion du Nouvel An : « Bonne année à tous! « Après une deuxième année marquée par la pandémie de COVID-19, nous aurons l’occasion ce soir de faire une pause et de réfléchir aux réussites et aux défis que notre pays a connus au cours ...

Algoma Public Health reported 116 new cases of COVID-19 on December 30th: 104 – Sault Ste. Marie & area 7 – Central & East Algoma 5 – Elliot Lake & Area There are currently 402 active cases with 3 hospitalized. APH also stated, “It is with great sadness that today we are reporting the region’s 20th death related to COVID-19. ...

Dec 31, 2021 at 09:40 At 8:25 the highway was reopened. Dec 31, 2021 at 08:30 Hwy 17 is closed from Wawa to White River due to weather conditions. The highway was closed at 1:56 a.m. At 8:15 the Winter Weather Travel Advisory ended (Wawa – Pukaskwa Park, White River – Dubreuilville), so the weather should let up soon.

Looking back to 2021, there were many great space stories in the news including two lunar eclipses back in May and November. By coincidence, two more total lunar eclipses will occur in May and November 2022. We were also entertained by three great meteor showers in January, August and December but the moon ran major interference. The Northern Lights were ...

A brand new year is on the horizon and most of us are thinking about resolutions to change our lives for the better – lose weight, be more active, volunteer, be kinder. Why not make a resolution that keeps giving throughout the whole year and supports our local hospital? Join the Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation’s monthly giving club. For ...

Dec 31, 2021 at 07:56 Weather: Snow ending this morning then cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Risk of snow squalls early this morning. Local amount 2 cm. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this afternoon. Temperature falling to minus 11 this afternoon. Wind chill minus 8 this morning and minus 16 this afternoon. Tonight – ...

Winter Weather Travel Advisory is in effect tonight for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Lake-enhanced snow off Lake Superior is expected to become heavy at times late this evening and continue overnight. Peak snowfall rates of 2 to 3 centimetres per hour, along with very poor visibility, are likely at times with this snow. Local snowfall accumulations of 10 cm are ...

In response to the highly transmissible Omicron variant, the Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, is taking further action to provide additional protection to high-risk settings, and continue to safeguard hospitals and ICU capacity as the province continues to rapidly accelerate its booster dose rollout. Based on the latest evidence and Ontario’s high rate of ...

En réponse au variant Omicron hautement transmissible, le gouvernement de l’Ontario, en consultation avec le médecin hygiéniste en chef, prend des mesures supplémentaires pour assurer une protection accrue aux lieux à risque élevé et pour préserver la capacité des hôpitaux et des unités de soins intensifs de la province alors qu’il continue d’accélérer rapidement le déploiement de la dose de ...

Passed away peacefully at the Lady Dunn Health Centre on Saturday, December 25, 2021, with his family by his side at the age of 56 years. Beloved husband of Tara Vikken. Loving father of Desiree Norwegian and Damon May (Nicole) Proud grandfather of Ryker and Ethan. Son of the late Ann and Stuart May. Dear brother Perry Kauk (Norma). Gary ...

APH has reported 64 new cases of COVID-19 in the Algoma District 58 – Sault Ste. Marie & area 3 – Central & East Algoma 1 – Elliot Lake & Area 2 – North Algoma (5 cases) There are currently 307 (up 43 from yesterday) active cases in the Algoma District, with five in North Algoma.  There have been 22 ...

Dec 30, 2021 at 07:56 Weather: Flurries. Local amount 2 cm. Wind becoming south 20 km/h late this afternoon. High minus 4. Wind chill minus 15 this morning and minus 8 this afternoon. Tonight – Snow. Risk of snow squalls late this evening and overnight. Local amount 5 to 10 cm. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. Temperature rising ...

On December 29, 2021, at approximately 3:30 p.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) attended a commercial building on Hillside Drive North in Elliot Lake and arrested a person in relation to numerous outstanding charges. On December 20, 2021, police received a call in relation to a stolen pistol. The complainant reported that a parcel was wrongfully delivered to a ...

Coast Guard Sector Sault Ste. Marie commenced Operation Taconite to prevent newly formed ice from hampering commercial shipping across the western Great Lakes. Tuesday, U.S. Coast Guard Cutter BISCAYNE BAY was assigned to manage the ice breaking needs of western Lake Superior, specifically the twin ports of Duluth, Minn. and Superior, Wisc. Tomorrow, U.S. Coast Guard Cutter MOBILE BAY joins ...

Dec 30, 2021 at 06:21 Road conditions vary throughout the area – drive with care. updated at: 5:23 a.m. Primary Conditions Secondary Conditions Visibility Hwy 17 West/North 50km From Wawa to Paint Lake Rd, Wawa bare and wet good 70km From Paint Lake Rd, Wawa to Mobert bare and wet partly snow packed good 101 63km From Wawa to Hwy ...