Local & Area News

Passed away peacefully at the Lady Dunn Health Centre on Thursday December 19, 2024 at the age of 81 years.    Beloved wife of Johan (John). Adored mother of Rosemarie Albert (Mike), David (Lesley) and Norman. Proud grandmother of Dorian (Chantal), Desirée (Johnny), Jeni-Lee (Spencer) and Adam. Proud grandmother of Jay, Delia, Ruby, Piper, Murphy and Johan. Daughter of the ...

Orla Mining Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has filed a management information circular and related materials for its special meeting of shareholders of the Company to be held on January 21, 2025 in connection with the proposed acquisition of the Musselwhite Mine from Newmont Corporation announced on November 18, 2024 (the “Transaction”). Along with the Meeting Materials, the ...

I was passing through a community in the north recently. I stopped by a constituent’s home to help her sort out some issues she was experiencing. When I arrived, I noticed that her kids were playing an old card game of French origin called Mille Bornes. You win a hand by being the first team to go 1000 miles – ...

Récemment, en passant par une communauté du Nord, je me suis arrêté chez une résidente de ma circonscription pour l’aider à régler certains problèmes. En arrivant, j’ai remarqué que ses enfants jouaient à un vieux jeu de cartes français appelé Mille Bornes. On gagne une manche en étant la première équipe à parcourir 1000 kilomètres. L’équipe qui atteint 5000 kilomètres ...

The Minister of Indigenous Services, Patty Hajdu, issued the following statement on December 20th, 2024: “Since 2016, nearly $8.8 billion has been announced for Jordan’s Principle to meet health, social, and education needs of First Nations children, taking into account their distinct circumstances, needs and experiences. More than 8.2 million products, services and supports have been approved under Jordan’s Principle ...

La ministre des Services aux Autochtones, Patty Hajdu, a fait la déclaration suivante le 20 décembre 2024 : «  Depuis 2016, près de 8,8 milliards de dollars ont été annoncés pour le principe de Jordan afin de répondre aux besoins en matière de santé, de services sociaux et d’éducation des enfants des Premières Nations, compte tenu de leur situation, de leurs ...

The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to remind the motoring public to practice safe winter driving habits. Snow and freezing temperatures will create hazardous driving conditions. Motorists are reminded to completely clear the snow off their vehicles and to ensure visibility in all directions before heading out onto the roadway. A buildup of snow on your vehicle ...

Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Today – Periods of snow ending early this afternoon then cloudy with 40% chance of flurries. Risk of freezing drizzle. Local amount 2 cm over eastern sections. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light early this morning. Wind becoming northeast 20 gusting to 40 early this afternoon. High plus 1. Wind chill -12 this afternoon. Tonight ...

4:28 PM EST Sunday 22 December 2024 Weather Advisory in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Winter weather travel advisory in effect until Monday afternoon. Hazards: Locally heavy snowfall with accumulations near 10 cm by Monday afternoon. Poor visibility at times in heavy snow. Timing: Until Monday afternoon. The heaviest snowfall is expected to fall tonight. Discussion: A low pressure ...

4:28 PM EST Sunday 22 December 2024 Weather Advisory in effect for: Agawa – Lake Superior Park Winter weather travel advisory in effect until Monday afternoon. Hazards: Locally heavy snowfall with accumulations near 10 cm by Monday afternoon. Poor visibility at times in heavy snow. Timing: Until Monday afternoon. The heaviest snowfall is expected to fall tonight. Discussion: A low ...

Just a heads up for travellers headed to Wawa from Sault Ste. Marie. There is a broken down tractor trailer blocking the west-bound lane on the Montreal River Hill. The driver does have triangles out.

On December 21, 2024, at approximately 6:30 p.m., members of the Marathon OPP Detachment, Fire, and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 17 involving a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) and passenger vehicle.   The driver of the passenger vehicle was pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver and passenger of the CMV were transported to ...

Dec 22, 2024 at 03:21 At 2:58 a.m. both sections of highway were opened. Dec 21, 2024 at 19:19 ON511 is stating that Hwy 17 is closed both directions at the Jct 631/Elgin Street, White River with the other end of the closure at Marathon. Dec 21, 2024 at 18:58 At 6:39 p.m. ON511 reported that a collision on HWY ...

Dec 21, 2024 at 17:28 We are experiencing staffing pressures in our Registered Nurse and Physician groups. The Emergency Department (ED) will remain open; however, we ask that you visit the ED only if you have an emergency. Under the health human resources pressures we are caring for more inpatients than we usually do as well as leaning on our ...

On December 18th, École Saint Joseph students went Christmas caroling. Usually the students collected cash donations and non-perishable food items for the Wawa Community Food Bank.  This year, the staff and students voted to donate the cash to the Hagen family. They raised $1,150 in just under two hours.