Local & Area News

October 18,  1941 – March 27, 2025 Donald “Ian” MacDonald, formerly of the 4th of Kenyon, Alexandria, Ontario, died peacefully at the Ottawa Heart Institute on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at the age of 83. Beloved husband of Patricia (née Lowe) MacDonald for over 60 years. Loving father of Scott, Tonya and Tyson (Michelle) MacDonald. Adoring grandfather of Mykelti, Elijah ...

Weather: Today – Cloudy. Flurries beginning early this morning. Flurries or rain showers this afternoon. Local snowfall amount 2 cm. Wind becoming west 20 km/h gusting to 40 this afternoon. High +2. Wind chill -5 this morning. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Partly cloudy. 40% chance of flurries early this evening. Clearing overnight. Wind west 20 km/h gusting ...

Weather: Today – Clearing this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High +4. Wind chill -6 this morning. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – A few clouds. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -2. Wind chill -4 this evening. Saturday – Flurries. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h in the afternoon. High +1. Wind chill ...

N1 Strategy Inc. has been engaged by Alamos Gold Inc. in Dubreuilville to create a Social Economic Baseline Study (SEBS). SEBS provides a detailed understanding of a community and region’s current social and economic conditions. It serves as a foundation for assessing potential impacts, both positive and negative. In Ontario, Canada, these assessments are particularly important for understanding how a ...

Weather: Today – Cloudy. 60% chance of rain showers or drizzle changing to 60% chance of flurries near noon. Risk of freezing drizzle this morning. Wind southwest 20 km/h increasing to 40 gusting to 60 this morning. Temperature falling to -1 this afternoon. Wind chill -7 this afternoon. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 30% chance of ...

The highway has been opened. Apr 2, 2025 at 20:50 Hwy 631 from White River to Hwy 11 is closed due to poor weather and road conditions.

Apr 2, 2025 at 16:00 2:39 PM EDT Wednesday 2 April 2025 Freezing Rain Warning in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Freezing rain expected tonight into Thursday morning. What: Freezing rain with ice accretion of 1 to 3 mm on some surfaces. When: Tonight through Thursday morning. Precipitation will begin as snow and ice pellets late this afternoon or ...

Apr 2, 2025 at 15:59 2:24 PM EDT Wednesday 2 April 2025 Freezing Rain Warning in effect for: Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Freezing rain expected. What: Freezing rain with ice accretion of 2 to 5 mm on some surfaces. When: This afternoon through tonight. Snow and ice pellets will transition to freezing rain this afternoon into ...

Apr 2, 2025 at 15:58 2:52 PM EDT Wednesday 2 April 2025 Weather Advisory in effect for: Manitouwadge – Hornepayne Winter weather travel advisory in effect. What: Snow, at times heavy. Total snowfall amounts of 10 to 15 cm. Peak snowfall rates of 2 to 3 cm per hour. Reduced visibility in heavy snow and local blowing snow. Risk of ...

Apr 2, 2025 at 15:58 2:39 PM EDT Wednesday 2 April 2025 Freezing Rain Warning in effect for: Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake Freezing rain expected tonight into Thursday morning. What: Freezing rain with ice accretion of 1 to 3 mm on some surfaces. When: Tonight through Thursday morning. Precipitation will begin as snow and ice pellets late this afternoon or ...

Apr 2, 2025 at 15:56 2:39 PM EDT Wednesday 2 April 2025 Freezing Rain Warning in effect for: Agawa – Lake Superior Park Freezing rain expected tonight into Thursday morning. What: Freezing rain with ice accretion of 1 to 3 mm on some surfaces. When: Tonight through Thursday morning. Precipitation will begin as snow and ice pellets late this afternoon ...

Apr 2, 2025 at 15:56 12:32 PM EDT Wednesday 2 April 2025 Snowfall Warning in effect for: Marathon – Schreiber Snowfall with total amounts of 15 to 25 cm is expected. What: Snow, at times heavy. Total snowfall amounts of 15 to 25 cm. Peak snowfall rates of 2 to 4 cm per hour. Reduced visibility in heavy snow and ...

Apr 2, 2025 at 11:02 As World Autism Awareness Month begins, the Ontario Autism Coalition (OAC) reaffirms its steadfast commitment to advocating for the rights, inclusion, and dignity of Autistic individuals and their families. Founded 20 years ago, the OAC remains a grassroots organization dedicated to ensuring that all Autistic individuals, across the spectrum and across their lifetime, have equitable ...

Luke 15: 11-32 This is a story of a dissatisfied son who took his inheritance early, spent his money had a wild time and then regretted it and decided to go home and beg forgiveness, his father forgave him and accepted him back into the family. “ There once was a man with two sons..” This isn’t just a story ...

Although the Wawa area escaped the ice storm that hit other parts of Ontario, ice accretions are not the only thing to damage trees in the winter. Heavy wet snowfall can also cause similar damage to trees, so this information may be interesting for people to care for their trees. In the wake of the recent ice storm in parts ...