Local & Area News

The 2021 Marina Season has launched at the Harry McCluskie Municipal Marina. The sticker system that was implemented last year continues. First, purchase boat launch passes in order to use the boat launches. The application form is available online on the Municipal website (wawa.cc or click this link for PDF download Boat Launch). If you are renting a slip in ...

This is national Canada Road Safety Week, and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is reporting 76 road collision fatalities since January 1, 2021. Consistent year to year, a significant number of the road deaths so far in 2021 are attributed to driving behaviours that are the focus of this week’s campaign: aggressive, inattentive/distracted and alcohol/drug-impaired drivers, and unbuckled vehicle occupants. ...

The Competition Bureau of Canada has published the The Little Black Book of Scams 2nd Edition and it is available online at https://www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/eic/site/cb-bc.nsf/eng/04333.htm. The information is invaluable and should be of interest to virtually everyone.  Over the next few months we will be publishing the information from the The Little Black Book of Scams 2nd Edition, one scam at a ...

Le Bureau du Canada à publier « The Little Black Book of Scams » 2nd edition et est maintenant disponible en ligne à https://www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/eic/site/cb-bc.nsf/eng/04333.htm. L’information est très importante et devrait attirer l’intérêt de tous le monde. Dans les prochains mois ils y auras autres publications de escroqueries (une par semaine).  L’information sera retrouver dans le livre « The Little Black ...

    Building on the success of spring 2020, École St-Joseph (Dubreuilville) hosted from May 3 to 7 its second virtual Catholic Education Week. Kindergarten to grade 8 students were able to participate virtually, through the school’s Facebook page, in a week filled with challenges and engaging theme days. The theme of the week was “Génie Nature” (Genius Nature). Following ...

  En s’inspirant du succès de l’année passée, l’école St-Joseph (Dubreuilville) a été l’hôte, du 3 au 7 mai, de sa deuxième Semaine de l’éducation catholique en virtuel. Les élèves de la maternelle à la 8e année ont pu ainsi participer virtuellement, par le biais de la page Facebook de l’école, à une semaine remplie de défis et de journées thématiques ...

This summer, from August 9 to 20, the “Apprends-P’tit” program will be offered virtually to future Kindergarten students who will begin their learning adventure in a Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon school in September 2021. This two-week program, offered via the Microsoft Teams platform, will allow students to familiarize themselves with the school environment. Through play-centred activities, children will be able ...

With camping season upon us, campers should remember that the one thing that should ALWAYS be left behind when packing is firewood. Although it may seem harmless to bring a few logs for the campfire, this simple act can be extremely detrimental to the forest around you. Entomologists with Natural Resources Canada’s Canadian Forest Service (CFS) caution that the most ...

New books on the 7- Day Shelf this week are: “Gathering Dark” by Candice Fox, “Overground Railroad” by Candacy Taylor, “Danger in Numbers” by Heather Graham and “Win” by Harlan Coben. STAFF PICK OF THE WEEK IS “The Lilac Girls” by Martha Hall Kelly. (book jacket) New York socialite Caroline Ferriday has her hands full with her post at the ...

Although we cannot meet for Worship together you may like to read the Scriptures for 23 May 2021 – Pentecost Sunday, also called Whitsunday.   Pentecost is the 50th day after Easter- the 7th Sunday.  It is observed in commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples Acts 2: 1-21                         The coming of the Holy Spirit.         or ...

Every day, driving by the end of Regina Crescent to the trail to walk my dog, it irks me to see the garbage along the vacant lots, where the rabbits should be able to run free. The old saying “somebody should do something” always crossed my mind… and I realized the first step is always the hardest. After cleaning highways ...

Weather: Becoming cloudy this morning with 40 percent chance of showers early this morning. A few showers beginning this morning. Wind becoming south 30 km/h gusting to 50 late this morning. High 19. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Cloudy with 30 percent chance of drizzle. Fog patches developing this evening. Wind south 20 km/h becoming light after midnight. ...

On May 2, 2021, members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the report of a theft from a tourist outfitter in Borden Township approximately 20km east of Chapleau. Sometime between November 2020 and May 2021, an unknown person(s) attended a tourist outfitter camp on Adams Lake Road. The main lodge and two outbuildings were ...

The Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra (TBSO) is going on a virtual tour — travelling to 24 communities in our region and performing 19 streaming concerts between May 25th and June 14th.   A regular TBSO Season includes an East and West tour. The orchestra travels to different communities in the region to play a custom concert. Being the only fully ...

NEIGHBOR DISPUTE RESULTS IN PROHIBITED DRIVE CHARGE   (PLUMMER ADDITIONAL TOWNSHIP, ON) – On May 15, 2021, shortly after 9:00 a.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a neighbor dispute on Plummer Road in Plummer Additional Township. The investigation determined a neighbor was operating a tractor and had attended the complainant’s property ...