Local & Area News

On August 31st, 2021, at approximately 12:42 a.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a suspicious persons in a vehicle complaint at a gas station on Highway 108 in the City of Elliot Lake.   At approximately 12:48 p.m., police observed the suspect vehicle on Hillside Drive South and initiated a traffic ...

On August 27th, 2021, members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint of a possible impaired driver in the City of Elliot Lake. Shortly after 2:15 p.m., police observed the suspect vehicle traveling northbound on Highway 108 (south of Mountain Road) and initiated a traffic stop. While speaking to the driver police ...

This was originally published on February 4th, 2017. At the time of the original writing the author asked that the name be withheld, but with the continuing rise of addiction / addiction-related deaths and the unveiling of the Memorial Wall in the Soo today it is appropriate to repost this International Overdose Awareness Day with her name. Feb 4, 2017 ...

Today is International Overdose Awareness Day. Opioid overdoses are claiming the lives of thousands of people across Ontario and are steadily increasing. The statistics and numbers related to overdoses do not capture the profound distress being felt by those impacted. Observers may hesitate to call 911 in fear of police involvement. To encourage people to seek life-saving assistance the East Algoma Ontario ...

Aug 31, 2021 at 07:56 Weather Sunny. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 20. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Clear. Fog patches developing after midnight. Low 7. Status of COVID-19 cases in Algoma There are sixteen active cases of COVID-19 in the Algoma District today. Immunization Uptake and Coverage in Algoma (4:15 PM, August 30, 2021) # of ...

(105 Players) 1st FLIGHT: 1st : Joel Dechamplain, Darcy Polin, Steff Bouchard – 32 2nd : Shane Bukowski, Sheldon Lacroix, John Simon – 33 3rd : Max Houde, Steph Bouchard, Darcy Polin – 34   2nd FLIGHT: 1st : Jules Anglehart, Andrea Champagne, Spare – 34 2nd : Chris Buckell, Ron Rody, Gilles Pelletier – 35 3rd : Gary Mercier, ...

Algoma Public Health has reported 3 new cases of COVID-19 (#431 – #433), all from Sault Ste. Marie and area. One case is of unknown exposure (tested August 29th), and the remaining two are of close contact (tested August 30). All cases are self-isolating and all close contacts have been notified by APH’s contact tracing.   In addition, Algoma Public ...

(16 Players) 1st PLACE: Luan Buckell, Danny Mathias – 2nd PLACE: Vic Sillanpaa, Erin Andrews – 3rd PLACE: N/A – LEAST AMOUNT OF PUTTS: Danny & Luan – CLOSEST TO THE PIN #3: Cliff Ingham CLOSEST TO THE PIN #7: Paul Bernath DRAW WINNERS: Canadian Tire – Jennifer McLaughlin Club House Voucher – Louise Moran Mystery Prize #1 – N/A ...

BluEarth Renewables responded to an incident at the Bow Lake Wind Facility at approximately 12 a.m. (ET) on Saturday, August 28. This incident resulted in the structural failure of a single turbine. The Bow Lake Wind Facility is owned by the Nodin Kitagan Limited Partnerships, a partnership between the Batchewana First Nation of Ojibways and BluEarth. The facility is located ...

Sometimes I wonder if people from other lands and cultures see Canadians and Americans as pretty much interchangeable, kind of like a family with identical twins.  Sometimes it is almost impossible, at least from an outside the family perspective.  But for family members, the differences are written all over their face….well, you know what I mean.  The differences are day ...

Parfois, je me demande si les gens d’autres pays et cultures considèrent que les Canadiens et les Américains sont à peu près interchangeables, un peu comme une famille avec des jumeaux identiques. Parfois, c’est presque impossible, du moins d’un point de vue extérieur à la famille. Mais pour les membres de la famille, les différences sont écrites sur leur visage… ...

Happy 88th Birthday Dad! We have been tremendously blessed to have this great man in our life, and years of his generosity, kindness, love, patience, and strength. Freezing on the golf course celebrating Father’s Day and getting a birdie on Hole Three,  numb hands, painful feet, broken golf carts and you still got your golf season in… True Grit As ...

Aug 30, 2021 at 07:56 Weather Sunny early this morning then a mix of sun and cloud with 40 percent chance of showers late this morning and this afternoon. High 20. Humidex 25. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Partly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers this evening. Becoming clear overnight. Fog patches developing after midnight. Low 10. ...

Aug 29, 2021 at 23:24 At 11:06 p.m. Environment Canada ended this weather statement. Aug 29, 2021 at 09:24 That was two strong weather systems that passed through last night. The first was just after midnight, a strong thunderstorm with gusts of 35km/hr recorded at the airport. Then again another storm with heavy rainfall at 3:30. This afternoon, winds gusting ...

Aug 29, 2021 at 18:45 TORNADO WATCH ENDED FOR:       TIMMINS – COCHRANE       GOGAMA – FOLEYET       ELLIOT LAKE – RANGER LAKE       MANITOULIN ISLAND       BLIND RIVER – THESSALON.   Aug 29, 2021 at 13:45 Tornado watch in effect for: all areas in yellow to the right (including Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake, Gogama – Foleyet) Conditions are favourable for the development of severe ...