Local & Area News

Weekday Masses beginning on Tuesday – July 23rd: Tuesday – Thursday at 7:00 p.m. Friday at 11 a.m. at the Lady Dunn Health Centre Extended Care June Sat 29 7:00 pm For the repose of Chris Simon by Margaret Simon. Sun 30 9:00 am In Memory of the Parishioners & Friends of St. Monica’s Parish. July Sat 6 7:00 pm ...

Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h late this morning. High 16. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Clear. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low 6. Northeast Forest Fire Region Update: There are currently 4 wildland fires in the Northeast Fire Region, all in the Cochrane District. The fire ...

Wildfires are raging in Ontario, and the province is short-staffed by 25%, but Doug Ford and his government are backing away from an earlier commitment to reclassify Wildland Firefighters to Firefighters. “It’s peak wildfire season and the province doesn’t have enough forest firefighters to send to each burning location. That means we are choosing which fires to put out and ...

Ontario NDP leader Marit Stiles responded to Infrastructure Ontario posting a “Request for Proposal” for an interim Science Centre: “No one is buying Ford’s excuses for permanently closing our Science Centre; we all know it’s about sweetening the deal for his luxury spa at Ontario Place. Now we see the government planning to build an interim Science Centre for a ...

The highway has been opened. Jun 26, 2024 at 17:50 ON511 is reporting that a collision on Hwy 631 has closed the highway between Hornepayne and White River. The highway was closed at 4:26 p.m.

A serious collision between three vehicles on Broadway Avenue, late Monday afternoon, sent several people to hospital via ambulance. Firefighters from the Wawa Fire Department were called to extricate two individuals. A third was also taken to the Lady Dunn Health Centre. Firefighters also did fluid spill containment, traffic control and scene cleanup. They were on scene for nearly two ...

An Elliot Lake resident was charged with impaired after an early morning complaint at a downtown parking lot.   On June 25, 2024, at approximately 9:00 a.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a complaint of man drinking in his car at a grocery store parking lot. Police located the man in the driver’s seat of his vehicle ...

On June 23, 2024, the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested a person who provided a false name. At approximately 10:15 a.m. police were called to a financial institution downtown Elliot Lake. The complainant reported a female was asleep in the vestibule and wanted them removed from the property. Police offered alternative assistance to the female but needed to ...

Weather: Today – Cloudy. Wind northeast 20 km/h becoming light late this morning. High 18. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Cloudy. Becoming partly cloudy near midnight. Low 6. Northeast Forest Fire Region Update: There are currently 3 active wildland fires in the Northeast Fire Region, all in the Cochrane District. The fire hazard is low for areas south ...

Three individuals are facing a lengthy list of charges following an armed robbery in the community of Pic Mobert First Nation. On June 10, 2024, members of the Marathon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and OPP North West Region Crime Unit were called to assist the Anishinabek Police Service (APS) with an ongoing armed robbery investigation. Shortly after, ...

We had 22 golfers out enjoying the sunshine. 1st Place – Cheryl & Ray 2nd Place – Diane & John 3rd Place – Barb & Dan Least Putts – Jennifer & Tony Closest to Pin Hole # 3 – Tony Closest to Pin #7 – Dan Home Building Center Voucher – Mike Canadian Tire Voucher – Gary North 17 Voucher ...

September 14, 1944 – June 23, 2024 Well, we have some news, Mr. Marc André Bujold from St-Joe’s Island has chosen to have a BBQ and not a funeral. He will be cremated. That’s rite folks cremated. Marc was a friendly gentleman, who was loved by all (or as we are told) and as funny as they come always laughing. ...

Weather: Today – A few showers ending this morning then mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm this morning. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. Temperature steady near 17. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 30% chance of showers early this evening. Low 7. Northeast Forest Fire Report: ...

This year will be our 3rd annual Family Colour Run as well as its second year celebrating PRIDE This event is sponsored by Superior Children’s Centre Wawa EarlyON Child and Family Centre with funding provided by Participaction Canada. All families, members of the community and any tourists that may be able to join us, are welcomed to attend the event. ...

Red Pine Exploration Inc. reports that it has completed the verification of all gold assay certificates received by the Company from 2014 to the present for the Wawa Gold Project. Paul Martin, Interim CEO and Chair of the Board of Red Pine commented: “We are pleased to have completed the reconciliation between our drill hole database and the one built ...