Local & Area News

MPP Jamie West held a virtual public forum to mark two years since he called for more action on the opioid crisis in Sudbury and Northern Ontario. West was joined at the “Two Years Too Many” virtual event by local advocates and health professionals who renewed calls on the Ford government to stop ignoring the opioid crisis and to take ...

M. Jamie West, député de Sudbury, a organisé un forum public virtuel pour marquer deux ans depuis qu’il a demandé plus de mesures pour lutter contre la crise des opioïdes à Sudbury et dans le Nord de l’Ontario. Lors de cet événement virtuel, intitulé « Deux ans de trop », M. West a été rejoint par des militant·es communautaires et ...

On June 13, 2021, at approximately 1:50 a.m., members from the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) with the assistance of the Sudbury-Manitoulin Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and the Assiginack Fire Department responded to a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 6 in Assiginack Township.   A pick-up truck travelling southbound left the roadway which resulted in a ...

In loving memory of a cherished Mother, Grandmother, Great-grandmother, and Friend, Vincenza Lauricella, May 3, 1928 – June 13, 2019. Mom… Your life was a blessing, your memory a treasure… You are loved beyond words and missed beyond measure. ~unknown  

The Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health and other health experts, including the Ontario Science Advisory Table, is further accelerating the second dose interval for individuals who received their first dose of an AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to eight weeks, with informed consent, from 12 weeks. With informed consent, individuals can choose between a second dose ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario, en consultation avec le médecin hygiéniste en chef et d’autres experts de la santé, y compris la Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table, accélère davantage l’intervalle entre les deux doses pour les personnes qui ont reçu leur première dose d’un vaccin contre la COVID-19 d’AstraZeneca, le faisant passer de 12 à huit semaines, avec un consentement éclairé. ...

June 10th, 2021 (96 Players) 1st FLIGHT: Noah Asselin, Jarett Asselin, Dyan Buckell – 3 under par 33 2nd FLIGHT: Brad Case, Brandon Case, Anders Morden – 1 under par 35 3rd FLIGHT: Mike Hogan, Jeff Austin, Ralph Zagar – even par 36 4th FLIGHT: Jeff Lamon, Monte White, James Morden – 1 over par 37 5th FLIGHT: Richard Davidson, ...

On June 12, 2021 at approximately 12:49 a.m. officers from the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a pedestrian walking on the roadway on Highway 6 north of the bridge in Espanola.   Officers responded and located a deceased person on the south lane of Highway 6. The OPP’s North East Region Traffic ...

Happy 50th Anniversary Lynn and Tina! Congratulations to both of you on reaching this milestone.  Wishing you both many more wonderful years of happiness together. Much love from your family and friends.

\Algoma Public Health (APH) reported 1 new case of COVID-19, from Sault Ste. Marie and area Friday evening, June 11, 2021. The exposure is of close contact, and the individual was tested on June 11, and as self-isolating,   Through contact tracing, APH notifies all close contacts directly. If you are not contacted by APH you are not considered a ...

Weather Cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers early in the morning. A few showers beginning in the morning. Risk of a thunderstorm in the afternoon. High 19. UV index 3 or moderate. Night – Cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers or drizzle in the evening and after midnight. Fog patches developing in the evening. Low 11.   Status of COVID-19 ...

The roll out of the Covid-19 vaccines has seen 4168 doses administered as of June 11th, 2021 to local residents as well as to individuals who travel to North Algoma for work.   Here is a snapshot of vaccine uptake for North Algoma residents: Wawa Dubreuilville White River Total people immunized with at least 1 dose as of June 11 ...

Prior to the establishment of the boys’ and girls’ residential schools in Spanish, Ontario the Jesuits operated a day school at Wiikwemkoong First Nation beginning in 1838. In 1862 the Wikwemikong Industrial School, Girls’ Department opened. In 1878 the corresponding Boys’ Department was opened by the Jesuits with assistance from the Canadian government. Both Maxie and Margaret Simon attended the ...

The Ontario government is making it easier for people to restart their careers and support their families through the creation of an integrated and seamless employment services system. The new system will combine employment programs from social assistance, such as Ontario Works Employment Assistance and Ontario Disability Support Program Employment Supports, into Employment Ontario. This modernized approach will ensure clients ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario permet aux gens de redémarrer plus facilement leur carrière et de soutenir leur famille grâce à la création d’un système de services d’emploi intégré et homogène. Le nouveau système regroupera les programmes d’emploi de l’aide sociale, comme l’aide à l’emploi du Programme Ontario au travail et le volet Soutien de l’emploi du Programme ontarien de soutien ...