Local & Area News

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 ...

Aug 28, 2021 at 18:53 At 6:20 the highway was reopened. Aug 28, 2021 at 16:27 Highway 17 is open to one lane. The eastbound lane and shoulder is closed. Aug 28, 2021 at 14:53 Highway 17 south of Wawa has been closed due to a vehicle collision. OPP, EMS and fire are on scene. There is no other information ...

Algoma Public Health has reported five (5) new cases of COVID-19 (#426 – #430). Three are from Sault Ste. Marie and area, one is from North Algoma (Dubreuilville, Michipicoten First Nation, Missinabie Cree First Nation, Wawa, White River) and one is from Central and East Algoma. Algoma Public Health is also advising the public of a potential exposure to COVID-19 ...

Aug 28, 2021 at 17:31 At 3:55 Environment Canada explained that the fog patches have currently lifted, but are likely to return this evening and continue into Sunday morning. Visibility may be significantly and suddenly reduced to near zero. Travel is expected to be hazardous due to reduced visibility in some locations. If visibility is reduced while driving, turn on ...

Aug 28, 2021 at 07:56 Weather Cloudy with 60 percent chance of drizzle or showers. High 20. Humidex 28. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Cloudy with 40 percent chance of drizzle this evening and after midnight. Showers beginning after midnight. Risk of a thunderstorm overnight. Low 17. Status of COVID-19 cases in Algoma There are fourteen active cases ...

  As the sun sets in the west, the sky slowly turns pastel shades from light to dark blue. This is my favourite time of evening as the brighter stars and planets begin to reveal themselves. Over the next twenty minutes, more tiny dots emerge like celestial popcorn. About an hour after sunset, the sky is full of stars as ...

On August 25h, 2021, shortly after 9:00 p.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Mississauga First Nation Police Services responded to a domestic disturbance at a local gas station on Causley Street in the Town of Blind River. Investigation determined a couple were having an argument in the gas station parking lot ...

Congratulations to Dougald MacLellan, winner of Week 9 of the Foundation’s Catch the Ace Lottery! The envelope (#20) he selected contained the Eight of Spades. Dougald won $291! Monies from the Catch the Ace are used to enhance health care services at the Lady Dunn Health Centre. Previous Winners: Week 8 – Tracy Amos, Envelope 13, Jack of Spades, $189 ...

Changemakers – Creating livable communities in Northern Ontario is presented by the Northwest Business Centre, in partnership with NORDIK Institute and Social Enterprise and Entrepreneurship (SEE). This event explores two pathways to social change: unique ways two changemakers are intentionally making a significant difference by building relationships and networks to creatively increase engagement, resilience and liveability. Roots to Harvest created ...