Local & Area News

2nd Weekend for Ice Fishing is over – Wawa tops Town Points

Ontario’s COVID-safe ice fishing tournament is well underway now. Wawa has 130 anglers with 227 fish caught since the tournament began. Wawa remains #1 provincially in ‘town points’! Steve Brousseau’s pike is in 3rd place provincially, and Maysen’s walleye has slipped to 5th provincially, Brett Robinson’s lake trout is 5th provincially. Kathleen Johnson remains in 1st provincially for the number ...

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Morning News – February 23rd

Weather: Periods of light snow ending early this morning then cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. Wind becoming west 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning then light late this afternoon. Temperature steady near zero. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Periods of light snow beginning after midnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 6. ...

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SSM OPP – Missing Snowmobiler Located

On Friday, February 19, 2021 members of the Sault Ste. Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were advised of a missing snowmobiler somewhere between Searchmont and Half Way Haven.   On Saturday, February 20, 2021 at approximately 2:00 p.m., with the assistance of OPP Aviation Services, OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT), Sault Search and Rescue and the Sault ...

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Ontario Introduces New Anti-Human Trafficking Legislation

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Today, on National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, the Ontario government introduced the Combatting Human Trafficking Act, new legislation and amendments to existing legislation to build upon the province’s $307 million Anti-Human Trafficking Strategy. This proposed legislation reinforces Ontario’s commitment to fight human trafficking and demonstrates continued leadership in responding to this pervasive crime. “Our government is taking deliberate steps to ...

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Expansion of the Courage for Change Program at ONWA is Opening the Door to Courageous Conversations

As Indigenous communities in Ontario navigate the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Indigenous women and girls continue to suffer from the intersectional nature of gang involvement and human trafficking. Raising the awareness of the harsh reality of human trafficking in Ontario is everyone’s responsibility. The pandemic has driven these activities even further underground and consequently further out of sight. ...

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Morning News – February 22nd

Weather: Flurries. Amount 2 cm. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High zero. Wind chill minus 10 this morning. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Periods of snow. Amount 2 cm. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light near midnight. Temperature steady near minus 1.   Status of COVID-19 cases in Algoma Tested ...

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Morning News – February 21st

Weather: Cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries this morning and early this afternoon. Periods of snow beginning this afternoon. Amount 2 cm. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40. High minus 3. Wind chill minus 14 this morning and minus 9 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Periods of snow. Amount 5 cm. Wind southwest 20 ...

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APH – 1 new confirmed case of COVID-19 (#195)

Algoma Public Health (APH) is reporting 1 new case of COVID-19 from Central and East Algoma. Case #195 is as a result of close contact, and is self-isolating. Through contact tracing, Algoma Public Health notifies all close contacts directly. Case 195 was tested February 16th, 2021. One person (previously diagnosed) has been hospitalized.   If you are not contacted by ...

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Collision blocks Upper Broadway & Algoma Avenue

A collision tonight just after 6:30, between a SUV and a half-ton blocked the intersection of Algoma Avenue, Broadway Avenue, Government Road and the road to the bottom of the Lady Dunn Health Centre. OPP, Fire and ambulance all responded to this collision.    

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COOK Sr., John E.

  John E. Cook, Sr., born on March 3, 1919 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin to Everett J. Cook and Frankie A. (Broom) Cook. He passed away on November 15, 2020 at Aspen Grove Assisted Living in Lambertville, MI. John had lived on Densmore Dr. in Toledo, OH for 60 years. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy during WWII. John ...

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Hughes – Northerners helping each other through pandemic winter

Despite the pandemic and lockdown measures, people across Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing have been doing their best to raise spirits and bring a smile to others, according to MP Carol Hughes. Hughes told parliament that residents of Northern Ontario have taken to social media to share their talents, stories, and ways they are helping others through the winter during the pandemic. “That’s how ...

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Hughes – Les gens du Nord s’entraident en cet hiver de pandémie

La pandémie et les mesures de confinement n’ont rien enlevé à la capacité des gens d’Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing de se remonter le moral et de répandre la bonne humeur, a indiqué la députée Carol Hughes. Mme Hughes a dit au Parlement que les résidents du Nord de l’Ontario utilisent les médias sociaux pour afficher leurs talents, partager des expériences et parler de différentes façons ...

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Morning News – February 20th

Weather: Cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 4. Wind chill minus 19 this morning and minus 6 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries early this evening. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 11. Wind chill minus 11 this evening and minus ...

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