Local & Area News

Oct 16, 2020 at 14:51 – Highway 17 has been reopened.   Oct 16, 2020 at 10:13 – Highway 17 has been closed in both directions between Terrace Bay (Mill Road) and Marathon (Peninsula Road) due to weather conditions.

Suddenly at home on Thursday, October 8th, 2020 at the age of 52. Husband of Shelley Nadon for 30 years. Father of Trisha Lynn Ingram, Randy Ingram and Sara-Lynn Ringette. Special father figure to Denise Éclair (Shawn Corbett). Papa to Skyler, Octavia and Hope. Son of Robert E. Ingram Sr. and Noella Mary Ingram (Doyle). Brother of Jeff Ingram (Betty) ...

Oct 16, 2020 at 09:35 – the highway is now open Oct 16, 2020 at 09:06 – the highway has been closed to facilitate the transport removal. Oct 16, 2020 at 08:29 – At 8:18 Ontario511 reported that the highway was one lane open.   Oct 16, 2020 at 08:12 – Highway 17 is closed due to a collision (a ...

If you are planning to travel west this weekend or perhaps even today – you may wish to ensure that your vehicle and you are ready for wintry conditions – and sudden road closures. Environment Canada is warning that the first significant snowfall of the season is possible this weekend for Northwestern Ontario. This warning was targeted for Rossport and ...

Passed peacefully on Wednesday October 14, 2020 at the age of 80 years. Caring husband and best friend of Diane for 57 amazing years. Adored father of Phillip (late Nicole), Stephen and Melissa (Tom). Proud grandpa to Spencer and Travis. Dear brother of Logan (Audrey) and Fronz (Willferd). Brother-in-law to Alden “Sonny” (Margo), Barbara (Dennis) and Curt (Shelley). Son of ...

Weather – A few flurries changing to a few rain showers and flurries near noon. Risk of a thunderstorm this morning. Local snowfall amount 5 cm over higher terrain. Wind up to 15 km/h. High plus 4. Wind chill minus 6 this morning. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – A few rain showers and flurries changing to a few ...

September 24th, 1934 – October 8th, 2020 Gerald Beerkens, 86, died peacefully on Thursday, October 8th, 2020 in Ottawa, Ontario. Gerald is lovingly remembered by his late wife Nellie of 61 years, his children: Gary (Cathy), John (Katrina), Rudy (Patti), Nancy (Peter) and Sonya (Dave); fondly remembered by his six grandchildren (Crystal, Jeffrey [Crystal], Tamara [Mike], Hanna, Jack and Danya) ...

All Leagues in the Wawa Curling Club are preparing to begin another season. As with all events during COVID 19,  special rules are in place both for the Registration and for the Curling Club. Registration will be held Monday, October 19th from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. and again on Tuesday, October 20th from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. Enter by the ...

The Superior East CFDC has been busy offering new programs to small businesses in the region.  The first program introduced was the Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF).  This provides a loan to businesses of up to $40,000 that is interest free until December 31, 2022.  As well, if the loan is paid in full by this date then up ...

La SADC Supérieur Est fut très occupée en offrant de nouveaux programmes aux petites entreprises de la région. Le premier programme offert fut le Fonds d’aide et de relance régionale (FARR). Celui-ci offre aux entreprises, un prêt allant jusqu’à 40 000$ sans intérêt jusqu’au 31 décembre 2022.  De plus, si le solde dû est remboursé en entier par cette date, ...

The Ontario government announced yesterday that they have hired 100 new contact tracers, many of whom are starting work this week, with up to 500 more recruits expected to be hired by mid-November. Premier Ford explained “With these additional hires, we will have hundreds more boots on the ground to support contact tracing throughout the province, which is an essential ...

Congratulations to Pat Dube, winner of Week 5 of the Foundation’s Catch the Ace Lottery! The Foundation is happy to announce that the progressive jackpot continues to grow; it sits at $2,417 as Week 6 begins. Here are the final numbers for Week #5: Weekly Pot: $278 Progressive Pot: $2,417 Winner: Pat Dube Envelope #31 revealed the King of Diamonds ...

Over the Thanksgiving weekend, the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) participated in Operation Impact. The campaign focused on increasing public awareness and compliance with traffic laws relating to the “Big Four”, which includes impaired, aggressive and inattentive driving as well as the lack of seatbelt use. The following are the results of this year’s campaign for ...

On October 14, 2020, at approximately 2:00 p.m., members of the Northeast Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with the assistance of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) warrant at a residence in White River. A search of the residence yielded quantities of suspected cocaine, psilocybin (magic mushrooms) ...

Weather – A few rain showers changing to a few flurries this afternoon. Temperature falling to plus 4 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 3. Drivers should be making sure their vehicles are ready for winter. Yesterday, accumulations of slushy snow on Highway 17 was reported west of ...