Local & Area News

On August 29, 2020 at 2:55 p.m., officers from the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the Sudbury-Manitoulin Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and the Central Manitoulin Fire Department responded to a report of a possible drowning at Carter Bay Beach, Carnarvon Township. Investigation revealed the person was swimming with two children. Undertow began to pull them further from shore. The ...

SAH’s popular 50/50 draw has a new feature. This month, September features $1,000 Thursdays! Early purchasers will be eligible to win that week’s $1,000 gift package ($500 cash and two $250 gift cards to local businesses), and the following. So if you purchase tickets today, September 1st you will be eligible for all four early birds, as well as the monthly grand prize! ...

Weather – Mainly sunny. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h near noon. High 19. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Increasing cloudiness. 70 percent chance of showers before morning. Wind south 20 km/h. Low 13.   Statistics from Algoma Public Health Tested (1) 25,387 Positive 28 Negative 24,872 Deceased 0 Resolved (2) 27   Updated: August ...

  The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) joins individuals and organizations worldwide to mark International Overdose Awareness Day, held each year on August 31. Observers of an overdose may hesitate to call 911 in fear of police involvement. To encourage people to seek life-saving assistance, the OPP is reminding citizens of the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act (GSDOA). In 2019, the ...

On August 30, 2020, at approximately 9:45 a.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a stolen pick-up truck from a construction site at the junction of Highway 17 and Highway 17B in the Town of Thessalon.   The black 2019 Dodge Ram’s last known location was on Highway 129 ...

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On August 24, 2020, at approximately 4:30 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a domestic dispute on Elgin Street in White River. As a result of the investigation, a 38-year-old person, from White River, was arrested and charged with the following: Uttering Threats – Damage Property, contrary to section 264.1(1)(b) of ...

On August 30, 2020, at approximately 3:45 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint on Highway 17 near White River. Officers located the vehicle on Highway 17 north of White River and initiated a traffic stop. The investigation revealed quantities of suspected hydromorphone, alprazolam and other unidentified pills. As a ...

On August 30, 2020, at approximately 6:00 a.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a theft of gas on Pinewood Drive in Wawa. Officers located the vehicle in White River about one hour later. As a result of the investigation, Moeed HABIB, 26 years-of-age, from Hamilton, was arrested and charged with the following: ...

On August 29, 2020, at approximately 5:00 p.m., a member of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Northwest Region Emergency Response Team (ERT) was travelling on Highway 17 and observed a motor vehicle operating at a high rate of speed near White River. A traffic stop was initiated and the investigation revealed that the two parties in the vehicle were not ...

Il y a tellement de façons d’apprendre et d’enseigner certaines des leçons les plus importantes de la vie. Il ne fait aucun doute dans mon esprit que le moyen le plus efficace est l’expérience personnelle. Cela ne veut pas dire, cependant, qu’un tel apprentissage est toujours agréable ou rapide. Certaines leçons prennent toute une vie à apprendre. Outre l’expérience personnelle, ...

There are so many ways to learn and to teach some of life’s most important lessons.  There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that the most effective of these is personal experience.  This is not to say, however, that such learning is always pleasant or quick.  Some lessons take a lifetime to learn. Aside from personal experience, one of ...

Weather – Increasing cloudiness. A few showers beginning this morning. Risk of a thunderstorm this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 20. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – A few showers ending this evening then partly cloudy. Fog patches developing overnight. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40 ...

The Ontario Finnish Resthome Association confirms positive COVID-19 results in 1 Staff. As part of ongoing, proactive surveillance and case finding, COVID-19 has been confirmed in 1 staff member of the MKK building at the Ontario Finnish Resthome Association. OFRA’s MKK care team is working closely with Algoma Public Health to take heightened preventive actions. Based on careful investigation of ...

Happy 87th Birthday Dad After all last year’s challenges you still got your hands in your beloved dirt and planted your garden, and getting in your daily round of golf. One Tough Cowboy *jls 💜