Local & Area News

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 ...

Argonaut Gold’s Board of Directors has approved the construction of the Magino Gold Project! The media release states “Argonaut is also pleased to announce it has received a fixed bid pricing proposal for a significant portion of the initial capital requirement for the Magino project and that it has secured debt financing of up to US$175 million by way of ...

This week’s New Books are “The Book of Lost Names” by Kristin Harmel, “Never Ask Me” by  Jeff Abbott, “The Order” by Daniel Silva and “Half Moon Bay” by Jonathan & Jesse Kellerman. The New Movies cataloged this week are “Game Night” and “Booksmart” available in DVD and “Planet Earth” and “X-Men Origins Wolverine” available in Blu-Ray!  Come on in ...

It had rained all day when I received a phone call in the early afternoon. A male voice asking if I still had anything to do with the Humane Society? Loaded question – Why? “No, we don’t have a Humane Society anymore… What is the problem?” is all could stumble. Well, l thought… you were involved… there is this little ...

Although we cannot meet for Worship together you may like to read the Scriptures for 18 October 2020. Exodus 33: 12-23       God speaks to Moses face to face as a friend.. Psalm 99                     God is a ruler who delights in justice. 1 Thessalonians 1: 1-10  We always give thanks to God for you. Matthew 22: 1-10     Give to God the ...

Weather – Sunny. Increasing cloudiness near noon then periods of rain beginning late this afternoon. High 10. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Rain. Amount 15 to 25 mm. Wind becoming north 20 km/h before morning. Low plus 3. Statistics from Algoma Public Health: From the APH Website, “As the province transitions to using a new case and contact ...

The winter Time-of-Use (TOU) hours and the winter Tier threshold for residential customers, which were maintained for the summer 2020 period, will remain in effect on November 1. The total bill for a typical residential customer who uses 700 kWh per month will increase by about $2.24 or 1.97%, after accounting for the bill relief provided by the Ontario Electricity ...

When I was a boy, a friend of my mom lived a few doors down the street. From my youthful perspective at that time, I thought she was pretty old. It’s funny though because as I think of her today, I now have the funny feeling that she wasn’t all that old really. I can’t imagine why my concept of ...

Quand j’étais petit, un ami de ma mère habitait à quelques portes de la rue.  De ma perspective à cette époque, je pensais qu’elle était assez vieille.  C’est drôle parce que, en pensant à elle aujourd’hui, j’ai maintenant le drôle de sentiment qu’elle n’était pas vraiment si vieille.  Je ne peux pas imaginer pourquoi ma conception de l’âge a changé ...

Stories are meant to be told, to be shared with others, and the Northwestern Ontario Writers Workshop has always made it a goal to provide a way for writers to share their work. With many things changing this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, NOWW is still providing a space for writers and readers to enjoy and participate in ...

On behalf of the Wawa Community Food Bank, as well the individuals and families that access our services, we would like to extend our sincerest thanks and gratitude to Wesdome Gold Mines – Eagle River Complex for their contribution totaling $16,976.05. Their financial contribution and opportunity to utilize Wesdome’s Sysco account allowed us to provide a larger variety of grocery ...