Local & Area News

96 Players 1st FLIGHT: Anders Dereski, Kyle Wood, Michel Lavern – 5 under par 31 2nd FLIGHT: Noah Asselin, Anders Morden, Jason Rouleau – 3 under par 33 3rd FLIGHT: Jarett Asselin, Trrelle Spooner, Spencer Hall – 2 under par 34 4th FLIGHT: Butch Terris, Tom Terris, Luke Morden – 1 under par 35 5th FLIGHT: Claude Sampson, Mark Szekely, Gilles Cyr – 1 over ...

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 ...

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 💜  

  OPP have an increased presence in the town of Wawa, and the OPP Helicopter has been seen flying. For a short time this afternoon, traffic was halted both north and south of Wawa. There has been no information from OPP, and Wawa-news would advise that hitchhikers not be picked up, and doors should be locked. Be safe!

After a 30-year career in Great Lakes policy and environmental communications, Sally Cole-Misch has translated her life’s work into a new format: fiction. The Best Part of Us, a novel to be released Sept. 8, 2020, by She Writes Press, the 2019 Independent Publisher of the Year, immerses readers in a breathtaking natural world, a fresh perspective on loyalty, and ...

Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 21. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Cloudy. A few showers beginning this evening. Low 12. The rain may continue on and into the weekend – The US National Weather Service warns that severe storms and flash flooding is possible from the Northern Plains and ...

New books on the 7 Day Shelf this week are; “The Guest List” by Lucy Foley, “The 20th Victim” by James Patterson, “Bombshell” by Stuart Woods and “Wrath of Poseidon” by Clive Cussler. New Movies on the Shelf are: “The Pacific”, “The Gentlemen”, “Harriet” all available in DVD. We have catalogued  a blu-ray copy of “Iron Man 2”! Also catalogued ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers this morning and early this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating early this morning. High 23. Humidex 28. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Low 10. The rain may continue on and into the weekend – The US National Weather Service warns that severe storms and flash flooding is possible ...

Environment Canada warns that thunderstorms with heavy rain producing local amounts of 50 to 75 mm is possible late this afternoon and tonight for the following regions: Agawa – Lake Superior Park Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Greater Sudbury And Vicinity Elliot Lake – Ranger Lake Manitoulin – Blind River – ...