Local & Area News

Weather – Cloudy. Rain beginning early this morning. Risk of a thunderstorm. Wind south 40 km/h gusting to 80 becoming west 50 gusting to 80 this afternoon. High 15. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Rain ending this evening then cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Wind northwest 40 km/h gusting to 70 becoming light this evening. Low ...

The Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation has just recently closed off their first Catch the Ace raffle due to the current COVID-19 restrictions. Seeing what great success it was, the Foundation is moving forward with another Catch the Ace raffle, however, this one will be exclusively online! Holding the Catch the Ace raffle exclusively online ensures the safety of everyone ...

WAWA PUBLIC LIBRARY SUMMER PROGRAMS:  Summer Reading Program has come to an end! Thanks to everyone who joined our lives and entered our reading jar contest! Our winners for the tablet and candy were Riley, Isla, and Lachlan. Thanks again to Wesdome, Brookfield and the Rotary Club for donating to help us get these awesome prizes and materials for our ...

Now September is here and another season is starting (FALL?). So we hope to see soon a end to Covid19 and get things back to normal. At the Branch we  will have our first membership meeting on September 10th. And hope to see a good turn out as our future will depend on how we deal with social distancing and ...

This is the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Although we cannot meet for Worship together you may like to read the Scriptures for September 06, 2020. Exodus 12: 1-14           Instructions for the first Passover. Psalm 149                    Sing to God a new song. Romans 13: 8-14         Owe no one anything but love. Matthew 18: 15-20    Where two or three are gathered in my ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers this morning. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40. High 18. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low 10.   Statistics from Algoma Public Health Tested (1) 25,530 Positive 28 Negative 25,302 Deceased 0 Resolved (2) 27   ...

On August 31, 2020, at approximately 3:20 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received information regarding a vehicle that had been reported stolen from Thessalon earlier in the day. The vehicle was located on Highway 101 approximately 20 kilometres west of Chapleau. The lone occupant of the vehicle surrendered to police without incident. As ...

On August 31st at 11 am, Betty-Jo (Joey) Harris, of Sault Ste. Marie, ON, won $180,750 in the Sault Area Hospital Foundation’s (SAHF) August electronic and online 50/50 draw. Her lucky number (J-5492780) was drawn electronically, and she was contacted immediately. Joey has been purchasing her tickets since the spring. Her cheque will be the largest single payment made in ...

  On August 6th, the Municipality had to close the bathrooms at Lion’s Beach due to vandalism. At that time, Alex Patterson, Directer of Community Services and Tourism explained that several items within the facility had been broken, causing unsanitary / unsafe conditions forcing the closure. Today, due to constant vandalism over the past month, the Lions Beach dock was ...

On August 27, 2020 at 2:35 p.m., officers from the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a call for service at a residence on Wright Street in Gore Bay. As a result of the investigation, Darcy HOPKIN, 43-years-old, of Gore Bay was arrested and charged with the following: Attempt to Commit Murder with a Firearm contrary ...

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 ...