Local & Area News

photos by Luc Berthiaume On Monday, September 30th, residents of Michipicoten First Nation and Wawa joined together to remember the significance of wearing an orange shirt on National Truth & Reconciliation Day with a Solidarity Walk. After opening words from band members, and Mayor Melanie Pilon everyone joined together for a walk down Broadway Avenue.  

Weather: Today – Mainly sunny. Wind becoming southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 this afternoon. High 16. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light after midnight. Low plus 4. Northeast Forest Fire Region Update: There are 15 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region:  3 are under control, 1 ...

On September 28th,2024 at approximately 8:47 p.m., officers from the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to a report of a vehicle that had left the road and become stuck in the ditch. Investigation revealed that the driver had been consuming alcoholic beverages, the driver was placed under arrest & returned to the detachment for further ...

On September 28, 2024, at approximately 3:45 p.m., the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a single motor vehicle collision involving a black car in a ditch on Highway 17 near Garden Bay Road in Plummer Additional Township (east of the Town of Bruce Mines). While speaking to the driver police determined alcohol had been ...

Oct 1, 2024 at 17:25 Highway 17 has been reopened (17:07), Oct 1, 2024 at 15:54                               Oct 1, 2024 at 14:36 ON511 is reporting that Highway 17 is closed due to a vehicle fire at Trout Lake Road in Aweres Township (Heyden). Travellers from Wawa ...

David Piccini, Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development, issued the following statement on increasing the province’s minimum wage: “Today, the general minimum wage in Ontario increases from $16.55 per hour to $17.20, helping nearly one million workers earn more money for themselves and their families. Ontario’s minimum wage is one of the highest in the country. This 3.9 ...

The Royal Canadian Mint’s newest Gold Maple Leaf (GML) bullion coin is completely sourced from a single mine and it will offer Costco Canada members the first opportunity to acquire one of the world’s most popular pure 1 oz. gold bullion coins, sourced and refined under the industry’s strictest segregation protocols. The 2024 $50 1 oz. 99.99% Pure Gold Maple ...

The twelve First Nations and supporters will rally in Thunder Bay’s Waverley Park (by Red River Road and Algoma Street) on October 2nd at 12 Noon against nuclear waste storage and transport in the North. Chief, Council and grassroots members of the First Nation communities will speak about their deep concerns about the multi-millennial risk that highly radioactive waste poses ...

Weather: Today – A few showers ending this morning then a mix of sun and cloud. 30 percent chance of showers late this afternoon. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light early this morning. Wind becoming west 20 gusting to 40 this morning. High 15. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Partly cloudy. 30 percent chance of ...

Oct 1, 2024 at 07:00 On September 26th, 2024, at approximately 10:14 a.m., members of the Ignace, Dryden, Shabaqua & Thunder Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachments along with the Fire & Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a report of a fatal collision involving one commercial motor vehicle (CMV) & one pedestrian along Highway 17, approximately 5 kilometers west ...

    On this National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, the Canadian Museum of History is proud to officially inaugurate the Indian Residential School Memorial Monument, honouring the lives of Indigenous children removed from their families and sent to residential schools. Created by Kwaguʼł master carver Stanley C. Hunt in response to the announcement that unmarked children’s graves had been found ...

The 24-hour safe and confidential National Residential School Crisis Line, available at 1-866-925-4419, provides crisis referral services to Survivors and their families and explains how to obtain other health supports from the Government of Canada. First Nations, Inuit, and Métis seeking immediate emotional support can also contact the Hope for Wellness Help Line toll-free at 1-855-242-3310, or by online chat at ...

La ligne d’écoute téléphonique nationale de Résolution des questions des pensionnats, accessible 24 heures sur 24, en toute sécurité et confidentialité, au 1-866-925-4419, fournit des services d’orientation en cas de crise aux Survivants et à leurs familles et explique comment obtenir d’autres mesures de soutien en matière de santé auprès du gouvernement du Canada. Les membres des Premières Nations, les Inuits et ...

Premier Doug Ford and Greg Rickford, Minister of Indigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic Reconciliation, released the following statement in recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day: “Today, people in Ontario and across Canada are observing National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The painful legacy of Indian Residential Schools has resulted in ongoing, intergenerational ...

Le premier ministre Doug Ford et le ministre des Affaires autochtones et de la Réconciliation économique avec les Premières Nations, Greg Rickford, ont émis la déclaration suivante dans le cadre de la Journée nationale de la vérité et de la réconciliation et de la Journée du chandail orange : « Aujourd’hui, la population de l’Ontario et l’ensemble du Canada commémorent ...