Local & Area News

The NDP critic for Accessibility and Persons with Disabilities, Joel Harden, said that the NDP’s call for Doug Ford to end the long lines at Service Ontario outlets by reversing his $4.9-million cut and mandating expanded hours, is critical for Ontarians with disabilities.   Harden said many people living with disabilities have been forced to wait in long, crowded lines at Service ...

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 ...

NDP critic for Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Sol Mamakwa, released the following statement calling on Doug Ford to provide needed funding for First Nations schools.   On Wednesday, the federal government announced funding amounting to just a fraction of what’s needed to get kids back in school safely, and prevent outbreaks of COVID-19 in First Nations schools:   “There is ...

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 ...

Official Opposition NDP Leader Andrea Horwath released the following statement in response to the announcement of federal funding for the return to school, and Doug Ford’s choice not to use those funds to shrink class sizes: “It’s gut-wrenching for families and educators that Doug Ford continues to choose crowded classrooms instead of smaller, safer classes. After today’s federal education funding ...

The NDP and its critic for Economic Growth and Job Creation, Catherine Fife MPP (Waterloo), are calling for Doug Ford to remove the looming threat of commercial evictions facing small businesses across Ontario.   “Main Street has been devastated by the pandemic, and the Ford government has done little to help when they needed it most. We’ve already seen too ...

The Goose Nest Market held a pop up market last night.   Probably the most eagerly awaited was the goodies baked by Judy Moore. There was a lineup, and by 5:15, 15 minutes after the market opened… she was sold out. The other vendors did well, and there was even a mini-session of Reiki offered to help shoppers relax.   ...

On August 24, 2020, at approximately 5:00 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a domestic dispute on Adele Street in Chapleau. As a result of the investigation, a 57-year-old male, from Chapleau, was arrested and charged with the following: Uttering Threats – Cause Death or Bodily Harm – Spousal, contrary to ...

Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Although we cannot meet for Worship together you may like to read the Scriptures for August 30, 2020. Exodus 3:1-15                         Moses encounters the burning bush. Psalm 105: 1-6,23-26, 45c   Remembering Jacob & Moses. Romans 12: 9-21                   Let love be genuine; overcome evil with good. Matthew 16: 21-28               Take up the cross & follow me. To Ponder:   ...

Congratulations to the organizers of the 38th Wawa Salmon Derby and to the anglers who enjoyed three sunny, calm days on the crystal clear waters of Michipicoten Bay. I walk the shore of this bay every day. The day after the derby I was prepared for my usual pick up of plastic and other litter.  This year, only one small ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers this afternoon with risk of a thunderstorm. High 20. Humidex 25. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Showers. Risk of a thunderstorm this evening and after midnight. Low 15. Statistics from Algoma Public Health  – August 21, 2020 Algoma Public Health is in the process of transitioning to a new ...

Today, John Yakabuski, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry, and Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, issued the following statement in response to the World Trade Organization (WTO) panel’s decision: “Ontario welcomes the decision made by the WTO panel that the countervailing duties the U.S. placed on Canadian lumber exports violate the U.S.’s WTO trade obligations. ...

Catherine Fife MPP (Waterloo), NDP critic for Economic Growth and Job Creation, has issued a statement after a new report from the Conference Board of Canada revealed that Ontario’s economy will record a steep 7.6 per cent decline in real GDP growth this year:   “The COVID-19 pandemic has hit every business across the province, with so many still struggling ...

Noble Mineral Exploration has executed an agreement with MacDonald Mines Exploration Ltd. to purchase all of MacDonald’s interest in the Holdsworth gold property, located 25 kilometres northeast of Wawa, Ontario in Corbiere and Esquega Townships. The media release explains that as payment for the Property, Noble will issue to MacDonald 4,000,000 common shares (the “Shares”) of Noble, as well as ...