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n: Nov 27, 2019 @ 23:55 – Hwy 101 is now open. Nov 27, 2019 @ 14:02 – Highway 101 is closed between Wawa and Chapleau due to poor weather conditions.

Nov 27, 2019 @ 23:55 – Hwy 11 is now open. Nov 27, 2019 @ 14:02 – Highway 11 is closed between North Bay and  New Liskeard due to weather.

Nov 27, 2019 @ 21:05 – Hwy 17 between Batchewana Wawa has been re-opened. #ONHwys Nov 27, 2019 @ 10:13 – Highway 17 is now closed between Wawa and Batchawana Bay due to weather condition.

Nov 27, 2019 @ 13:46 – Hwy 144 is now open. Nov 27, 2019 @ 13:46 – Hwy 144 is fully closed in both directions between Sudbury and Timmins due to weather.

Black Thunder – We are closed today. Due to the weather and road conditions Sorry for the inconvenience, we will reopen tomorrow at 9am. Thank you. The Walking Program at MHS is cancelled for tonight. The Big Bear closed today because of the weather stay home and stay safe.   Thrift Barn will be closed today for restocking clothes and ...

Nov 27, 2019 @ 13:26 – Highway is now open. Nov 27, 2019 @ 11:30 – At 10:30 a.m. today the East Algoma (Blind River) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is advising the public that Highway 17 is closed from the junction of Highway 17 and Highway 108 to five kilometres west of the Town of Massey in both ...

New books on the Seven Day Shelf this week are; “The Institute” by Stephen King, “The Dutch House”  by Ann Patchett, “Silent Night” by Danielle Steel and “The Christmas Boutique” by Jennifer Chiaverini.  Also New in the Young Adult Collection is “Capturing the Devil”, book 4 of the “Stalking Jack the Ripper” series by Kerri Maniscalco.  Come on in to the Wawa ...

The congregation welcomes everyone to Worship at First United Church.  Services are held on Sunday at 11:00 a.m.  If anyone has a question or concern please leave a message on the answering machine at the Church (705-856-2926. The Christmas Star of Lights will again light up the front of the Church during the Advent Season. If you would like a bulb in memory of someone ...

In Ontario, at 2:55 p.m. on Wednesday, November 27, 2019, Alert Ready, Canada’s emergency alerting system will be sending out a one test message that will be distributed over television, radio and wireless devices. Please do NOT call 911 or Police, this is a test of the alerting system. Alert Ready is designed to deliver critical and potentially life-saving alerts ...

Group Health Centre’s HARP (HIV/AIDS Resource Program) is excited to announce their Red Lock campaign, launching across Algoma Tuesday, November 26th. This year the HARP team is bringing a special campaign to the Algoma region. The Red Lock campaign is a unique twist on the Red Scarf campaign from previous years. HARP invites you to visit one of their Red Lock ...

Winter storm warning in effect for:  Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Agawa – Lake Superior Park Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour Batchawana Bay Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake Gogama – Foleyet Elliot Lake – Ranger Lake Greater Sudbury and vicinity Kirkland Lake – Englehart Temiskaming Shores – Temagami A winter storm with heavy snow and blowing snow is ...

Weather – Cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries early this morning. Snow at times heavy beginning this morning. Risk of freezing drizzle early this morning. Blowing snow. Amount 15 cm. Wind northeast 40 km/h gusting to 60. High minus 4. Wind chill near minus 14. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 60 percent chance of flurries this evening. Local blowing snow this ...

Nov 27, 2019 @ 08:31 – School buses are cancelled in Timmins, Cochrane, Iroquois Falls, Matheson, Kirkland Lake, and the entire South area of the District; which includes Englehart, Kerns, New Liskeard, Haliebury, Cobalt, Elk Lake, and Temagami.   Nov 27, 2019 @ 07:09 Northern Area – including Wawa, White River, Chapleau, Dubreuilville, Hornepayne & areas  Due to the impending weather ...

On Tuesday November 26 at 2:05pm, members of the Marathon, Manitouwadge, and Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) detachments responded to a report of a motor vehicle collision (MVC), on Highway 17, west of Marathon approximately 2 km west of Neys Provincial Park. An eastbound tractor trailer (TT), left the roadway on a corner coming into contact with the eastbound guardrails then ...

Today, Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, issued the following statement on the first day of work-to-rule action: “I’ve been clear – I want to get deals that keep the children of this province in school. It is regrettable the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO), and the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) have chosen to escalate to work-to-rule action, ...