Local & Area News

Weather: Today – Sunny. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h early this afternoon. High 20. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Clear. Low 12. Northeast Region Forest Fire Update: There are six active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. The fire hazard is low across the central and southern parts of the Northeast Region. The fire hazard ranges from moderate ...

163 Golfers – Windy & cool temps Flight Winners 1st Flight Score 1st Dylan Buckell Anders Morden Joel Deschamplain 32 2nd Shane Bukowski William Cooper Dan Alto 32 3rd Francis Deschamplain Jessy Deschamplain Joey Deschamplain 32 2nd Flight Score 1st Brayden Spooner Kyston Stevens Brian Mills 34 2nd Mike Belanger Joey Ralph Monte White 34 3rd Francis Deschamplain Jessy Deschamplain ...

Argonaut Gold Inc. is pleased to announce that the shareholders of the Company have approved a special resolution authorizing a plan of arrangement under section 182 of the Business Corporations Act, previously announced on March 27, 2024, pursuant to which Alamos Gold Inc. will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Argonaut at the annual general and ...

Of Bar River, passed away peacefully with his family by his side at Algoma Residential Community Hospice (ARCH) on Wednesday June 26, 2024 at the age of 77 years.   Loving father of Cathy and Norm Landriault, Valerie and Marc Fortin, Keith Greenwood and the late Donny Greenwood. Proud grandfather of Glenn Wheatley and Tyler Fahrer (Stephanie). Son of the ...

Weather: Today – Showers with risk of a thunderstorm. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Local amount 10 to 20 mm. Wind becoming north 20 km/h gusting to 40 this afternoon. High 16. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Showers ending after midnight then clearing. Wind north 20 km/h becoming light late this evening. Low 6. Northeast Region Forest Fire ...

We had 102 golfers! 1st FLIGHT: 1st: Suzanne Lacasse, Guylaine Domich, Charlee Simon – 35 2nd: Deidre Dupuis, Ashley Omolida, Spare – 37 3rd: Lise Noel, Toni Rutland, Spare – 40 2nd FLIGHT: 1st: Darlene Trovarello, Caroline Desgagne, Lise Noel – 43 2nd: Marcie DLF, Cassee Provost, Dawn Campbell – 44 3rd: Judy Zagar, Tracey Vernier, Debbie Tavella – 44 ...

Weather: Today – Increasing cloudiness. Showers beginning this afternoon. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40 late this morning. High 18. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Showers with risk of a thunderstorm. Fog patches developing overnight. Local amount 15 to 25 mm. Low 11. Northeast Forest Fire Update: There are three fires in the Northeast Region, none ...

Two Nipigon residents are facing drug trafficking charges following a search warrant execution in Nipigon. On June 25, 2024, just after 1:00 p.m., members of the Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit, with the assistance of the Nipigon OPP Detachment, executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrant at a residence on Harkness Street. The ...

Last Sunday was Pride Sunday,  The first pride march was proposed by Craig Rodwell, his partner Fred Sargent, Ellen Brody and Linda Rhodes on November 2, 1969 at the Eastern Regional Conference of Homophile Organizations (ERCHO) meeting in Philadelphia. However the first Gay Pride event was marked on June 28,1969, with the Christopher Street Gay Liberation Day, where more than ...

Weekday Masses beginning on Tuesday – July 23rd: Tuesday – Thursday at 7:00 p.m. Friday at 11 a.m. at the Lady Dunn Health Centre Extended Care June Sat 29 7:00 pm For the repose of Chris Simon by Margaret Simon. Sun 30 9:00 am In Memory of the Parishioners & Friends of St. Monica’s Parish. July Sat 6 7:00 pm ...

Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h late this morning. High 16. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Clear. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low 6. Northeast Forest Fire Region Update: There are currently 4 wildland fires in the Northeast Fire Region, all in the Cochrane District. The fire ...

Wildfires are raging in Ontario, and the province is short-staffed by 25%, but Doug Ford and his government are backing away from an earlier commitment to reclassify Wildland Firefighters to Firefighters. “It’s peak wildfire season and the province doesn’t have enough forest firefighters to send to each burning location. That means we are choosing which fires to put out and ...

Ontario NDP leader Marit Stiles responded to Infrastructure Ontario posting a “Request for Proposal” for an interim Science Centre: “No one is buying Ford’s excuses for permanently closing our Science Centre; we all know it’s about sweetening the deal for his luxury spa at Ontario Place. Now we see the government planning to build an interim Science Centre for a ...

The highway has been opened. Jun 26, 2024 at 17:50 ON511 is reporting that a collision on Hwy 631 has closed the highway between Hornepayne and White River. The highway was closed at 4:26 p.m.

A serious collision between three vehicles on Broadway Avenue, late Monday afternoon, sent several people to hospital via ambulance. Firefighters from the Wawa Fire Department were called to extricate two individuals. A third was also taken to the Lady Dunn Health Centre. Firefighters also did fluid spill containment, traffic control and scene cleanup. They were on scene for nearly two ...