Local & Area News

Red Pine Exploration Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Alice Murphy to its board of directors effective April 29, 2024. Ms. Murphy has also been appointed as Chair of the Audit Committee. Ms. Murphy is an experienced finance, governance, government relations and mining professional. She is currently a director and Chair of the audit committee of Moon River ...

The Wawa Public Library celebrates it’s 70th Anniversary in May 2024! The Wawa Public Library, then known as The Michipicoten Public Library opened its doors in May of 1954 in the basement of Sir James Dunn School. Mrs. Ruth Eldridge was appointed as the library’s first Librarian. The Library soon outgrew the space in the school and a place in ...

On April 22, students at École secondaire catholique Trillium (Chapleau) took action to enhance the Chapleau community on Earth Day. This year, the school’s Student Parliament marked the day by focusing on the theme “The Planet Against Plastics”. As part of this activity, the students took part with much energy and conviction in a waste race. In a spirit of ...

Le 22 avril dernier, les élèves de l’école secondaire catholique Trillium (Chapleau) ont tenu à poser un geste concret et bénéfique pour la communauté de Chapleau lors de la journée de la Terre. Cette année, le Parlement des élèves de l’école a souligné la journée en mettant l’accent sur la thématique « La planète contre les plastiques. » Dans le cadre de ...

Passed away unexpectedly at the Lady Dunn Health Centre on Thursday, April 18, 2024, at the age of 68 years. Loving husband to Eleanor. Devoted father to Kelly and Cindy (Ryan). Grandpa to Keenan, Danica, Rylee and Linkin. Proud son of Edna and the late Gerard. Brother to Yvon (Micheline), Ronald (Victoria), Réjean (Kathy) and Mario (late Jenny). Uncle to ...

Weather: Today – Periods of rain or drizzle ending near noon then cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High +7. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Cloudy with 40% chance of showers or drizzle. Fog patches developing this evening. Low +2. News: Confederation College in collaboration with the Walkerton Clean Water Centre (WCWC) ...

At 9:00 p.m. Environment Canada wans that patchy freezing rain is possible tonight for Dubreuilville-White River. A low-pressure system continues to affect the region tonight. A wintry mix of ice pellets, rain and freezing rain is possible tonight before ending or changing to light snow overnight. Areas near the shore of Lake Superior may remain as rain tonight. Surfaces such ...

Apr 29, 2024 at 14:04 The Freezing Warning has been lifted. Apr 29, 2024 at 04:54 At 4:37 a.m. Environment Canada updated the warning (area in pink). Freezing rain (ice accretion of 1 to 3 mm) is expected this morning into this afternoon. Freezing rain is expected to begin early this morning, changing to rain early this afternoon. However, areas ...

A call for service has resulted in one individual facing multiple charges including impaired driving. On April 27, 2024, at approximately 12:30 a.m., members of the Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment received a call for service regarding a possible impaired driver in the Town of Terrace Bay. Officers patrolled and observed the vehicle on Terrace Heights Drive in Terrace ...

Ontario is introducing the most comprehensive plan in Canada to reduce distractions in classrooms and improve the health of children by standardizing and strengthening provincewide measures and mandatory learning to directly counter the alarming rise of vaping and cellphone distractions within classrooms. As students benefit from three more years of uninterrupted learning as a result of the government’s historic signing ...

L’Ontario introduit le plan le plus ambitieux du Canada pour réduire les distractions dans les salles de classe et améliorer la santé des enfants. Pour cela, il normalise et renforce des mesures provinciales et l’apprentissage obligatoire en vue de contrer directement la hausse alarmante du vapotage et de l’utilisation des cellulaires, qui est une source de distraction dans les salles ...

Weather: Today – Periods of rain or freezing rain. Rainfall amount 10 to 15 mm. Wind east 30 km/h gusting to 50. High plus 3. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Periods of rain. Fog patches developing overnight. Amount 5 mm. Wind east 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light after midnight. Temperature steady near plus 3. News Tidbits: ...

Weather: Today – Rain. Risk of a thunderstorm late this morning and this afternoon. Amount 10 to 20 mm. Wind becoming south 30 km/h gusting to 50 early this morning. High 14. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Rain ending overnight then cloudy. Risk of a thunderstorm early this evening. Amount 10 to 15 mm. Wind southwest 20 km/h ...

Apr 27, 2024 at 07:12 Environment Canada updated this advisory this morning. Significant rainfall is expected this weekend with total rainfall amounts of 20 to 45 mm. Rain will continue through this morning. The heaviest rain is expected to fall this afternoon into this evening. Locally higher amounts are likely in thunderstorms this afternoon and this evening. Heavy downpours can ...

MEDITATION by Father Duolomane (Joe) John 15: 1-8 In the Bible, the prophet Isaiah compares the people of God to a vine, cultivated with care, but which disappoints him by not bearing the expected fruit (Is 5:1-7). In the Gospel, Jesus presents himself as the true vine that gathers all believers together in Him. Jesus says that He is the ...