Local & Area News

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Schreiber Detachment are issuing a public alert in relation to a theft of gas incident that occurred today, December 16, 2019 in Terrace Bay, Ontario.   The Schreiber Detachment located the suspect vehicle that was involved in the theft; in a ditch; down a side road near the community of Pays Plat. The two suspects; believed ...

The Ontario government is investing $900,000 in an innovative project in Sault Ste. Marie that will help people move out of community housing and provide training to help social assistance recipients get good jobs. The District of Sault Ste. Marie Social Services Administration Board will use this funding to buy up to six homes in a state of disrepair and ...

By leveraging public data for public good, Sault Ste. Marie has set an example for what it means to be a ‘smart’ city.  The recent federally funded case study, Building Data-Smart City Solutions, examines how Acorn Information Solutions, a division of the Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre, and its partners, use data to improve the community. With 20 years of ...

  The stars we see on a clear night have been burning for millions or billions of years. But how did they come to be? Stars, like our sun, are created from vast interstellar clouds of gas and dust called a nebula. These stellar objects can measure more than a hundred light-years in length. Over time smaller clouds in the ...

Nestled in the family recroom at the home of Ron and Mary Chalmers at 45 Churchill Avenue is the most beautifully displayed Christmas village.  The village began to take shape 30 years ago when Mary received the first piece (a bed and breakfast house) as a Christmas gift.  The village was originally set up for their son and is now ...

Weather – Flurries ending late this morning then a mix of sun and cloud with 60 percent chance of flurries. Risk of snow squalls this morning. Local amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming northwest 20 near noon. High minus 4 with temperature falling to minus 10 this afternoon. Wind chill minus 10 this ...

Today the Wawa Volunteer Fire Department along with staff from St. Joseph French Immersion School will be going door-to-door in Wawa and in the Mission, collecting food and donations for the Christmas Hamper Fund from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. They are accepting non-perishable food items as well as monetary donations. Listen for the sirens or leave your donation visible ...

Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. 40 percent chance of flurries late this afternoon. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 14. Wind chill minus 30 this morning and minus 22 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Flurries. Risk of snow squalls overnight. Local amount 5 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. ...

Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, has issued the following statement in response to the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) announcement of continued job action: “OSSTF union leadership have made clear that they will continue to take job action—which hurts students most—unless taxpayers accept their demand of $7 billion in enhancements to salaries, benefits, and other entitlements. If there were ...

Weather – Periods of snow. Wind becoming north 20 km/h this afternoon. Temperature falling to minus 15 this afternoon. Wind chill minus 18 this morning and minus 26 this afternoon. Tonight – Flurries. Wind north 20 km/h becoming light near midnight. Low minus 23. Wind chill minus 26 this evening and minus 32 overnight. Risk of frostbite. News Tidbits – ...

5:05 AM EST Saturday 14 December 2019 Freezing drizzle advisory in effect for: Agawa – Lake Superior Park Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Freezing drizzle early this morning. Patchy freezing drizzle will continue over the area early this morning before transitioning over to periods of light snow by mid to ...

Weather – chill minus 19 this morning and minus 14 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Periods of snow. Amount 2 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 15. Wind chill minus 15 this evening and minus 23 overnight.   Don’t Forget – Northern Credit Union Ambassadors with students Ecole Ste, Joseph and Michipicoten High School ...

  On December 3rd, 2019, the Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation, along with its partner Northern Lights Ford kicked off the giving season with its GivingTuesday appeal.  The Foundation’s goal was to raise $1,000 in 24 hours and Northern Lights Ford agreed to match up to $250 if the goal was reached.  Thanks to the support of donors, the goal ...

Team Rank Wins G.P. McCOY, Joe 1 5 6 TERRIS, Tom 1 5 6 HALL, Dave 3 3 6 HOFFMANN, Jim 3 3 5 KLOCKARS, Anna Lisa 3 3 5 BUCKELL, Chris 6 2 6 LESCHISHIN, Mark 7 1 6 TURMELLE, Katherine 7 1 6   Note: Games Start 7:00 PM. Games – Thursday December 19, 2019   Ice 1 ...

Dec 12, 2019 @ 10:12 After 27 hours of closure due to weather conditions, Highway 17 between Wawa and Batchawana has been reopened. Please drive with care. Remember that the moose are out and about – two have been killed between Wawa and White River this morning, and one last night. Dec 12, 2019 @ 05:16 Highway  17 remains closed ...