Local & Area News

Join us on Thursday, April 23rd for a Gospel Music Night Sing-a-long! Members of local Church choirs will be here to lead us in song! This promises to be a night of uplifting music and togetherness! We will be singing those wonderful hymns, like Amazing Grace and How Great Thou Art and much more! Everyone is welcome! New Books on ...

Weather: Today Cloudy. 60% chance of showers or drizzle changing to 40 percent chance of drizzle this morning. Fog patches. High 8. UV index 2 or low. Tonight Cloudy with 30% chance of drizzle. Fog patches. Low zero. Road Conditions: All roads are bare and wet, bare and dry. Please watch for water across roadways (still – ponding, and running). ...

Well folks, looks like this snow is finally melting. After a beautiful winter, now comes the time for golf. You know what that means, GOLF REGISTRATIONS. We ask that you purchase your membership ahead of opening season to avoid and eliminate wait times at the pro shop when the club officially opens. (Date to be confirmed) Call Scott Carruthers (705-542-4064) ...

Weather: Today Cloudy. 30% chance of drizzle or showers this morning. Showers beginning late this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 7. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight Showers and periods of drizzle. Fog patches developing this evening. Low plus 1. Road Conditions: All roads are bare and wet. Watch for potholes, and water ponding on the highways.   ...

The Government of Ontario and the Federal Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities have recently made headlines regarding announcements and discussions held on the topic of passenger rail in Northern Ontario.   In March, the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission purchased 205 kilometres of track between North Bay and Washago. The public now owns this strategic piece of rail infrastructure, ...

Passed away peacefully at the Lady Dunn Hospital with her family by her side on Thursday April 9, 2026 at the age of 77 years. Beloved wife of Ken for 57 years. Cherished mother of Ken Jr., Scott and Sherri (Ron). Proud grandmother of Samarah (Steve), Ryker, Brycen, Trenten. Great grandmother of Jackson, James and Everly. Dear daughter of Lillian ...

Weather: Today Cloudy. 30% chance of showers or drizzle this morning. Wind south 30 km/h becoming light early this morning. Temperature falling to plus 3 this afternoon. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight Mainly cloudy. 40% chance of drizzle late this evening and overnight. Risk of freezing drizzle overnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -3. Wind chill -8 overnight. ...

Apr 12, 2026 at 07:01 On April 10th, the Surface Water Monitoring Centre, Ministry of Natural Resources issued a Flood Watch for MNR Districts Chapleau/Wawa and Sault Ste. Marie (full list is below). With rain expected over the next 5 days with toral amounts ranging from 25 to 60 mm of rainfall expected. The most significant precipitation and milder conditions ...

A massive project to transport and bury all of Canada’s high-level nuclear fuel waste in northwestern Ontario has moved to the next stage of a federal review with today’s launch of a second 30-day comment period – this one on what information must be included in the multi-year review process. The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada has posted the “Draft ...

Weather: Today Clearing. Wind up to 15 km/h. High of 3. Wind chill -8 this morning. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight Clear. Increasing cloudiness near midnight then periods of rain mixed with light snow beginning before morning. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h before morning. Low -1. Road Conditions: News Tidbits: If you are not staying in Wawa to watch ...

November 29,1958 – April 8, 2026 Louis passed away peacefully surrounded by the love of his family after a long grueling courageous 7-year battle with cancer. Louis was a loving and compassionate husband and adventure partner to Mariane for 44 years. A proud father to Derek (Chantal) and Ashlee (Joe). He was the best Papa to Madison, Ethan, Kolten (Heidi), ...

First Half First: Team BUCKELL Second. Team TERRIS Third: Team FAHRER Second Half First: Team TERRIS Second. Team FAHRER Third: Team BUCKELL

RANK WINS G.P. BUSSINEAU, Denise 1 15 18 BONITZKE, Wendy 2 14 17 SPENCER, Diane 3 13 18 MATHIAS, Danette 4 12 18 LESCHISHIN, Barb 5 11 18 TREMBLAY, Cheryl 5 11 18 AMOS, Tracy 7 10 17 PARSONS, Rochelle 7 10 18 TAVELLA, Debbie 9 9 18 SZEKELY, Annik 10 8 18 SMITH-MORIN, Glynis 11 7 18 SWITZER, Anya ...

Confederation College is excited to begin offering in-school technical training for apprentice plumbers, expanding skilled trades education in Northwestern Ontario and helping address a growing demand for qualified tradespeople across the region. Confederation College has been approved as a Training Delivery Agent for the Plumber trade (306A). Apprentices registered in the trade must select Thunder Bay as one of their ...

Weather: Today Mainly cloudy. 30% chance of flurries changing to 30% chance of rain showers or flurries this afternoon. Wind up to 15 km/h. High 2. Wind chill -5 this morning. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight Partly cloudy. 30% chance of rain showers or flurries early this evening. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -6. Wind chill -10 overnight. ...