Local & Area News

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) encourages businesses and individuals to voluntarily comply with the short-term restrictions introduced by the federal and provincial governments to combat the spread of COVID-19. While education, awareness and compliance are preferred options, officers will apply discretion to lay charges under the provincial Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act (EMCPA) Enforcement actions can include offences relating ...

The Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board is preparing families to embrace learning at home in a new way beginning Monday, April 6. Following Tuesday’s announcement by Premier Doug Ford that schools would remain closed at least until Monday, May 4, Catholic educators continued to gear up to offer teacher-led learning to their students through various online platforms. “Many of our ...

Alamos Gold Inc. is extending the suspension of operations at Island Gold for an additional two-week period that was announced on March 24, 2020.  The suspension has been extended by 14 days with the operation to remain on care and maintenance until April 22, 2020. “The health and safety of our employees, their families, and the communities in which we operate remain ...

A BIG Happy  Birthday to Albert Nicholas on his 99th Birthday!! From all his Comrades at Branch 429

Health Canada is warning Canadians about the potential health risks of making and using homemade hand sanitizers, as homemade recipes and products are becoming increasingly common online. If you have made or used homemade hand sanitizer products, stop using them as the concentration of alcohol in many of these recipes may not be high enough to kill the coronavirus that ...

Santé Canada met en garde la population canadienne contre les risques possibles pour la santé liés à la fabrication et à l’utilisation de désinfectants pour les mains maison, car le nombre de recettes maison et de produits maison offerts en ligne augmente. Si vous avez fabriqué ou utilisé des produits désinfectants pour les mains faits maison, arrêtez de les utiliser, car ...

Weather – Sunny. Wind up to 15 km/h. High 11. Wind chill minus 8 this morning. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – Clear. Increasing cloudiness after midnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 1. Wind chill near minus 5.   Statistics (midnight April 2) – Country, Total New Total New Total Active Serious, Tot Cases/ Deaths/ Other Cases Cases ...

On March 31st the City of Elliot Lake posted the following information on their Municipal Website:   “The City of Elliot Lake and its local health care partners St Joseph’s General Hospital and the Elliot Lake Family Health Team became aware earlier today of a reported case of Covid 19 in Elliot Lake. Details of the case have not been ...

The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) crisis and the efforts to counter the virus have resulted in the cancellation of several activities across the province as well as the closing of all schools in Ontario. In support of government efforts taken to counter the spread of COVID-19, all CSC Nouvelon elementary and secondary schools as well as the board office will remain closed ...

Wawa-news has been told of a collision between two transports that has resulted in the closure of the southbound lane 15 kilometres south of Old Woman Bay. It appears that a chip truck is blocking the southbound lane, with initial reports suggesting that the southbound truck struck the northbound Manitoulin. There were no reports of injuries. Lamon’s heavy tow was seen ...

After a 14 year homicide investigation, a Schreiber resident has been arrested and charged with murder.   The investigation began on November 29, 2006, at 2:34 p.m. when members of the Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment were called to investigate the suspicious death of Jeanine St. JEAN at her Quebec Street residence in the Town of Schreiber.   As ...

Algoma Public Health has confirmed a sixth resident has tested positive for COVID-19. Case #6 is a male in his 50’s who was in close contact with someone with COVID-19. The individual has been self-isolating. He was tested March 28th, 2020.

Is urban living more affordable in Northern Ontario than the south? Higher costs of food, electricity, and gasoline are routinely pointed to as factors that make Ontario’s northern regions less affordable, but evidence shows that the North is, in fact, less expensive! A Tale of Ten Cities: Comparing Key Costs for a Family of Four in Urban Areas of Northern ...

On April 1, 2020 at approximately 5:16 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a break and enter in progress in Wawa. As a result of the investigation, Scott Pruneau, 47 years of age, from Wawa, was arrested and charged with the following: •    Robbery with weapon, contrary to section 344(1)(b) of ...

On March 31, 2020 at approximately 9:15 p.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Northeast Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) and the Superior East OPP Detachment executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrant at a residence on Churchill Avenue in Wawa. During the search, officers located approximately $1,700 in cash, as well as quantities of ...