Local & Area News

Harte Gold is pleased to announce the addition of Joseph Conway and James Gallagher to the Board of Directors of Harte Gold. Mr. Conway will also assume the position of Chair of the Audit Committee.  Pursuant to the press release announced August 28, 2019, part of the Governance Committee’s mandate was to identify two independent director candidates. The focus was ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. High 6. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of rain showers or flurries. Low plus 1.  News Tidbits – It’s time to register for curling. Registration is again tonight, Thursday, October 17th at the Michipicoten Memorial Community Centre from 6:30 – 8:00 pm. ...

  Superior East OPP are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Amy-Lynn Poirier. Amy was last seen in the Sault Ste Marie area on October 9th. If you have had contact with Amy, or any information, please contact OPP at 1-888-310-1122.

Les élèves de la 5e année de l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa) ont étudié les formes géométriques. Sous les directives de M. Kirk Whitlock, enseignant en arts, les élèves ont sculpté des formes variées avec de la pâte à modeler. Leur premier projet était un automobile et le deuxième sera un animal sauvage! C’est motivant d’apprendre tout en s’amusant et en créant! ...

Grade 5 students at École Saint-Joseph in Wawa recently studied geometric shapes. Under the direction of arts teacher Mr. Kirk Whitlock, the students sculpted various shapes with modeling clay. Their first project was an automobile and the second will be a wild animal! It’s motivating to learn while having fun and creating! Cars for all tastes! Our little friends reveal ...

The 2019/20 Fall Indoor Walking Program begins tonight at the Michipicoten High School. If you are afraid to walk outside during the winter because of uncertain footing – this is the best thing to do. From 4 to 7 p.m. every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday you can walk the halls and get the ‘steps’ you need all winter long. ...

Weather – Cloudy with 60 percent chance of rain showers or flurries. High 8. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Periods of rain ending before morning then cloudy with 40 percent chance of rain showers or flurries. Low plus 2. News Tidbits – It’s time to register for curling. Registration is tonight and Thursday, October 17th at the Michipicoten ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries this morning then 40 percent chance of rain showers this afternoon. Wind becoming west 20 km/h gusting to 40 late this morning. High 6. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of rain showers changing to 40 percent chance of flurries or rain showers this evening. ...

Weather – Flurries changing to a few rain showers near noon. A few flurries inland this afternoon. Local snowfall amount 5 cm inland. High plus 3. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – A few rain showers ending late this evening then mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. A few flurries inland this evening. Local snowfall amount 2 ...

5:22 AM EDT Sunday 13 October 2019 Weather advisory in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Marathon – Schreiber Nipigon – Rossport City of Thunder Bay Cloud Bay – Dorion Kakabeka Falls – Whitefish Lake – Arrow Lake Winter Weather Travel Advisory in effect. First heavy flurries of the season continue this morning. Flurries, at times ...

A local working group including the Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce, Future Sault Ste. Marie, the Algoma Conservatory of Music, the SSM Local Immigration Partnership, the Downtown Association, the Water Tower Inn and the Algoma Fall Festival are hoping to put a spotlight on the community’s musical talent, music tourism, venues, hospitality services, production facilities, and encourage more economic ...

3:55 PM EDT Saturday 12 October 2019 Weather advisory in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Winter Weather Travel Advisory in effect. First heavy flurries of the season tonight. Flurries, at times heavy, will develop off Lake Superior tonight. While snowfall accumulations are not forecast to be particularly heavy due to temperatures hovering near zero, significantly ...

Northern Lights Ford will be on location at John’s Valumart today Saturday, October 12 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. as part of the We Scare Hunger Campaign. Look for the “Hunger Wagon” to donate any monetary or non-perishable food items.  Our goal this year is to collect 1,500 lbs of food.  Since 2014, Ford – with the support from Canadians nationwide – has helped nearly 1.5 ...

  On Friday, the Eddy K. Lefrançois Recreation Centre welcomed members of the public to an Open House and ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the re-naming and special capital upgrades to the Eddy K. Lefrançois Recreation Centre. Local MPP Michael Mantha was on hand to congratulate the Centre’s members on the work done after receiving a $150,000 OTF grant in 2019 ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy with 70 percent chance of showers. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40. High plus 5. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Showers. A few flurries inland. Local snowfall amount 5 cm inland. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light late this evening. Low plus 1. News Tidbits – Northern Lights Ford will ...