Local & Area News

Weather – Flurries. Local amount 2 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 10. Wind chill minus 25 this morning and minus 14 this afternoon. Tonight – A few flurries ending this evening then mainly cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 14. Wind chill minus 15 this evening and minus 20 overnight. 4:53 AM EST Thursday 12 ...

Red Pine Exploration Inc. is pleased to announce that its ownership interest in its gold mineral property near Wawa, Ontario has increased from 60% to 64.5% as a result of Red Pine’s joint venture partner, Citabar Limited Partnership’s  election under the joint venture agreement effective August 15, 2015, a copy of which is filed under the Company’s profile on www.SEDAR.com, not ...

Dec 12, 2019 @ 05:15 4:53 AM EST Thursday 12 December 2019 Snow squall warning in effect for: Agawa – Lake Superior Park Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Snow squalls continue this morning. Snow squalls will persist for areas east of Lake Superior this morning. An additional 10 to 15 cm of accumulation will be possible locally. ...

On December 10, 2019, at approximately 8:30 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a domestic dispute in White River Township. Members of the OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) and Canine Unit attended to assist and the accused person was arrested on December 11, 2019 at approximately 12:30 p.m. During the police ...

Dec 11, 2019 @ 09:43 9:07 AM EST Wednesday 11 December 2019 Snow squall warning in effect for: Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Snow squalls continuing today. Local snowfall amounts of 15 cm will be possible today. Gusty winds will accompany these snow squalls at times, resulting in periods of blowing snow. These snow squalls will continue ...

Dec 11, 2019 @ 09:37 Ontario Northland and the United Steelworkers Local 1976 are pleased to announce a labour agreement has been reached. United Steelworkers Local 1976 represents over 90 employees working in the areas of rail traffic control, customer service and sales and train operations (locomotive engineers and conductors). “This agreement balances the interests of employees with Ontario Northland’s ...

Team Rank Wins GP LESCHISHIN, Barb 1 4 4 RAINVILLE, Heather 1 4 4 BONITZKE, Wendy 3 3 4 MATHIAS, Dannette 3 3 4 SPENCER, Diane 3 3 4 TAVELLA, Debbie 3 3 5 BUSSINEAU, Denise 7 2 4 PARSONS, Rochelle 8 1 5 SIMPSON, Laryssa 8 1 4

  If you didn’t head out to the United Church’s annual Christmas Bazaar and Luncheon you missed a delicious meal.   You also missed some wonderful baking and if there was a hole in your Christmas tree – there were lots of Christmas decorations to be found. The ladies offered three choices of sandwiches, and three soups. There was even ...

Our New Books on the Seven-Day Shelf this week are: “The Giver of Stars” by Jojo Moyes, “Bloody Genius” by John Sanford, “Gilka’s Journey” by Heather Morris and “A Christmas Gathering” by Anne Perry. STAFF PICKS FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER ARE; “ Sarah’s Key” by Tatiana DeRosnay, “The Absent One” by Jussi Adler Olsen, “Me Before You” by Jojo ...

The congregation welcomes everyone to Worship at First United Church.  Services are held on Sunday at 11:00 a.m.  If anyone has a question or concern please leave a message on the answering machine at the Church at 705-856-2926. THANK YOU very much to everyone who helped in so many ways before, during & after the U.C.W. Christmas Bazaar & Luncheon. The Christmas Star of Lights ...

So this Thursday is our Membership meeting, and on December 14 is our annual Joan’s cookie walk from 11.00 am till  1.00 pm. 75 years ago the battles in Italy were finally won and our veterans were getting ready to be shipped to France to help with the battles along the Rhine and the south of Holland. This week there was a ...

  On November 25, Mr. Steven Gagné Dionne, spokesperson for Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD Canada), came to École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) to present the movie “Over the Edge,” which is included in the 2019-2020 MADD school program. Over the Edge is a powerful dramatization about the tragic consequences of impaired driving. The video ends with testimonials from real-life victims who share ...

  Dec 11, 2019 @ 08:34 The past year has been a stellar 12 months of landmark projects, milestone celebrations and visionary collaborations for the Friends of Lake Superior Provincial Park. This year LSPP celebrated 75 years since it was created to protect a significant section of the eastern shoreline of Lake Superior.  We also recognized 25 years since the ...

  Josee Rioux was presented with a check for $1,000 Monday night at the Fire Hall. Her winning ticket was drawn at the annual Christmas Dinner. She will receive $1,000 and her ticket will be returned to the drum, where it could be successful in the next four cash draws and possibly for the Grand Prize of $10,000. Josee had ...

Weather – A few flurries ending this morning then a mix of sun and cloud. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 19. Wind chill minus 31 this morning and minus 26 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 25. ...