Local & Area News

Weather – Sunny. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud near noon. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 near noon. High 21. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – A few clouds. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low 14.

There was one new forest fire discovered by late afternoon on August 17. Wawa 9 is not yet under control at 0.1 of a hectare. It is located south of Kabinakagami Lake. At the time of this update, there are five other active wildland fires in the region. Chapleau 10 is under control at 0.3 of a hectare. It is ...

Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. Becoming cloudy this afternoon with 70 percent chance of showers later this afternoon. Risk of a thunderstorm this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind becoming south 20 km/h this morning. High 22. Humidex 28. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – showers ending near midnight then partly cloudy. Risk of thunderstorms ...

On August 17, 2019, at approximately 2:04 a.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police responded to a motor vehicle collision on Superior Street in White River Township, Ontario. Two pedestrians were struck by a motor vehicle on Superior Street near the intersection of Monck Street. Both pedestrians sustained non-life threatening injuries and were taken by Algoma ...

There were three new fires discovered by late afternoon on August 15. Chapleau 9 is not yet under control at 0.1 of a hectare. It is located southeast of Ridout Lake. Chapleau 10 is not yet under control at 0.3 of a hectare. It is located on a small island of Kashbogama Lake. Timmins 15 is not yet under control ...

Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h near noon. High 21. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers and risk of a thunderstorm. Low 15. News Tidbits – The new Rotary District 6290 Governor Dave Thomas visited with the Rotary Club of Wawa this week. He ...

On August 15, 2019, members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a theft call at a Bell tower site near Montreal River Harbour, Ontario. Six reels of copper wire were taken from a utility trailer located at the remote construction site. The estimated value of the wire is approximately $10000. Further investigation revealed that ...

  This past weekend, Wawa hosted the Northern Nationals at the Wawa Municipal Airport. 209 drivers in racing categories including Super Pro, Semi Pro, Street Cars, Sleds and Bikes, Junior Dragsters and Junior Open competed against the clock to win. Friday morning saw a little drizzle of rain in Wawa, but at the airport the drag strip was dry and ...

HARTE GOLD CORP. is pleased to provide the following exploration update. Highlights The high grade Sugar Zone South discovery continues to expand.  Current mineralized extent is 300 meters along strike and 200 meters down dip and remains open in both directions. Recent mineralized intersections in the Upper Zone areas of Sugar Zone South have returned up to 23.59 g/t over 2.02 ...

There were four new fires discovered by late afternoon on August 14. Sault Ste. Marie 11 is being held at 0.1 of a hectare, one and a half kilometre northeast of Havilland. Algonquin Park 9 is under control at 0.1 of a hectare, on the western shore of Ragged Lake. Algonquin Park 10 is not yet under control at 0.1 ...

Weather – km/h this afternoon. High 20. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – clearing late this evening. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light early this evening. Low 9. News Tidbits – Highway 17 was closed for just over 6 hours between Marathon and Terrace Bay to allow for an investigation of a workplace fatality at a bridge construction site. ...

On August 12, 2019, at approximately 5:50 p.m.,  members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of an assault that occurred at a residence in Chapleau, Ontario. As a result of the investigation, Alison PANAMICK, a 32-year-old person, from Chapleau, Ontario, was arrested and charged with the following: Assault, contrary to section ...

  John’s ValuMart chose to support their local hospital Foundation through the “GIVE A LITTLE, HELP A LOT” program for the second year in a row. Early in July, customers were asked if they wanted to make a small donation to this special cause. Through customer donations, $272.00 was raised and matched by John’s ValuMart for a total of $544.00 being ...