Local & Area News

On May 11, 2019 at approximately 4:25 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a theft from a business in Wawa, Ontario. Two suspects were reported to have taken a motor vehicle from a local business without paying their tow bill. Officers conducted patrols but were unable to locate the vehicle. On May 12, ...

Weather – Sunny. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud this morning. High 14. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – A few clouds. Low plus 1. News Tidbits – Flood damages continue to accumulate – today a long-term care home in Maniwaki, Que., will be evacuated today due to increased flooding in the area, forcing 67 residents out of their homes. Temiskaming ...

No matter where you live in North America, hardly a day goes by that people can open their newspaper or tune in to the news without learning of some man-made or natural tragic event in which people are being assisted by emergency services of some description. When we see or hear coverage of just about any sort of situation, there ...

The undersigned libraries issued the following statement on May 9, 2019 regarding cuts to the operating budget of Ontario Library Service-North. Today our libraries were informed that half of the unionized staff positions (5 FTE positions) at Ontario Library Service-North have been eliminated, and a sixth reduced to part time, due to recent cuts to the operating budget announced in ...

“When the vote began on my call for a national suicide action plan I stood up and held up the eagle feather and the red hawk feather in remembrance of all the youth we have lost in the northern communities. I wanted those children to know that they were loved and that Canada must do better for this coming generation ...

NDP MPP France Gélinas held a press conference at Queen’s Park on Thursday to help enact a law that will save lives by ensuring that all Ontarians have access to 911 emergency services.    Gélinas’ bill, 9-1-1 Everywhere in Ontario, is up for debate in the Ontario legislature on Thursday afternoon. Bill 75 has three parts. The first will do away with 1-800 numbers in case ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy. 60 percent chance of drizzle early this morning with risk of freezing drizzle. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. High 8. UV index 7 or high. Tonight A few clouds. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 4. Wind chill near minus 7. News Tidbits – The Skills Competition for the Mine Rescue at the ...

  Students from St. Joseph’s French Immersion School held their annual “Walk for Justice” on Wednesday, May 8, 2019. The students walked from the school, uptown and back again, chanting ‘Walk for Justice’. This year the main theme for Catholic Education Week is ‘Living as Joyful Disciples’. “This is a special week for all of our school communities. It provides ...

This time I am presenting some information, not regarding actions we can take to improve our own personal health, but rather what we might do to contribute to the health of our planet. (But, just as an aside, there is evidence that changing our diets in this way should improve our own health as well.) The following is an except from ...

Weather – Periods of snow or rain changing to rain near noon. Local snowfall amount 2 to 4 cm. Rainfall amount 10 to 20 mm. Wind east 20 km/h. High plus 4. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Rain ending this evening then cloudy with 40 percent chance of drizzle. Amount 5 mm. Wind northeast 20 km/h becoming light ...

  Yesterday afternoon, this pickup was observed having hit and removed at least one and probably two guard rails on the Michpicoten River Village Road. There did not appear to be any injuries.  

  Last weekend, the Michipicoten Memorial Community Centre was full of artisans and their wares. You could find pickled beets, bread, coffee, pottery, blankets, soaps, candles… Well, just about anything – including sparkly slime! Many shoppers were looking for that perfect Mother’s Day gift and some were preparing for Father’s Day. In all, everyone seemed to be having a great ...

The floods gripping parts of eastern Canada just two years after record high-water events hit many of the same locations makes it more difficult to see the sense in those who argue against climate change.  There is no doubt that extreme weather events are happening with greater frequency; that 18 of the 19 warmest years ever recorded occurred in last ...

  Wesdome Gold Mine is hosting the Algoma District’s Mine Rescue Competition at the Michipicoten Memorial Community Centre (MMCC) from Wednesday, May 8th – 10th. There are three teams competing, Wesdome Gold Mines, Island Gold Mine, and Hemlo Gold Mine. The competition will test the teams’ knowledge, firefighting skills, first aid response, use of emergency equipment, and their decision-making ability under ...

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  705-856-2926. A  Special THANK YOU to EVERYONE who  helped in so many ways with the recent THRIFT SHOP      Sat.     May    11   Prayer Shawl Ministry ...