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Special weather statement in effect for: Marathon – Schreiber Pukaskwa Park – White River Dubreuilville – Wawa Lake Superior Park – Agawa Significant snow developing tonight into Thursday. Snow will begin tonight over portions of Northwestern Ontario spreading eastward towards the Quebec border by Thursday morning. Snowfall amounts of 10 to 15 cm are possible by the time the snow ...

Fog advisory in effect for: Marathon – Schreiber Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Agawa – Lake Superior Park Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Near zero visibility in dense fog tonight into Wednesday morning. Dense fog is forecast to develop over the region tonight. This fog is then ...

NDP MPP for Thunder Bay-Atikokan Judith Monteith-Farrell introduced a bill in the Ontario legislature today that would ensure the Northern Health Travel Grant is reviewed and improved, and that northern Ontario residents get the support they need to access health care. The Northern Health Travel Grant Advisory Committee Act would see the establishment of an advisory committee to consult with ...

Council is holding two meetings tonight, a Corporate Planning and a Meeting of Council. The evening begins at 6:30 with the Corporate Planning Meeting. Of interest in the Corporate Planning is a presentation by Shah Mohamed of the Wawa EDC. Corporate Planning Meeting Agenda CALL TO ORDER & NOTE MEMBERS PRESENT REVIEW OF ADDENDUM & APPROVAL OF AGENDA Approval of ...

You know, you don’t need to have your PhD in psychology or Master of Education to know the best way to bring about the behaviours in others that you want. I’ll prove it to you right here. Let’s say you want your child to develop the habit of making his bed before school or hanging up her coat when she ...

Fog advisory in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Marathon – Schreiber Nipigon – Rossport Agawa – Lake Superior Park Near zero visibility in fog is expected or occurring. Areas of dense fog are occurring across some areas this morning. Patchy freezing drizzle is also possible. With temperatures hovering near the freezing mark, icy patches on ...

Team Rank Wins GP FAHRER, Tom 1 2 3 LESCHISHIN, Mark 1 2 3 McCOY, Joe 1 2 3 RODY Ron 1 2 3 BUMSTEAD, Aaron 5 1 2 TERRIS, Tom 5 1 2 MITRIKAS, Erik 5 1 3 TERRIS, Travis – ESC 8 0 3   Games – Monday November 25th at 7:00 PM Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice ...

Weather – Cloudy with 60 percent chance of rain showers or flurries. Risk of freezing drizzle early this morning. Fog dissipating this morning. High plus 4. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 60 percent chance of rain showers changing to 60 percent chance of flurries this evening. Risk of freezing drizzle late this evening and overnight. Fog ...

  Les finales de ballon-volant garçons des écoles secondaires du nord-ouest (NSSSAA) se sont déroulées à l’École secondaire catholique Trillium (Chapleau) le 7 novembre. Les équipes junior et senior de Trillium participaient au championnat régional. L’entraîneur Julian Boucher et les athlètes de Trillium ont démontré, une fois de plus, leur talent et leur esprit compétitif lors des joutes excitantes. L’équipe ...

  École secondaire catholique Trillium(Chapleau) had the great honour of hosting the North Shore Secondary Schools Athletic Association(NSSSAA)volleyball championship tournament. The junior and senior Trillium teams participated in the regional championship. Under the guidance of coach Julian Boucher, Trillium athletes once again demonstrated their talent and competitive spirit in exciting games. The senior team won the bronze medal finishing 3rd ...

Weather – Rain showers or flurries. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High plus 3. Tonight – Rain showers or flurries. Fog patches. Low zero. News Tidbits – Sault Ste. Marie Municipal Council will receive the 2020 preliminary budget tonight – with a proposed 3.05 per cent municipal levy increase. Bruce Mines is holding their annual Holy Walk on Friday, Nov. ...

  The Kindergarten students at Sir James Dunn had a surprise visitor to their classroom.  This adorable little Fire Shark was brought in by a little friend with a note attached that stated that this shark was created by his mom to support our inquiry into sharks and that friends could share the new and exciting shark facts that they ...

Weather – Periods of wet snow. Wind south 20 km/h gusting to 40. High plus 1. Wind chill minus 8 this morning. Tonight – Periods of wet snow. Fog patches developing late this evening. Wind south 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low minus 1. Wind chill minus 5 overnight.  

15 Semi Finals 9:00 AM 1st Pool ‘A’ Winner Game # 13 16 Semi Finals 10:00 AM 1st Pool ‘B’ Winner Game # 14 Break 11:00 AM 17 Championship 12:00 PM Winner Game # 15 VS Winner Game #16  

Today, Greg Rickford, Minister of Indigenous Affairs issued the following statement on Louis Riel Day: “Today we commemorate the legacy of Louis Riel and his important role in Métis history and the formation of Canada. On this date in 1885, Riel was executed for leading the Northwest Resistance in defence of Métis rights. In 2009, Canada reversed the conviction of ...