Local & Area News

The RBC Foundation recently announced a $5,000 gift to the Lady Dunn Health Centre in support of nursing education. The gift, administered by the LDHC Foundation, enabled 2 nurses to complete the Infection Prevention and Control program. Regional and local RBC staff were on hand to present a cheque to the Foundation. The initiative is part of the RBC Foundation’s ...

Jesus was making a promise to those who believe in Him. He prayed” As you, Father, are in me and I am in you, may they also be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me.” How easily we get divided in our intention to follow Jesus’ teachings. There is a story of a minister ...

As national Canada Road Safety Week gets underway across the country, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is reminding road users what can happen when they don’t share the road safely. Sadly, 2023 was a historically tragic year on OPP-patrolled roads, with 411 people killed in collisions. The year marked the first time the number of fatalities exceeded 400 since 2007. ...

On May 11, 2024, shortly after 5:30 p.m., Sault Ste Marie Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a black sedan car in a ditch in the 200 block of Haviland Shores Drive in Goulais Township. Officers arrived a short time later and while speaking to the driver, police determined the driver had consumed alcohol. The driver was arrested and transported to ...

On May 9, 2024, shortly after 3:30 a.m., Sault Ste Marie Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Batchewana First Nation Police Service with the assistance from the Anishinabek Police responded to a traffic complaint of a blue car travelling in the wrong direction on Highway 17 near Syrette Lake Road within the community of Garden River First Nation. Batchewana First Nation ...

Police arrested and charged the driver with impaired driving after investigating a motor vehicle collision. On May 11, 2024, shortly before 1:00 p.m., members from the Nipissing West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Cartier Fire Service and Manitoulin-Sudbury Paramedic Services, responded to a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 144, Unincorporated Territory, north of Sudbury. Three occupants, which ...

Weather: Today – Cloudy. Clearing late this afternoon. Wind northeast 20 km/h becoming light this morning. High 14. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Clear. Becoming partly cloudy before morning. Low plus 1. News Tidbits: Ryan did make it to Wawa, and is now headed on to Vancouver island. He began cycling from Cobourg and is raising funds for ...

On May 9th, 2024, the heavens welcomed another angel as Judy Lewis peacefully passed away in her home in Elliot Lake, a city she lovingly called home for 43 years. Judy, a devoted mother to two children: Christine and Darwin and cherished grandmother to two grandchildren: Roxanne and Austin, and her wonderful niece and nephews, left behind a legacy of ...

It is with heartfelt sorrow that we announce the passing of Henri at ARCH in Sault Ste. Marie on Friday, May 10, 2024. Son of the late Alcide Savoie and the late Thérèse Savoie (née Boucher). Henri leaves behind his beloved wife Carole, his daughters Line (Jacky Sirois), Marie-Claude (Sébastien Bérubé) and Hélène (Gene Blanchard) as well as his grandchildren ...

The electronic medical records of Lady Dunn Health Centre patients will soon be available to authorized clinicians at 23 partner hospitals throughout Northeastern Ontario, announced Kadean Ogilvie, CEO, Lady Dunn Health Centre. The digital health upgrade will help make health care delivery more efficient, reduce the need for repeat testing and review of patients’ medical histories, and help prevent medical ...

Eight teams of mine rescue volunteers from Algoma, Kirkland Lake, Sudbury, Onaping, Thunder Bay, Red Lake, Timmins, and Southern Ontario emerged victorious during the official Ontario Mine Rescue Competitions that took place May 8 to 10. Winners will proceed to the provincial level where they vie for the coveted gold hardhats.   Mine rescue teams put their first aid knowledge ...

Admittedly, it has been a few years since I last attended school. But you know, sometimes we have seemingly minor links to our past that can be triggered easily. One of mine is triggered by the date May 1. For me, it signals one of those ‘beginning-of-the-end’ things that conjures up wonderful memories of my boyhood days in Gogama. I ...

Cela fait quelques années depuis que j’ai fréquenté l’école. Mais vous savez, parfois nous avons des liens apparemment mineurs avec notre passé qui peuvent être déclenchés facilement. L’un des miens est déclenché par la date du 1er mai. Pour moi, cela signale l’une de ces choses du « début de la fin » qui évoque de merveilleux souvenirs de mes années d’enfance à ...

The Staff and Board of the Wawa Public Library are very excited to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of library services in Wawa. The Wawa Public Library, then known as The Michipicoten Public Library opened its doors in May of 1954 in the basement of Sir James Dunn School. Mrs. Ruth Eldridge was appointed as the library’s first Librarian. The Library ...

Weather: Poor Air Quality Statement in effect Today – Mainly cloudy. 30% chance of showers early this morning. Fog patches becoming local smoke early this morning. High 13. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Wind north 20 km/h becoming light near midnight. Low zero. News Tidbits: The first Split the Pot Early Bird deadline is this Thursday. ...