Local & Area News

Ontario’s Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines has issued a directive to the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) to amend NextBridge’s electricity transmission licence and allow it to proceed with the East-West Tie transmission line, effectively ending Hydro One’s competitive bid to build the Lake Superior Link project. This project is a new 400 km transmission line between Lakehead Transformer ...

5:16 AM EST Thursday 31 January 2019 Extreme Cold Warning in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville A prolonged period of very cold wind chills is expected. Extreme wind chill values near minus 40 to minus 45 continue this morning. Wind chill values will moderate today. However windchill values near minus 40 are possible for northern ...

NextBridge has been designated the Transmitter to build East-West Tie Line. This project will build the 450-kilometer, double-circuit transmission line from Thunder Bay to Wawa, known as the East-West Tie Line Project, to ensure the availability of reliable electricity across northern Ontario. NextBridge began the bid process in 2013 for the development of the line, meaning engagement with the land owners, doing ...

The 12th Annual Memorial March for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, two spirit, and gender non-conforming people will be held on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019 in Sault Ste. Marie. We welcome people of all ages, genders, cultures, and physical abilities to gather in front of the Sault Ste. Marie Courthouse, 426 Queen St. East, beginning at 11:30 a.m., for a ...

Weather – The cold just won’t go away. Today will be mainly cloudy. Clearing this afternoon. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 22. Wind chill minus 40 in the morning and minus 32 in the afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Partly cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries overnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. ...

New Books- Our New Books on the 7-Day Shelf this week are; “No Traveller Returns” by Louis L’Amour and Beau L’Amour, “The Little Shop of Found Things” by Paula Brackston, “A Delicate Touch” by Stuart Woods and “The Alakaline Reset Cleanse” by Ross Bridgeford. Come on in and check out our great selection of new books. Staff Picks for the Month ...

More than likely, very few readers will recognize the name Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr, but it would be a pretty safe bet most will be familiar with some of his work. Alphonse Karr, a French journalist and novelist, is credited with the epigram, “plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose,” or “The more things change, the more they stay the ...

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. THRIFT SHOP        Thurs.     Jan.   31   5 – 9            Fri.      Feb.   01   1 – 4 & 5:30- 8:30           Sat.      Feb.   02   9 – 4 ...

Chapleau Public Utilities Corporation (Chapleau Hydro) has applied to the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) to change its electricity distribution rates. The OEB wants to hear from Chapleau Hydro customers about the proposed rate changes. The OEB is holding a community meeting to provide customers a chance to ask questions and provide comments about the proposed rate changes and learn more ...

Goldcorp is providing a summary of fourth quarter 2018 milestones and 2019 annual guidance. Fourth Quarter Milestones As previously disclosed, fourth quarter 2018 gold production of 630,000 ounces exceeded guidance. All-in sustaining costs for the full year are expected to be in line with guidance of $850 per ounce. Cerro Negro exited the year at 4,000 tonnes of ore per ...

Team Standings: 1st – Roxy Rollers 36 points, 2nd – Black Thunder with 35 points, 3rd – Friends with 34 points, 4th – Incredi-bowls with 31 points and 5th Mafia with 29 points Bowler of the week:  Stephane Cyr with 78 pins over average. TEAM LEADERS:  High Series: Mafia 3821 High Single: Incredi-bowls 1338 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS: Men’s Series Flat: Jake ...

Extreme Cold Warning in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Extreme wind chill values near minus 40 to minus 45 this morning. These extreme cold wind chill values will continue at least through Thursday morning. Extreme cold puts everyone at risk. Watch for cold related symptoms: shortness of breath, chest pain, muscle pain and weakness, numbness ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h near noon. High minus 24. Wind chill near minus 39. Risk of frostbite. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 31. Wind chill minus 37 in the evening and minus 42 overnight. Risk of frostbite. News ...