Local & Area News

  On Sunday, April 28th, the Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation held its annual Donor Recognition Celebration. Gratitude was expressed to donors and the names newly inscribed on the In Memory Donor Board were respectfully acknowledged. During its 10thAnniversary year, the Foundation has much to celebrate. Over $442,700 has been donated to the hospital for the purchase of medical equipment ...

Weather – Cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries changing to 40 percent chance of rain showers or flurries this afternoon. Risk of freezing drizzle early this morning. High plus 4. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Partly cloudy. 40 percent chance of rain showers or flurries early this evening. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 3. Wind chill ...

NEW BOOKS ON THE 7 DAY SHELF this week are; “The Au Pair” by Emma Rous, “The Silent Patient”, “The Better Sister” by Alafair Burke and “Redemption” by David Balcacci. STAFF PICKS FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL ARE; “Accidental Heroes” by Danielle Steel, “Chasing the Night” by Iris Johansen, “An Evil Mind” by Chris Carter and this week’s feature is “A ...

Telescopes have come a long way since its invention in 1608. The simple refracting telescope consisted of two small lenses located at each end of a long tube. This `spyglass` was a great tool to magnify approaching enemy ships from a distance.   Galileo Galilei heard of this new instrument and in 1609 constructed his own without seeing the original. ...

Weather – Cloudy. 30 percent chance of wet flurries or rain showers late this afternoon. Periods of snow over southeastern sections late this morning and this afternoon. Wind east 20 km/h gusting to 40. High plus 2. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Cloudy. 30 percent chance of wet flurries or rain showers early this evening. Wind east 20 ...

The members of Branch 429 & the Ladies Auxilliary wish to express our sincere condolences to the family of our late Comrade Joan Page. Comrade Joan was an active member of our Branch – Member of the Executive, Bursary, Honours & Awards Committees, Chair of the Lottery & Membership committees. They were “little” shoes, but they will be hard to ...

On April 28, 2019, at approximately 3:15 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting speed enforcement on Highway 17 in Bailloquet Township, Ontario. Officers observed a sport utility vehicle (SUV) driving at a high rate of speed and performed a traffic stop. As officers spoke with the driver, the odour of alcohol was ...

Algoma Public Health’s IT department has made progress in getting the agency back online. The Parent-Child Information Line is now operating. Parent-Child Information Line (705-541-7101 or TF 1-888-537-5741) The following phone lines are still unavailable. Sexual Health Information Line (705-541-7100 or TF 1-800-726-0398) Appointment Centre (705-541-7085) All other APH programs and clinics have been and will continue to run as ...

Weather – Mainly sunny. High 8. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Increasing cloudiness late this evening. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h this evening. Low minus 1. Wind chill minus 7 overnight. News Tidbits – The dates and lineup for the Wawa Music Festival have been announced. The festival will be held Friday, June 28 to Sunday, June 30. ...

Recently some of my Northern region colleagues and I were discussing concerns regarding Doug Ford’s deep cuts to public health. Later as I was driving down the road after the meeting, a particular former politician’s image came to my mind followed by the name – Walkerton. Even those too young to remember the horrific circumstances involving the contamination with the ...

More than 250 evacuated members of the Kashechewan First Nation were at Queen’s Park on Monday to tell the Ford government to stop ignoring the agreement it signed, and begin the relocation of the community to higher ground now.   NDP MPPs Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk-James Bay) and Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong), along with NDP Leader Andrea Horwath, brought the need to ...

Weather – Cloudy. Periods of light snow beginning this morning then changing to periods of rain this afternoon. Wind becoming east 20 km/h this morning. High plus 5. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Periods of rain changing to periods of light snow this evening and ending before morning then cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 3. ...

Weather – Cloudy. Periods of snow beginning near noon. Snow and rain showers early this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating early this morning. Snowfall amount 2 cm. Wind becoming north 20 km/h late this afternoon. High plus 4 with temperature falling to minus 1 this afternoon. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Periods of snow ending after midnight then clearing. ...

Weather – A few showers ending this morning then mainly cloudy. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 9. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Becoming cloudy overnight with a few showers. Fog patches developing this evening. Low plus 2. News Tidbits – If you love Shrek and Fiona, you might consider going to watch the Musical Comedy Guild’s ...

NEW BOOKS – Our New Books on the 7-Day Shelf this week are: “When All is Said” by Anne Griffin, “Girl, Stop Apologizing” by Rachel Hollis, “The Hunting Party” by Lucy Foley and “Untouchable” by Jayne Ann Krentz. STAFF PICKS FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL ARE: “Chasing the Night” by Iris Johansen, “Accidental Heroes” by Danielle Steel,  “An Evil Mind” by Chris ...