Local & Area News

On November 20, 2024, at approximately 7:00 p.m., the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) executed a Controlled Dugs and Substances Act (CDSA) warrant at a residence on Tokyo Crescent in Elliot Lake. As a result of the warrant being executed, approximately 250 grams of suspected cocaine, almost 9 grams of suspected Fentanyl, approximately 10 Methamphetamine tablets, a loaded sawed-off shotgun, over ...

A 63-year-old male has been arrested for theft and possession of stolen property from a local construction site. On November 18, 2024, members from the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of stolen equipment and tools from the Taranis Construction site located in Lyon Township. After further investigation, officers with assistance from the Community Street ...

An individual is facing a criminal charge after failing to return a work truck as planned. On November 19, 2024, at approximately 1:22 p.m., the Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Provincial Police responded to a call for a stolen vehicle. The complainant reported that an employee had failed to return a work truck and could not be reached after multiple attempts. ...

Don’t forget – Algoma Power requires an electrical service interruption for a portion of customers in the Ganley Street and First Avenue area today between the hours of 9:00am and 12:00pm to replace a pole.   Algoma Power states “For safety reasons please do not perform any work in conjunction with this outage.  All customer work requires direct planning through ...

Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Today – Cloudy with 40% chance of drizzle. Wind becoming north 20 km/h this morning. High 6. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy. 40% chance of drizzle or flurries changing to 40% chance of flurries overnight. Risk of freezing drizzle overnight. Low zero. Saturday – Cloudy with 40% chance of flurries. Risk of ...

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A 19-year-old individual from Terrace Bay is facing charges of impaired operation resulting from a motor vehicle collision (MVC). On November 13, 2024, at approximately 1:00 a.m., members of the Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 17 near Sunset Drive in the Town of Schreiber. As a result of ...

A 19-year-old individual from Terrace Bay is facing charges of impaired operation resulting from a motor vehicle collision (MVC). On November 13, 2024, at approximately 1:00 a.m., members of the Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 17 near Sunset Drive in the Town of Schreiber. As a result of ...

On November 2, 2024, the OPP assisted and Anishinabek Police Service (APS) officers who located a driver passed out in the driver’s seat of a white pickup truck. The driver was subsequently arrested and charged with impaired by drug and possession of Schedule I substance. He was also issued a 90-day Automatic Driver’s Licence Suspension and vehicle towed. On November ...

Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Today – Cloudy with 60% chance of showers or drizzle. Wind northeast 30 km/h gusting to 50. High +4. Tonight – Cloudy with 40% chance of drizzle. Wind north 20 km/h becoming light after midnight. Low +2. Friday – Cloudy with 40% chance of drizzle. Wind north 20 km/h becoming light late in the afternoon. ...

A rencontrer son destin à l’hôpital régional de Sault Ste. Marie le mardi 12 novembre 2024 avec sa famille à ses côtés à l’âge de 88 ans. Époux bien-aimé de feu Lise St-Pierre. Père aimant et respecté de Mario (Alice) et de Réjean (Caroline). Fier grand-père de Maxim (Megan) et Dominic (Tammy). Cher frère de feu Georgette (feu Raymond Prevost), ...

(Hebrews 10:11-25)” Our present times can seem very scary and hopeless. It is easy to forget the wholeness and help that God has given us. Who will come and tell us that it will all be ok? The writer of Hebrews reminds us that, even when we feel helpless, God has already reached out to help us. And because of ...

Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Today – Cloudy with 60% chance of showers or drizzle. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High +7. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Periods of rain mixed with drizzle. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 late this evening. Low +3. Thursday – Periods of rain. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 ...

Nov 20, 2024 at 06:51 ON511 has updated the information on that collision: “Collision on HWY 17 Westbound at COLDWATER R BR, ALGOMA. Lane and WEST shoulder closed.” Nov 20, 2024 at 06:37 ON511 is reporting that at 6:24 a.m. Hwy 17 is reduced to one lane in the Katherine Cove area due to a collision.

Thanks to an investment from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, the Invasive Species Centre is opening a new round of funding through the Invasive Species Action Fund (ISAF) to facilitate on-the-ground management and monitoring of critical invasive species including invasive plants, aquatics, and forest pests. Municipalities, conservation authorities, Indigenous communities, and other incorporated not-for-profit organizations are encouraged to apply. ...