Local & Area News

Weather – Mainly sunny. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind becoming south 20 km/h this morning. High 20. UV index 6 or high. Marine Weather – Wind south 15 knots diminishing to south 10 early this morning then increasing to south 15 near midnight. Wind backing to southeast 15 Tuesday. Today Tonight and Tuesday.Waves one half to one metre subsiding to one half ...

Weather – Mainly sunny. High 17. UV index 6 or high. Marine Weather – Wind east 15 knots diminishing to southeast 10 near noon then increasing to southeast 15 late overnight. Wind southeast 15 Sunday. Waves one half to one metre subsiding to one half metre or less this afternoon then building to one half to one metre early Sunday morning. News Tidbits ...

Sep 7, 2018 @ 23:27 Frost advisory in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Frost may damage some crops in frost-prone areas. Temperatures are expected to drop to near zero degrees overnight, due to clear skies and light winds. Frost is expected to form in many areas overnight and early Saturday morning. Take preventative measures to ...

It is incedible the power that water has. In a very short time, the water washed away banks, eroded under the highway, uprooted culverts, and sent probably a ton of sediment into Lake Superior. Even yesterday afternoon one could see in Lake Superior the sediment that has yet to settle.     Reconstruction of driveways, embankments, shoulders continued from Harmony ...

The very well known Annual Maple Syrup Festival at the St. Joseph Island Legion is a favourite tradition to many. It is held every spring, the first 2 full weekends in April. To satisfy the cravings for pancakes and maple syrup, and help hold you over til next spring, the R.C.L. Br. 374 is hosting its first Fall Pancake Breakfast ...

Sep 7, 2018 @ 07:50 Weather – Mainly sunny. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 16. UV index 6 or high. Marine Weather – Wind west 10 knots increasing to north 15 this morning then veering to northeast 15 near midnight. Wind veering to east 15 Saturday morning then diminishing to southeast 10 near noon Saturday. Waves one half metre building to one ...

Algoma-Manitoulin MPP Michael Mantha congratulated local recipients of the 2017-18 Ontario Arts Council grants.   “Our region is truly blessed with talented artists and vibrant arts organizations,” said Mantha.  “As a result, 81 projects and programs in Algoma-Manitoulin shared almost $1.3 million in funding from the Ontario Arts Council.  I congratulate this year’s recipients for their extraordinary work, their talent ...

This afternoon at 4 p.m. Mayor Ron Rody will proclaim September Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in our town, and raise the Northern Ontario Families of Children with Cancer. Everyone is invited to join at the Michipicoten Memorial Community Centre for the flag raising.   Northern Ontario Families of Children with Cancer (NOFCC) is a registered charitable organization based in Sudbury, Ontario and is ...

Weather – Sunny. High 17. UV index 6 or high. Marine Weather – Wind northwest 10 knots veering to north 10 early this morning then backing to west 10 near noon. Wind increasing to north 15 Friday morning then diminishing to north 10 Friday evening. Waves one half metre building to one half to one metre near noon Friday. News Tidbits – WMHA’s Bottle ...

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 Sun.    Sept.  09     Choir Practice at 10 a.m.                               Everyone with a love of singing is warmly welcome. Mon.   Sept.  10    U.C.W.   –   7 p.m.  ...

  Environment Canada was warning of heavy rainfall this morning from Lake Superior Park all the way to St. Joseph Island. They were right! It isn’t known at this time just how much rain fell, but there was a lot. There was water across the highway streaming down from the rock cuts at the Agawa Hill, and from there south ...

             The Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation directors and volunteers will be trying their best to sell out their tickets for the Dream Vacation Lottery. Only 2000 tickets will be sold so your chances of winning are quite good if you purchase a ticket for $10.00 or 3 for $20.00. The draw will be made on October 10, 2018 at ...

4:49 AM EDT Wednesday 05 September 2018 Rainfall warning in effect for: Agawa – Lake Superior Park Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Rain, at times heavy, is expected. An area of heavy rain and isolated thunderstorms continues to affect areas along the eastern shores of Lake Superior this morning. The rain should taper off by early afternoon. ...

Summer’s gone and September is here. The kids of to school and things are getting back to normal. But what is normal in this world today?  With killings and mass shootings; people driven out of their countries, and in refugee camps. We who went through the war in Europe and the veterans who fought to get peace back into society ...

With summer coming to an end and school starting, so is the afterschool routine. With this comes dinner time, some parents most dreaded time of the day. If the dinner table has become a battleground it’s time to throw in the towel and try a new approach-one that may shock your children. Let them eat what they want in whatever ...