Local & Area News

Feb 24, 2019 @ 22:32 UPDATE ROAD CLOSURE: #Hwy17 between #Marathon and #BatchawanaBay – Highway remains closed due to poor weather and driving conditions.

Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. has announced the fourth quarter  and full year 2018 financial results. Mr. Duncan Middlemiss, President and CEO commented, “In 2018, we delivered at the top end of our grade guidance of 11.7 grams per tonne gold (“gpt or g/t”) (11.3 – 11.7 gpt guidance) at Eagle River, and the midpoint of our raised production guidance range of ...

Feb 24, 2019 @ 10:00 Highway 631 is closed due to poor weather from White River to the Junction of Hwy 631/11. Editor’s Note – it is an offence under the Highway Traffic Act to drive on a closed highway. The total payable fine for driving on a closed highway is $110 and upon conviction, three demerit points will be added ...

  2:00 AM EST Sunday 24 February 2019 Winter storm warning in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Major winter storm with 20 to 30 cm of snow and blowing snow today and tonight. Snow will be heavy at times through this evening with total snowfall amounts of 20 to 30 cm are likely by tonight. ...

The United We Roll Convoy has left Sault Ste. Marie (8:30 a.m.) and is now on their way to Wawa. It is anticipated that they will be in Wawa about 11. There have been live feeds available on Facebook, but with intermittent cellular service that may not be online. There were concerns last night with Angie’s car “Bandit” who had ...

Lawyers for the families of six of the seven youth who were the subject of the First Nations Youth Inquest in Thunder Bay from October 2015 to June 2016 have issued a report card on the progress made in Year Two of meeting the inquest jury’s 145 recommendations. Jonathan Rudin and Caitlyn Kasper of Aboriginal Legal Services and counsel for ...

Municipal Council held two meetings on February 19th, a council meeting and a policy committee meeting. The first item on the Council Meeting was a presentation by Ms. Kadean Olgivie-Pinter, CEO of the Lady Dunn Health Centre. She gave an overview of the hospital, services and staffing for Council and the gallery. During the Announcements – Mayor Rody thanked everyone ...

The weather was beautiful for the last event of the Wawa Winter Carnival, the annual Michipicoten First Nation Cardboard Box Races. There was some great creativity this year with the theme “Bugs”. Winners – Biggest – Centipede, Calvary Church Furthest – Rhaina Andre with Bug Patrol Fastest – Abigail Ouellet Most Creative – Greyson Parise in the Black Spider

During the month of January 2019, the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to approximately 500 calls for service. Some of those calls included the following: seven violence-related incidents; 14 property related occurrences; 39 motor vehicle collisions; one impaired by alcohol incident; and two warn range suspensions. Officers have also patrolled our communities and highways to ensure ...

Sol Mamakwa, MPP for Kiiwetinoong, released the following statement following the tragic death of Cat Lake’s Nashie Oombash:   “Today I ask Premier Doug Ford, again, to act now to address the health crisis in Cat Lake. The province has not only a moral obligation to act, but a legal obligation to act. Ontario is a signatory to Treaty 9, ...

Team Rank Wins G.P. TERRIS, Tom 1 11 13 BUCKELL, Chris 2 8 12 McCOY, Joe 3 7 12 LESCHISHIN, Mark 3 7 13 KLOCKARS, Anna-Lise 5 5 11 SPENCER, Diane 5 5 12 BOYD, Katherine 7 4 12 HALL, Dave 7 4 12 HOFFMANN, Jim 7 4 13 Schedule for Thursday – February 28, 2019 Ice 1 Ice 2 ...

Special weather statement in effect Environemnt Canada is warning of a significant winter storm with 15 to 25 cm of snow and blowing snow on Sunday. “Snow, heavy at times, is expected to begin after midnight Saturday night and taper off late Sunday night. The latest analysis suggests that total snowfall amounts of 15 to 25 cm are likely by ...

Weather – Flurries. Amount 2 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 3. Wind chill minus 13 in the morning and minus 8 in the afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 9. Wind chill minus 7 in the evening and minus 12 ...

Team Rank Wins GP FAHRER, Tom 1 11 14 McCOY, Joe 2 9 14 TERRIS, Tom 3 8 13 ECOLE ST. JOSEPH 4 7 14 LESCHISHIN, Mark 4 7 14 MITRIKAS, Eric 6 5 14 MOORE, Bruce 6 5 14 DERESKI, Louis 8 3 13 GAMES SCHEDULE – February 25, 2019 Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 Terris ...

Passed away at the Lady Dunn Health Centre on Saturday, February 16, 2019 at the age of 68 years. Loving husband of Ida Vernier. Loving father of Joe Vernier (Missy) and Sheri Fudge (Charlie). Loving grandfather of Joey (Kelsi), Jessica (Dan), Faith, Jesse, Samantha (Will) and Ian. Proud great grandfather of Jude, Grace and Gwen. Son of the late Donat ...