Local & Area News

Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Today – Mainly cloudy. 70% chance of flurries changing to 30 percent chance of flurries this morning. High +1. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Partly cloudy. 30% chance of flurries this evening and after midnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -6. Wind chill near -8. Sunday – Increasing cloudiness in the morning. ...

The Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a fatal motor vehicle collision. On 22 November 2024, at 7:20 pm, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with emergency medical services (EMS), Conmee Volunteer Fire Service and the Oliver Paipoonge Volunteer Fire Service responded to a serious motor vehicle collision involving a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) and pickup ...

Damage can be seen here with the pieces of a light standard) that originally was on the island between the two lanes of Main Street. The truck and trailer drove through the empty lot (former Esso Station) and tracks can be seen where it hit the fence, then a building in the backyard and looks to have demolished the building. ...

There is a chill in the air and that means it is time for the LDHCF’s annual Wish Campaign.  However, best laid plans can go astray.  The current postal strike has put the distribution of our flyers and the Giving Tuesday letters on hold.  We will monitor the situation closely and hopefully be able to get them “in the mail” ...

Team Rank Wins G.P. TERRIS, Tom 1 3 3 BUCKELL, Chris 2 2 2 LESCHISHIN, Barb 2 2 3 McCoy, Joe 2 2 2 SWITZER, Terry 2 2 3 DUGGAN, Sarah 6 1 3 GLOVER, Justine 6 1 3 HALL, Dave 6 1 2 STOYCHOFF, Peter 6 1 2 TREMBLAY, Cheryl 6 1 2 FAHRER, Tom 11 0 2 HALL, ...

Today, only nine rural hospital sites supported by approximately 35 rural family physicians are providing labour and delivery services to the 50,000 rural Northern Ontarians of childbearing age. Twenty years ago, there were 20 rural hospital sites providing labour and delivery services. Twenty years before that, nearly every hospital in Northern Ontario had these services.   Northern Policy Institute’s latest ...

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 ...

RANK WINS G.P. BUSSINEAU, Denise 1 3 3 LESCHISHIN, Barb 1 3 3 MATHIAS, Danette 1 3 3 AMOS, Tracy 4 2 3 CHIUPKA, Lorna 4 2 3 PARSONS, Rochelle 4 2 3 SWITZER, Anya 4 2 3 TAVELLA, Debbie 8 1 2 TREMBLAY, Cheryl 8 1 3 WATSON, Heather 8 1 3 BONITZKE, Wendy 10 0 3 KRELL, Michelle ...

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. ...