Local & Area News

Corporate Planning Committee Meeting Agenda

Municipal Council is holding a Corporate Planning Committee Meeting tonight, Tuesday, June 12, 2018 in Council Chambers at 6:00 p.m. The public is invited to attend. Agenda CALL TO ORDER & NOTE MEMBERS PRESENT REVIEW OF ADDENDUM & APPROVAL OF AGENDA Approval of Agenda ANNOUNCEMENTS / DEPUTATIONS DECLARATION OF PECUNIARY INTEREST AND THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approval ...

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Tuesday Morning News – June 12

Weather – Increasing cloudiness. 60 percent chance of showers this afternoon. High 19. UV index 7 or high. Marine – Strong wind warning in effect.Wind southeast 15 knots diminishing to light this afternoon then becoming west 10 this evening. Wind increasing to northwest 15 overnight and to northwest 20 near noon Wednesday. Wind diminishing to northwest 15 Wednesday evening. Waves one metre subsiding ...

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Wawa Community Food Bank – Your support is appreciated as need increases

Jun 11, 2018 @ 11:10 Although warmer weather has arrived and life should be easier for everyone after our long winter, Wawa Community Food Bank has experienced a disturbing increase in client need over the spring and early summer. As many as 76 individuals have been served in one week and the number of households requiring assistance, many of which ...

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Men’s Night Golf – June 7th

1st FLIGHT: Jesse Dechamplain, Francis Dechamplain-5 under par 31 2nd FLIGHT: Len Gauthier, Paul Weaver, Kevin Sabourin- 2 under par 34 3rdFLIGHT: Jeff Lamon, James Morden, Paul Asselin-1 under par 35 4th FLIGHT: Butch Terris, Tom Terris, Luke Morden-even par 36 5th FLIGHT: Peter Russ, Tim Lesarge-1 over par 37 6th FLIGHT: Gilles Cyr, Mark Szekely, Kevin Auger- 4 over ...

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Monday Morning News – June 11

Weather – Sunny. High 23. UV index 9 or very high. Marine – Wind southeast 10 knots increasing to southeast 15 this morning then diminishing to light Tuesday afternoon. Wind becoming west 15 Tuesday evening. Waves less than one half metre building to one near noon then subsiding to one half metre Tuesday evening. News Tidbits – The Dubreuilville Magpie Rod & Gun Club ...

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OPP investigate collision between OPP cruiser and civilian motor vehicle

Jun 9, 2018 @ 13:21 On June 8, 2018 at approximately 7:30 p.m., members from the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), were called to investigate a collision involving an OPP cruiser and a civilian motor vehicle on Highway 17, at Hammer Lake, Ontario. As a result of the collision two people were transported to the hospital ...

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GoFundMe Launched for Dusan Kusic & Family

Jun 9, 2018 @ 00:57 From the GoFundMe page: “On June 3rd, 2018, Dusan Kusic was involved in a serious head-on auto collision that has left him with very serious injuries. One day short of his 22nd birthday, Dusan sustained injuries of a concussion, broken nose, cracked sternum, multiple cracked ribs, fractured pelvis and a broken ankle, as well as ...

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Cementation Announces Partnership Agreement with Missanabie Cree First Nation

  Cementation Canada and the Missanabie Cree First Nation community have signed a partnership agreement at the Mining Expo in Timmins, Ontario announcing Missanabie Cementation Inc. “We are excited about our latest partnership with Cementation and combined we feel the groups can bring value to future mining projects here in northern Ontario throughout the traditional territory of the Missanabie Cree ...

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Thursday Morning News – June 7

Weather – Mainly cloudy. Clearing late this morning. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 18. UV index 8 or very high. Marine – Wind variable 10 knots becoming northwest 10 early this morning then backing to west 10 early this evening. Wind becoming light near midnight. Wind light Friday. Waves one half metre or less. Chance of showers early this morning. Fog patches. News ...

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MacDonald Mines & Northern Sun Mining Corp. Developing Production Strategy for the Oxide Sands

Jun 6, 2018 @ 17:12 MacDonald Mines Exploration Ltd. announces that it is working with Northern Sun Mining Corp., and its plant in Timmins, Ontario, to develop a process that will maximize precious metals recoveries from BMK’s Oxide Sands deposit at its Wawa-Holdsworth Project in Wawa, Ontario. The Companies are concentrating their efforts on: Optimizing precious metals grades in the ...

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