Local & Area News

With the first half of the year behind them, the Ontario Provincial Police has laid 932 Move Over charges so far this year against drivers who failed to slow down and move over when approaching an emergency vehicle with its lights flashing. While the year-to-date number sets the stage for a potentially lower number of charges compared to the past ...

Weather – Cloudy. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud this morning. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 18. UV index 8 or very high. Marine – Strong wind warning in effect.Wind light becoming southeast 10 knots near noon then increasing to south 15 overnight. Wind increasing to south 20 near noon Saturday. Waves one half metre or less building to one half ...

On July 31, 2018, at approximately 3:00 p.m., members of the Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of an unconscious male at a residence on Stevens Avenue in Marathon. Officers attended and confirmed that a 20-year-old male from Marathon was receiving medical attention from Superior North Emergency Medical Services. He was subsequently flown to Thunder Bay for further ...

Ontario is prioritizing the safety of the public and emergency responders, and the protection of communities and private property during this year’s busy fire season. “We are doing everything we possibly can to ensure that people are safe and property is not affected, including seeking the help of highly skilled wildfire response support personnel who have retired,” said Minister of ...

Algoma announced today that just four months after its  acquisition of its neighbouring combined heat and power plant (formerly Lake Superior Power Plant), the idled facility is back online supplying power to Algoma’s power grid.  August 1st, 2018 marked its first day of production, generating 32 MW of power just in time to meet summer’s peak power requirements. Algoma CEO ...

Soda pop (sweetened beverages like coke and ginger ale and Fanta etc.) have been shown to be the biggest overall contributor to the present epidemic of obesity and diabetes. This study considers whether children in homes where soda pop drinks are regularly available actually drink more of these sweetened beverages than children in homes where these beverages are not regularly ...

Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. has announced the second quarter financial results. Mr. Duncan Middlemiss, President and CEO, commented, “The Eagle River Complex continues to outperform. 2018 production guidance was originally forecast to range between 62,000 – 68,000 ounces of gold. With gold production in Q2 at 16,628 ounces, this brings our H1 2018 total gold production to 34,576 ounces, which ...

Northeast Fire Region By the evening of August 1, there were 49 active forest fires across the northeast. Of these, 21 are not yet under control, 28 are either being held, under control or being observed. There were ten new fires confirmed in the region today, one of which has already been called out. All of the new fires confirmed ...

Weather – A few showers ending this morning then mainly cloudy. Risk of a thunderstorm this morning. High 18. UV index 6 or high. Marine – Wind north 10 knots backing to northwest 10 this morning then becoming light near midnight. Wind becoming southeast 10 Friday morning except light over eastern sections Friday morning and afternoon. Waves one half metre. Chance of showers this ...

May Contain Nuts- Eat The Cake August 2018 Jenelle McAuley, RD Tell me about your diet. And no I don’t mean your Atkins diet or keto diet- those are not diets, they are torture. Tell me about all the things you eat. My diet? It contains fruits and veggies, coffee, lots of coffee. Some days it’s green smoothies and salads, ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm this afternoon. High 21. UV index 6 or high. Marine – Strong wind warning in effect.Wind light increasing to north 20 knots early this morning except light over eastern sections today. Wind diminishing to north 15 near midnight except light over eastern sections Thursday morning. Wind diminishing to northwest ...

Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services Forest Fire Situation Update Northeast Fire Region July 31, 2018 Time of Report 10:45 By the evening of July 31, there were 41 active forest fires across the northeast. Of these, 13 are not yet under control, 28 are either being held, under control or being observed. There were five new fires confirmed in ...

  I live in Wawa, Ontari, and I am homeless. I have asked for help to write this piece, as I struggle with access to computers and the Internet. I want to just clear the air for those who are saying, “I deserve my current situation and that my life would be different. If, I had made better choices.” You ...

  David Archibald, the Happiest Camper in Ontario is touring in a 30 park concert tour. He has written five sings to help celebrate Ontario Parks’ 125th anniversary! David says “I’m thrilled to embark on this grand tour of 30 parks to help celebrate the 125th anniversary of Ontario Parks. It’s a fantastic job! I will unleash five new songs ...

    Don has had many passions in his life, fishing, music, painting. Now he has added a new talent to his list, teaching. Don has started teaching art classes at Agawa Bay in Lake Superior Provincial Park. His classes are held every Tuesday (July and August), and if you wish to attend (there is one today), call The Lake Effect ...