Local & Area News

Feb 7, 2018 @ 10:42 Michipicoten High School would like to sincerely thank Superior Children’s Centre (Wawa and White River), Wawa Rent-All & Repair and the Lady Dunn Health Centre for their support of Co-operative Education this semester. A special thank-you to Eva, Ashley, Jody, Rabecca, Cathy, Tom, Roger, Matthew, Jen and Barb for all of the time you spent ...

Feb 7, 2018 @ 08:56 Team Standings: Black Thunder 1st place with 38 points Men’s High Average: Marcel Lewis 183 Ladies’ High Average: Rachelle Godin 161 Bowler of the week: Stephane Cyr with 192 pins over average.   TEAM LEADERS:  High Series: The Bowlievers 3830 High Single: Black Thunder 1391 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS: Men’s Series Flat: Marcel Lewis 715 Men’s Single ...

Feb 7, 2018 @ 08:05   Last Saturday afternoon the Legion Lounge was the setting of a fantastic birthday party as Marie Haight celebrated her 95th, with her friends and family. She even had a dance on the music of the Good Timers and enjoyed all the attention on her special day.   The next event will be the “Chase ...

Feb 7, 2018 @ 07:59 Weather Today Flurries ending near noon then mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Local amount 2 to 4 cm. High minus 10. Tonight Partly cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 22. Wind chill minus 27.   Roads 2018-02-07 – early morning report 101 Timmins to ...

Feb 6, 2018 @ 14:16 During the month of January, 2018 the Superior East Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to numerous calls for service. Some of those calls were: 578 Calls for service 14 Criminal Code Charges 1 Impaired driving charge 9 Drug-Related Occurrences 49 Motor Vehicle Collisions (MVC) 0 MCV related fatalities Officers have also completed many ...

Team Rank Wins GP TERRIS, Tom 1 9 10 LESCHISHIN, Mark 2 8 11 McCOY, Joe 3 6 11 HOFFMANN, Jim 3 6 12 MOORE, Bruce 5 5 11 ECOLE ST. JOSEPH 6 4 12 YOUNG, Paul 6 4 12 DERESKI, Louis 8 3 11 GAMES SCHEDULE – February 12, 2018 Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 St. ...

Feb 6, 2018 @ 08:06 Today is Safer Internet Day, with this year’s focus on “Create, connect and share respect: A better internet starts with you” Last month, the OPP and the  Canadian Centre for Child Protection (Canadian Centre or C3P) signed an important agreement that highlights areas of collaboration to enhance the safety of children and youth in Ontario. ...

Feb 6, 2018 @ 07:54 Weather Today A mix of sun and cloud with 40 percent chance of flurries. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 15. Wind chill minus 30 this morning. Tonight Mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries early this evening. Flurries at times heavy beginning this evening. Local amount 5 cm. Wind up to 15 ...

Feb 6, 2018 @ 04:16 Highway 17 has been reopened. At 1:40 this morning Environment Canada advised that the snow squalls were no longer expected for that area. The highway had been closed since 7:38 Monday, January 5, 2018.

Feb 5, 2018 @ 19:50 The tractor trailer has been removed. Feb 5, 2018 @ 18:15 There are minor traffic delays on Highway 101 as Superior East OPP conduct traffic control around a disabled tractor trailer. The tractor trailer is partially up the Ghost Lake Hill headed east, and is blocking the lane. Please be careful for the next hour ...

Feb 5, 2018 @ 13:05 Webcams at Montreal River Snow squalls continue, with the heaviest, and most intense squalls are in the Montreal River Harbour area where snowfall rates of several centimetres per hour are possible. Environment Canada warns that snowfall amounts of 15 to 30 cm are likely before the snow squalls end this afternoon or evening. Highway 17 ...

Feb 5, 2018 @ 09:37 I am sure that I don’t have to remind you that Monday February 19th Ontarians celebrate Family Day. The holiday is celebrated on the third Monday each year. Ontarians work very hard to support their families and help our economy grow. But sometimes our lives are so full that it’s hard for people to make ...

Feb 5, 2018 @ 09:04 On Friday February 2, 2018 at approximately 6:00 pm members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East (Wawa) Detachment responded to a Wawa address regarding a disturbance call. While at the scene police observed and seized a quantity of what it is believed to be heroin. As a result Cassandra OUELLETTE (27) of Wawa, ...

Feb 5, 2018 @ 08:15 On January 8, 2018, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Elliot Lake Detachment responded to a report of a missing male from the Elliot Lake, Ontario area.   OPP Investigation has revealed that Joseph TOPPING, a 31 year old male had not been heard from since the beginning of January, 2018. He is described as ...

Feb 5, 2018 @ 07:45 The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) commissioned Strategic Communications (Stratcom) to conduct a survey of its members from October 21 to November 13, 2017, regarding their experiences of workplace violence from the 2016-2017 school year. The survey results reveal an increase in the number and severity of violent incidents. ETFO members also say that front ...