Local & Area News

Sep 11, 2017 @ 17:29 Following the devastation arising from Hurricane Irma, FortisOntario has deployed 6 employees to support sister utility FortisTCI in its extensive power outage restoration efforts in Turks and Caicos. Crews have been sent from Canadian Niagara Power, Algoma Power and Cornwall Electric. “Our thoughts are with the people of Turks and Caicos and their families during the difficult ...

Sep 11, 2017 @ 17:01cr The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service and Algoma Public Health would like to advise the public that a drug exhibit submitted to Health Canada from a recent large drug seizure in Sault Ste. Marie was found to contain CYCLOPROPYL FENTANYL. Health Canada has issued an alert advising that this substance is newly encountered in our ...

On Saturday, September 9, 2017, at approximately 11:30 am members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Hornepayne Detachment had occasion to investigate and interview a local Hornepayne male. During the investigation police located a quantity of marihuana. As a result Justin DUBE-STINSON aged 22 of Hornepayne, Ontario was arrested and charged with the following offence: Adult Possession of ...

On Saturday September 9, 2017 at approximately 1:00 pm members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment responded to a Wawa address regarding a break and enter incident. At the scene police interviewed all witnesses. Investigation revealed that the residence had been broken into by 3 local males. As a result the following people have been charged: ...

Alamos Gold Inc. announced this morning that they will acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Richmont pursuant to a plan of arrangement. Under the terms of the Agreement, all of the Richmont issued and outstanding common shares will be exchanged on the basis of 1.385 Alamos common shares for each Richmont common share. The Exchange Ratio implies consideration of C$14.20 per ...

Sep 11, 2017 @ 08:16 Monarques is pleased to announce that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Richmont Mines Inc. pursuant to which Monarques will acquire all of Richmont’s mining assets in Québec.  The assets acquired consist of all of Richmont’s mineral claims, mining leases and mining concessions, including the Beaufor mine, Chimo, Monique and Wasamac properties and ...

Number of players – 63 1st in 1st  Flight – Toni Rutland, Suzanne Lacasse, Brenda Pelletier – 40 2nd in 1st Flight – Colette Dechamplain, Chantal Cousineau, Stephanie Gauthier – 41 3rd in 1st Flight- Barb Leschishin, Norma Kauk, Lynne Zuliani – 42 1st in 2nd Flight – Valerie Levesque, Josee Legault, Chantal Turcotte – 45 2nd in 2nd Flight ...

Operations have been suspended at Wesdome’s Kiena Complex in Val D’or, Quebec after the death of a mining contractor. Roméo Girard, 53 of Malartic has been identified as the mining contractor who was fatally injured on September 9th. Reports are that the worker was found beside his truck (which had struck a wall), seriously wounded and unconscious underground. He was taken to ...

Sep 11, 2017 @ 07:47 Weather – Sunny this morning then a mix of sun and cloud with 30% chance of showers this afternoon. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h this afternoon. High 20 is expected. UV index 6 or high. Clearing late this evening with a low of 11. Marine – Strong wind warning in effect.Wind south 15 knots increasing to south 20 ...

17:28 – Power was restored in Chapleau at 4 p.m. 11:18 – readers are advising that power is returning to Wawa 11:12 – advised that this may be a feed issue from Hydro One. 10:57 – power restored to Dubreuilville 10:07 – Power is out in Chapleau The power is currently out in Wawa and Dubreuilville. Unknown if the outage ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to two road fatalities over the long weekend during their provincial Distracted Driving campaign. The first collision occurred near French River on Friday, September 1, 2017, claiming the life of a 25 year-old woman. The second incident involved a motorcycle colliding with a motor vehicle on Monday, September 4, 2017. The 59 year-old male motorcyclist succumbed ...

Today, Dr. Eric Hoskins, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, issued the following statement: “Today, Premier Kathleen Wynne, Marie-France Lalonde, Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services, and I met with the Chief Medical Officer of Health and Provincial Overdose Coordinator Dr. David Williams, and Dr. Dirk Huyer, Chief Coroner for Ontario, to discuss Ontario’s comprehensive Opioid Strategy and how ...

The Createch Group, headquartered in Montreal, Quebec founded a new office in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario in March of 2017. This office, named CREATECH365, offers new services for Microsoft Dynamics software support and development. It was established through a unique partnership between Createch, Microsoft, Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre, Sault College of Applied Arts and Technology and other community stakeholders. ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy. High 14. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight is expected to be partly cloudy, clearing late this evening. Low plus 2 with patchy frost. Marine – Wind northeast 10 knots increasing to northeast 15 this afternoon then diminishing to north 10 Friday morning. Wind backing to northwest 10 near noon Friday. Waves one metre subsiding to ...

Sep 6, 2017 @ 10:32 On Saturday, September 2, 2017, at approximately 10:25 pm members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment received a traffic complaint in relation to a motor vehicle travelling in the wrong lane on Highway 17 approximately 8 kilometers south of Wawa, Ontario. Officers located the motor vehicle in question and spoke to ...