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Passed away peacefully and comfortably at the Lady Dunn Health Centre on Friday, December 22, 2017 at the age of 92 years. Beloved wife of the late Francis “Bud” Smith. Loving and cherished mother of the late Emy (Phil), Vicky (Hank), Sara (Pat), Francy, Henry and Nelson (Sue). Grammy will be lovingly remembered by her many grandchildren and great grandchildren. ...

Dec 23, 2017 @ 09:39 The Northern Ontario Party applauds, Mike Mantha for his impassionate plea to help the Michipocoten Island Caribou. Unfortunately, this plea by Mr. Mantha comes just before the winter break where most MPPs are focused on their own Christmas plans than wanting to hear about the plight of these caribou. The Northern Ontario Party understands the ...

Dec 23, 2017 @ 09:25 On December 15, 2017, the subsidiary of the Company that owns the Atikokan Facility entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with 2607043 Ontario Inc., an affiliate of True North Timber, a forest resources company, for the going-concern purchase of substantially all of the assets of the Atikokan operations. The Wawa Facility located in Wawa, Ontario ...

Weather – Cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40. Temperature falling to minus 11 this afternoon. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries this evening. Flurries beginning near midnight. Local amount 5 cm. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low minus 20. Wind chill minus 25.    

Dec 22, 2017 @ 13:24 A snow squall warning has been issued for Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville During a snow squall visibilities will be significantly reduced due to the heavy snow combined with blowing snow, and snow will quickly accumulate. Snow squall conditions expected to persist this afternoon. Current information suggests 15 to 25 cm of ...

Dec 22, 2017 @ 12:50 There have been moose and wolves on Isle Royale for many, many years. There have been woodland caribou and wolves on Michipicoten Island for a number of years too. Both islands have captive populations that are affected by ice bridges, and a finite ecosystem. The Boreal Woodland Caribou were restored to Michipicoten Island in the ...

Dec 22, 2017 @ 10:32 NDP MPP Michael Mantha has sent a video appeal to Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry Kathryn McGarry, calling on the Wynne Liberals to speed up a plan to relocate a herd of caribou at risk of being wiped out.   This last herd of caribou in the Superior Lake region is on Michipocoten Island, ...

Dec 22, 2017 @ 10:03 On Wednesday December 20, 2017 at approximately 7:15 pm members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East (Wawa) Detachment responded to a Wawa address regarding a report of a male breaching his release conditions. As a result a 28 year old Wawa, Ontario male was arrested and charged with: Adult Fail to Comply with ...

Dec 22, 2017 @ 08:32 Team Rank Wins G.P. TERRIS, Tom 1 6 6 LESCHISHIN, Mark 2 5 6 BOYD, Katherine 3 4 7 HOFFMANN, Jim 3 4 6 HALL, Jennifer 5 3 7 SZEKELY, Marc 6 2 6 McCOY, Joe 7 1 7 SPENCER, Reg 7 1 7 Schedule for Thursday -January 11, 2018 Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice ...

Dec 22, 2017 @ 08:06 Jamie McDonald? Who is Jamie McDonald? Perhaps you should ask who was that costumed man who ran across Canada?   Jamie McDonald ran across Canada costumed as a superhero raisingmore than £250,000 for children’s charities in the UK and Canada in a bid to give back to the charities that supported him as an unwell ...

Dec 22, 2017 @ 07:56 Weather – Cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries. Wind becoming south 20 km/h this morning. High minus 8. Flurries are expected tonight. Local amount 5 cm. Low minus 16. Roads – 2017-12-22 – early morning report 101 Timmins to Highway 144 bare and dry road 2017-12-22 2:13 101 Highway 144 to Shawmere River bare and ...

Dec 21, 2017 @ 09 Team Rank Wins GP TERRIS, Tom 1 6 6 LESCHISHIN, Mark 2 5 6 McCOY, Joe 3 3 6 HOFFMANN, Jim 3 3 7 MOORE, Bruce 3 3 7 YOUNG, Paul 6 2 6 DERESKI, Louis 6 2 7 GAMES SCHEDULE – January 8, 2018 Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 Hoffmann Young ...

Dec 21, 2017 @ 09:22 The Northeastern Ontario Rail Network (NEORN) is delighted that the government has announced that bus service will be improved in Northern Ontario. However, reinstatement of passenger rail should also be a priority. An integrated transportation system means a truly multimodal strategy, where travel by road, rail, and air all have their role. What we have ...

Dec 21, 2017 @ 08:48 On Tuesday December 19, 2017, at approximately 11:15 pm members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East (Wawa) Detachment with the assistance of the Algoma District Emergency Medical Service (EMS) and the Wawa Fire Department responded to a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 17 approximately 45 Kilometres south of Wawa.   The driver ...

Dec 21, 2017 @ 08:31 On Tuesday December 19, 2017 at approximately 10:40 am members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East (Wawa) Detachment responded to a single motor vehicle collision near the intersection of Highway 17 and 101. At the scene police observed that the male driver’s ability to operate a motor vehicle was impaired by drugs. As ...