Happy New Year!! (Especially if you did not get to the dinner on January 1, 2015.) January is now over and we have been just a little quieter than usual. Illness and out of town visiting have meant that many of those who usually come out for regular bridge, cribbage or euchre events have not [Read more]
As oil prices slump and take the Canadian dollar along for the ride the question of how budget projections that predicted a modest surplus can be maintained is the flavour of the month in Ottawa. Despite negative indicators the government is holding firm to its projections, but has also moved the [Read more]
TORONTO, ON – Congratulations to Stefania Chyla of Sault Ste. Marie for winning $1,000 a week for life with INSTANT BONUS CASH FOR LIFE (Game #1168). Stefania chose a lump-sum payment of $675,000 rather than the $1,000 a week for life prize. INSTANT BONUS CASH FOR LIFE is available for $4 a [Read more]
Richmont Mines Announces Increase of Bought Deal Financing to CAN$34 Million MONTREAL, PQ – Richmont Mines Inc. (TSX:RIC) (NYSE MKT:RIC), (“Richmont” or the “Corporation”), announces that it has agreed to increase the size of its previously announced bought deal [Read more]
VIDEO from: MorvisionTube The icebreaker Samuel Risley in the Port of Thunder Bay breaking channels through the 2 foot thick ice. The arrival of the Canadian Coast Guard ship the Risley, signals the beginning of another shipping season for the port. MONTREAL, PQ – The Canadian Coast Guard, [Read more]
WIN WITH WORDS TORONTO, ON – Plural, Thrill, Quantify and Zoo were only some of the words that Teresa McDermott of Sault Ste. Marie revealed on her INSTANT CROSSWORD (Game #3206) ticket winning her a $50,000 top prize. INSTANT CROSSWORD is available for $3 a play and the top prize is $50,000. [Read more]
WAWA, ON – January 12, 2015 at 10:40 am officers from the Superior East Wawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a Theft of gas from a White River business. A description of the suspect auto and driver were provided to all Superior East OPP members. The motor vehicle [Read more]
“Broadband access should be getting better instead of being threatened” says Hughes Rural Canadians concerned about the government’s failure to improve broadband internet in those parts of the country can add the potential negative impacts of an Industry Canada proposal that will [Read more]
KAPUSKASING, ON – The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) is saddened to hear of the recent announcement by Resolute Forest Products that they will permanently close the newsprint mill in Iroquois Falls on December 22, 2014. Forestry companies that operate across [Read more]
CHAPLEAU, ON – October 16, 2014 at approximately 11:05 am a member of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Chapleau Detachment observed a vehicle travelling Northbound on Highway 129 in the Daoust Township at a slower rate of speed than the posted limit. The vehicle was stopped and as a result [Read more]
WAWA, ON – On the 1 November 2014, at approximately 2:43 am members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment were on general patrol on Mackey Street when they observed a red Chevrolet Sonic automobile disobey the stop sign at the intersection of Broadway Ave and [Read more]
WAWA, ON – Wawa residents were able to check in and watch as the votes rolled in yesterday as polls were updated as counted on the Municipality’s website. It seems the alleged scandals and politically focused facebook groups of the past 4 years may have taken their toll on the [Read more]
The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) is pleased to hear that the Province will operate Ivanhoe Lake, Fushimi Lake and René Brunelle for the 2015 camping season. “A great deal of hard work and dedication from community leaders and local residents were the driving forces [Read more]
FROM: SSM & Algoma Crime Stoppers SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – There have been numerous thefts in downtown Sault Ste. Marie in the past few months. Crime Stoppers and the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service need your help to solve these crimes. One of the many incidents occurred at Wal-Mart on [Read more]
KASHECHEWAN, ON – While on routine patrol on October 13, 2014, the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service members of the Kashechewan Detachment charged a man and woman under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. Police seized an approximate street value of twenty-two thousand ($22,000.00) [Read more]
