New Fires One new fire was reported on June 14. Wawa 6, ignited by lightning, is under control at 0.4 hectares. Active Fires Three lightning fires are being observed in the northern portion of Cochrane district and Hearst 7 is under control at 1.1 hectares. Fire Hazard The fire hazard in the [Read more]
Residents in the Sudbury area and in southern Ontario may notice the smell of smoke or haze throughout the day. Wind speed and direction is causing smoke from forest fires burning in Quebec to drift into parts of the province. For information on the fire situation in Quebec, visit [Read more]
Ontario Strengthening Economy, Economic Development in the North Ontario’s Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) is celebrating its 25th year of building strong, prosperous and sustainable northern communities by continuing to support a range of economic development projects. In [Read more]
KAPUSKASING, ON – June 11, 2013, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers were flagged down by a passing motorist who advised that there was smoke coming from a plane on the runway at the Kapuskasing airport. Police responded and notified emergency services. The fire was quickly extinguished [Read more]
Murder Investigation 2013-06-12 HAILEYBURY, ON – Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Temiskaming detachment, under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) is continuing the investigation that started on June 4, 2013 into the murder of Christopher PARSONS, [Read more]
Constance Lake First Nation Community Members to Have Access to Online and Distance Programs and Courses without Leaving their Community THUNDER BAY, ON – Constance Lake First Nation community members will soon have access to a wide range of online and distance programs and courses from [Read more]
More and more people want to be able to eat locally produced food. Whether the motivation is political or merely based on a desire to support local producers and get fresh food, the idea of eating locally is on an upward trajectory. Recently, the Manitoulin Island Community Abattoir (MICA) [Read more]
WAWA, ON – The following item has been added to the Regular Council Meeting Agenda (CLICK: Municipality Of Wawa Regular Council Meeting – June 4 2013 — Amended) for Tuesday, June 4, 2013: Item 11.4 Approve Hiring – Full-Time Administrative Assistant (resolution) [Read more]
GRASSY NARROWS FIRST NATION, ON – The Grassy Narrows First Nation continues its fight to protect its traditional territory and treaty rights. May 17th, our lawyers filed our application for leave to appeal the recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal which overturned the carefully [Read more]
Mary PAULENCU passed away peacefully at the Extendicare Maple View Nursing home at the age of 87 years. Beloved wife of the late John Paulencu. Dear mother of Wayne (Yvette) of Sault Ste. Marie, Vina (Jim McManus) of Whitehorse, Yukon and Cathie (Joe Lynett) of Stratford. Sadly missed by [Read more]
WAWA, ON – June 6th, 2013, The Economic Development Corporation of Wawa is hosting Wawa’s Funders Forum in the Michipicoten Memorial Centre at 3 Chris Simon Drive. The event will begin at 9:00am run till 3:30pm. At this event representatives from various funding organizations will present [Read more]
LAKE SUPERIOR PROVINCIAL PARK, ON – May 4, 2013 at around 5:00 pm the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment were advised that a human skull and bones had been found near the Baldhead River on the shore of Lake Superior. OPP investigation determined that the remains [Read more]
SUPERIOR EAST, ON -The snow finally gone and our children are back out on their bicycles. Parents should make a few simple safety checks to ensure their child’s bike is safe to ride. The first check should be sizing the bicycle to the child. Other equipment checks are; The chain fits [Read more]
This week marks another constituency week in the legislative calendar, but much has still happened at Queen’s Park. Early this week, Leader of the Ontario New Democrats Andrea Horwath announced that she, together with NDP caucus will be supporting the budget, so that results can be delivered to [Read more]
