3:31 PM EST Wednesday 19 February 2014 Potential for 25 to 30 cm of snow starting Thursday night into Friday. An Alberta clipper and Texas low will be tracking towards the Great Lakes where they will merge and rapidly intensify into a major winter storm. This storm is expected to reach Lake [Read more]
As the Finance Minister worked his way through the budget speech last Thursday it became obvious that the advance press was true and we were receiving a do nothing budget. I had to wonder if we are living in the same country since the Canada I experience in my role as MP is defined by [Read more]
Health-care professionals across Northern Ontario are invited to attend the four-part webinar series on Francophone health and culture. This series will take place on the fourth Thursday of each month, beginning January 23, 2014. This series will be conducted in English and facilitated by Health [Read more]
People familiar with last year’s battle to maintain ferry service between Manitoulin Island and Tobermory will find similarities with the plight of businesses, communities, and property owners set to lose passenger rail service from the Algoma Central Railway (ACR). On Manitoulin, the [Read more]
It’s frozen! The lake, the streets, the car, my fingers and my brain….all so hardened that nothing works well! The tires on the car have been so often square that they decided that the tire monitor would scream at me and stay there until….who knows? The Drop In is still a nice warm place [Read more]
CSCNO schools win gold, silver and bronze medals at the regional Elementary Cardboard Boat Race competition January 28, students from Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario (CSCNO) schools won the gold, silver and bronze medals at the North-Eastern Ontario Regional Elementary Cardboard Boat [Read more]
TORONTO, ON – Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. (“Wesdome”) (TSX:WDO) and Moss Lake Gold Mines Ltd. (“Moss Lake”) (TSXV:MOK) are pleased to announce that they have entered into a business combination agreement (the “Agreement”), pursuant to which Wesdome will acquire (the “Transaction”) all [Read more]
The Algoma Workforce Investment Corporation (AWiC) appoints new Labour Development Coordinator to the Superior East Labour Development Task Force (SELDTF) The Algoma Workforce Investment Corporation (AWiC) is pleased to announce that Tamara Liddle has been appointed to the position of Labour [Read more]
Two Webbwood men have each been fined $1,500 and received a 15-year moose hunting licence suspension for offences under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act. Michael Caverly and Perry Caverly pleaded guilty to hunting moose without a licence and making a false statement to a conservation officer. [Read more]
DUBREUILVILLE, ON – The Dubreuilville Minor Hockey Association’s 18th annual Out of Breath Hockey Tournament is being held this weekend at the Dubreuilville Community Centre Arena. The 4 on 4 tournament includes a Men’s Open Division, Men’s Rec Division and Women’s [Read more]
Among the defining issues of the Conservative’s time in government is the constant march toward self-regulation for industry. In the past Canada relied on strong public regulation and oversight to ensure risks are managed to protect the public. The move away from that time-tested method has [Read more]
HORNEPAYNE, ON – December 22, 2013 at 6:00 am officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Hornepayne Detachment were advised that a 2003 Ford F-150 had just been stolen from a residence on Riverside Drive in Hornepayne. This vehicle was recovered shortly thereafter and [Read more]
WAWA, ON – January 5, 2014 at 11:00 am officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment were directing traffic at a motor vehicle collision scene on Highway 17 in Laronde Township. A black Ford F-150 was observed driving in a dangerous manner and was stopped by [Read more]
Manitouwadge – Hornepayne – Wawa – Pukaskwa Park 4:24 PM EST Thursday 09 January 2014 Snow, rain and freezing rain for Northeastern Ontario Friday night into Saturday. A deepening low pressure system will track through Northeastern Ontario on Saturday reaching Southern James Bay [Read more]
WAWA, ON – December 22, 2013 just after 1:00 am the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment stopped a vehicle on Caverhill Street in Wawa. Based on the observations made by the investigating officer the driver was asked to provide a breath sample. The driver refused [Read more]
