CHAPLEAU, ON – On September 1, 2019, at approximately 5:00 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a missing person in Chapleau, Ontario. Alain BERGERON, a 36-year-old male, was last seen walking on Cogen Road in [Read more]
SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – School communities in the Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board are ready to welcome new families and returning families to the 2019-2020 school year on Wednesday, September 4, 2019. To allow for our schools to better prepare for students, Tuesday, September 3, [Read more]
WHITE RIVER, ON – Saturday, August 17th, 2019 White River residents took full advantage of the sunny, warm weather to come out and enjoy the annual Winnie-the-Pooh Parade. Visitors and tourists who were in town to enjoy the festival and parade were welcomed by local friends and families whole [Read more]
by threatening expansion of internet services in rural Canada says Hughes Competition is a healthy component of a capitalist system. It forces businesses to refine their practices while delivering choice and lower prices to consumers. That is why it is disheartening to see the reaction [Read more]
Kevin DOWE of Chapleau, Ontario, passed away on August 27, 2019, at 79 years of age, surrounded by his family. Kevin was born on November 14, 1939 in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia. He graduated from St. Anne’s High School and spent his career working for the Royal Bank of Canada in several [Read more]
William Howard “Bill” LACROIX, born July 15, 1935, passed away peacefully with family by his side at the Chapleau Health Services on Tuesday August 20, 2019 at the age of 84 years. Dear father of Kevin (Annie Guitard). Loving brother of Betty Meldrum (late Art), late Rene Lacroix [Read more]
WAWA, ON – On August 21, 2019, at approximately 11:40 p.m., a member of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting routine patrols in Wawa, Ontario. The officer observed a minivan on Mission Road and proceeded to query the licence plate of the [Read more]
Jane IMBEAULT (née Derasp) peacefully passed away on Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at Algoma Residential Community Hospice, Sault Ste. Marie surrounded by her family at the age of 64. Beloved wife of 46 years to Joseph. Loving mother of Vicki and Jason (Julie). Mémère of Sebastien, Sedrick and [Read more]
OAKVILLE, ON – The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) has designed, developed and fabricated a first-of-a-kind system to clad our used fuel containers (UFCs) with copper through an electroplating process. The copper will prevent corrosion of the steel UFCs, which will eventually be [Read more]
WAWA, ON – On August 15, 2019, members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a theft call at a Bell tower site near Montreal River Harbour, Ontario. Six reels of copper wire were taken from a utility trailer located at the remote construction [Read more]
WHITE RIVER, ON – This weekend, on the final day of Winnie’s Hometown Festival, White River’s first annual Mud Run is being held. The distance advertised on posters is 2km though on the map which has been shared on Winnie’s Hometown Festival Facebook Page the distance in the [Read more]
WHITE RIVER, ON – The 31st Annual Winnie-the-Pooh Festival begins this Friday, August 16th. Organizers have worked diligently all year to prepare for another wonderful weekend in White River and there are many exciting events to attend! Below is the schedule of events from the festival [Read more]
Keith SPENCER passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Monday, August 5, 2019. He was a beloved and dedicated husband to Doris for 62 years. Recently he shared a story that he knew she was “the one” from the first day he met her. Keith was a loving and caring father of Kurt [Read more]
WHITE RIVER, ON – On August 7, 2019, members from the North East Region Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) with the assistance of members from the Pic River Anishinabek Police Service (APS), executed three separate Controlled Drugs and Substance Act (CDSA) [Read more]
There is much excitement in the region about Petro-Canada’s plans, announced early this year, to add their EV Fast Charging Stations at existing Nipigon and Wawa Petro-Canada locations but did you know locations for charging already exist in the 2 communities? Travel blogger [Read more]
