Northern Ontario MP’s re-elected to their party seats
A single phrase sums up the federal election: “Deja-Vu” The results of last night’s election were a mirror image of the general election of 2019 with the Liberals once again forming a minority government. The same applies to the outcome here in Northern Ontario where all the incumbents were re-elected. This election affirmed that most Canadians are steadfast in their support for a particular party, and little will sway them from that resolve.
Here in the North East, Liberal MP Marc Serré won his third election to hold onto Nickel Belt while Liberal Viviane Lapointe won in Sudbury. In Nipissing Temiskaming Liberal Anthony Rota was re-elected, as was Timmins James Bay NDP MP Charlie Angus. NPB MP Carol Hughes got the nod from her Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing constituents while in Sault Ste Marie, still too close to call as Liberal MP Terry Sheehan is currently ahead of Conservative Candidate Sonny Spina, as of news time, by 41 votes. Mail-in ballots have yet to be counted.
7-bus routes canceled in Greater Sudbury, again
Sudbury Student Services Consortium says seven new bus routes failed to run this morning, all as a result of the impact of COVID-19. That’s on top of five existing bus route cancellations from last week. Full details are on our website. All up they affected students from 7 schools including some at R.L Beattie Public School, who have two new cases of COVID-19. That brings the case count at the school up to four. An outbreak has been declared at the school, although it remains open.
1 new forest fire in the North East
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) has confirmed one new forest fire in the northeast. Parry Sound 13 is located east of Six Mile Lake, is currently being held at .04 of a hectare. Of the four active fires in the region, two are being observed, one is being held, and one, Sudbury 56, is under now under control.
Rainfall warning in effect for North Bay and area
Significant rainfall is expected in the North Bay area this evening. Showers and thunderstorms are forecast to bring in 50 to 60 mm are expected by early tomorrow. Thursday morning with locally higher amounts in excess of 75 mm in areas that receive multiple thunderstorms. It’s all due to a moisture-laden low-pressure system
that will arrive from the American Mid-west.
Greater Sudbury Police looking for 11-year old Pheonix Berti
Greater Sudbury Police are asking for the public’s assistance to locate a missing boy. 11-year old Pheonix Berti is described as a white male, 4-0 tall weighing 95 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black ball cap, grey and black shirt, grey pants and with a black strip and white Nikes. He was riding a black and red BMX.
One person sent to hospital following MVC
A single-vehicle collision on Highway 11 north of Powassan sent one person to hospital yesterday. It happened yesterday afternoon in the southbound lane of Highway 11, just north of Highview Golf Course. Thankfully, the driver, a male in his 20’s sustained minor injuries. A tow truck was needed to remove the vehicle. The cause for the collision is unknown.
