GSH says a downed 12 Kv powerline which fell in a backlot, is responsible for an outage yesterday, affecting roughly 700 in New Sudbury.
The Sundridge will go without Strong Township in paying for a fire prevention officer intern.
A woman reported missing in Timmins, 25-year-old Judy Jacasum, has been located.
Algoma Public Health is reporting a slight decrease in the number of hospitalizations and active COVID-19 cases in Algoma.
Science North gets half a million in federal funding to promote COVID-19 vaccines.
There is no word as to the cause of a mid-day crash in Sault Ste. Marie yesterday stalling traffic at the corner of Trunk Road and Dacey Road.
The deputy chief of the Sundridge Strong Volunteer Fire Department, Andy Forsayeth, has been recognized for 25 years of volunteer fire service with the local department.
Extreme Cold Warning has been issued for those in Kapuskasing and Smooth Rock Falls with wind chills nearing minus 40.
The Ramsey Lake Skating Path is open for the season.
An Algoma U Associate professor of biology, Nirosha Murugan, is receiving the ministry’s rising star award, given in recognition of innovative research and excellence in teaching.
Manitoulin OPP has taken another $66k worth of drugs off the streets following an investigation in Baldwin Township.
The Temiskaming Transit service says a pilot project will offer transit service on some statutory holidays this year.
The town of Englehart is changing the way parking is configured on Fourth Avenue, near Centennial Park.
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Here’s what else is making news:
The number of cancelled school bus routes reported by Sudbury Student Services Consortium is down from 38 to 20.
Sundridge council rezoned a 3.1-acre site on Highway 124 to Residential Multiple Exception from Highway Commercial.
Kirkland Lake OPP is looking for suspects that broke into a residence on Government Road East in the Town of Kirkland Lake and stole silverware and a Stihl Chainsaw.
Sudbury’s St. Charles College posted a 45% absentee rate that both staff and students.
Careless smoking is said to be the cause of weekend fire in North Bay in the Airport Road unit area.
After 29 years as a Timmins firefighter, Deputy Chief Ellard Beaven is retiring, effective Friday.
