Five new forest fires broke out this weekend in the northeast region. Timmins 5 is 15 km east of Highway 144 and just south of Mamie Lake. Sudbury 4 also started in and is located 1.5 km east of Highway 69 and half a km north of Round Lake. Both are 1.5-hectares in size, and it is not yet under control, MNRF says.
This week in North Bay is Dionne Quint’s week. The week will hold an 89th birthday for the sisters. The museum will be open from 10 – 4 and “Five-the-Dionnes – the Musical” will take place this weekend at the Capital Centre.
The high-water level at Nellie Lake has resulted in a state of emergency declared by the town of Iroquois Falls. Right off the top, power boaters are asked to stay off the lake.
The city of Sault Ste Marie is wanting to scrap all parking meters and pay-and-displays. The proposal is to gradually move to the Passport parking app.
Health Sciences North holds its 2023 annual meeting on June 13th week, virtually.
East Ferris is reminding residents of a brand-new by-law to remind them to keep their land clean, or face fines.
The annual review of cadets from the Timmins Zone took place in the McIntyre Curling Club this weekend. More than 120 cadets from Hearst, Kapuskasing, New Liskeard, Cochrane, Kirkland Lake, Iroquois Falls, Englehart, and Timmins all participated.
Queen Street in Sault Ste Marie was the busiest it’s been all year as hundreds of residents walked along the downtown core for this year’s edition of The Sault’s Longest Garage Sale with a variety of stores and restaurants.
The tender for construction has opened for a new 160-bed wing at the city’s Pioneer Manor long-term care facility, planned as a five-storey addition costing $63.9 million.
The North Bay & District Girls Hockey Association will be changing its nickname for the start of the 2023-24 season. The association, will be retiring the longtime Ice Boltz nickname in favour of the “Junior Lakers.”
There are no tipping fees at the Timmins dump until June 9. The temporary break on fees is for residential users only.
Starting June 5, the entrance to Sault Ste Marie city hall will be closed for 6 months.Visitors will be directed to use west entrance during six-month construction project aimed at improving accessibility to civic centre eye.
