While individual recreationalists will make their own decisions, several ice fishing operators in the Nipissing area are ending their ice fishing season this week. The increased number of pressure cracks combined with 7C temperatures this weekend will make it hard to get ice huts off area waterways.
From heavy rain to extreme cold, Environment Canada issued weather alerts for all 10 provinces and two territories on Wednesday. Much of Ontario and Quebec are under flash freeze warnings with temperatures expected to drop dramatically below freezing leading to icy travel conditions on roads and walkways.
Meanwhile, a large section of Highway 11 is closed due to the weather conditions. The closure is directly between Kapuskasking at Clear Lake Road and Highway 631, just past Hearst and connects Highway 11 to White River.
St. Andrew’s Place in Sudbury took a moment this week to bid Farewell to a longstanding part of their landscape. A prominent mountain ash that’s been on their property for the last 4 decades.
A Flood Outlook has been issued for the North Bay-Mattawa watershed, except for the Lake Nipissing shoreline and Ottawa River at Mattawa areas, according to the North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority. More Sault Ste Marie drivers are being called upon to aid in shuttling those in need of cancer treatment to Sudbury through the Canadian Cancer Society’s Wheels of Hope program.
A Bus driver shortages is fueling the idea for gas cards in the TEMISKAMING SHORES region courtesy of thr English public school board
Vale Base Metals in Greater Sudbury is taking a look at reducing the use of traditional fossil fuels in Sudbury, specifically in the case of diesel rail locomotives used at the Copper Cliff smelter.
The Rainbow school board had ratified a deal with secondary teachers. The new deal is in effect until Aug. 31, 2026.
North Bay Police are asking kids to help name their new moose mascot. Various suggestions will be picked up from elementary schools on Friday.
Sault, Sudbury, North Bay exceed housing targets for 2023. Sault Ste. Marie alone is well on its way to meeting an Ontario government-assigned target of building 1,500 new homes by 2031.
