Greater Sudbury residents in Garson, Falconbridge, and surrounding areas reported feeling a tremor Saturday morning. It happened following a seismic event near Vale’s Garson Mine site. It was a 2.6 magnitude seismic event. There was no damage, and no injuries.
Following a unanimous decision by the Collège Boréal board of governors, Daniel Giroux will begin his third term as president in September.
The City of North Bay has installed protective barriers to keep the public safe in public spaces. A circle of wooden posts has been installed on the edge of the grassy area at the Kiwanis Bandshell, as well, access points to Shabogesic Beach.
As wildfires continue to threaten communities in northwestern Ontario, the Timmins and District Humane Society are taking in animals from Sandy Lake First Nation, and have put out the call to the public to help share the load.
The East-end playground in Sault Ste Marie has some cool new equipment. All part of the Parks and Recreation Master Plan Friday, it was unveiled ahead of the weekend as part of a ribbon cutting at Parkland Park.
To the world of Sports… sort of.. the Iroquois Falls Storm Junior A team says that while the regular season is still months away, they’re looking for player billets.
Tis’ the season… Cambrian College held its convocation ceremonies this past week and made some school history in the process. Roughly 3,800 graduates and provisional graduates took part in eight ceremonies, one of the largest graduating classes in Cambrian’s history.
The North Bay Regional Health Centre says wait times at the ER are “stable”. As of Friday, the average wait time at 9 a.m. was three hours and four minutes and the longest time was four hours and 51 minutes.
To the World of Sports, the OHL has announced its inaugural ‘Rivalry Week’ for next season. The North Bay Battalion will play a home-and-home series with the Barrie Colts on Saturday, Oct. 18, and Sunday, Oct. 19. Sudbury is matched against the Soo.
97 paddlers in 55 canoes, kayaks and stand-up paddle have completed another staple of the recreation community in Nipissing. The Mattawa River Race. Leaving Olmsted Beach on Trout Lake for a gruelling 64 km journey ending at the Mattawa Island Conservation Area. An additional, 15 participants joined in the last 13 km of the race, leaving from Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park.
Detours are in place in Timmins today, if you use the Mountjoy St. area. City Hall says Mountjoy on either side of Algonquin Blvd. will be closed for paving between until 9:00pm. Mountjoy North will be closed at Vimy, Laurier, Borden, Sixth and Fifth Aves.
One new forest fire was reported in the Northeast Region on Saturday. Sudbury 21 is 0.1 hectares and is located approximately 750 metres east of Highway 529, approximately 2 km west of Highway 69, and 3 km northeast of Naiscoot Lake. MNR Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services reports that the fire is under control.
The Woodward Ave. project has prompted a street closure in Blind River. Drivers in Blind River and working around a short-term detour as construction work will close a section of Wishart (Robb) Street has started.
