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Chapleau's moving forward with a funding agreement for a generator at the Civic Centre.
Mayor Ryan Bignucolo says Chapleau Town Council's approved a $478,568 funding agreement with the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation for the diesel power generator.
Mayor Bignucolo also says the Township's looking at expanding a metal recycling program.
Bignucolo notes it is an extension of the current collection of cans.
Time's almost up for those looking to get tickets for a raffle supporting the local Alzheimer's Society.
First Link Coordinator Chris Rask explains the Forget Me Not Raffle is a fundraiser for the Alzheimer's Society of Sault Ste. Marie and Algoma District.
While the draw isn't until September 21st, Rask says today's North Algoma Seniors Expo and Active Living Fair is the last major opportunity to get tickets locally.
Break and enter and theft charges have been laid over break-ins in Manitouwadge.
Marathon Ontario Provincial Police say they were informed of a break and enter at two businesses in Manitouwadge Thursday morning, with subsequent investigation linking them to a string of break and enter incidents in the Manitouwadge area between August 3rd and August 30th.
A 30-year-old from Manitouwadge has been charged with five counts of break, enter a place to commit indictable offence and five of theft under $5000, but was released from custody with a December court date.
Public Health Sudbury and Districts is warning of an increase in overdoses in its region.
The health unit says the Community Drug Strategy's received reports of an increase in "drug poisonings" - overdoses - and unexpected reactions from the use of substances in Sudbury and districts, and - while it can't confirm the substances involved - calls this an "important reminder" that street drugs could be cut or mixed with substances such as benzos, xylazine, fentanyl, or carfentanil, and more toxic substances may be circulating locally - and that multiple naloxone kits have been needed to reduce overdoses.
PHSD recommends avoiding using drugs when you're alone - but not using it at the same time as an accompanying friend - to avoid mixing drugs or alcohol, to carry a naloxone kit, and - in the case of a suspected overdose - call 911.
COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the region.
Public Health Sudbury and Districts - which reported another COVID-19 death on Friday - is reporting 21 new cases since Friday - twenty in Greater Sudbury, one in the broader Sudbury District - pushing known "active" cases up to 71, one in the northern Sudbury District (which includes Chapleau, Cartier, Foleyet, Gogama, and neighbouring First Nations).
PHSD only updates hospitalization figures on Wednesdays, but last showed twenty in hospital.
Fail to comply charges have been laid after an incident in Wawa.
Superior East Ontario Provincial Police say they responded to a breach of probation on Superior Avenue shortly after 2 o'clock last Tuesday afternoon, after a Wawa resident attempted to communicate with an individual while on conditions not to - subsequent investigation led to the 26-year-old's arrest on charges of failure to comply with undertaking and fail to comply with probation order.
They were released from custody, set to appear in court next month.
A Chapleau youth's facing an assault charge over an incident last week.
Superior East Ontario Provincial Police say officers were notified of a physical altercation that occurred on Teak Street shortly after 12 o'clock Friday afternoon, with subsequent investigation leading to the arrest of a 16-year-old on a charge of assault.
The teen - who cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act - was released from custody, with an October court date.
A man is dead after an ATV crash in the Sudbury area over the weekend.
Greater Sudbury Police say the 34-year-old was separated from his group and crashed into a steep embankment after failing to make a turn on the trail in Hanmer Saturday evening.
Police are still investigating.
Another COVID-19 death's been confirmed in the region.
Public Health Sudbury and Districts is reporting is 219th - the 191st in Greater Sudbury - just days after revising down its death toll, removing a death in Greater Sudbury where it was not known if COVID had been the underlying cause or merely contributed to the death - this latest death has COVID as its underlying cause.
The health unit's also reporting twenty new cases since Wednesday - eighteen in Greater Sudbury, one in the broader Sudbury District, and another in the Manitoulin District - pushing known "active" cases up to 64, one in the northern Sudbury District (which includes Chapleau, Cartier, Foleyet, Gogama, and neighbouring First Nations).
PHSD only updates hospitalization figures on Wednesdays, but last showed twenty in hospital.
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a fatal collision near Gogama.
South Porcupine Ontario Provincial Police say they responded to the single vehicle collision on Highway 144 about 15 kilometres south of Gogama shortly before 8 o'clock Saturday morning, with the driver taken to hospital with serious injuries while the passenger had died.
The OPP Traffic Incident Management Enforcement - TIME - team is assisting the investigation.
The local Alzheimer's Society is warning time is running out to get tickets for a special raffle.
First Link Coordinator Chris Rask explains the Forget Me Not Raffle is a fundraiser for the Alzheimer's Society of Sault Ste. Marie and Algoma District.
As the draw is September 21st, Rask says there's one major opportunity left to get tickets: the North Algoma Seniors Expo and Active Living Fair, which will be held Wednesday from 10 am to 3 pm at the Michipicoten Memorial Community Centre.
Local police are looking for the owners of a number of recovered bicycles.
Superior East Ontario Provincial Police say they recovered about 20 bicycles, now at the Chapleau detachment - anyone who is missing a bike and believes one could be among them can contact the Chapleau detachment at 705-864-1715.
Chapleau Town Council's set to talk about economic development and metal recycling tonight.
Included on the agenda for the first regular meeting of the month is an economic development update, along with discussion on a campaign to expand the metal recycling program, and a by-law for a funding agreement for a diesel power generator at the Civic Centre.
There are also multiple "in-camera" items, relating to seven human resources matters and an update on a legal matter.
The meeting will be held at 6:30 pm tonight in Civic Centre Council Chambers - details on accessing it electronically can be found on the Township's website.
A Wawa hockey player's signed with an OHL team.
The Ontario Hockey League's Flint Firebirds say Rylan Fellinger has agreed to a standard OHL player agreement - including an OHL scholarship and development agreement - the 6'3" defenseman was Flint's 13th round pick, 255th overall, in the 2023 OHL Priority Selection.
Fellinger played 25 games for the Junior Greyhounds this year, producing 14 points - third best for its blueliners and tied for tenth for the Great North Midget Hockey League - with six assists in five post-season games, helping the team to a second place finish.
A local health unit's warning about the dangers of West Nile virus amid its first human case in years.
Public Health Sudbury and Districts says lab results have confirmed an adult in Greater Sudbury has tested positive for West Nile - the first in the Sudbury and Manitoulin Districts since 2017.
This comes just over three weeks after it reported a Manitoulin Island mosquito had tested positive, the first in the health unit's area since 2018.
That's prompted a reminder that "late summer is typically the time of greatest risk for contracting West Nile" as "mosquitoes can carry higher levels of the virus at this time, and this is when people might not be as careful about protecting themselves from mosquito bites", with the health unit urging precautions such as wearing Health Canada-approved insect repellent and light-coloured, long-sleeved clothing, ensuring there are no holes or tears in screen doors and windows of your home, and removing - or weekly changing - of standing water around your home.
It's fall fair weekend in Wawa.
The annual event returns tomorrow, and Municipal Recreation Coordinator Stacey White notes there will be a lot to see, including "a large number" of vendors.
White also reminds there's the baking contest, with three categories.
White reminds entries for the contest must be in by 1 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, with judging to start soon after.
Free to attend, the Wawa Fall Fair runs from 11 am to 3 pm tomorrow in the curling rink of Michipicoten Memorial Community Centre.
The Wawa Figure Skating Club's set to hold its annual general meeting this weekend.
Encouraging members and anyone interested to attend, the club reminds it is meeting at the Michipicoten Memorial Community Centre on Sunday, at 6:30 pm.
Time's up for those who want a say on Wawa's Housing Action Plan.
Designed to tackle the issue of housing in the community - which was identified as a priority in Wawa's Strategic Plan - the draft plan was released last month, an Economic Development Assistant Jessie Labonte says it includes five specific goals and strategies to achieve them, including updating the Housing Needs and Demands Study for more up-to-date data.
Labonte notes the plan also recommends developing a plan to service residential property - including Municipality-owned property on Tamarack Road and Algoma Street - and a "brownfield incentives program".
The draft plan's available on the municipal website or at Town Hall, where comments can be dropped off for Labonte - they can also be emailed - by 4 pm today.
The Municipality of Wawa's inviting residents to bring in hazardous waste during a special collection event tomorrow.
As part of the Household Hazardous Waste Day, residents are able to bring in various automotive and garage products, household cleaning products, paints and paint-related materials, pesticides and garden products, and other items, including aerosols, dry cell batteries, propane cylinders, fluorescent light bulbs and tubes, pharmaceuticals, glues and adhesives, and pool chemicals or bleach.
There are some things that won't be accepted: old electronics or tires; radioactive materials or any form of explosives; or commercial, industrial, or institutional waste.
Details are available on the municipal website, wawa.cc
It runs from 9 am to 1 pm Saturday, at the Public Works Garage on Magpie Road.
Chapleau will flush its water mains next week.
A notice on the Township's website notes it is flushing hydrants in different zones starting Monday, September 11th, through Thursday, September 14th, from midnight to 8 am each day.
People in those zones are asked not to use their water during the flushing - including turning off bleeder lines - and warned that colouration will be a problem after, so the Township suggests flushing your own lines through a garden hose or laundry tub before you use any water after the flushing.
The flushing's meant to help clean the mains and ensure efficient operation of fire hydrants.
