Longlac Ontario

 

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Longlac is a community with a large forestry industry and a growing tourism industry. It lies approximately halfway between Winnipeg, Manitoba and Toronto Ontario, and is located on Long Lake, east of Thunder Bay. In the 17th century Longlac was part of the trading route used by the voyageurs, The Hudson’s Bay Co and The North West Company. In 1914 the Railway was built through Longlac, and is still the route used by the Canadian National Railway today.

 


Current Longlac Weather and News

Current Conditions: -2.2°C -
Observed at: Cameron Falls 10:00 AM EST Monday 06 February 2012
Temperature: -2.2°C
Pressure / Tendency: 101.5 kPa rising
Humidity: 84 %
Wind Chill: -6
Dewpoint: -4.6°C
Wind: N 10 km/h
Air Quality Health Index: N/A


Monday night: Clearing. Low minus 24. -
Clearing late this evening. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 24. Wind chill minus 30. Forecast issued 05:30 AM EST Monday 06 February 2012

Saturday: Sunny. Low minus 22. High minus 8. -
Sunny. Low minus 22. High minus 8. Forecast issued 05:30 AM EST Monday 06 February 2012

Monday: Chance of flurries. High minus 2. POP 30% -
Increasing cloudiness. 30 percent chance of flurries late this morning and this afternoon. Wind becoming north 20 km/h this morning. High minus 2. Forecast issued 05:30 AM EST Monday 06 February 2012

Sunday: A mix of sun and cloud. Low minus 16. High minus 4. -
A mix of sun and cloud. Low minus 16. High minus 4. Forecast issued 05:30 AM EST Monday 06 February 2012

Thursday: Chance of flurries. Low minus 10. High minus 9. POP 40% -
Cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 10. High minus 9. Forecast issued 05:30 AM EST Monday 06 February 2012

Wednesday: A mix of sun and cloud. Low minus 12. High minus 4. -
A mix of sun and cloud. Low minus 12. High minus 4. Forecast issued 05:30 AM EST Monday 06 February 2012

Friday: Sunny. Low minus 29. High minus 16. -
Sunny. Low minus 29. High minus 16. Forecast issued 05:30 AM EST Monday 06 February 2012

Tuesday: Sunny. High minus 8. -
Sunny. Wind becoming west 30 km/h early in the evening. High minus 8. Forecast issued 05:30 AM EST Monday 06 February 2012

Wark rink off to nationals - The Chronicle Journal -

Wark rink off to nationals
The Chronicle Journal
Bantam playdowns: Six spots to the Ontario Winter Games are up for grabs for bantam curlers from across Northern Ontario as Fort Frances and Longlac host provincial playdowns for boys and girls starting Thursday. There are four teams from Northwestern ...



First Nation uses youth group to tackle drug abuse - CBC.ca -

CBC.ca

First Nation uses youth group to tackle drug abuse
CBC.ca
Treatment and recovery are big ticket items in the fight against rampant drug abuse in northwestern Ontario. But many First Nations are also recognizing the need for prevention — especially among youth. Sylvia Meshake, who lives at Long Lake 58 First ...



MJ Labelle changes hands to Villeneuve Construction - Cochrane Times Post -

MJ Labelle changes hands to Villeneuve Construction
Cochrane Times Post
Labelle helped make the Trans Canada Highway form Hearst to Longlac, Ontario. Labelle worked for many contractors in his career, until he finally incorporated his business in 1955 officially. He expanded his business in 1942-45 and reached into the ...



Addicted First Nation struggles with housing - CBC.ca -

CBC.ca

Addicted First Nation struggles with housing
CBC.ca
In Eabametoong First Nation in northwestern Ontario, an epidemic of prescription drug abuse is compounding the community's housing problems. Tears streamed down Rebecca Drake's face as she explained what it's like to live in a three-room house with ...



No watches or warnings in effect, Nipigon -
No watches or warnings in effect.

Former Greenstone and Geraldton mayor Michael Power dies - TbNewsWatch.com -

Former Greenstone and Geraldton mayor Michael Power dies
TbNewsWatch.com
By Leith Dunick, tbnewswatch.com Michael Power is being remembered for not only working tirelessly for Geraldton and Greenstone, but for the entirety of Northwestern Ontario. Power, 70, died on Thursday at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, ...



Melkior Reports Mcfaulds East Rim Results - MarketWatch (press release) -

Melkior Reports Mcfaulds East Rim Results
MarketWatch (press release)
Ottawa, Ontario CANADA, Jan 20, 2012 (Filing Services Canada via COMTEX) -- Melkior Resources Inc. (MKR - TSX Venture), ("Melkior" or the "Company") has complete assays for base metals from samples submitted from its 2011 drill program on its wholly ...

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Beyond the talk - TbNewsWatch.com -

Beyond the talk
TbNewsWatch.com
“I was mayor in Longlac from 1982 to 1994, and I call tell you being mayor of Greenstone, 25 to 30 years later, the electricity piece is still a problem. What are we waiting for? Let's get something if we want to help Northwestern Ontario.

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Idylwylde rinks advance to bantam playdowns - NorthernLife.ca -

Idylwylde rinks advance to bantam playdowns
NorthernLife.ca
Both the Tanner Horgan (Bantam Boys) and Krysta Burns (Bantam Girls) rinks survived the cut at the Regional Playdowns last weekend in Little Current, and are headed to Longlac and Fort Frances for the Northern Ontario Provincials in early February.

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They sure know how to throw stones at Soo Curlers - SooToday.com -

SooToday.com

They sure know how to throw stones at Soo Curlers
SooToday.com
"My husband Dan Lemieux made it out of his regionals last weekend to advance to the Northern Ontario Men's Curling Provincials," she notes. The event will be held at Soo Curlers from February 5 to 11. The winner of this event will advance to the Brier ...

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Kendra Lilly qualifies for 4th national curling run - NorthernLife.ca -

NorthernLife.ca

Kendra Lilly qualifies for 4th national curling run
NorthernLife.ca
The Kendra Lilly rink has qualified for the M & M Meats Canadian Junior Curling Championships after taking the top spot at the Northern Ontario Junior Curling Championships. Supplied photo. A Friday morning scare paved the way for Kendra Lilly and ...

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