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TheLakeReceivesFiveNominations inBerlin-IncludingBestActor
ThelocallyshotshortfilmTHELAKEhas receivedfivenominationsfromtheBerlin Film Fest International. Nominated for Outstanding Actor in a Short Film is Logan Taylor. Nominated for Best Producer are Noah Taylor, Gabe Taylor, and Steve Schmidt Nominated for Best Director of a Short Film, Steve Schmidt. The film is also nominated for BestShortFilmandBestVisualStorytelling.
“Thisisanextraordinaryandunexpected result,” says director Steve Schmidt. “We are beyondthrilledandasfarasI'mconcerned,thisis a big win for us. Especially as Logan was the raison d'être of the film, it is particularly gratifying to see his actingrecognized.”
The short film came together when director Schmidt paired Logan Taylor's desire to act with a script he had received from a film industry friend. “At the
time, I thought the shoot would be a great learning experience for Logan - as wellastherestofus. Icould hardly imagine our modest venture would succeed to this extent.” The awards ceremony is slated for December11th.
THE LAKE will also screen - with the filmmakers present - as part of the Opening Night program at the Sault Film Festival on Friday November 28 at 7 pm at the Sault Ste Marie Museum, 690QueenStE. Fortickets gotosaultfilmfest.com,click on Tickets and look for OpeningNight.
WeatherSummaryforOntario October 2025: Warmth with Some Drought Relief
Temperatures
October was warmer than average provincewide.Fromthemapbelow,wecansee adiagonalgradientacrosstheprovincewiththe highest values for mean temperature anomaly inthenorthwestdecreasingtothesoutheast. On finer time scales, the first week was the warmest of the month marked by recordbreaking high temperatures that swept across theprovince(e.g.Gravenhurstwith30.3oCand Kapuskasingwith29.7oCbothonthe5th).The finalweekwasthecoolestofthemonth(apart from in the Far North); Wiarton recorded a record-low temperature of -4.4°C on the 27th. Provincewideduringeachofthefirst3weeks, temperatures generally rose and then fell, remainingmostlyabovenormalandshowinga coherent trend across the regions. Days with significantly cooler than normal mean temperaturewerefew Precipitation
Precipitationforthemonthwasmostly nearnormalordrierthannormal.Nearnormal amounts were observed for most of the Far North,muchofsouthernOntarioandsouthern parts of the northeast (white areas on the map below). The northwest toward Manitoba, however,wassignificantlywetterthannormal, with notably high monthly totals for example,Kenorarecorded155mm,or231%of itsnormalprecipitation.
The second week was generally the
In Loving Memory of
Paul Micheal Cloutier
October 14, 1983-November 11, 2009
Paul, your laughter we still hear Avoice that’s gone, yet never near Though sixteen years have passed us by, Your light remains within our eyes. Acherished memory, love so true, No day goes by, that we don’t miss you.
Loved and Missed by Mom, Dad, Christina, Dan & Ava
driest of the month and the third week, the wettest.Twomajorprecipitatingsystemsswept across the province during the first and third week. The first produced heavy rainfall in the east (e.g. Ottawa recorded 58 mm on the 7th). Then finally, a large intense system brought significantraintomuchofthesouthandeastin thelastfewdaysofthemonthwithwetflurries mixing in late on Halloween away from the GreatLakes.
SignificantEvents
Therewerenosignificantimpactsfrom weathereventsthismonth.
OutlookforNovember2025
Model guidance for next month has a high likelihood of above normal temperatures for the whole province For precipitation, guidance is less clear with perhaps drier than normalconditionsinthesouthwest.
Fromthearchives of Chapleau
Moments MichaelJ. Morris
Remembrance Day was "fittingly and solemnly"observedbyveteransofWorldWarI andWorldWarII,aswellascitizensofChapleau in1950,accordingtotheChapleauPost.
Thenewspaperreportedthatattendance attheserviceintheTownHall,followedbythe laying of wreaths and poppies at the cenotaph, whichatthetimewaslocatedbesideit,wasthe largestinmanyyears.Italsomarkedthelargest attendancebyveteransonrecord.
WorldWar I andWorldWar II veterans paradedfromtheRoyalCanadianLegionHallto the Town Hall. The auditorium was filled to capacityfortheserviceconductedbyRev H.W Strapp, Minister at Trinity United Church and Rev E Roy Haddon, Rector of St John's AnglicanChurch,.
Mr Haddon, who had served in the BritishArmy in World War II was the padre to Branch Number 5 (Ontario) of the Royal CanadianLegion.
In his remarks, Mr. Haddon said that although one day a year is set aside for
RemembranceDayinChapleau 'fittinglyandsolemnly'observed in 1950 but sacrifices made for freedom remembered every day
Remembrance Day, "the sacrifices made for freedomwillalwaysberememberedeveryday."
Headdedthattheprinciplesforwhichso many gave their lives in both wars to ensure "freedom of speech and worship were not boughtcheaplyandthatshouldberemembered eachtimewelookatthecenotaphthememorial tothosewhoboughtfreedomforus."
(Inourbook,TheChapleauBoysGoTo War,MichaelMcMullenandInotethatinWorld War I from 1914 to 1918, there were 283 volunteers with a C h a p l e a u connection -- 282 m e n a n d o n e woman We also record that 32 Chapleauboysdied in World War I. In WorldWar II, from 1939 to 1945, our research identified 416 who enlisted, with a Chapleau connection -- at least 30 were women.Therewere 29 Chapleau boys, either killed in actionordieddueto w a r - r e l a t e d causes.)
Given the s i z e o f t h e
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community, Chapleau made a significant contribution to the country's armed forces in bothwars.
Following the service in theTown Hall, everyonemovedoutsidetothecenotaphforthe laying of wreaths and poppies. Each veteran paid tribute their fallen comrades by placing a poppyandsalutinginfrontofthecenotaph.
In the afternoon, the veterans gathered privatelyintheLegionHallandlaterinthedaya banquetwasheld.Onceagain,Mr.Haddonand Cont’donP.7
EXPLORE CANADA THIS WINTER
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MOMENTS IN TIME
OnNov 23,2002,JohnHerringtonbecamethefirst Native American in space when he set out on a mission to the International Space Station In honor of his heritage, he brought along several eagle feathers, a traditional wooden flute, a few arrowheadsandtheflagoftheChickasawNation.
EastAlgoma OPPInvestigatingB&EInThePeshuLakeArea
(THESSALON,ON)-Multipletraveltrailers brokenintoandpropertystolen.
OnWednesday,September17,2025,theEast Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received multiple reports of break and enters (B&Es) in the Peshu Lake and Aubrey Falls areas within Root Township This area is located approximately 117 kilometres north of Thessalon and is accessible via PeshuLakeRoadoffHighway129.
Sometime between Thursday, September 4, 2025, and Monday, October 13, 2025, five seasonal traveltrailerswerebrokeninto Theculpritsappeared tobecarefulwhencommittingthecrimes,leavingthe trailers looking normal in order to avoid drawing attention after the break-ins Point of entry were throughscreenedwindowsandsomedoorswerepried open,togainaccesstotheinteriors Itemsstolenfromthesetrailersinclude:
· One 12-gauge 270 Remington pump-action shotgun
· One12-gaugesingle-shotCoeyshotgun
· One 22Savagesemi-automaticrifle
· Onepelletrifle
· One 12-foot aluminum boat (unknown make atthetimeofreport)
· One100lbpropanetank
· One30lbpropanetank
· Two20lbpropanetanks
· One12-voltdeep-cyclebattery
· One3'x2'solarpanel
· Two red 2000 W Honda generators (manufacturedin2015and2017).The2015modelhas a maple syrup label reading "I'd tap that" and a white linepaintedontheventcap
· One4hpJohnsonoutboardmotor(1985)with a25-gallontankandhose
· Oneportablepropanebarbeque
· Onesmallandonelargefirstaidkit
· Onepairofbinoculars
· Twoaxes
· Fishingtackleandtacklebox
· OneGPS
· Assortedhuntingandfilletknives
· Numerous fishing rods, including one black UglyStick
· OneMastercraftwatertransferpump
ChapleauMoments
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Mr Strapp were speakers, and were joined by Reeve B.W 'Bubs' Zufelt, of the Township of Chapleau.
At the time the Legion Hall was still officially owned by the municipality, but working with Mr. Zufelt, by 1955, ownership was transferred to Branch Number 5. For his efforts, Mr. Zufelt was honoured with a Life MembershipintheLegion.
In 1950. D.T. 'Toddy' Collinson, a veteranofWorldWarI,waspresidentofBranch Number 5. His father, George Collinson, a veteran ofWorldWar I, was a charter member ofthebranch.
Mrs.Agnes Freeborn, was president of the Ladies Auxiliary. Her husband, Earle Freeborn.servedinWorldWarI,andwasalsoa reeveofChapleau.
From'FortheFallen'byLaurenceBinyon “Theyshallgrownotold,aswethatareleft grow
Ageshallnotwearythem,northeyears condemn.
Atthegoingdownofthesunandinthe morning
Wewillrememberthem."
ThankstoDougGreigfortheChapleau Post.
· Five26-ouncebottlesofliquor
· ThreeDVDplayers
· Twotrailerbatteries
· Onepoweradapter
· OneblackTVremote
· NumerousDVDmovies
· Onecirculatingfan
· Two electric fillet knives (one Rapala in a DeWaltcase)
· Onedirector'slawnchair
· Onetrailerkitchentable
· Camouflagejacketsandoutdoorclothing
· Onesetofboatpaddles
· Insulationbatts
Thetotalestimatedvalueofthestolenproperty isapproximately$17,000.
The OPP believes there may b e additional victims in the areas of Peshu Lake,Aubrey Falls, and RockyIslandLake,andisrequestingthattheycontact police AnyonewithinformationrelatedtotheseB&Es is asked to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 and referenceoccurrencenumberRM25220744
Shouldyouwishtoremainanonymouscontact Crime Stoppers 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or online at: wwwsaultcrimestoppers com where you may be eligibletoreceiveacashrewardofupto$2,000.
Studentsfrom ÉSCTrilliumdiscoverskilledtradeswithCollègeBoréal
InOctober,grade10studentsfrom École secondaire catholique Trillium in Chapleauhadtheopportunitytotakepart in a skilled trades awareness activity offered by Collège Boréal in Timmins.
This activity allowed them to explore various career options and take part in interactive workshops led by trades and technology experts. They also learned about the different steps and training
required to work in the skilled trades field.Theparticipantsgreatlyappreciated this authentic and enriching experience, which allowed them to consider new perspectivesfortheirfuture.
Desélèvesdel'ÉSCTrilliumdécouvrentles métiersspécialisésavec
Enoctobre,desélèvesde10ᵉannée de l'école secondaire catholique Trillium àChapleauonteulachancedeparticiperà uneactivitédesensibilisationauxmétiers spécialisés offerte par le Collège Boréal sur le campus deTimmins. Cette activité
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leurapermisd'explorerdiversespossibilités de carrière et de prendre part à des ateliersinteractifsaniméspardesexperts desmétiersetdestechnologies.Ellesont également découvert les différentes étapes et formations nécessaires pour
AnnualGeneralMembers Meeting
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œuvrer dans le domaine des métiers spécialisés.Lesparticipantesontgrandement apprécié cette expérience authentique et enrichissante, qui leur a permis d'envisager de nouvelles perspectives pourleuravenir
Statementfrom MPChrisd'Entremont
Today,theLiberalPartyissuedthefollowingstatementfromChris d’Entremont,MemberofParliamentforAcadie-Annapolis:
“Earlierthisafternoon,uponthepresentationofthe2025Budget,Iinformed theLeaderoftheOpposition,theOppositionHouseLeader,andtheSpeakerofthe HouseofCommonsthatIhadresignedfromtheConservativecaucus.
"Afterseriousconsiderationandthoughtfulconversationswithconstituents and my family, I came to a clear conclusion: there is a better path forward for our country—andabetterpathforwardforAcadie-Annapolis.
"Prime Minister Mark Carney is offering that path with a new Budget that hits the priorities I have heard most in my riding, to build strong community infrastructureandgrowastrongereconomy
"ThatiswhyIamjoiningtheGovernmentcaucus.
"After five years of serving in opposition, the people ofAcadie-Annapolis andallCanadiansknowthatthemomentwefacetodayneedsallofustolead—not withcomplaint,butwithconfidenceinastrongfuture.
"This is an important moment for the country to come together, and I am looking forward to working with the Prime Minister to build the strong economic futurethatallourcommunitiesdeserve."