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July 18, 2006 - 3:35 pm Mayor, Council and staff of the Municipality of Callander thank you for your cooperation and continued support during this time.

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OPP Media Release ******************** Highway # 533, between Mattawa and Highway # 63, is now opened to traffic. The highway was closed since last night. The highway was reopened at 3:30 PM.

A house at Sunset Point is split in half after a tree crashed through it Monday evening. Winds of up to 190km per hour knocked out power to over 170,000 homes throughout Central and Northern Ontario, and parts of Western Quebec.

OPP NEWS RELEASE ********************** Burlington man missing (Wawa, Ontario) - Superior East OPP, JRCC Trenton, United States Coast Guard, Ontario Provincial Police Helicopter as well as the OPP Underwater Search and Recovery Unit are presently at

(Mattawa, ON) - Mayor Dean Backer is declaring a State of Emergency for the Town of Mattawa as a result of the severe storm hitting the community today. Homes and businesses have received severe damage. Power lines are down throughout the community.

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North Bay earned the title of ‘Smoothie Capital of Canada’ this year as more smoothies are consumed per capita here than anywhere else in Canada.

North Bay Police News Release ******************** Between the 12th and 15th of July thieves pried open the front door to a home in the 400 block of Shorewood Rd. They stole a television, 2 Avia brand speakers, and an Electrolux vacuum cleaner.

North Bay Police News Release ******************** On the 14th of July an older small yellow boat was located partially filled with sand near the public access beach off Gertrude St. within the city.