Tuesday Morning News – February 4

Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 9. Wind chill near minus 20. UV index 1 or low.
Tonight – Partly cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries overnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 19. Wind chill minus 18 this evening and minus 28 overnight. Risk of frostbite.

News Tidbits – The Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA) has given notice that they will be engaging in a one-day strike (full withdrawal of services) on Tuesday, February 4, 2020. OECTA represents all Catholic teachers locally and provincially. All elementary and high school students in the Catholic system are affected by this walkout. Today from 10 am to 1 pm, members from OECTA will be picketing outside of St. Joseph French Immersion School on Arnott Avenue.

For students in the Algoma District School Board, all elementary schools will be closed to students on Thursday, February 6th and Friday, February 7th, 2020. Students will return to class on Monday, February 10th.

If you enjoy cross-country skiing – all trails except for the Beck Trail are open. The trail begins at the Airport, just past the gate, on the left. Skiers are asked to park in the airport parking lot, not alongside the road or past the gate, and not walk or snowshoe on the trail.

Any local riders with 2-up sleds looking for something to do this weekend, The Rotary Club is looking at giving short snowmobile rides to approximately 40 exchange students. Saturday, February 8th at 1 pm at the Wawa Community Center.

Tomorrow, the annual Job and Career Fair – hosted by Sault College in partnership with Employment Solutions – takes place in Sault Ste. Marie from noon to 5 p.m in Sault College’s Health and Wellness Centre. The event is open to all and admission is free! Stop by to meet more than 50 employers who are looking to hire over the next six months for more than 1,000 positions combined.