Morning News – September 7

Weather – Cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers this morning. Wind northwest 40 km/h gusting to 60. High 12. UV index 2 or low.
Tonight – Cloudy. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low plus 3.

 

Statistics from Algoma Public Health:

Tested (1)	25,927
Positive	29
Negative	25,571
Deceased	0
Resolved (2)	28
Updated: September 3, 2020

(1) That Algoma Public Health is aware of.
(2) Patient tested positive but is resolved according to current public health criteria. This number includes any persons who are deceased.

 

News Tidbits: 

There were no new fires confirmed in the Northeast Region by late afternoon on September 6. There are thirteen active fires across the region, all of which are being observed. The fire hazard is low to moderate across the Northeast Region.

 

No new fires were discovered in the Northwest Region by the late afternoon of September 6. At the time of this update there were two active fires in the region. One fire is under control and one fire is being observed. The fire hazard is mainly low across the Northwest Region with the exception of a pocket of high hazard in the Fort Frances sector as well as areas of moderate hazard in the Kenora, Dryden, Fort Frances and Thunder Bay sectors.

 

Al Hopkins, former CEO of Algoma Steel passed away on August 28th in Naples, Florida. He brought Algoma Steel back from the brink of bankruptcy 30 years ago. His efforts made Algoma Steel the most profitable steel company in North America in 1994, as reported by the Financial Post.