Algoma Public Health is advising of the 39th positive test of COVID-19 in the Algoma District. The individual was tested October 1st and is self-isolating with close contacts notified. The method of exposure is unknown. Unknown exposure is evidence of ongoing community spread in Sault Ste. Marie & Area and southern Ontario. Algoma Public Health states that, “Anyone who is ...

Aujourd’hui, le premier ministre Doug Ford a publié la déclaration qui suit avant la fin de semaine de l’Action de grâce : « À l’approche de la fin de semaine de l’Action de grâce, nous avons l’occasion de nous arrêter pour réfléchir à ce qui compte le plus alors que notre province traverse une période sans précédent.  Je sais que l’Action de ...

Today, Premier Doug Ford issued the following statement in advance of the Thanksgiving weekend: “As we approach the Thanksgiving weekend, we have an opportunity to take time and reflect on what matters most as we all live through these unprecedented times in our province.   I know Thanksgiving is normally a time when people get together with family and friends ...

Weather – Cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers this morning then a mix of sun and cloud. Wind becoming north 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning then light late this afternoon. Temperature falling to 6 this morning then steady. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – A few clouds. Low minus 1. Statistics from Algoma Public Health: From ...

Algoma Public Health is reporting a new COVID-19 case in the Algoma District. Case #38 was tested October 5, 2020, and the exposure category is close contact, international travel. Close contacts have been notified, and the individual is self-isolating. Algoma Public Health asks that anyone who traveled on the October 7th, 2020 Ontario Northland Bus from Sault Ste. Marie to ...

En consultation avec le médecin hygiéniste en chef, le Groupe des mesures de santé publique, les médecins hygiénistes des régions et d’autres experts de la santé, le gouvernement de l’Ontario instaure d’autres mesures de santé publique ciblées dans les circonscriptions sanitaires d’Ottawa, Peel et Toronto. Ces restrictions de l’étape 2 modifiées seront en place pendant au moins 28 jours et ...

In consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, the Public Health Measures Table, and local medical officers of health and other health experts, the Ontario government is introducing additional targeted public health measures in the Ottawa, Peel, and Toronto public health unit regions. These modified Stage 2 restrictions will be for a minimum of 28 days and reviewed on ...

As Ontario enters the second wave of COVID-19, Algoma Public Health is sharing the following ways for everyone to stay safe and healthy this Thanksgiving.   If you are sick, stay home and away from others.  Even if your symptoms are mild, do not attend shared meals or gatherings. Keep any gatherings as small as possible, ideally to your immediate ...

Nous sommes entourés de plastique. Des pailles que nous utilisons pour boire jusque dans les fibres que nous employons pour donner de l’élasticité à nos vêtements, le plastique est si omniprésent qu’il est devenu un énorme problème pour l’environnement. Il se retrouve dans les sites d’enfouissement, dans les océans, et même dans notre chaîne alimentaire. Le temps qu’il met à ...

Plastic is everywhere in our lives. From the straws in our drinks to the fibres that make our clothes stretch, plastic has permeated so many products that it has become a huge environmental problem. It’s in our landfill, the oceans, and has even entered our food chain. Adding to the problem is the fact that plastic takes so long to ...

On October 7, 2020 at approximately 1:07 p.m. members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Nipigon Detachment responded to an incident where a male was located with vital signs absent at a residence in Nipigon. The male was transported to the hospital for medical treatment, but he was pronounced deceased once at the hospital. The deceased has been identified as ...

Hallelujah! The Ontario government is helping to improve travel for drivers in Northern Ontario. Four new rest areas will be built over the next five years, and 10 will be repaired or expanded. New amenities include more bathrooms, improved lighting and increased parking. The province is also exploring anti-human trafficking measures at rest areas, such as improved lighting, posting information ...

Members of the Sault Ste. Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) will be participating in Operation Impact this Thanksgiving long weekend which runs from Friday October 9 to Monday October 12, 2020. The campaign focuses on increasing public compliance with safe driving measures and targets the following behaviours known as the “Big Four”: Alcohol/drug impaired driving Seatbelt compliance ...

While most Canadians and small businesses owners in Canada have struggled to get by and are worried about their future throughout this pandemic, the wealthiest in Canada actually got richer, according to Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP, Carol Hughes. Hughes notes that Canada’s top twenty richest people are almost $40 billion richer than they were before the pandemic hit. Now, New Democrats are ...

Yesterday in Oakville, Premier Doug Ford, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, Navdeep Bains, Federal Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Dean Stoneley, President and CEO, Ford of Canada and Jerry Dias, National President, Unifor made the announcement that Ontario will match the $295 million investment with the federal government. This joint ...