Morning News – May 20

May 19, 2025 at 07:56

Weather:

• Today – Periods of rain or drizzle ending this afternoon then cloudy. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind becoming southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 this morning. High 13 with temperature falling to 7 this afternoon. UV index 2 or low.
• Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Wind southwest 30 km/h becoming light near midnight. Low plus 3.

COVID Statistics:

	Current	Previous	Change from previous report
Tested	262,217	262,084	133
Confirmed Cases	8,392	8,377	15
Confirmed Cases in 2022	6,188	6,173	15
Active cases	147	146	1
Resolved	8,245	8,231	14
*Deceased	55	55	0
Deceased in 2022	34	34	0
Central & East Algoma	852	850	2
Elliot Lake & Area	456	452	4
North Algoma	293	292	1
Sault Ste. Marie & Area	6,791	6,783	8

Forest Fire Update:

There are eleven active fires in the Northeast Region. Residents of Shining Tree have been allowed to return to the community by accessing Highway 560 from Elk Lake only. Local fires are:

• Chapleau 2: out
• Chapleau 3 is a 15 hectare fire located approximately 15 kilometres south of Biscotasi Lake and is being held.
• Chapleau 7 is a 0.5 hectare fire located two kilometres north of Vincent Lake and two kilometres south of Grip Lake and is under control.
• Sault Ste. Marie 9: 0.2 hectare fire. The fire is being held.

News Tidbits:

• Be careful when driving to the Soo. Cattle from the collision at Old Woman Bay have now been seen at Rabbit Blanket (about 8km away).
• Hooray! The Wawa Tourist Information Centre is opening today for the first time in two years. It had been closed due to COVID restrictions.